
Escape Your Limits & LIFTS
ESCAPE YOUR LIMITS:
Inside the minds of fitness industry influencers.
Find out what drives, fuels and motivates the leaders in health and fitness. Each episode of Escape Your Limits reveals the mental, physical and emotional ingredients involved in standing out above everybody else. Discover why successful people keep going when most people stop, and what keeps them going day after day. It’s not about shortcuts for dreamers; these people prove that constant hard work fueled by the right frame of mind is what makes dreams a reality. Join Matthew Januszek, co-founder of Escape Fitness, as he delves into the mindset of leadership and success.
LIFTS:
Every week, our intrepid hosts Matthew Januszek of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal of SweatWorks will discuss the breaking fitness industry news, providing their own perspective on the headlines whilst provoking thoughts and conversations. All delivered in a quick-fix, approximately 30-minute podcast.
Latest episodes

Dec 27, 2021 • 1h 10min
Ep 219 - Training for Optimal Athletic Performance | Dr. Edythe Heus
Dr. Edythe Heus is a sports medicine and movement expert who developed Revolution in Motion. She is a renowned doctor whose groundbreaking balance, fascia, and proprioceptive training methods have radically optimized the athletic performance of professional and Olympic athletes. At the intersection of physical and cognitive function, she invites you to explore the body’s interconnectedness and to challenge what’s possible. During our interview, we discuss: • How to injury-proof your body • What it means to be in a “flow state" • Ways to supercharge your core strength • The link between healthy feet and a healthy brain Learn more about about Dr. Edythe Heus: https://revinmo.com/dr-edythe-heus/ Tune-in now!

Dec 20, 2021 • 1h 15min
Ep 218 - Old School Strength Training for New School Gains | Alwyn Cosgrove
Alwyn Cosgrove is a best-selling author, speaker, 2x cancer survivor, and the owner of Results Fitness. He is also a member of the Nike Performance Council. His gym was named one of the top 10 gyms in America by Men's Health magazine. Joining us this week is also out co-host Pete Holman. He is an entrepreneur, inventor, product developer, and trainer who is a subject matter expert on the evolution of strength training and the farm strong movement. Throughout this interview, we discuss these training philosophies as well as: The reason strength training is both a competitive advantage and life advantage Why good trainers design workouts and great trainers design programs Heart rate variability And the mistakes people make when it comes to bodyweight training Tune-in now!

Dec 13, 2021 • 1h 1min
Ep 217 - Get Superhero Jacked with Celebrity Fitness Trainer Don Saladino
Superheroes aren't born, they're made. As you can imagine, making a superhero takes a hell of a lot of consistent, ass-kicking hard work. New York-based trainer Don Saladino is one of the most sought-after celebrity trainers in the industry when it comes to getting Hollywood's finest insanely fit. He's had his hand in more big screen role preps than just about anyone and is responsible for some of the most impressive—and unrecognizable—transformations. It’s not just all about lifting heavy weights and getting jacked. For Saladino, it's about balance and consistency, both physical and mental. Getting actors into butt-kicking superhero shape deserves an Oscar in itself. His star-studded clientele includes Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, and Hugh Jackman. In this interview, Saladino sits down with host Matthew Januszek to discuss: • Why his #1 goal when training high-profile clients is physical and mental resiliency • Invaluable lessons he’s learned from enduring business hardships • Why nutrition is the most understood area of fitness You’ll even get a behind-the-scenes tour of his gym! Tune-in now. Follow Don on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donsaladino/ Check out his website: https://donsaladino.com/

Dec 6, 2021 • 1h 43min
Ep 216 - Building a Fitness Empire | Mike Rashid
Mike Rashid is a business mogul, professional boxer, social media influencer, and serial entrepreneur who built a fitness empire from the ground up. According to Mike, there's no limit (besides yourself) to what you can achieve. If you're interested in achieving entrepreneurial success, this episode is for you. It covers everything from working with Mike Tyson, investing, his $1 million offer to fight Jake Paul, productivity hacks, mindset, taking psychedelics to boost focus and creativity, cryptocurrency, the rise of boutique boxing, and much more. You don't want to miss this one. Tune-in now!

Nov 29, 2021 • 1h 8min
Ep 215 - Using The 80/20 Principle To Achieve Unreasonable Success with Richard Koch
Do you know what leads one person to achieve success in life over another? What are the ingredients for unreasonable success and how is it achieved? Our guest this week, Mr. Richard Koch, joins us to explain. Successful people typically don’t plan their success. Instead they develop a unique philosophy or attitude that works for them. They stumble across strategies which are shortcuts to success, and latch onto them. Events hand them opportunities they could not have anticipated. Often their peers with equal or greater talent fail while they succeed. It is too easy to attribute success to inherent, unstoppable genius. Bestselling author and serial entrepreneur Richard Koch charts a map of success, identifying the nine key attitudes and strategies can propel anyone to new heights of accomplishment. Richard is a former management consultant, entrepreneur, and writer of several books on how to apply the Pareto principle (80/20 rule) in all walks of life. Richard has also used his concepts to make a fortune from several private equity investments made personally. Richard’s investments have included Filofax, Plymouth Gin, the Great Little Trading Company and Betfair. Learn more about Richard: https://richardkoch.net/

Nov 22, 2021 • 1h 46min
Ep 214 - 9x World Bodybuilding Champion Tony Pearson Wins Mr. Universe at 63
Legendary bodybuilder Tony Pearson AKA the "Michael Jackson" of bodybuilding is a 9x world champion winning Mr. America, Professional Mr. Universe, and World Mixed Pairs. Throughout his life, he has faced impossible challenges — rising above poverty, abuse, and neglect to achieve incredible success. Tony's story is an inspiration to say the least. At 63-years-old, he won the AAU Master's Mr. Universe. Today, he is a personal trainer in Las Vegas. Check out his website: https://www.tonypearsonpersonaltrainer.com/

Nov 12, 2021 • 57min
Ep 213 - Fitness First Director Reveals the Future of the Gym | Lee Matthews
To say that the pandemic has impacted traditional gyms and the way people train would be an understatement. In-person training, group fitness, and big-box memberships aren't going to disappear but the adjustments that have been made during the pandemic are here to stay. In our interview with Fitness First's Managing Director, Lee Matthews, he explains how traditional gyms like Fitness First are redefining and reengineering what it means to go to the gym. Throughout our interview, we cover: • Ways the boutique concept has evolved during the pandemic • The big changes happening to traditional gyms • How to successfully lead your team through crisis • Why you need to reconfigure your gym’s layout and equipment to cater to the needs of shifting member expectations Learn more about Fitness First: https://www.fitnessfirst.co.uk/

Nov 8, 2021 • 1h 5min
Ep 212 - Biggest Loser | Justin Bieber‘s Personal Trainer Talks results, One Rep at a Time.
Do you know how to push yourself beyond your comfort zone and accomplish the things that matter to you? How do you eliminate self doubt and learn to love yourself? In this interview, celebrity fitness trainer, Dolvett Quince, reveals some of the reasons and unconscious patterns that cause us to self-sabotage and explains what we can do to change them. He encourages us to believe in ourselves to achieve freedom from self-doubt. According to Dolvett, "You're not going to be better until you start to challenge yourself to be better." Dolvett is a most recognized for his seven seasons as a fitness trainer on the longtime hit TV show “The Biggest Loser.” He is also a NYT Bestselling Author and keynote speaker.

Nov 1, 2021 • 1h 17min
Ep 211 - Big FAT Myths | How BREATHING Helps You LOSE WEIGHT? | Ruben Meerman
Did you know that you're constantly losing weight 24 hours a day just by breathing? Most people think that body fat is converted into energy or heat. But this belief violates the law of conservation of mass, according to physicist Ruben Meerman. His findings on this topic were published in the British Medical Journal and his TEDx Talk has received more than 10 million views. Ruben's fascination with breathing, carbon dioxide, and weight loss stems from the personal experience of losing 30 pounds and then wondering where all the fat had gone. What his calculations revealed was surprising. In fact, fat breaks down into the elements of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen - 84% of the fat people lose is exhaled as CO₂ and the remaining 16% becomes water. Basically, the lungs are the primary organ through which we lose weight. In this fascinating interview, Ruben breaks down the biochemistry of weight loss.

Oct 25, 2021 • 1h 11min
Ep 210 - Athletic Greens Founder Reveals Secret to a Happy and Healthy Life | Chris "Kiwi" Ashenden
Chris “Kiwi” Ashenden is the founder of Athletic Greens, a health and fitness expert, entrepreneur, and investor. What began as a bold vision to create an essentialist nutrition product has become a multi-million-dollar company that is trusted by world-class performance athletes and everyday consumers around the world. In this conversation, we discuss: • His wellness journey and battle with sickness that led to the creation of Athletic Greens • 4 pillars of health and happiness • Entrepreneurship, habit stacking, and taking ownership of your life • Building a healthy gut for optimum performance Athletic Greens is a comprehensive, all-in-one greens powder engineered to fill the nutritional gaps in your diet and support your body’s nutritional needs across four pillars of health: Gut health, Immune support, Energy and Recovery! It’s packed with 75 vitamins minerals, whole food ingredients and combines the perfect amount of micronutrients, absorption and taste to jumpstart your daily routine. Learn more: https://athleticgreens.com/