

The Brian Keane Podcast
Brian Keane
Irish Fitness Entrepreneur Brian Keane answers your questions and interviews leaders in the world of fitness, health, mindset and natural wellness to share tips about all things that can support you on your journey to becoming the best version of yourself. Lose fat, build muscle, improve your health and build a bulletproof mindset to get whatever you want out of life. Come join the fun!
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Jun 11, 2021 • 48min
Feel The Fear and Live Life Anyways (Infinite Potential Podcast)
I really enjoyed this conversation with Beth on the Infinite Potential Podcast. We talk about my races in the Sahara and the Arctic and the mindset tools that came alongside it (amongst other things) To listen to my solo podcast 148 about my experience with Marathon Des Sables - click here To listen to my solo podcast 213 about my experience in the Arctic - click here To listen to my solo podcast 229 about my life lesson I learnt in the Artic and the Sahara with Marathon Des Sables - click here You can subscribe to Beth's podcast on iTunes by clicking here
Jun 6, 2021 • 49min
#332: Biohacker Angela Foster on Battling Depression, Realizing You Have The Power To Change Your Thoughts and Biohacking Your Health!
Angela is a functional nutrition practitioner and executive health & performance coach. She is host of the top rated High Performance Health Podcast where she interviews the world's top experts in health optimisation for high performance. Angela creates step by step solutions for individuals – through coaching and consulting and public speaking and media – to optimise every aspect of their mind, body and spirit to live a fulfilling and limitless life. Whether you want to enhance your longevity and reverse your biological age or optimise your energy, productivity, cognitive and physical performance, Angela will create the uniquely bio individual plan to help you do this. Here are some of the things we talked about in today's podcast. Getting out of depression, suicidal thoughts and realizing you have the power to change your thoughts Using your menstrual cycle to determine your food choices, workout regimen and creativity levels. Fasting for women and why it's not the same as fasting for men Deciding if the keto diet is for you How your genetics should play a role in your nutritional choices Over and underrated bio hacks Biohacking your health and mindset book recommendations Shownotes: Angela's Website: https://angelafosterperformance.com/ Angela's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelasfoster/?hl=en Angela's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/angelafosterofficial BRIAN'S LINKS: New Nutrition Course: https://briankeanefitness.com/nutrition-course/ BKF Online Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/ GAA Lean Body Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program/
May 31, 2021 • 50min
#331: The DNA Dietician Rachel Clarkson on Inflammation, Boosting Metabolism for Weight Loss and Starvation Syndrome!
Rachel is a Nutrigenomic Dietitian & University Lecturer on a mission to free people from the guesswork around what they should be eating. She spent years trying to figure out what foods were right for her and ended up feeling totally confused, low in energy, and defeated by the world of wellness. Listening to self-proclaimed 'experts' in the field, she started to cut out many foods she loved and ended up malnourished – she couldn't have been further away from her goals… to feel full of life with the body of her dreams. Eleven years have passed, and extensive training and research into Inflammation, Genetics, and Nutrition, provided her with the knowledge to personalise her own diet, according to her DNA. Rachel has created a framework for her patients to eat The DNA Way® and finally meet their unique requirements. Here are some of the things we talked about in today's podcast. - Inflammation and its positive and negative effect on your health and body composition. - High inflammatory diets and the benefits of reducing low grade chronic inflammation - Metabolic impairment and starvation syndrome – the myths and the facts - How to boost your metabolism and the fads that don't - Alcohol sensitivity and your genes - Drinking alcohol and tips for weight loss - Dairy – who should include it and who should avoid it based on your genetics - Plant based sources of calcium for non dairy consumers - And much more. Shownotes: Rachel's Website: https://thednadietitian.co.uk/ Rachel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thednadietitian/?hl=en Rachel's LinkTree: https://linkkle.com/thednadietitian BRIAN'S LINKS: New Nutrition Course: https://briankeanefitness.com/nutrition-course/ BKF Online Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/ GAA Lean Body Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program/
May 24, 2021 • 1h 6min
#330: Q+A – Body Fat Reducing and Weight Staying The Same, Re-composition vs Bulk/Shred Cycles, Reasons For Food Cravings, My Past and Future Business Goals and Phone Addiction!
Today's podcast is Solo Q+A. All of today's questions have come in through my Instagram page. Enjoy. Surely if you're dropping body fat, your weight would drop also as a result? 01:50 Thoughts on body recompositions vs bulk/shred cycles? 13:21 Thoughts on a 'treat' every to keep on track long term? 22:16 Are you gaining any muscle while running 15km after your workouts? 28:54 If you weren't a PT what would your next favorite career be? 33:22 What were your expectations as a new PT in how successful your business would become? 38:35 Do you ever get cravings? Chocolate etc. if so how do you handle it? 45:24 What do you think is the unhealthiest habit in society these days – physical and mental? 54:48 New Nutrition Course: https://briankeanefitness.com/nutrition-course/ BKF Online Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/ GAA Lean Body Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program/
May 17, 2021 • 54min
#329: Dr Anthony Balduzzi on Behavioral Psychology Around Food, Nutrition Principles and How Poor Sleep or Too Much Stress Negatively Impacts Fat Loss!
Dr. Anthony Balduzzi is a health and weight loss expert and the founder of The Fit Father Project and The Fit Mother Project - the leading health & weight loss programs for busy men and women over 40. Dr. Balduzzi holds dual degrees in Nutrition & Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania, a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine, and is a former national champion bodybuilder. He is most proud of the fact that he's helped over 30,000 families in over 100 countries lose weight and get healthy through his Fit Father and Fit Mother Programs. Their YouTube videos have over 30 million views and over 450k subscribers on their channels. Today's conversation covers all things health, fitness, wellness and weight loss for any age bracket. This was a super enjoyable conversation with knowledge bombs left right and centre. Here are some of the things we talked about: Falling prey to fitness marketing messages Why fitness doesn't have to be complicated Behavioral psychology around food and not mistaking that for miseducation or misinformation around food Nutrition principles 101 for body composition change Your circadian rhythm and the effect sleep has fat loss Stress and how it impacts your body composition and the difference between 'good' and 'bad' stress And much more. Shownotes: Website: https://www.fitfatherproject.com/tbkp-podcast Fit Father Project YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Fitfatherproject/featured Anthony's Links: https://linkin.bio/fitfatherproject BRIAN'S LINKS: The online business podcast https://briankeanefitness.com/business-podcast/ How to move your PT business online course https://briankeanefitness.com/online-business-course/ Rewire Your Mindset course (new): https://briankeanefitness.com/rewire-your-mindset-course/ BKF Online Course: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/
May 10, 2021 • 54min
#328: Endurance Athlete Ger Prendergast on Building Mental Toughness, Ultra Endurance Races and Rewiring Your Relationship With Failure!
Ger is an Ultra Endurance Triathlete, a personal trainer and fitness coach. In October 2017 Ger competed in and won one of the world's toughest Ultra endurance events The Deca UK- 10 Ironman distance triathlons in 10 days. Completing it more than four hours ahead of his closest competitor. In 2018 Ger took on another challenge. After the loss of his brother in law to suicide, Ger teamed up with Mental Health Ireland to help raise funding and awareness for mental health. He tasked himself with completing 52 Ironman's in 52 weeks for 2018. In May 2018 he also completed a 100 Mile run in 20 hours on a 550 meter loop. Ger believes his vegan plant based diet is a huge contributor to his ability to complete these events, challenges and races. After becoming blinded in one eye when he was a kid, he is a firm believer that we choose to play the cards we're dealt in life. If you're looking to build mental toughness, improve your resilience or rewire your relationship with failure, this is the episode for you. Here are some of things we talked about in today's podcast. - Balancing training and family - His crazy challenges and what he gets from them (or why he does them) - Using difficult situations as opportuneness to building self confidence - How anyone can build mental toughness and resilience - The secret to success - rewiring your relationship with failure - His most difficult physical challenges - The highs and lows from his 2017 Deca UK win Gerard's Podcast: https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fepisode%2F29B7isvYHGFRSCFgWLT54s%3Fsi%3DqIEOVYTgQBKgzfGTKtQKOQ&e=ATPLzT0FrbVywK4PObmkhnx_LknuFxIqpsA-1a5y4aFdBHx4XXFj5vuqX7U6f8ba_vP9T-vNJUDtB-4AslL3Gg&s=1 Gerard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ger_prendergast/?hl=en
May 3, 2021 • 56min
#327: Paul Scanlon on The Art of Unlearning, Developing 'Get Back Up' Skills When Life Gets Difficult and Why It's Okay To Outgrow People!
Paul has trained and mentored people for over 30 years as a keynote speaker all over the world. After 3 decades in the not-for-profit sector, Paul has successfully transitioned and reinvented as an educator through both his LIVE and online Masterclass events in Communication, Leadership and Personal Development. Paul's three strands of focus are: Communication, Leadership and Human Flourishing. His hallmark is making complex things simple. Paul passionately believes it's more important to grow people than things. He believes that there's greatness in everyone and knows that most need the help of a well-chosen coach or mentor to discover it. He is also the host of the podcast Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon. This was a fantastic conversation and one I am very grateful for having. Although Paul's microphone quality isn't as high as other podcast guests, the value he speaks more than makes up for it. This was a mini therapy session for me so I hope you get as much from it as I did. Here are some of the things we talked about in today's podcast: How labels can become our identities and how to watch out for that in your own life How to change your and upgrade your identity through repetition How to develop 'getting back up skill's when life knocks you down The art of unlearning beliefs, habits and behaviours that are no longer serving you The super power of reframing Why it's okay to outgrow people And much more. SHOWNOTES: Paul's Website: https://www.paulscanlon.com/ Paul's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/paulscanlonuk/?hl=en Paul's Link tree: https://linktr.ee/paulscanlonuk BRIAN'S LINKS: The online business podcast https://briankeanefitness.com/business-podcast/ How to move your PT business online course https://briankeanefitness.com/online-business-course/ Rewire Your Mindset course (new): https://briankeanefitness.com/rewire-your-mindset-course/ BKF Online Course: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/
Apr 26, 2021 • 56min
#326: Logan Ury on Dating, Attachment Styles, How To Break Up With Someone, Finding Love and How To Build A Relationship That Lasts!
Logan is a behavioral scientist turned dating coach, and the author of How To Not Die Alone. As the Director of Relationship Science at the dating app Hinge, she leads a research team dedicated to helping people find love. After studying psychology at Harvard, she ran Google's behavioral science team—the Irrational Lab. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME. The Washington Post, GQ, Glamour, Vice, and on HBO and the BBC. Today's podcast goes deep on all things dating and relationships. It's a full circle podcast from meeting someone to break ups and finding the one so we cover it all today. Also, I touched on some of my personal attachment styles and previous dating tendencies; so, today's episode goes through some new topics not previously explored on the podcast. Enjoy. Here are some of things we talked about: Why dating is harder now than ever before and how to understand the challenges of modern dating The three dating tendencies, the romanticizer, the maximiser and the hesitator How to discover your dating blind spots and how Disney lied to us Learn your attachment style and using that information to get out of your own way The difference between looking for a life partner and a prom date (the person who looks good in photos) How to focus on what matters in a long-term partner F**k the spark and how to reject myths about instant chemistry How to decide if you should see someone again How to decide if you should break up and how to break up with someone Dealing with heartbreak and reframing your breakup as a gain, not a loss Deciding if you should get married, if they're 'the one' and how to build a relationship that lasts SHOWNOTES: Logan's Website: https://www.loganury.com/ Logan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loganury/?hl=en Logan's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/loganury BRIAN'S LINKS: The online business podcast https://briankeanefitness.com/business-podcast/ How to move your PT business online course https://briankeanefitness.com/online-business-course/ Rewire Your Mindset course (new): https://briankeanefitness.com/rewire-your-mindset-course/ BKF Online Course: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/
Apr 19, 2021 • 1h
#325: Sinead Hegarty on Finding Yourself, Manifesting Your Dream Life, Relationship Goals and Attachment Styles!
Sinead is an influencer, motivational speaker and founder of brave retreats and shine online. She uses her social media platforms and 'The Sinead Say's Podcast to talk about mindset, books, relationships and everything in between. This is Sinead's second appearance on the podcast, we did the first round at the end of October in 2019 in episode 249: Sinead Hegarty on break ups, sex and spiritual awakening. Here are some of the things we talked about in this long overdue round two. Manifesting your dream life and how to practically go after the things you desire. Why self-awareness is the key to dealing with comparison syndrome Using the full body YES or full body NO when making any decision How to find yourself (especially when you feel a bit lost) Attachment styles and their impact on her previous and current relationships Creating self-awareness around your past traumas Food relationship and how to improve it The three books that have had the most impacted her in the past 12 months And much more Shownotes: Sinead's Website: https://www.sineadhegarty.com/ Sinead's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sineadheg/?hl=en Sinead's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/sineadheg Podcast 249: Sinead Hegarty on Breaks Ups, Sex and Spiritual Awakening! https://briankeanefitness.com/podcast/249-sinead-hegarty-on-break-ups-sex-and-spiritual-awakening/ BRIAN'S LINKS: The online business podcast https://briankeanefitness.com/business-podcast/ How to move your PT business online course https://briankeanefitness.com/online-business-course/ Rewire Your Mindset course (new): https://briankeanefitness.com/rewire-your-mindset-course/ BKF Online Course: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/
Apr 12, 2021 • 52min
#324: Sex With Emily on Sexual Anxiety, How To Talk About Sex and Breaking Through Carnal Taboos! (Adult Content)
Dr Emily Morse is a Doctor of Human Sexuality and the host of the longest-running sexual wellness podcast Sex with Emily. She is also the best-selling author of the book Hot Sex: Over 200 Things You Can Try Tonight. Emily has helped millions of people around the world navigate their sex lives. Her candid conversations challenge cultural taboos, misinformation and awkward sex talks to create a future where people can deeply connect and embrace pleasure-filled lives. Warning: This podcast has content of an adult nature. This is a very wide-ranging conversation around all things sex (for single people and those in relationships) but here are some of thing things we talked about in today's podcast. How Emily got her doctorate in human sexuality How to get out of your head and deal with anxiety around or during sex The benefits of scheduling sex and keeping the 'honeymoon vibes' alive Threesomes, Anal sex and how to explore conversations around fantasies. Faking orgasms and why exploring your body is the key to finding what you like Removing the shame around masturbation for females Having the uncomfortable conversation with a partner or potential partner on what turns you on And much more. EMILY'S LINKS: Emily's Website: https://sexwithemily.com/ Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexwithemily/?hl=en BRIAN'S LINKS: The online business podcast https://briankeanefitness.com/business-podcast/ How to move your PT business online course https://briankeanefitness.com/online-business-course/ Rewire Your Mindset course (new): https://briankeanefitness.com/rewire-your-mindset-course/ BKF Online Course: https://briankeanefitness.com/bkf-online/


