The Brian Keane Podcast

Personally, I'm always trying to optimize things in my life to get more done, have more impact and be more effective and happier in general. I break my life into four quadrants (Health, Wealth, Love and Fulfillment) and score them out of 10 every month. These experiments are all ones that have 'stuck' and that I've doubled down on to improve on the areas of life that are important to me so hopefully, this episode helps you determine what's really important to you and what experiments can help you get to those goals quicker. 1 Getting up an hour earlier (start with 15 minutes earlier) 20:41 2 Not checking social media first thing in the morning 25:05 3 Getting 'R.E.M.' based sleep 28:18 4 Doing finishers instead of 'boring' cardio 31:43 5 Turn your car into a library on wheels (audiobooks) 37:02 6 Digital detox every Sunday 45:11 7 Emails, Whatsapp or '100 times a day tasks' at designated times only 47:00 8 Reducing blue light in the evening to help with better sleep 48:11 9 Cutting all caffeine three days every week (this is hard!) 49:51 10 Seeing money and time as wasting, spending or investing (paying for value, not price) 52:21 11 Working only at optimal times – being productive vs. being busy 56:08 12 Writing down goals or things that are bothering me to reduce anxiety 59:40 Blog The Fitness Mindset

I was wondering could I get your opinion and thoughts on people doing Ramadan that are not Muslim.. People doing it for self-discipline purposes? 02:33 What's your opinion on taking zinc as a supplement? 11:06 What's next after finishing Marathon Des Sables? 17:54 I have a holiday in 8 weeks, can't get motivated to get in shape for it, any tips for getting motivated? 20:59 I'm a mom to a 10-month girl, I was heavily involved in fitness before I got pregnant but since I've had her I feel like I don't deserve to train again, as if guilt starts to kick in. Is it a maternal thing? I desperately want to train and not have that guilt hanging over me, I find it helps me escape from the world? 24:43 The blog today was exceptional Brian (in show notes). Question and maybe it's silly but how do you keep yourself on track every day mentally? Do you have things every day that you do for yourself to keep you at peace or pushing forward? Or is it all about your frame of mind rather than routines? 33:15 5 Questions To Ask Yourself If You Struggle With How You Look Blog

Q&A I suffer from really bad IBS, is there anything you know of that can help? 03:17 What do you think are the best forms of recovery? 23:46 Any tips for sitting down in front of a computer all day at work, practically zero steps and wrecked by 5 pm before I workout? 35:34 Hey man, love your stuff and your book. Would you be able to give me advice on how to increase my libido? 45:13 BRIANS LINKS INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK WEBSITE

Ben was born with the genetic illness Cystic Fibrosis and made the choice a long time ago to use his 'weakness' as a strength. Better known as the Ben 'Thor' Mudge (he looks just like the muscular god Thor), we talk about how a conversation with a Dothraki (he worked on Season 1 of Game of Thrones) led him to work in fitness. If you want to know how to use your 'weakness' as a strength and how to give your problems all the time they need and no more, this is a must listen! Rapid fire questions: When you think of the word successful, who's the first person that comes to mind and why? 46:22 What purchase or €100 or less has most positively affected your life in the last 6 months? 47:24 What's your favourite podcast? 48:52 What book do you think everybody on the planet should read? 51:07 · Do you have a quote that you live by or refer to often? 58:17 Ben's Links: Instagram YouTube Website Podcast

Former Kerry football star Paul Galvin joined me for today's awesome podcast. We talked everything from how he uses Irish culture to tell stories through his clothing line, how playing on arguably one of the greatest teams of all time makes you physically and mentally stronger to making real connections with people and minimizing time on your phone and not letting your ego take control when making decisions. Mindset knowledge bombs galore in this one! Notable Timestamps: What got you into fitness first? 09:15 What does your nutrition look like now compared to when you played with Kerry? 15:32 What does the first hour of your day look like? 17:48 What player did you find you had the best connection on the pitch with (that's my geeky GAA side coming out as I was dying to know) 37:00 What life advice would you give to the 18-year-old Paul Galvin? 43:51 Paul's Links: Paul Galvin Clothing Line Twitter Facebook Instagram

Paul is one of my best friends in this world and you may have heard me mention him on the podcast in the business (as one of my inner circle) so I'm so excited to have him on the podcast to talk all things business, fitness and life. Paul came through my mentorship program and over the last two years has gone from working full times in a bookies to being one of the most successful 1:1 personal trainer in the country to now moving his business online and working with clients from Spain. We completely ebbed and flowed on this episode and talked everything from business and personal training to suffocating excuses and attacking the things you're afraid of. This was absolute fire! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Notable timestamps: Going from working in a bookies to 1:1 Personal Trainer to Online PT from Barcelona. 05:46 The huge growth in his second year in business 25:30 Suffocating excuses and having people call you on your sh*t 43:18 How Paul helped me deal with a lot of hate aimed in my direction a couple of years ago 48:39 Show notes: Podcast Instagram Facebook

Dr Hazel Wallace is the girl behind the food medic and is very much spearheading the new generations of doctors that encourages her patients to think outside the pillbox and manage their health through their nutrition, fitness and sleep. Hazel is so incredibly knowledgeable and I LOVE her message. We also got into her new book 'The Food Medic For Life' (which has hit the bestseller list everywhere its been released). I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! Notable timestamps: How the food medic blog got started 06:05 Meditation and training as a morning routine 11:59 Fueling up and powering down your day 19:50 The biggest nutrition misconception hazel sees 24:52 Hazel's workout routine and how random training and random exercises produce random results 26:47 Hazel's Links: Website Food Medic For Life Facebook Instagram

Similar to the first time Ross was on the podcast (episode #114), we just caught up about everything since we last talked (he's since swam nearly 100km in the Caribbean). We also went through everything from his new book 'The World's Fittest Book'. As always, Ross just dropped fitness, training and nutrition bombs galore!!! I hope you enjoy this episode as much I enjoyed recording it. Notable timestamps Swimming 100km across the Caribbean 08:51 Why you don't have to sacrifice strength to have endurance 06:36 How to use The World's Fittest book to build your own training and nutrition plan 16:18 ROSS'S LINKS Website The World's Fittest Book Facebook Instagram

From 18 months of training to surviving a boat capsize and coming face to face with a whale, this episode was one of the most inspiring things I've ever heard. You cannot miss this one! Notable Timestamps: What was the training like leading up to it? 03:18 Talk about your experience on the ocean? 09:23 What was the lowest point 25:40 What was the highest point? What's next for Damian Browne? 43:11 Links: Website Instagram

For this one, I just pressed record and talked about of my experience running 250km self-sufficient through the Sahara Desert the week before last. I go briefly into everything I did with my training, food and mindset before the event and then all the ridiculous and life-changing moments during and after my time in the Sahara. This episode goes through the highs and the lows. I've talked everything from avoiding snakes and scorpions on the long day (86 km), seeing people hooked up to IV's and puking blood to cutting away the steel poles holding our tent to try and survive a sandstorm (side note: I'll never take having a roof and four walls for granted ever again!). I hope you enjoy this one. This episode is dedicated to my MDS tent mates Simon, Johnny, Paddy, Hugh, Fergal and Pete who all played a huge role in helping me get to the finish line.