RNT Fitness Radio

Today I’m joined by long term RNT’er, Shiv Haria, who epitomises everything about our mission at RNT, and I can’t wait for you to listen to this conversation between us. While Shiv’s started off as a journey to improve his physique, it’s developed and evolved into a journey of how to become a high performer in all areas of his life. Especially for his career – where he uses the physical as the vehicle to fuel his growing business.  A common trait we’ve seen in those who STAY in shape year round is that it goes beyond the physical. It becomes about connecting the dots between what the physical gives to your highest priorities in life – whether that be your relationships, career, health or business. It has to be about something more, and it has to become about being a high performer in that domain. For context, Shiv has held a ‘4 pack’ for over two years now, which shows his real change.  When you start using rules to fuel your performance, you stay in shape as a byproduct. Having rules that work takes trial and error, education, accountability and effective coaching to get right, and it’s arguably the most important part of building a lifestyle solution that works for you year round. In this episode, we discuss the first three years of his journey, and how he’s moved through the gears to unlock more and more on his pursuit of self mastery.  If you want to learn how to be a high performer and STAY in shape, listen right till the end of this one.                                ‘’You can’t expect to be having universal transformations on day 3’’ - Shiv Haria   Timestamps: 4:13 – The Zac Efron inspiration 5:08 – The initial trigger 7:19 – PT vs transformation coach 8:49 – The rules 10:35 – The art of buffering 13:43 – Sticking to your guns 15:15 – What’s your why? 19:12 – Automating decisions 23:07 – Shiv’s purpose 25:21 – Mum’s heart attack 28:12 – Controlling your mind 31:27 – Embracing the journey 33:50 – The lifestyle solution 39:01 – The power of self-awareness 41:14 – Flexibility and freedom 48:05 – The chimp paradox 50:29 – Managing habits 53:57 – Ego and coaching 55:09 – Growth mindset 59:03 – Gratitude to physical health Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.     Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn

Welcome back to another episode of RNT Fitness Radio, where I’m joined by writer and podcaster Alex Reads in an inspiring and candid conversation covering topics around mental health, spirituality, being a black millennial, writing, journaling, feminism, and how many of the answers to the world’s biggest problems are already there for us in books, essays and literature. Alex is in the process of writing his first book, Time To Talk, and I’d highly recommend following along his journey to publication. I hope you enjoy this episode! ‘’Racism is not the job of people of colour’’                                                         - Alex Reads   Timestamps: 2:29 – How writing saved Alex’s life 8:89 – Free flow journaling 10:38 – Grief and anger 15:02 – Black lives matter 17:05 – Mental and emotional well being 20:02 – Men and mental health 24:36 – Educational pressure 30:21 – Being a black millennial man 33:32 – Lack of accountability 36:48 – Talking 38:46 – Books that changed Alex’s life 46:28 – Feminism 57:02 – Parting words from Alex Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.     Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn

I’ve got a special episode for you here where I’m joined by Sanjeeta Halai, to discuss her journey a year on since her first Transformation Checkpoint in the summer of 2019. Getting into the shape of your life is easy. Staying there is a whole different ballgame. It requires a rewiring of your behaviour, mindset and identity to unleash your version 2.0, become a high performer, and use the physical as the vehicle in every aspect of your life. In this chat we discuss what it takes to truly stay in shape for life, and breaking the dieting cycle forever.                                                   ‘’As you go through the journey, you realise there is a connection between your mental state and your physical state, and it’s only when your mental state is right, that your physical can be right’’                                                                       - Sanjeeta Halai     Timestamps: 2:12 – Life since the last podcast 6:52 – Previous identity 9:44 – Breaking associations 11:31 – Buffering 13:08 – Playing the bodyweight game 17:04 – Sanj’s rules 19:03 – Mental and physical health 19:40 – Lifestyle solution 21:52 – Physical as the vehicle 26:50 – Embracing the dip 34:35 – The 3’s 49:30 – Trial and error 55:52 – High performance 57:33 – Story of Sanj 2.0 Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.     Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn

Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. That’s a seriously worrying statistic. Mental health in all ages, genders, races and cultures is one of the least spoken about, most taboo subject. The idea of being vulnerable and accepting the need for help is terribly hard for many of us.  On this episode, I speak to Neil Shah, founder of the International Wellbeing Insights and Chief De-Stressing Office of the Stress Management Society. He’s a leading international expert on stress management and wellbeing, and author of a few bestselling books on the topic. And on the podcast, we talk about the five core pillars of health, from mental, physical, social, emotional and spiritual, and why all five are critical.  We discuss the taboo around psychedelics, current events, and what life is set to be like in the coming years. This is a candid, no holds barred conversation with Neil that I’m excited to share with you.  ‘’We need more people that are aspiring to be not normal’’                                                                                                                         - Neil Shah   Timestamps: 2:30 – Post normal 10:46 – The education system 16:08 – Breaking out the cycle 22:30 – Trusting ourselves 24:28 – Behind the scenes 31:28 – 5 building blocks of well-being 34:10 – Religion and spirituality 40:10 – Your own belief system 46:51 – DMT and psychedelic substances 57:56 – Alcohol 59:54 – Men and mental health 1:05:23 – How are you? 1:06:24 – Suicide 1:09:58 – The gurus 1:13:04 – Neil’s gift 1:16:30 – Staying in shape for life 1:25:59 – How to find out about Neil Shah? Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.    Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn

There’s a big difference between having a hobby and passion and being a professional. On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio I’m joined by fellow teammates Nathan, Shaneeta and Ed Pilko to discuss what it takes to be a professional coach, and how to master its art form. We dive into what it takes to get a result with anyone, what separates the wheat from the chaff, and some of the details behind our unique seven faces methodology. If you’re a coach in any field, or someone with ambitions to be a coach, this is one you won’t want to miss. ‘’The mastermind and the seven faces covers the difference between a trainer and results producing trainer”                                                       - Ed Pilkington   Timestamps: 3:00 – Hobby vs professional 9:19 – Governing bodies 10:56 – What does it take to get a result with anyone? 17:06 – The motivation dip 19:26 – Precision dip 26:01 – Seven faces mastermind 29:37 – Toughest faces to wear 34:11 – Link between PT and online coaching 37:41 – Cleaning the slate 41:54 – Importance of rules 51:04 – Rules and parenting 53:19 – One reason for why people should sign up for the mastermind Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.     Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn

On today’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio I’m joined by Sandhya Domah, who discusses the concept of Human Design, and how to use it to perform at your highest level in everything you do. After having my own Human Design reading a month or so ago, I thought some of the insights were fascinating, so I wanted to bring Sandhya on to share more.  In this episode we discuss the five different types we generally fall in, and what each one means. As a bonus for you all, Sandhya is offering 10% off a Human Design reading for any bookings made before 8th July – the link is in the show notes if you’d like to try it! ‘’The beauty of this system is to show that each of us are like little pieces in a big puzzle’’                                                           - Sandhya Domah   Timestamps: 2:52 – What is human design? 942 – The Hindu influence 12:23 – Using the information 13:34 – The five types 20:30 – The manifester 20:50 – The generator 26:10 – Identifying with other types 28:02 – The manifester generator 31:50 – The projector 37:45 – The reflectors 44:09 – Akash’s type 45:37 – Sandhya’s type 50:44 – Using your type as an excuse 59:55 – Getting in touch with Sandhya Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.

Today on RNT Fitness Radio I’m joined by a special guest, Bilal Khan, who’s come back on the show after first appearing on episode 113 to talk all about some of the events happening in the world today. The big question we tackle is if black lives seem to matter today, will they matter to organisations, people and government tomorrow? As a diversity and inclusion expert, he says his job shouldn’t even exist in this world. Through the episode we talk about whether there’s a solution, what the accountability needs to be, protesting during covid, why he didn’t post a black square, and how to start tackling the deep rooted racism and stereotyping in society. This is an important conversation that I urge everyone to listen to right to the end, and then share it with someone who needs to hear it too.                       ‘’So a lot of people that started with the black square, amazing, but what are you doing next?’’                                                           - Bilal Khan   Timestamps: 2:13 – Black out Tuesday 11:22 – Social justice 15:36 – Influence of Barack Obama 23:53 – How has this affected Bilal? 25:01 – Should Bilal’s job exist? 27:50 – Accountability 29:34 – Why is It important to you? 33:15 – Raising awareness 35:47 – All lives matter? 39:06 – Bilal’s experience 44:25 – Asians and racism 46:01 – Children and education 52:05 – The use of the N word 54:38 – Protesting 58:11 – What’s next for Bilal? 58:49 – What could the listeners do? Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.       Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn

On this week’s episode of RNT Fitness Radio we chat all about how to maximise your investment phase for not only your physique, but for high performance in all aspects of life. Inspired by the recent Last Dance documentary, we talk sports, and specifically, what we can learn from some of the best individuals and teams about the concept of maximising the 1% and seeking the edge. We discuss growth vs fixed mindsets, and how important environment plays a part in this. So if you’re wondering how an investment phase can facilitate your V2.0 upgrade beyond simply your physique, you won’t want to miss this one.  ‘’High performance is a mindset’’                                                            - Akash Vaghela   Timestamps: 2:09 – Pink RNT hat 3:46 – Friday jerseys 6:36 – The Last Dance documentary 16:09 – What is your sport? 20:55 – The shared mission 23:36 – Sink or swim environment 26:44 – Cost of winning 27:16 – Growth vs fixed mindset 33:59 – Different aspects of culture 34:16 – Kyrie Irving example 42:48 – Elon Musk example 44:34 – High performance and crime 50:52 – The Ronaldo example 53:10 – How to stay in the game for a long time? 56:40 – Rules and staying in shape 1:04:55 – Embracing the fluff Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.     Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn

Every once in a while, I come across a story that completely blows me away. It causes me to stop, think and marvel at the level of belief, fortitude and resilience required to both transform their body and life. Jemie Mistry’s story epitomises this, and she’s today’s guest on RNT Fitness Radio. Growing up and living with cerebral palsy, Jemie’s journey has not always been straight forward. But over the past two years I’ve witnessed her defy previous limiting beliefs, break through new barriers, and use the physical as the vehicle for the greater good.  Having lost 25kg to reach her first checkpoint recently, Jemie’s story highlights the power of being committed, consistent and coachable.  Her physical change is incredible, but as you’ll soon hear, how she’s now using it as a vehicle to do the previously unimaginable is life changing.  We’ve also written up her case study where you can read more and see the pictures, and I’ve linked it in the show notes.                      ‘’I’m going to sign up, I’m going to be cashing in a month later because I know it’s not going to work for me, but here I am 2 years later” - Jemie Mistry   Timestamps: 2:32 – How is consolidation going so far? 5:25 – Working out from home? 6:11 – Jemie’s trigger and why 10:09 – What is cerebral palsy? 11:47 – Adapting to training 17:19 – Advice for others 19:21 – What drives Jemie? 21:06 – Check in process 24:59 – Comparison syndrome 30:02 – Education process 32:23 – The photoshoot 37:51 – Family and transformation 41:10 – What’s next for Jemie? 42:21 – Advice for anyone in the journey Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.     Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn

Today’s episode is taken from a conversation with a good friend of mine, Suraj Sodha, where we spoke at his event, Entrepreneur Jam, all about the parallels between transforming your body and building your business. This was a no holds barred conversation with Suraj, where we dug into his story, shared insights together and I explained why everything I’ve learnt about business has come from bodybuilding. To watch the footage from the event, check out the YouTube video below:  ‘’It’s about managing your willpower resources and managing your ability to make great decision throughout the day, and you want to save that to move all the big rocks as opposed to worrying about the small pieces of sand’’    - Akash Vaghela   Timestamps: 1:24 – Who is Akash Vaghela? 4:57 – Physical is vehicle 5:40 – Suraj’s journey 17:48 – Training anchor 18:48 – Business and training 20:29 – Why most people sign up? 27:32 – Ruthless consistency 31:03 – Transformation journey and the 5 phases 34:49 – Lord Of The Rings analogy 40:21 – Decision fatigue 43:33 – Peer level accountability 47:02 – Social stigmas 53:03 – Revenge body 55:56 – The evolving why 60:01 – What running a business is like? 1:08:06 – Back down to basics 1:10:02 – Entrepreneurs and health Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.     Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life     Follow RNT Fitness:      Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn