Online Personal Trainer Paul Dermody joins us for Episode 39 to go through some manageable mindset shifts when it comes to your diet and life in general. We cover; Where to start when it comes to making change with your diet/training Where ‘motivation’ truly comes from The mentality around eating foods you think you ‘shouldn’t’ have & numerous ‘mindset’ takeaways throughout to help you see things from a different perspective to potentially change your approach towards dieting.

Clinical Performance Nutritionist, Public Speaker and Founder of the Mac-Nutrition Collective, Martin MacDonald joins us for Episode 38 to cut things clear when it comes to Aggressive Fat Loss phases, Hormones & Fat Loss and some evidence-based facts around Dairy.

To kick off our first episode of 2020, David covers a Q & A style episode covering the following questions; 1: What is the maximum calorie deficit we'd recommend to set without losing hard-earned muscle? 2: Tips for night-shift workers. 3: What's the best way to gain weight?

Rounding out 2019 with the follow up Podcast from my recent article, ‘6 Lessons in 6 Years’ in the hopes that it can help 'set you up’ better for 2020. If you’ve been a regular listener here, I want to take this time to say thank you for supporting this little podcast to date. I hope you bring you even more in 2020 & beyond! You can access the show-notes for this episode here: www.docfitness.ie/episode36

Episode 35 sees Performance Nutritionist Daniel Davey on the show to discuss the in's and out's of performance Nutrition. On this episode we go through; - The mistakes Daniel sees when it comes to performance nutrition - Simple tips to structure your day - What Daniel recommends for Macronutrient Targets to fuel performance - The differences between Energy demands based on your sport You can access the show-notes for this episode here: https://docfitnessonline.com/episode35

This week’s episode is a listeners Q & A covering; * Where can a beginner start with meal prepping? * Is My Fitness Pal good for tracking calories? Or can it have more of a negative impact than anything? * Is there differences you should be aware of in raw vs. cooked food? You can access the show-notes for this episode here: https://docfitnessonline.com/episode34

Episode 33 sees Dr. Michelle Norris return to the show to dive into the World of Sports Bras & their importance when it comes to Pain & Performance. We cover; Why sports bras are important The biomechanics of the breast What do they do and why you need one when training What to look for when choosing a sports bra The 5 Key Steps when choosing the right sports bra for you You can access the show-notes for this episode here: https://docfitnessonline.com/episode33 

This week’s episode is a first; I take some key notes from a recent book I’ve read to share with you on the topic of 'Digital Minimalism’ by Cal Newport. Detox ‘diets’ may be a fad, but when it comes to a digital detox, this stuff works 😉 You can access the shownotes for this episode here: https://docfitnessonline.com/episode32

Episode 31 sees Online Personal Trainer Jason Maxwell from JMax Fitness come on the show to dive into the World of Muscle Gain. We cover areas around; Jason’s story on how he put on over 20lbs of Muscle in a few short months Common beginner mistakes & how to counteract that The Fundamental Principles behind gaining slabs of Muscle How to measure if you’re actually gaining muscle The 6 Key Movements you should be doing EVERY week How to progress past the beginner stage ...

Episode 30 sees Movement Scientist Mark McGroarty from Human Centred Movement come on the show to dive into topic of Movement Training & it’s importance when it comes Strength & Muscle gains.

On Episode 29, David goes into depth with something a little different based on a listeners question around developing a more positive mindset and taking the positives from every situation. David shares his current mindset journey to date on what he's learned, how he's learned it and how he applies that to everyday life. This episode is all about progressing you as a person so we hope you enjoy this different style episode.

Episode 28 sees Online Coach Jason Munro from Munro Fitness come on the show to dive into topic of Slimming World.

On Episode 27, David answers listeners questions around; 1: Can I make progress at Maintenance? 2: Why can't I stay losing fat consistently over the Year? 3: How do I get in more Protein?

Episode 26 is a solo Q & A episode with David around your questions on everything Muscle Gain (Hypertrophy) 💪🏻

Episode 25 sees Online Coach Carter Good come on the show to dive into his personal transformation story and the lifelong lessons he has learnt along the way.

Episode 24 sees Coach & Podcast host David Nolan return to the show to give you a new way to view food. Instead of seeing food as ‘good or bad’, which in turn, you might with associate a ‘bad day or week’, this way makes you realise that there is no such thing as good or bad food!

Episode 23 sees Alan Flanagan join us on the podcast to dive into an ‘easy start’ approach when it comes to fat loss. We dive into the current state of the Fitness/Health/Nutrition World and why, as a nation, we are consuming more without getting to the real issues on how to solve that.

This week, it’s all about finding long-term Motivation, or at least, what I think plays a huge role in that. 

When it comes to losing body fat, how can you be 100% sure you're making the progress you want? In this solo episode I dive into; - The 4 Key ways we track things to make sure you’re making progress - How weight fluctuations could be masking your progress and what to do about it - What ‘rate of progress’ is a good way to measure things? How fast can you lose body fat?

Where do you start when it comes to losing weight? This episode breaks down the principles behind ‘how’ we lose weight & puts it into easy takeaways so you can get started to losing your first kilo. 

Episode 19 sees Conor & Micheal from Clean Cut Meals come on the show to talk everything around healthy cooking when it comes to making fat loss life easier and cooking in general. We dive into; * The Mistakes people usually make with cooking * Go-To cooking methods for fat loss * Low Calorie Sauce ideas to keep meals interesting * What’s the deal with storing foods in the fridge/freezer? * And as usual, much, much more..

EP 18 | The Importance of the Climb focuses in on one of the most forgotten factors when it comes to working towards an 'end result' so you can just enjoy things more & in turn, end up making consistent long-term progress.

Episode 17 sees Senior Research Associate at the Department of Sport and Exercise Science in the University of Portsmouth, Dr. Michelle Norris come on the podcast to show us where to get started when it comes to training for your first 5 or 10K.

Episode 16 | Why can't you stick to your diet? Because you're constantly chasing one...

Welcome to the very first episode of Monday Thoughts, a little snippet of thinking designed to help you move forward with simple analogies in relation to your Mindset, Training or Nutrition.