HFP Conversations

Ryan Hurst, the creator of GMB Fitness, dives into the philosophy of human flourishing and personal growth as he navigates life at age 50. He shares insights on Japanese physical culture and the evolution of his martial arts practice. Hurst emphasizes the importance of autoregulation in training—tailoring exercises to individual needs. He also discusses the journey of building a successful fitness brand, offering tips on community growth and the significance of skill-based training. Get ready to embrace authenticity and the joy of movement!

DJ Murakami, an expert in understanding the body through torque, discusses topics such as microdosing experiments, psychedelics, jaw and neck training, functional exercise, and the movement culture. He also explores the concept of internal and external torque in movement, the influence of high weirdness on psychedelic experiences, the complexity of bird vocalization, and the qualities of a good personal trainer.

In this conversation Joey and I talk about; the current state of sports science and youth training and where it could be improved, having a holistic and wide lens on your coaching practice, what he prioritises for youth when building their foundational movement capacities and strength, his thoughts on the future of sports science, how training kids is different to training adults, why it is safe and good for kids to do resistance training, how he explains the need for mobility to his youth athletes, ACL injury prevention, Knees Over Toes Guy and what he has learned from him, how he thinks about structuring field sessions and plyometrics, common movement deficits in youth athletes, why he likes chin ups over pull ups, squatting deep and much much more!Joey’s instagram: @joeybergles https://www.instagram.com/joeybergles/   Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingprojectInstagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au 

In this episode Anastasis and I talk about all things breathwork including; his work and teaching with Oxygen Advantage alongside Patrick Mckeown, how he became interested in different styles of training and ultimately breathwork, how posture effects breathing and your physiology, CO2 tolerance and how it effects exercise performance and general wellbeing, physiological misconceptions about breathwork, how to use breathwork to calm the mind, be present, and improve your physiological efficiency, where to start, practical practice breakdowns for you to try today, how altitude effects our breath and physiology, nasal breathing, and much much more! Anastasis' instagram: @anastasis.tzanis https://www.instagram.com/anastasis.tzanis/ Website: https://www.atzanis.comHuman Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingprojectInstagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au 

In this candid and cheerful episode Tom and I talk about; what a day in the life of The Bodyweight Warrior looks like, learning to overcome fears when putting yourself out there on the internet, what Tom struggles most with in his training, training with Emmet Louis, what makes a good coach, his self development journey, and much much more.This episode was very conversational, we covered many more topics than described here, it was great to get to know Tom in a more intimate conversation.Tom's instagram: @thebodyweightwarrior  https://www.instagram.com/thebodyweightwarrior/     The Body Weight Warrior Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0DZhN-8KFLYO6beSaYljg Website: https://www.bodyweightwarrior.co.uk Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingprojectInstagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au 

In this episode we talk about; olde time strong man training and the forgotten methods and gems to help us build uncommon strength, James' story and how he got into the old time strong man training, how his training has changed him as a person, the history of how modern sports science and olympic competition has fundamentally changed physical culture especially in terms of resistance training, lateral and rotational strength in the spine and simple protocols and lifts which address these capacities, why strength and mobility are two sides of the same coin, harmful misconceptions int he strength industry, how to improve dorsiflexion, what he thinks about the current strength training landscape and what we have lost, just how strong people used to be before the modern competitive strength training era started, most impactful books inside and outside of the training world, and more!James' instagram: @strongman_archaeology https://www.instagram.com/strongman_archaeology/   Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingprojectInstagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au 

In this conversation we talk about; Joey's movement and training journey from childhood to now, the origin story of Jungle Brothers, what he was like as a kid, his passion for martial arts over his lifetime, his time working in the film industry, the biggest changes in his self- narrative over the last 5 years, what he learnt from training with people like Ido Portal, Emmet Louis, and many other teachers and disciplines, the Fight Lift Move methodology of his Jungle Brothers gym, why BJJ is growing so fast and why people love it, stories about the best coaches he has worked with, his injury history especially his ACL rupture and recovery, The best and hardest things about starting and running JB, Jungle Alliance and the future of Jungle Brothers, his Bulletproof For Bjj course, what makes a good coach, iconic travel stories and destinations, and much more.Joey’s instagram: @jbjoey https://www.instagram.com/jbjoey/  Jungle Brothers instagram: @junglebrothersmovement https://www.instagram.com/junglebrothersmovement/ Website: https://junglebrothers.comHuman Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingprojectInstagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au 

In this episode Tom and I flesh out through topics such as: what is the self and how might we develop it, how do we balance striving and self-acceptance, how do we know that we aren't driven to improve from a sense of deficit or lack, what does it mean to develop, what is Human Flourishing, what are we aiming at in our self development, how do we know we are developing in the way we want and can we measure self development?, how to balance working to improve weaknesses and promote strengths, how to cultivate work ethic if you don't have it, what Tom and I are personally working on to develop ourselves and our biggest roadblocks in that process, and much much more.Thomas Emerson Instagram: @thomashughemerson @praksiscanberraTom’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashughemerson/  Praksis instagram: https://www.instagram.com/praksiscanberra/Website: https://praksis.com.au Human Flourishing Project instagram: @humanflourishingprojectInstagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au 

In this episode we go deep into all things related to ACL injuries and injure rehab + prevention. Tim's own story, what is the ACL and what visit's function, why ACL injury rates climbing, most effective ways to prevent ACL injury, commonly overlooked methods for ACL injury prevention, best exercises, the role of the hamstrings in protecting your knees, to surgically repair or not to surgically repair... that is the question, the research on operative and non-operative outcomes for ACL injury management, things that are commonly overlooked in return to sport training, Physio Network and much much more...Tim’s linksWebsite: https://www.physio-network.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_theaclguy/ Human Flourishing Project instragram: @humanflourishingproject_ Instagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au 

This one is a banger. Richard and I talk about; what Human Flourishing means to him and what it would look like in his life, the parole between our brands, Alive and the bedrock of his work, how Richard overcame mental hardship and became passionate about holistic self-development, synergy in life and in his methods he uses with Alive, the 3 pillars, holistic approaches, limiting beliefs, Alive's 6 core beliefs, the importance of purpose, mindfulness and meditation, the most powerful step to starting positive habits and much much more.Alive linksWebsite: https://www.alivesydney.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alivesydney/ Human Flourishing Project instragram: @humanflourishingproject_ Instagram profile link: https://www.instagram.com/humanflourishingproject_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Humanflourishingprojectau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG44lrLVgismntkD-oETkA Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/human-flourishing-project-au