Optimise Your Body with Martin Silva

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Sean Mcinroy- Taking Ownership in What You Do Oct 26, 2022

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Taking Ownership in What You Do

We have Sean McInroy as our guest in this episode. He is Martin's friend, a lifter, the head coach at the Apex Strength Society, and one of Australia's top coaches. Sean will ensure you get a fantastic workout and a strong foundation of knowledge to further your training.

Martin and Sean discussed various topics, including Sean's origins and how he became interested in fitness, the pandemic's effects on his company, the challenges people encounter when trying to reach goals through training, insights on his lectures, and much more.

Listen to the rest of the podcast to discover more about Sean McInroy and fitness.

“Be honest, be transparent, and take ownership of what you’re doing.” – Sean McInroy

Timestamps

0:55 – How is Sean McInroy?

2:48 – How has the pandemic changed his business?

7:45 – The importance of working with people face-to-face vs online.

10:14 – What are the biggest obstacles that people face when it comes to getting results with training?

12:19 – Behaviors and behavior change.

13:42 – Ownership for one’s actions.

25:03 – Why you need to be an educator.

27:56 – What level of coaching is Sean providing and how does he know what questions to ask his clients?

33:40 – What makes a good trainer?

41:24 – Putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward.

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Apex Strength Society - https://www.apexstrengthsociety.com.au/

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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sean.mcinroy/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-mcinroy-755724152/

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How To Achieve Sustainable Fat Loss Oct 19, 2022

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How To Achieve Sustainable Fat Loss

In this episode, Martin will be doing a solo podcast. This episode will be all about how to lose fat and keep it off. Martin will offer evidence-based advice in this episode to help you manage your weight. Martin discussed various topics, including consistency, performance improvement, and self-monitoring.

Join in to gain knowledge on how to enhance your performance and learn more about self-monitoring, self-care, goal-setting, keeping goals simple, and avoiding making poor decisions.

“This is why you need to have a realistic approach to losing weight because losing that weight is one thing, but again, over 85% of people will gain all of that weight back.”– Martin Silva

Timestamps

0:00 – Introduction to today’s episode.

1:27 – What is self-monitoring?

3:40 – Consistency Over Perfection.

6:23 – Who you surround yourself with is key.

8:55 – Goal-setting.

9:02 – Setting small, measurable goals.

9:34 – How do you keep the weight off?

11:17 – Setting performance-based goals.

12:39 – Three biggest things that cause people to gain all the way back.

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How To Gain Muscle and Lose Fat Oct 12, 2022

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How To Gain Muscle and Lose Fat

In this episode, Martin will be going solo. If you’re wondering if you can gain muscle and burn fat simultaneously, this episode of Optimise Your Body is perfect for you. Martin mentioned tips and advice on achieving your dream body, making your body a machine that burns fat while gaining muscle, and many more.

Join in to find the right activity to build a Healthy, Strong Body and achieve the best results in the gym whilst being motivated and inspired by Martin's comments.

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“The only way to get sustainable fat loss is to do it the right way, not the fast way.” – Martin Silva

Timestamps

1:01 – Introduction.

1:51 – Can you build muscle and lose fat at the same time?

2:24 – Can you build muscle when you are in a calorie deficit?

8:38 – When can we take it to the next level?

9:58 – Stop focusing too much on the number on the scales.

11:40 – The importance of a proper strength training program.

13:53 – Tips for getting maximum results in the gym.
14:18 – Protein and fibre..
15:09 – Prioritizing your sleep.

15:56 – How to get your body to be a muscle-building fat loss machine?
16:23 – Tracking your calories.

17:56 –Building muscle and losing fat simultaneously.

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Optimise Your Body Podcast – (Apple Podcast) https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/optimise-your-body-with-martin-silva/id1524883058 (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/show/1B4oJAgMQE0j4mIfcBikJN

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Mindful Eating Techniques And How To Start Journaling Oct 05, 2022

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Mindful Eating Techniques And How To Start Journaling

In this episode, Martin will be doing a solo podcast. This episode was recorded in Europe and was a private episode for clients within his online transformation program. In this episode, Martin will tackle various topics such as the power of mindful eating, how to start Journaling, why Journaling is a powerful tool, and the difference between mental and emotional health.

Join in to be knowledgeable on how to start mindful eating, learn more about your relationship with food, some techniques on how to eat mindfully, and how Journaling can help you with your journey to having your dream body.

“Your relationship with food says more about your relationship with yourself more than anything else.” – Martin Silva

Timestamps

0:00 – Introduction to today’s episode.

0:26 – Important things that get clients to be able to get good results physically and mentally.

1:06 – What is your biggest struggle?

1:30 – What is an action step?

1:43 – Mindful eating techniques.

3:41 – Eating until you’re 80% full.

10:08 – Journaling as a tool to train your brain.

11:04 – How to improve your Self-Awareness

12:12 – Journaling is like going to the gym.

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Nikki Cassa- Self-Love is the Key to Happiness Sep 28, 2022

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Self-Love is the Key to Happiness

For this episode, we have Nikki Cassa as our guest. She is a mindset coach & mind-body practitioner, mental health advocate, upcoming author, and podcast host. She empowers ladies to regain their attitude, self-worth, and confidence. This podcast is for you if you want to be motivated and inspired. Nikki shared how she struggled with body dysmorphic disorder and how she also started her self-love journey.

Nikki and Martin also talked about the difference between emotional and binge eating, how Nikki’s relationship with food changed after her eating disorder, what was the turning point Nikki encountered, and much more.

Stay tuned to learn more about Nikki Cassa’s journey and be motivated by her tale as Martin Silva and Nikki discuss it.

“You know, we live in a society where we look to our external world to tell us who we are.” – Nikki Cassa

Timestamps

0:21 – Introduction.

1:07 – Who is Nikki Cassa?

4:51 – Why most people don’t understand the question of who they are?

12:27 – Nikki’s struggle with body dysmorphic disorder.

18:36 - What does Nikki’s self-love healing journey look like?

21:34 – What is emotional eating? What does it mean? How does it work?

29:30 – Creating a safe space with clients.

31:53 – What advice would Nikki give to the younger version of Nikki?

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The Conscious Woman (Coming Soon)
The Conscious Woman Program -https://nikki-cassa-school.thinkific.com/courses/the-conscious-woman
Nikki Cassa Podcast -https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/nikki-cassa-podcast/id1602580101

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Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/nikkicassa/?hl=en
Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/nikkicassacoach/

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Corey Boutwell- Unlock Your True Potential Sep 21, 2022

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With us in this episode is Corey Boutwell. Fitness model, Corey, has triumphed in many tournaments. He is a professional athlete with the WBFF World Beauty, Fitness, and Fashion. He hosts the Corey Boutwell Podcast, is a business coach, and is a specialist in encouraging men to use their Alpha. Using community, coaching, and material, he assists Modern Men in achieving complete independence.

Martin and Corey talked about the importance of sleep, who Cory is, the true meaning of happiness, the value of reading books, what Cory has learned about himself, and much more.

Continue listening to know more about Cory and be inspired by his words.

“Learn as much as you can about relationships now, and also understand how emotions work. Because relationships, I believe, is one of the most important things ever, it’s the testing grounds for learning about yourself.” – Corey Boutwell

Timestamps

0:03 – Corey’s first time joining a competition.

1:20 – What has Cory learned about himself?

2:35 – The importance of sleep and productivity in business.

5:21 – Who is Cory, and what does he do?

15:09 – Do you feel like some men are losing their purpose in life?

19:52 – How does the Law of attraction work?

22:24 – What’s the true meaning of success and happiness?

28:28 – How to get into a state of mind where you are working on yourself?

31:34 – The value of reading complex books.

31:51 – Why is it important to be honest with yourself?

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Corey’s YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/CoreyBoutwell
Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/corey-boutwell-podcast/id1531072954
Friedrich Nietzsche book - https://g.co/kgs/GXdKhp

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Is Stress Making You Fat and Unhealthy? Sep 14, 2022

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Is Stress Making you Fat and Unhealthy?

Martin is going solo for this episode. Martin discusses how stress affects you in levelling up your body and mind, reaching your full potential, and becoming the best version of yourself. Stress and Sleep will always be the two big rocks. In essence, we require stress. Stress is healthy. Without it, we cannot adapt and survive.

Martin also talks about different types of stress, the best tool for stress management, the key to your overall health, and much more.

Continue listening to learn more about different types of stress and how to handle it.

“Stress plus rest equals growth.” – Martin Silva

Timestamps

0:32 – Two big rocks you need.

1:58 – Everyone has a different-sized stress bucket.

4:10 – The importance of paying attention to your body’s signals.

7:10 – What is the best tool for stress management?

7:37 – Journaling.

8:14 – Talk about your feelings.

8:48 – Movement.

9:07 – Not checking your phone.

11:58 – Meditation.

13:59 – Cold water therapy.

17:37 – What is the key when it comes to your overall health?

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Dr. Anna Cabeca- Break Free From An Unhealthy Lifestyle Sep 07, 2022

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Break Free From An Unhealthy Lifestyle

We have Dr. Anna Cabeca as our guest in this episode. Throughout her 20+ year career, Dr. Anna Cabeca has helped over 10,000 women in her private clinic and millions more through her books, online videos, and articles. A sample of credentials are as follows: A Fellow in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Integrative Medicine, Anti-Aging, and Regenerative Medicine who is triple board certified. Specialised certificates in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, sexual health, and functional medicine.

Writer of: USA Today bestseller "The Hormone Fix" - ("It's never too late to thrive. This book is your guide to doing exactly that." Dr. Mark Hyman, New York Times bestselling author "Keto-Green 16 "- (950+ 5 star reviews on Amazon) and "MenuPause" - ("shows how to take charge of our health in midlife." Dr. Izabella Wentz).

Martin and Dr. Anna talked about how to get into keto-adaptive physiology, common medications for edema, causes of weight gain, and many more.

Continue listening to learn more about Dr. Anna and how to keep your body healthy.

“Working with so many clients and focusing on sleep, and recognising that it's not just about the number of hours we sleep, but the quality of that sleep is more important.” – Dr. Anna Cabeca

Timestamps

0:02 – Dr. Anna Cabeca's background.

3:26 – What were the biggest challenges of Dr. Anna and how did she overcome it?

12:08 – Fasting.

10:08 – Dr. Anna looking at the food diaries of women.

12:58 – How to get into keto-adaptive physiology.

18:43 – What is a six-day keto plan?

21:46 – What is the most common medications that women put on for edema.

30:01 – Advice Dr. Anna would give to the audience when it comes to sleep.

38:59 – What are the main causes of weight gain?

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MenuPause - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/menupause-anna-cabeca-do-obgyn/1139853883?ean=9780593234495
Keto – Green - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/keto-green-16-anna-cabeca-do-obgyn/1135275225?ean=9780593157947
Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/

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Christine Forsythe- How to Beat Weight Loss Resistance with Functional Medicine Sep 03, 2022

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In this episode, we have Christine Forsythe as our guest. She is a registered dietitian, fitness model, food stylist, and dietitian/health coach at Rachel Scheer Nutrition, LLC. Christine is a dedicated, friendly, and diligent student who sincerely cares about her health and the health and well-being of people around her. She wants to engage with athletes and community members to help them get nutritional knowledge that will help them both now and in the future.

Martin and Christine talked about many things, like Christine’s background, how she got into functional medicine, Weight Loss Resistance, her family, thyroid and metabolism, and many more.

Tune in for more and find out who Christine Forsythe is.

“And so, I would say for the average listener, instead of trying to focus on your water, and your food, and your skincare, and your home, and all of these different things, pick one and dive into it. And then once you feel really comfortable and confident, take on the next one.” – Christine Forsythe

Timestamps

0:57 – Who is Christine Forsythe?

1:34 – How Christine get into functional medicine?

3:17 – What is the difference between functional medicine and western medicine?

8:51 – What are the main issues for Christine which are causing people to struggle with staying in control of their health?

12:04 – What is one thing Christine hears from her clients?

14:43 – Top three main concerns.

22:24 – Weight loss resistance.

26:14 – Food quality.

33:18 – What helped Christine to stay healthy and keep a good relationship with food?

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Rachel Scheer - https://rachelscheer.com/application/?utm_source=christine

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Lose Weight by Eating Right Aug 24, 2022

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In this episode, Martin will assist you in determining the ideal diet to follow to lose weigh and more importantly, keep it off. He will help you pick among the diets like the Keto diet, paleo diet, vegan diet, carnivore diet, and more. In addition, he will tackle topics such as nutrition, his binge eating disorder to inspire you, your relationship with food, ultra-processed foods, investing in a good coach and many more.

Stream to discover more about diet, nutrition, the best diet for you, how to improve your relationship, and many other topics.

“Your relationship with food really says more about your relationship with yourself than it does with anything else. Because ultimately, emotional eating, we're eating based on how we feel right?” – Martin Silva

Timestamps

0:48 – About nutrition.

2:08 – Martin’s binge eating disorder.

3:01 – Getting over the binge eating disorder.

3:22 – Your relationship with food.

04:00 – Processed foods.

6:34 – Animal based diet.

8:59 – Protein.

16:58 – Investing in a good coach.

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