Escape Your Limits & LIFTS

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we interview the managing director of 70 plus JD Gyms nationwide, Alun Peacock. A former professional rugby union player turned health club operator, he blazed his way through the fitness industry by working for JJB Health Clubs. Peacock was with the business from their outset, joining in 1997 to manage the first JJB club and leaving the business in 2010 as operations director, looking after 68 sites. By having the large backing of retail megabrand JD Sports, JD Gyms was able to execute their success by focusing on their consumers wants and needs. By revolutionizing affordable fitness with fair pricing and a sensational training environment, the success of JD Gyms is seen throughout their multiple locations. He puts his input on why the fitness retail industry doesn't dive into opening fitness clubs, what role social media played in designing JD Gyms, and the innovation behind creating a successful business in the fitness industry. To learn more about JD Gyms, click here: https://www.jdgyms.co.uk/

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we interview Neal Spruce, the CEO of dotFIT, and the former owner of the prestigious National Academy of Sports Medicine. Growing up, Spruce was surrounded by fitness and turned his lifelong passion into his career. When owning the National Academy of Sports Medicine, he revolutionized the business by turning it into the global leader in providing evidence-based certifications, fitness solutions, and advanced credentials to health, sports- performance, and fitness professionals. He moved on to wanting to help people find holistic solutions tin their fitness journey's and created dotFIT, which focuses on filling nutritional gaps and providing evidence-based programs. Spruce focuses on informing people how to fulfill their nutritional gaps, the differentiation between health span, life span, and play span, and growing a business in what one is passionate about. Learn more about dotFIT here: https://www.dotfit.com/ Learn more about Fibr here: https://www.fibr.fit/home/

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we interview Joe De Sena, the creator of one of the most mentally challenging races to exist, the Spartan Race. Being raised around the mob during his formative years, De Sena took the lessons he learned and applied it to his life. In doing so, he created an entrepreneurial career for himself which led him to Wall Street, and soon to the fresh air of Vermont. There, he was able to explore his passions- which include mentally and physically challenging the human race- and soon birthed the Spartan and Death Race. De Sena explains his views on failure, career switching, and looking past fears and obstacles. Learn more about Joe De Sena here: https://joedesena.com/

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we interview the "Godfather of Glutes," and the man who created the viral glute workout-the hip thrust- Bret Contreras. Wanting to understand the functionalities of the body more with certain workouts, Bret published over 50 peer reviewed articles that discussed his findings from everything between the effects crunches to doing higher reps with lower weights. Contreras dives into the anatomy of the glutes, and the best way to train them. He also gives insight into building your muscles, and what some of the best practices are to see growth. Due to his in-depth knowledge of the glutes, he has become known as the "glute guy," and has trained hundreds of clients and transforming their bodies. Learn more about Bret Contreras at: https://bretcontreras.com/

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we interview co-owner and president of one of the most transparent companies in the supplement industry, Mike McErlane. After starting his career for working with Joe Weider during the time where the fitness industry was transitioning from an all-men's industry to being inclusive, Mike met Jim Stoppani. Together, these two men transformed the supplement industry, and uncovered may truths through science. T]his combination of science and truth set up Jym Supplements to be one of the most prolific and honest companies in the industry. Learn more about Jym Supplements at http://jymsupplementscience.com/

Dr. John Rusin is a sports performance specialist and injury prevention expert that has coached some of the world's most elite athletes including multiple Olympic gold medalists, NFL & MLB All-Star performers, and professional athletes from 11 different sports. In this interview, we focus on functional hypertrophy training for injury prevention and much more. Learn more about Dr. John Rusin: https://drjohnrusin.com

On episode #226 of the Escape Your Limits podcast, we interview Elite Master Trainer, Danny Torgl, who has been transforming bodies for more than 40 years, earning him recognition as the 'Master of Body Sculpting'. Danny has been schooled by the best in the business. After a childhood growing up on a farm in Spain, where Danny was inspired by the muscular arms of his leather shoe maker uncle, he moved to The States and started bodybuilding. It was here that he was introduced to Vince Gironda, the 'Iron Guru'. This introduction changed Danny's life and set him on a path that would establish him as one of America's highest profile personal trainers.

On this week's Escape Your Limits podcast, we talk to Drew Manning, a well-known health and fitness expert, personal trainer and best-selling author of Fit2Fat2Fit. In his book, Drew documents his purposeful weight gain and weight loss experiment in order to achieve better understanding and empathy with those that struggle to make a healthy lifestyle a habit. Tune-in to learn about the physical, mental and emotional impact the experiment had on Drew and those around him, and hear about the unexpected life lessons and tried and tested training methods he learnt along the way.

On this week's Escape Your Limits podcast, we talk to Partha Unnava, founder and CEO of Lasso, a new wave of performance compression activewear to improve movement and recovery. After becoming frustrated with his own rehabilitation path following an ankle injury playing basketball, Partha used his biomechanical engineering background and set out on a mission to bring to market products that changed what apparel could do for the body and its movement. He is a successful and passionate entrepreneur who values authenticity, the importance of resonating with your community, leaning into your own uniqueness and unplugging from money to find fulfilment. Tune in now.

Oliver Trevena is a Hollywood actor, investor, and serial entrepreneur whose passion has been a key component to his incredible success. His passion for health and wellness inspired a number of business ventures, including a new drink company called Cali Water, which he founded with Vanessa Hudgens. He also has investments in the cardio fitness machine Climbr and the exclusive personal training club Dogpound. Throughout our interview, we dive into some fascinating subjects including: • The healing power of breathwork and awareness • Why you need to surround yourself with honest people • How persistence pays off • And the 3 P's to success: People, Product and Process Tune-in now!