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The Brian Keane Podcast

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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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#387: Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans on Mind/Body Connection, Functional Mushrooms and The Life Changing Power of Psilocybin!

Rashad is a former UFC Light Heavy Weight Champion and UFC Hall of Famer. Rashad knows a thing or two about the connection between mind and body, and the importance of having both in sync. He credits mushrooms for that one-two punch of focus + energy in training and competition, and then easing the transition from fighter to "just getting back to being me." He is passionate about transforming sports nutrition and transforming access to education so that others can have the same opportunities tha...

Jun 27, 202246 min

FROM THE VAULT: My Hatred For Running and Building Self Discipline, Crippling Self-Sabotage and Building Confidence By Attacking Fears!

This episode first aired 19th November 2018 Left a review or rating for the podcast? Be sure to take a screen shot and email it to my assistant at brian@briankeanefitness.com or gary@briankeanefitness.com for a really cool bonus. I'm the process of writing my third book centred around mindset so I've jumped all over the place today. I've gone off on a million tangents but I know these episodes normally go down very well as I'm just thinking out loud for most of it. I hope you enjoy it. My second...

Jun 24, 20221 hr 7 min

#386: Clinical Nutritionist Inna Toplier on Thyroid Function, Hypothyroidism vs Hashimoto's and How Metabolism Impacts Fat Loss!

Inna is board certified clinical nutritionist with over 16 years of experience in clinical practice specializing in thyroid function and Hashimotos. She is also the host of the Health Mysteries Solved podcast where she gets to the real root of health issues. She is obsessed with all things related to natural health and ways we can optimize it as she struggled and subsequently overcame many health ailments herself ranging from IBS to debilitating fatigue to migraines to severe acne and thyroid is...

Jun 20, 202252 min

FROM THE VAULT: Dealing With Mental Health

This episode first aired 20th August 2018 Left a review or rating for the podcast? Be sure to take a screen shot and email it to my assistant at brian@briankeanefitness.com or gary@briankeanefitness.com for a really cool bonus. This was a difficult episode to record and I talk about some of my own issues that I haven't talked to previously. I've had my own issues with mental health and your mess becomes your message so here's to hovering over the 'publish' button for several minutes. "Depression...

Jun 17, 202252 min

#385: The Biggest Things I've Changed My Mind About Since Starting The Podcast in 2016! (Solo Episode)

This is one of those 'press record and talk' style episodes so I hope you enjoy it. Episode 1 of this podcast came out on September 10th 2016 – The Things You Need To Do For Fat Loss and I've changed my mind about a lot of things over that six year period. Charlie Munger has a great line in his book 'Poor Charlie's Almanac' that you should always be willing to give up your best loved ideas. Today's podcast goes through the eight biggest things I've changed my mind about since starting the show i...

Jun 13, 20221 hr 14 min

FROM THE VAULT: How To Deal With Negative People!

This episode first aired 18 June 2018 Left a review or rating for the podcast? Be sure to take a screen shot and email it to my assistant at brian@briankeanefitness.com or gary@briankeanefitness.com for a really cool bonus. This was a press record and talk episode. I've talked about my experiences in dealing with negative people over the last ten years. Parts of this episode are very raw and I've used some stories from my personal life that I haven't talked about before so I hope it helps. Notab...

Jun 10, 202258 min

#384: Kute Blackson on The Magic Of Surrender, Freeing Yourself From Ego and Finding The Courage To Let Go!

Kute Blackson is a transformational truth teacher and national best-selling author of 'You Are The One' and 'The Magic of Surrender – Finding The Courage To Let Go'. Kute was the winner of the 2019 Unity New Thought Walden Award and is widely considered a next generation leader in the field of personal development. His mission is simple: To awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life's purpose. He is also the host of though ...

Jun 06, 202256 min

FROM THE VAULT: Marathon Des Sables – Running 250km Through The Sahara Desert

This episode first aired 30 April 2018. Left a review or rating for the podcast? Be sure to take a screen shot and email it to my assistant at brian@briankeanefitness.com or gary@briankeanefitness.com for a really cool bonus. 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- c...

Jun 03, 20221 hr 17 min

#383: Dietician Orla Walsh on Nutritional Misconceptions For Weight Loss, Boosting Your Metabolism and Managing PCOS!

Orla qualified as a Dietitian from Kings College London. She initially obtained an honours degree in Physiology from Trinity College, allowing her to apply her detailed knowledge of the human body to the nutritional management of conditions and diseases. Since then Orla upgraded her BA in Physiology to an MA in Physiology and went on to achieve a Masters in Clinical Nutrition at Roehampton University, London. She is one of my 'go to' people when it comes to the latest research on topics and I lo...

May 30, 202256 min

#382: Dr Stone on Mentally Coping With An Injury, Rehabbing Like A Professional Athlete and Sports Medicine Advancements with Anabolic and Stem Cell Therapy!

Dr Kevin Stone was trained at Harvard University in internal medicine and orthopaedic surgery and at Stanford University in general surgery and is a pioneer of advanced orthopaedic surgical and rehabilitation techniques to repair, regenerate, and replace damaged cartilage and ligaments. He is an orthopaedic surgeon at The Stone Clinic and has operated on high-performance NBA players like Steph Curry and members of the US Olympic Ski team, helping them bounce back stronger than before with recove...

May 23, 202247 min

FROM THE VAULT: Sinead Hegarty on Break Ups, Sex and Spiritual Awakening!

This episode first aired 28 Oct 2019 Want to get my weekly newsletter? https://briankeanefitness.com/newsletter/ Sinéad is a blogger who has built a social media channels thanks to her amazingly positive outlook on life. On top of blogging about fitness, mindset and makeup, she also talks a lot about mental health and self-understanding Here are some of the things we talked about in today's podcast. · Why her ex-boyfriend cheating on her was the best thing that ever happened to her · Spiritual a...

May 20, 20221 hr 6 min

#381: Chronic Fatigue Specialist Ari Whitten on Eating For Energy, How To Beat Fatigue and Unlocking All-Day Energy!

Ari is a Functional Medicine expert and Founder of The Energy Blueprint . He is also the author of the highly anticipated forthcoming book, Eat For Energy: How To Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All Day Energy. Ari is an energy and fatigue specialist who focuses on taking an evidence-based approach to energy enhancement. He has been studying nutrition and holistic health for over 2 decades and has a Bachelor's of Science from San Diego State University in Kinesiology. He ...

May 15, 202249 min

FROM THE VAULT: How To Stop Seeing Food As 'Good' or 'Bad', Guilt Around Missed Workouts and Challenging Beliefs with Paul Dermody

This episode first aired 23 Sep 2019 Want to get my weekly newsletter? https://briankeanefitness.com/newsletter/ Paul Dermody joins me for today's Q+A format episode. It's a bounce-back fly on the wall conversation based around the questions below. We take turns answering and then bounce back and forth to add more context to why we think or believe it is that way. Enjoy. 1. If you could eradicate one product/craze/fad/person from the fitness space, what would it be? 2. Successfully lost weight b...

May 13, 20221 hr 42 min

#380: Q+A - Gym Tools, Mobility Work, Keto vs Calorie Deficits, Eating More After Running, Self-Discipline Books, Weight Loss Diet Breaks and Fat Burning Supplements!

Today's podcast is a solo Q+A with a focus around general fitness: training, nutrition, recovery and supplements. Enjoy. Thoughts on using machines vs barbells vs dumbbells? 01:10 Do you do lots of mobility work in between your training? 12:08 Any thoughts on keto for weight loss vs calorie deficit? 16:54 Do you eat extra on days where you do longer runs? To not get into too much of a deficit? 25:33 Other than your books, do you have any favorite discipline or mindset audio books? 33:49 Are diet...

May 09, 20221 hr 12 min

FROM THE VAULT: 10 Life Lessons I Learnt Running Through The Sahara And The Arctic!

This episode first aired 10 Jun 2019 Want to get my weekly newsletter? https://briankeanefitness.com/newsletter/ Today's episode focuses heavily on the mindset side of things. It's been three months since I ran through the Arctic and just over a year since I ran six back to back marathons in the Sahara Desert. Both of those challenges thought me so much about how to be in other areas of my life. My personal relationships, my business, and my happiness levels are the best they've ever been and I ...

May 06, 20221 hr 8 min

#379: David Sinclair Ph.D. on Lifespan, Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To!

Dr. Sinclair is a professor of genetics and co-director of Harvard Medical School's Center for Biology of Aging Research. He is also the author of the great book Lifespan, why we age and why we don't have to and the host of the podcast Lifespan with Dr. David Sinclair that covers topics such as the science behind why we age and interventions for slowing and even reversing aging. Time Magazine has him as one of the 100 most influential people on earth and we packed so much incredible content into...

May 02, 202243 min

FROM THE VAULT: Trisha's Transformation On Losing 100 Pounds In Less Than A Year (The Right Way!)

This episode first aired 13 May 2019 Want to get my weekly newsletter? https://briankeanefitness.com/newsletter/ Trish Lewis (trisha.transformation on Instagram) is a 31-year-old chef who went from 26 stone (365lbs) to 19 stone (266lbs) in less than a year. After years of self-sabotage, secret eating, and yo-yo dieting- she finally decided to get on a nutrition plan that worked for her lifestyle and slowly started to exercise more and is now inspiring thousands of people all around the country t...

Apr 29, 20221 hr 29 min

#378: IFBB Pro Blessing Awodibu on Discovering Your Passion, The Power of Gratitude and How To Stop Giving A F*ck What People Think About You!

Blessing is an Irish Nigerian IFBB Pro Bodybuilder and 2X Arnold Champion. His Instagram page has over 1.8 million followers. Interestingly enough, a good portion of his more than 1.8 million followers have become fans of his without knowing about his bodybuilding endeavors. Instead, he has gotten a following from his hilarious gym sketches and great sense of humor. Blessing hopes to change some of the stigma around bodybuilders being too serious and aggressive. And as someone who has known him ...

Apr 25, 202249 min

FROM THE VAULT: Running 230km Through The Arctic Circle!

This episode first aired 11 Mar 2019 Want to get my weekly newsletter? https://briankeanefitness.com/newsletter/ This is a one take 'press record and talk' episode about my experience running 230km through the Arctic circle. I talk a little about my preparation for the challenge but this episode is heavy on the mindset side of things and focuses heavily on the mental tools I used to get to the finish line after tearing my Achilles 86km from the end. This was physically the hardest thing I've don...

Apr 22, 20221 hr 4 min

#377: Hollywood Trainer and Nutritionist Magnus Lygdbäck on How To Eat and Lift Like The Silver Screen's Biggest Superheroes and Movie Stars!

Magnus is a world-renowned Swedish health and wellness expert, entrepreneur, and lifestyle coach. For over 20 years, he has become known for working with some of the world's most recognizable actors, musicians, athletes, artists, and high-performance business entrepreneurs. His app Magnus Method has Celebrity fitness training plans made for you. It's the exact programs he used with movie stars Gal Gadot for her role as Wonder Woman, Alicia Vikander for Tomb Raider, James McAvoy for "Glass, Ben A...

Apr 18, 202242 min

FROM THE VAULT: Tom Otton – 137km UTMB Ultra Marathon, Running For 42 Hours Straight and Developing The F*ck It Mindset!

This episode first aired 01 Mar 2019 Want to get my weekly newsletter? https://briankeanefitness.com/newsletter/ Tom Otton is an ultra runner, TedX Speaker, and M.D at Create Group a digital marketing agency in Dubai. I recorded this with Tom right before I left for the Arctic and the mindset tips he gave in this episode were a huge part of me getting to that finish line. Regardless of whether you've run two hundred ultra marathons or you've never run 1km in your life, you are going to love this...

Apr 15, 20221 hr 11 min

#376: Wellness Coach Georgie Crawford on Building Self Worth, How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Others and The Power Of Changing Your Story!

Georgie is health coach and wellness speaker. She is also podcast host of the incredible show The Good Glow and creator of The Good Glow Wellness Course and The Good Glow Rise and Thrive course which she created alongside two podcast favourites Gerry and Miriam Hussey. This was a wonderful conversation with somebody I've been looking to bring on the podcast for so long. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. Here are some of the things we spoke about in today's show: Giv...

Apr 11, 202256 min

FROM THE VAULT: Mindset Q+A

FROM THE VAULT: Mindset Q+A This episode first aired 25 Feb 2019 Want to get my weekly newsletter? https://briankeanefitness.com/newsletter/ Today's episode is a Solo Q+A and gets very heavy on the mindset side of things. It goes through a lot of tools and tactics that I apply in my everyday life from getting up earlier to dealing with my fear of public speaking. I also go through a lot of the things I'll be covering in my new book out later this year so if that's something you're interested in,...

Apr 08, 20221 hr 3 min

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I'm definitely trying to over deliver on this one. As a thank you for listening to the podcast, I've got a cool bonus for you.. To get it, just leave a review for the podcast wherever you listen, screenshot it and email the photo to my assistant Gary and he'll send you the bonus link.. Gary@briankeanefitness.com Thank you all again for your amazing support.

Apr 05, 20221 min

#375: Bret "Glute Guy" Contreras PhD on The Art and Science of Strength and Physique Training, Building A Great Ass and Dealing With Online Negativity!

Bret "Glute Guy' Contreras PhD is a teacher, innovator, personal trainer, bestselling author, researcher, international lecturer, and lifter. His great Instagram page has over 1.1 million followers. Best known for his glute training methods, he has established himself as the world's leading expert in gluteal muscle functioning and development, strength training, and program design. In addition to developing a comprehensive glute training system, Bret discovered and popularized the barbell hip th...

Apr 04, 20221 hr 7 min

FROM THE VAULT: 8 Critical Habits For Building Mental Toughness!

This episode first aired 21 Dec 2018. Want to get my weekly newsletter? https://briankeanefitness.com/newsletter/ Today's solo episode is based on feedback from a few recent episodes on building mental strength and getting sh*t done whether you feel like it or not. I hope it helps.​ ​ "We don't decide our future, we decide our habits and our habits decide our future"​ ​ 1. Pursue your passion (either in work or personal life or both) ​ 2. Start a gratitude journal (rewire your brain) ​ 3. Become...

Apr 01, 20221 hr 13 min

#374: Human Behaviour Expert Dr. John Demartini on Why Inspiration IS NOT Motivation and How Your Highest Values Determine Your Quality Of Life!

Dr. Demartini is a world-renowned human behaviour expert, philosopher and speaker. He has over 4 decades of research across multiple disciplines. His work has been described by students as the "most comprehensive body of work", "an extensive library of wisdom" and "wisdom of the highest and most valuable order" He's an internationally published author, a global educator and the founder of the Demartini Method, a revolutionary tool in modern psychology. His education curriculum ranges from person...

Mar 28, 202246 min

#373: 5X Fittest Man On Earth Mat Fraser on Why Suffering Makes You Stronger, Using The F*ck You Mentality and How Hard Work Pays Off!

Mathew Fraser is the 5X Fittest Man on Earth: the most successful and dominant CrossFit athlete in history, a 5-time CrossFit Games Champion (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020) and the only 6 time individual podium finisher. Prior to his CrossFit career, Fraser was also the 2009 Junior National Champion Weightlifter and son of Olympic athletes. Mat's journey to success is characterized by adversity, including fighting his way back to fitness after breaking his back in a training accident aged 19...

Mar 21, 202241 min
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