Lifting and Life

Ash is a local Wellington Group Fit Instructor and Personal Trainer at Les Mills. 

In this episode we delve into Ash's journey into the 'fitness world' and how she become a group fit instructor and PT. She shares some really good advice for people who are new to the gym and also people who are aspiring personal trainers.

As always we hope you enjoy listening! And keep lifting 💪

Tim is a guy who spins many plates including owning two gyms and an electrical business. As well as being a Personal Trainer and an amateur Classic Physique competitor. 

Tim starts us off with how he first got into the gym and then we delve into the plates that he spins and highlight the key learnings he has picked up along the way. 

We hope you enjoy listening! And keep lifting.

In this episode we place the focus slightly more on lifting than life and provide some practical advice for those who are new to the gym. We break it down into 3 categories: the not very keen; the kinda keen and the super keen. Because we understand that beginners in the gym can be at varying stages - those who are slightly apprehensive about it, those who are somewhat into it and those who are out the gate wanting to smash it. 

We hope that you get some useful and practical info from this episode even if you're not a beginner. 

Thanks for listening! And keep lifting.

Josh has officially moved to Melbourne! In this episode we chat about the learnings that Josh has gained so far and what steps he's putting in place to ensure he builds a positive environment around himself in the new city. Having been almost 2 years sober this is something that's very important to him. We also delve into the benefits of challenging your comfort zone and go over some basic advice for starting your weight-loss or fitness journey. 

We're stoked to have Chloe Lyn Hunter IFBB Bikini Pro on this episode. We delve into many topics and have a heavy emphasis on Chloe's competing career and her journey with body dysmorphia and anorexia.

We hope that Chloe's words can provide some motivation and insight for you!

This could be a sensitive topic for some so please keep that mind. In addition to that, our conversation is not intended to treat or prevent any topics discussed. Please seek professional advice if you are going through a journey with body dysmorphia or anorexia. 

We are very excited to announce the arrival of our first guest on Lifting & Life: Matthew Devonport. Matt is a software developer, frequent gym goer, and a passionate musician who takes us through the unique challenges he has faced throughout his life and, most importantly, how he has managed to overcome them. It was clear from the beginning that both Matt’s journey and his values resonated with Lifting & Life’s, so it was a real pleasure having him on the show for a chat. We hope you enjoy hearing his story as much as we did!

Challenges concerning mental health is something we can each face everyday. In Episode #2 of Lifting & Life, you can catch Cam & Josh taking a broad, open-minded approach to this topic, with Josh openly discussing both the depression and drinking battles he has had throughout the years, and how they led him to gymming. In this episode you can also catch them discussing coffee - because who doesn’t love coffee!? So pour yourself a mug of your favourite brew, think about the first time you ever tried that sweet elixir, and enjoy the show!

In Episode #1 of Lifting & Life, hosts Cam & Josh dive into the difficulties that come with transitioning from one lifestyle to another, including concerns surrounding perceptions, how to ease those transitions, and building habits and routines that can aid in the development of any desired change. As you can come to expect from Lifting & Life, our discussion stretches into multiple avenues, while maintaining gymming as a broad foundational model that can then be paralleled to any number of lifestyles. Enjoy the show!