Emmet Louis is a renowned flexibility and movement coach, known for his Modern Methods of Mobility system. He integrates principles from various disciplines like gymnastics and martial arts to help people express their physical potential. Emmet is both a friend and mentor who I have learnt a lot from through the years and I am excited to share this conversation with you.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmetlouis/ Website: https://emmetlouis.com/YouTube:  @EmmetLouisM3   

  David McGettigan is a pain and movement specialist focused on restoring the bodies ability to move freely and overcome chronic issues. Drawing from his education of sports rehabilitation, anatomy in motion, PDTR and more, we discuss the response to pain, pain and injuries, the psychology of injury, lifestyle habits and more.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/painandmovementspecialist/Website: https://davidmcgettiganclinic.com/  

  Rhys McClenaghan is an artistic gymnast competing internationally for both Northern Ireland and Ireland. He is a double world champion on pommel horse, having won gold in 2022 and 2023, the first Irish artistic gymnast ever to win world championship gold. We catch up with Rhys as he prepares for the 2024 Paris Olympics to complete his collection of gold medals.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhysmcc1/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RhysMcclenaghanGymnast  

  Morgan Rose Moroney is an Australian National gymnast turned fitness model. She shares her acrobatics, handstands and training to inspire people to move, learn new skills, and have fun training.Instagram: https://instagram.com/morganrosemoroney/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorganRoseMoroney  

  Erdi Babili aka Learning To Human is a coach helping people across the world working on handstands, bodyweight strength, and flexibility. With over a decade of experience training people, Erdi focuses on practical advice that is tried and tested to give results to all abilities.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningtohumanWebsite: https://www.learningtohuman.co.uk/online-coaching  

Adam Sinicki, aka The Bioneer, discusses the fun and gamification of training, incorporating old training methods, maintaining flexibility, introducing fitness to children, and the importance of rotational strength. Q&A session covers exercise tips and personal stats.

  Episode 5 of the Bodyweight Warrior Podcast, I am joined by the smooth talking Daniel Vadnal aka FitnessFAQs.Daniel is a physiotherapist, calisthenics specialist, and OG in the YouTube fitness space. He's known for his no-nonsense, common sense approach to developing bodyweight strength, skills, flexibility and more. It was a real pleasure to sit down with Dan for this casual chat and I hope you enjoy the conversation.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fitnessfaqs Website: https://fitnessfaqs.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FitnessFAQs/ You can also listen and watch this conversation over on the Bodyweight Warrior YouTube channel.  

  Episode 4 of the Bodyweight Warrior Podcast, I am joined by the straight talking Adam Meakins.Adam Meakins is a physiotherapist, a strength and conditioning specialist, and an extended scope practitioner with an interest in the management of the shoulder and upper limb working in the NHS and private practice in Hertfordshire, England. He's known for his no-nonsense, common sense approach to injury rehabilitation sharing it around the world through podcasts and workshops.ADAM MEAKINS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamMeakins/Website: https://thesports.physio/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adammeakins/NAF Physio Podcast: https://ptpodcast.com/podcasts/naf-physio-podcast/ TIME STAMPS:Intro: 0:05Background: 1:15Expectations around injury rehab: 4:10Self-efficacy and injury: 7:32Injuries in calisthenics: 9:20Why Adam uses handstands: 13:41Instability in the shoulder: 16:50Being fragile sucks: 19:05Your body is stronger than you think: 21:58Prehab isn’t what you think: 23:38Warming up properly: 25:00Soft Tissue BS: 27:20Stretching and pain: 30:19Trigger points: 31:38Are painful areas the issues?: 34:28Can you self diagnose injuries: 37:23How to find a good physio: 40:57Emotional management of injuries: 43:30Is pain part of rehab?: 46:00Where to find Adam: 48:13You can also listen and watch this conversation over on the Bodyweight Warrior YouTube channel.  

  Episode 3 of the Bodyweight Warrior Podcast, I am joined by the incredibly knowledgable Dr Jennifer Crane.Ever since I stumbled across Jen on Instagram a while back I’ve been dying to have a proper conversation. Jen is a physical therapist, athletic trainer, board-certified orthopaedic specialist and published author. She has worked with many different athletes but most recently she worked with the Chinese Olympic teams in preparation for Rio 2016, so kind of a badass. She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to mobility, flexibility, injury prevention and training for performing artists.DR JEN CRANE:Buy Jen's Flexibility Programs: https://goo.gl/nQHaQFWebsite: http://www.cirquephysio.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cirque_physio/ TIME STAMPS:Intro: 1:12Training and coaching background: 1:49Inspiration for starting performing arts: 5:03Were you always flexible?: 7:05Flexibility and genetics: 8:53How flexible should you be?: 10:00Does stretching reduce injuries?: 12:00Active vs passive flexibility: 13:15Reducing injury risk: 14:30Tips for recovery: 16:30Quickfire questions: 20:00Why use a peanut?: 24:38Stretching with resistance bands: 27:58Nerve gliding: 30:50Hamstring flexibility and nerves: 35:28How to nerve glide: 37:201 piece of actionable advice: 39:40Where to find Jen: 41:10You can also listen and watch this conversation over on the Bodyweight Warrior YouTube channel.  

  Episode 2 of the Bodyweight Warrior Podcast, I am joined by the entertaining and ridiculously strong Lachlan Walker and Tyson Edwards.Lachlan and Tyson are both content creators on YouTube who have recently released the second part of their iconic Stronger series, Stronger 2 documenting some seriously impressive gymnastic and bodyweight strength from both Lachlan and Tyson.Lachlan Walker:YouTube: www.YouTube.com/c/LachFlexInstagram: @LachFlexhttps://www.instagram.com/lachflex/Tyson Edwards:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thetysonedwardsInstagram: @TheTysonEdwardshttps://www.instagram.com/thetysonedwards/ TIME STAMPS:Intro: 1:18Biggest obstacle with training: 7:31Favourite exercise: 12:44Least favourite exercise: 13:03Proudest training achievement: 14:20Biggest training inspiration: 17:00Favourite fitness YouTuber: 21:20Why do you create videos: 26:56Importance of enjoying training: 35:25What motivates you now: 40:04Facing fears: 46:30You can’t fake it: 48:30Instagram question #1: 52:10Instagram question #2: 56:55Instagram question #3: 58:421 piece of actionable advice: 1:04:00Where to find them: 1:09:10Lachlan’s question: 1:12:20Tyson’s question: 1:15:20You can also listen and watch this conversation over on the Bodyweight Warrior YouTube channel.