
The Health Mastery Show
The Health Mastery Show is a podcast all about maximizing your physique, mind and body through the principles of Natural Bodybuilding.
We seek to provide practical applications of research based training, nutrition and mindset for the everyday lifter.
Latest episodes

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Aug 17, 2023 β’ 1h 1min
Building True Confidence in Your Body with Shannon Beer
Expert in body confidence, Shannon Beer, discusses the negative impact of chasing physique ideals on quality of life. They explore body image, dietary tactics, shifting physique ideals, media influence, downsides of pursuing societal ideals, and building muscle with motivations and self-confidence.

Jul 19, 2023 β’ 1h 29min
#67 Are You Chasing the Right Goals? With Dr. Eric Helms
Today I speak with Dr. Eric Helms on the topic of intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, introspection and self-identity.
If you have any questions or want any general advice/tips I'll be more than happy to help. Send me a DM on Instagram or drop a comment down below.
For coaching applications, testimonials and information check out: [https://www.healthmastery.co/](https://www.healthmastery.co/)
π¨π½ββοΈ Instagram - @adammc192 / https://www.instagram.com/adammc192/
π Twitter - [@adammc192](https://twitter.com/adammc192)
π Website - www.healthmastery.co
π¨π½ββοΈ Eric's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj
π§ Business enquiries - adam@healthmastery.co

May 22, 2023 β’ 57min
#66 WORLD CHAMPION CHRIS ELKINS
Today I speak with WNBF World Champion Chris Elkins. We cover topics from body image, Chrisβs approach to training and nutrition in prep for a competition, his thoughts on TRT and much much more.
If you have any questions or want any general advice/tips I'll be more than happy to help. Send me a DM on Instagram or drop a comment down below.
For coaching applications, testimonials and information check out: [https://www.healthmastery.co/](https://www.healthmastery.co/)
π¨π½ββοΈ Instagram - @adammc192 / https://www.instagram.com/adammc192/
π Twitter - [@adammc192](https://twitter.com/adammc192)
π Website - www.healthmastery.co
π¨π½ββοΈ Peter's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/chris_elkins/](https://www.instagram.com/chris_elkins/reels/?hl=en)
π§ Business enquiries - adam@healthmastery.co

May 1, 2023 β’ 26min
#65 Dr. Peter Tierney - What Wearable Device Should I Get?
Wearable health devices are on the rise, in fact, there are so many on the market right now it can be hard to know what's best for you.
In this episode, Dr.Peter Tierney, senior research scientist at Lululemon joins me to discuss everything related to personal health devices.
For coaching applications, testimonials and information check out:
[https://www.healthmastery.co/](https://www.healthmastery.co/)
π¨π½ββοΈ Instagram - @adammc192 / https://www.instagram.com/adammc192/
π Twitter - [@adammc192](https://twitter.com/adammc192)
π Website - www.healthmastery.co
π¨π½ββοΈ Peter's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drsportscience/](https://www.instagram.com/drpetertierney/?hl=en)
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Apr 6, 2023 β’ 54min
Nutrition for GAA Athletes - Dr. Ciaran O'Cathain
Today I speak with Dr. Ciaran Oβ Cathain all about fuelling for GAA, an Irish sport with little to no research to date.
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π¨π½ββοΈ Ciaran's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drsportscience/
π Ciaranβs Paper - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7281517/
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Oct 4, 2022 β’ 51min
DOES EVERYONE HAVE NUTRITIONAL FREE CHOICE? WITH JABIEN ROSARIO | Ep 63
In this episode, I talk with Jabien Rosario about why people fall for nutrition fallacies, why there are extremes in nutrition and the complexities of the obesity epidemic.
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Timestamps + links to items in video:
00:00 Intro to Jae
09:15 Why do extremes exist in Nutrition beliefs?
26:00 What builds trust with "Experts"
27:50 What are the primary causes of Obesity
31:15 Is Obesity just personal responsibility
37:10 Is free choice a thing in nutrition choices?
44:16 Are certain social classes less likely to become obese?
46:10 Can personalised nutrition be applied to the general public?
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π¨π½ββοΈ Jabien's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sciencebyjae/
π Jabienβs Site - https://sciencebyjae.carrd.co/
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Aug 24, 2022 β’ 58min
WHAT BODYCOMPOSITION TOOLS ARE REALLY TELLING YOU WITH DR GRANT TINSLEY | EP 62
In this episode, I speak to Dr. Grant Tinsley all about body composition assessment tools and the potential benefits of intermittent fasting.
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Timestamps + links to items in video:
00:00 Start
02:20 Intro into Grant
04:00 Do athletes need to get lean or is it survivorship bias?
08:56 What bodycomposition tools are useful?
41:53 Are DEXA and MRI the Gold standard?
28:04 How useful are Skinfold callipers?
34:58 What the best way to track muscle mass changes over time?
40:02 Grantβs research on Intermittent fasting
56:02 More information about Grant
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π¨π½ββοΈ Grant's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hughjohngilmore/
π Grantβs Site - https://podiumpsychology.com/
π§ Business enquiries - adam@healthmastery.co

May 10, 2022 β’ 60min
The Mentality of Performance with Hugh Gilmore | Ep 61
In this episode, I speak with Hugh Gilmore about his role as a professional sports psychologist. We cover a wide range of topics including the importance of mentality in performance, why we need to be self-compassionate and more.
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ππ½ββοΈWho am I? My name is Adam and I'm a final year Masters Student in Sports Nutrition, a competitive natural bodybuilder, a coach and a semi-retired basketball player. I hope you guys enjoy my content!
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Timestamps + links to items in video:
00:00 Start
01:05 Who is Hugh Gilmore?
03:50 What does a sports psychologist do?
09:09 How the sports psychologist helps improve athlete performance
12:25 How important is mentality in performance?
16:35 What is motivational interviewing?
19:50 Why is there ambivalence in change?
36:20 Is the David Goggins mindset helpful?
45:20 Why is self-compassion important?
54:15 More about Hugh and his work
If you have any questions or want any general advice/tips I'll be more than happy to help. Send me a DM on Instagram or drop a comment down below.
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π Website - www.healthmastery.co
π¨π½ββοΈ Hugh's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hughjohngilmore/
π Hughβs Site - https://podiumpsychology.com/
π§ Business enquiries - adam@healthmastery.co

May 6, 2022 β’ 44min
Liver King and Ancestral Dietary Patterns with Alan Flanagan | EP60
In this episode, I with Alan Flanagan about why disinformation and outrage online get such large traction. We also chat about some common dietary patterns and where they have pitfalls.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Alan
04:12 Why are high-fat diets and fasting for health popular?
10:29 How social media rewards more extreme beliefs
18:00 The problems with ancestral eating
20:50 How diets differed based on origin
26:10 Whatβs the deal with Seed Oils and Saturated Fats?
34:30 How trans fats in the food matrix affected health
39:40 Are animal forms of nutrients more bio-available?
43:48 More about Alan
If you have any questions or want any general advice/tips I'll be more than happy to help. Send me a DM on Instagram or drop a comment down below.
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π¨π½ββοΈ Alan's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thenutritional_advocate/
π Alanβs Site - https://www.alineanutrition.com/
π§ Business enquiries - adam@healthmastery.co

Mar 8, 2022 β’ 57min
Are You Eating Too Little? RED-S with Renee McGregor | Ep59
Coaching with me: https://bit.ly/3fg6iss
In this episode, I chat with Sports Dietitian Renee McGregor all about the impacts on your health and performance from eating too little. Renee is a leading expert in clinical and performance nutrition with over 20 years of experience, including working with Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
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Timestamps + links
01:59 Intro into Renee
05:45 What is Relative Deficiency in Sport?
15:05 Do you need to lose weight to be in at RED-S state?
19:01 Relationship between bodyfat and Energy deficiency
32:15 Are low bodyfat and performance just survivorship bias
38:10 How to combat the fear of weightgain
49:55 RED-S amongst the general public
55:49 More info about Renee
If you have any questions or want any general advice/tips I'll be more than happy to help. Send me a DM on Instagram or drop a comment down below.
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π¨π½ββοΈ Renee's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/r_mcgregor/
π Reneeβs Website - https://reneemcgregor.com/
π§ Business enquiries - adam@healthmastery.co