In this episode Ric talks to former British Army officer, fitness business owner and extreme sport coach Ben Plenge about his personal journey, military life and how that shaped his performance, and how he was able to create a business where he was paid to travel the world (for a while anyway!).

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Episode 17 - Ft extreme sport coach Ben Plenge

Diane is one of Britain’s most successful 800m runners, winning Gold in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. She has also competed in four Olympic Games, was unbeaten for six consecutive seasons over her specialist distance, won six Amateur Athletic Association of England titles and is both the former British and Commonwealth Record Holder. Since retiring from athletics she has dedicated herself to a number of great causes and 2010 Diane established the Diane Modahl Sports Foundation (DMSF) a registered charity. It champions undiscovered talent and brings high quality athletics coaching and mentoring opportunities to both able-bodied and disabled young people, particularly those living in some of the poorest areas across the UK. Diane is also a published author, highly sought after keynote speaker, and a BBC TV presenter.

Episode 22 - Diane Modahl MBE

Lance Corporal Stephen Burns served in the SBS for over 10 years and was awarded a Military Cross for his bravery in taking on Taliban gunmen to give the medical team time to rescue a wounded colleague.

Episode 21 - Former Special Forces Soldier - Stephen Burns

During this episode Phil discusses his journey to becoming a world class performance coach, his top tips for developing an elite mind and how each and everyone of us can deal with stress, and become more resilient in order to perform when it matters.

Episode 20 is with Performance Coach Phil Quirk

Dr Scott Robinson is an elite performance nutritionist who coaches world class athletes in the fields of motor racing, boxing and football. In his practice, Scott utilises a combination of state-of-the-art technology and performance nutrition strategies to help an athlete to unlock their full potential. https://www.scottrobinsonnutrition.com

Episode 19 - Dr Scott Robinson

In this episode Ric talks to premier league football strength and conditioning coach John Noonan. John has a wealth of experience in professional sport including coaching in a number of premiership football and rugby clubs, as well as the GB Park and Pipe Snowboarding team and after recently guest presenting at the prestigious UKSCA conference, John is considered one of the leading coaches in the country.

Episode 18 : ft premier league football strength and conditioning coach John Noonan

Episode 16 is with Performance Coach Gary James. After serving 17 years in the Special Air Service Gary's story is both unique and fascinating. Tune in to hear all about Gary's experiences, and how he uses them to coach people from general population to elite level athletes to improve all aspects of their performance

Episode 16: With Performance Coach Gary James

In episode 15, Ric chats to his friend and world class Performance Coach Chris Tombs where they discuss Chris's career as a coach at the highest levels of sport. What it takes for a young coach to do his job, and his views on how long it takes to achieve success.

Episode 15 - featuring Chris Tombs

In this episode Ric talks with friend and nutrition expert Dr Anna Robins. They discuss Anna's career, thoughts on some of the myths surrounding nutrition, and the overall role nutrition plays in performance, in all areas of your life.

Episode 14: Special Guest - Dr Anna Robins

In this episode Ric discusses all this performance with GB Cycling Strength & Conditioning Coach Scott Pearson.

Episode 13: Scott Pearson

In this episode Ric explains why he hasn't been around in a while, and why.

Episode 12 - The King Eats First

Episode 11 sees Ric talk mindset with polar explorer and all round badass Charlie Paton

Episode 11 - Special Guest - Charlie Paton

In this episode Ric welcomes his good friend, the unstoppable bastard, Mr Paul Mort

Episode 10: Unstoppable Bastard

In this episode Ric explains why he got pied by a special guest who he wanted on the podcast, and why thats an important lesson for us all.

Episode 9: Getting Pied Off

In this episode Ric discusses some key wording you need to avoid, in order to improve your behaviour and performance

Episode 8 :Priorities

Principles of high end performance and elite mindset development.