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Ben Coomber Radio

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Want to look awesome, feel awesome, be AWESOME? Tune into my show Ben Coomber Radio, a UK #1 rated podcast and top 10 in the world. A show centred around you being the best version of yourself, where I interview the worlds best guests in health, fitness, mindset, career success, business, and personal development, as well as Q&A shows with my co-host Tom, and solo shows with just me, and the mic!

A full fat, honest, direct, evidence based, practical, insightful, (and sometimes funny) show from a 7 year podcasting veteran.

Who am I? I'm a nutritionist, award winning coach, speaker, writer, award winning supplement creator, & former obese man sharing my journey, insights, and wisdom on life. I'm also a husband, dad, multiple business owner, and life long student of living an AWESOME life.
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Episodes

#177 - Is Fitness Your Identity?

Does fitness define you? If it does, this is how to break free from the affliction. I am all for fitness and sport being part of your life, but it's not your life, unless you are a professional athlete, which still has its boundaries. We also discuss how simplicity can be the root cause of a problem, why no one wants to be told what to do, how to talk to people to get positive change, any many more tangents and rants.

Feb 18, 201657 min

#175 - The Perfect Body is Unachievable - with Rachel Guy

After myself and Rachel rant about the evolution of unqualified fitness professionals and coaches online, we then move into another thought provoking show, and breach the questions.... Do you paralyse yourself with the pursuit of perfection? Is what you want achievable? Are you so driven, analytical, and single minded that you are damaging more than just your body? Are the relationships you have healthy? Is the goal you have for your body your goal? And more... Enjoy.

Feb 04, 201637 min

#174 - Eric Helms on IIFYM, BodyBuilding & Powerlifting

Want a scientific and specific approach to your training and nutrition but at the same time as balance in your life? Learn from someone who juggles a PhD, competing, and living life to the max, with body building and powerlifting expert Eric Helms. In this episode we discuss IIFYM, bodybuilding and powerlifting training, balance in your approach as an athlete, his journey and mistakes, and much more. In this weeks show I also discuss the beauty of audiobooks. If you would like to bag yourself a ...

Jan 28, 201650 min

#173 - The Meaning of Life with Rachel Guy

What is the meaning of life? What is our purpose on this planet? Are you happy where you are right now? Do you live with passion in your purpose? In this episode we cover diversification of your education, how to manage multiple training scenarios as an athlete, and much more... culminating in the meaning of life.... Enjoy!

Jan 21, 201658 min

#172 - Paralympic Wheelchair Player Dan Highcock on Nutrition, Training & Mindset

If you couldn't use your legs fully, what sport would you do? Dan Highcock got shown wheelchair basketball at an early age and hasn't looked back since after a fatal motorbike accident. In this episode Dan shares his journey, his evolution as person, how his nutrition has evolved over the years, how he structures his training as an athlete, why giving up coffee was one of the best things he's ever done, why meditation has changed so much for him, and much more. Check Dan out on Social media, he ...

Jan 14, 201642 min

#171 - Knowledge, Courses, Fitness & Nutrition - Step into My World

Unhappy with your job? Ever thought of being in the fitness industry? In this episode we talk about 3 key factors, 1. How to get into the health and fitness industry and what courses to do, 2. What to do if you don't enjoy your job and how to make the job you do more rewarding, 3. How your words and how you perceive your world can change everything in your life. I'd like to think that even if you are not in the fitness industry or want to be that there is a key life lesson for everyone in this s...

Jan 07, 201643 min

#170 - Mike Dolce on MMA, Fight Sports & High Performance

Mike Dolce coaches some of the top MMA and UFC Athletes in the world, he's the go to man. In this podcast episode we discuss his journey into the world of MMA, the changes that have occurred over his time in the sport - both with and without his influence, the old vs the new school ways of cutting weight, how to reach optimal performance, why getting nutrition and training right is only scratching the surface, and how his personal journey over recent years is impacting more than just the fight w...

Dec 31, 201546 min

#168 - Working on your weakness with Rachel Guy

We think we're ready to work on our weaknesses, but are we? Really? In this episode we go on a right ole ramble from one users question, looking at our reasons not to change. Another episode asking deeper questions of our nature and rationale.

Dec 17, 201536 min

#167 - Protein Overfeeding, Fasting & Ketosis with Dr Jacob Wilson

Dr Jacob Wilson is back on the show to chat about nutrition. Last time he was on the show we talked about training and what goes down in his lab, and now the prolific and outspoken researcher is back to talk about the research on protein overfeeding, intermittent fasting, calorie cycling, what happens if you diet for only 10 days then have a 3 day break, ketogenic dieting and the benefits, and much more. Enjoy.

Dec 10, 201544 min

#166 - Are you ready to be AWESOME with Rachel Guy

The world of fitness is changing, question is, are you going to change with it? Since myself and Rachel have been coaches, much has changed, our goals, our plans, our education, our journey, and we have changed and flexed with it, and had many life realisations. Mainly that life is more than fitness, that we are a sum of many more things, and this is how we now live an AWESOME life, are you ready to do the same? Are you ready for an AWESOME life?

Dec 03, 201551 min

#165 - Real Life Real Talk with Jason Ferruggia

Jason Ferruggia joins me on the show to get real with why and how we do things in life. Why do we train the way we do, why we eat the way we do, why training 3 days a week is best, why eating 'clean' is best but life is for enjoyment, why stress is crippling our minds, why life is about living - which many of us are not doing, why your mind is the stumbling block for everything we attempt to achieve, and why the expectations of the fitness industry have been holding people back for years in livi...

Nov 26, 201547 min

#164 - Is Our Food Safe? with Rachel Guy

Food toxicity, vulnerability, and responsibility are the focus of this weeks show alongside an epic ramble from myself on how our approach to our own issues and lifestyle factors now needs to be taken by the horns by the only person in power to change it, us! Alongside this we discuss having vision, a plan, how to be critical, positive affirmations and much more on nutrition and optimal human performance.

Nov 19, 201552 min

#161 - Eating lots is EASY & Other Rants with Rachel Guy

A show with a million directions today, including discussing on the obese man that lives inside me, calorific foods, the importance of having a busy but balanced life, finding ways of feeling full and satiated, how to follow people you love and catch their work on the road, the importance of playing the long game with adrenal fatigue, accounting for your changes in energy expenditure, and much more.

Oct 29, 201552 min

#160 - How to recover from burnout with Ollie Pryce

Ollie hit rock bottom during a career in semi-pro rugby while running a night club, burning the wick at both ends, training hard, playing hard, and trying to earn money all at the same time. This lead him to adrenal fatigue and a 2 year path to rehab. Learn from Ollie's mistakes, learn what helped him the most in his path to optimal health and wellness and why he now runs saviour sports tea.

Oct 22, 201544 min

#159 - Raped, Bulimic & legless, yet still positive with George Bryant

George Bryant has been through more in his life than most. Raped at a young age, developed eating disorders, enrolled into the military and got so muscular in his down time that he got compartment syndrome which meant his legs blew up, gained and lost 100lbs, developed the mindset to conquer his fears, and now lives a life of positive balance and peace. Will you accept George's challenge?

Oct 15, 20151 hr 8 min

#158 - What to do when all else fails with Rachel Guy

What do you do when you're not reaching your goals? Do you have a plan B? Do you know how to quantify your goals into the situations you are facing? Do you know when enough is enough and you need the help of a coach? When all else fails, stick to the basics. We also cover BCAA supplementation, cutting water before a fight, metabolic damage in fighters, magnesium supplementation and getting the s**ts, and much more.

Oct 08, 201543 min

#157 - Get more motivation & willpower - with Michelle Segar

How do you get more willpower and motivation? What stops us from sticking to our plans, and do the things we need to to be successful? What is willpower? What is motivation? How do we find meaning in what we do? How do we set short term and long term goals, and stick to them? How beneficial is self-talk? Are you mindful about your choices? Is just 'turning up' half the battle won? Michelle Segar, Phd joins me on the show to discuss her work on how we think and the choices we make. She also has a...

Oct 01, 201545 min

#156 - Does weight loss damage us? with Rachel Guy

Losing weight is great, but does it leave us with permanent damage both physically and mentally? Rachel Guy and I delve into the mental side of losing weight, how you can look at yourself differently, feel different, but it is yet to be a positive change in all areas of your life, still puting pressure on your relationships and thought process. If you look in the mirror and still don't see the person you want to see, you must listen to this episode!

Sep 24, 201544 min

#155 - Movement, pain & ART with Tom Feeney

Any idea what ART is and how it can affect your movement & pain? In this episode I am joined by Tom Feeney as we discuss why people are in pain, treatments available to people, the benefit of taking time to understand your biomechanics, the importance of mobility, how to find a good practitioner to help you, and the benefits of ART.

Sep 17, 201538 min

#154 - Are you Happy? with Rachel Guy

If we're not happy, is any of this health and fitness talk relevant? We can talk about any theory or technique, but if our mind and mental well-being is not sound, then nothing is worth it, the mind must come before anything else. In this episode we explore the health of our mind, and use some users examples to crack this topic clean open.

Sep 10, 201534 min

#153 - Building Muscle with The Muscle Prof Dr Jacob Wilson

Dr Jacob Wilson joins me to discuss the science of building muscle. In this episode we talk about his journey, what the science says about building muscle, whether to include strength work in your hypertrophy training, whether to include hypertrophy work in your strength training, the principals of mechanical overload, time under tension and activation, and much more. Check Dr Wilson out at: http://themuscleprof.com

Sep 03, 201547 min

#152 - I NEED Coffee... RANT Special with Rachel Guy

Myself and the Fox get railed by a ton of topics and rant for 45 minutes solid, including fake tan use, my favorite decaf coffee at the moment, whether people need coffee in the morning and how caffeine in general effects the body and mind, listening to your body and autoregulatory training, losing your gainz, and much much more. Be warned, explicit show, I get a few F bombs out as things get heated.

Aug 27, 201548 min

#151 - Recipes, ideas & kitchen creativity with Fitter Food

Fitter Food, aka Matt Whitmore and Keris Marsden the authors of 'The Paleo Primer' join me on the show for food related chat. We discuss Matt and Keris personal journeys in the fitness and health world, what we are missing from the food we eat, the power of food and the connection we have with it, what paleo means to them, Keris battle with PCOS, and what they are enjoying teaching others about nutrition right now. Grab at copy of their book The Paleo Primer HERE

Aug 20, 201543 min

#149 - Dieting, Metabolism & Will Power with Dr Jade Teta

Dr Jade and I delve into the world of not being able to lose weight. Why this might be, how our metabolsim plays a key role, and how the regulation of our food intake and our hormonal health supports this. We also discuss why people don't have the will power they want, why we need more minimalism in our lives, why we need more honest people around us, why our mindset is key, and whether you are actually ready to diet.

Aug 06, 201552 min

#148 - STEROIDS Pt 3 - The final word with Dave Crossland

Dave joins me on the show for the final time to discuss post cycle therapy (PCT), insulin use, synthol, the difference with taking high dose testosterone or low dose stacked testosterone, using hormones to kick start your own function, using anavar, is steroid use drug abuse, maintaining mass when only going on a short cycle, and why we never consider what we are actually asking our body to do. Watch Dave's film at: http://www.tmuscle.co.uk/ucfilm /...

Jul 30, 20151 hr 9 min

#147 - Saggy butts & Bingo wings with Rachel Guy

Rachel and I get stuck straight into your questions this week, no messing about as we discuss fine tuning the body of someone who is very young, the fine line between getting toned, building muscle, and losing fat and more calorie and macro perspectives, how to retain your muscle mass when marathon training, is training body parts once per week or twice per week better, what can you do when TDT isn't sold in the US and Canada, and adrenal issues within a diet context. Enjoy.

Jul 23, 201539 min

#146 - Everyone has an opinion these days

Everyone has an opinion these days, but who is really in a position to talk? This is the best way, thats the best way, weight training is best, cardio is best, zumba is best, when did we lose the ability to read the situation? We also rant about lots more and chat about my recent nutrition and training over the summer, and discuss assessing IBS, the contraceptive pill, tendon and ligament recovery alongside sports specific training, and some random banter, of course!

Jul 16, 201544 min

#145 - Elite level coaching & Rugby S&C with Dave Cripps

Dave Cripps, ex Leicester Tigers Rugby S&C coach joins me to discuss how to be an incredible coach, what it takes to understand people, what happens in the elite level rugby world, how to manage clients, the character traits of a good coach, and the importance of understanding people. Check out Dave's gym: http://www.coalitionperformance.co.uk

Jul 09, 201554 min
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