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"For the Wife & Kids" - Fitness & Fatherhood: Mark's PPS Story

Mark shares how the day he couldn't tie his laces was when he decided he needed to regain control of his health & fitness, if not for his wellbeing, but for his wife and young family.

Mark has since become a leader in many areas of his life: at his local sports club, at home, at work and in the PPS Community.

Going from someone who wouldn't usually feel comfortable in a gym to completing over 600 x workouts in his 4-year tenure at PPS.

It hasn't been a smooth journey, and it started rocky. But with a strong "Why" to use as an ongoing source of motivation, Mark has busted through barriers, learned a lot of lessons and become a better role-model & leader through health & fitness.

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Women's Health & Fertility Nutrition Specialist: Evelyn Kennedy

In this episode, Evelyn Kennedy chats to us about how she helps women going through IVF improve their chances of conception by building healthy habits around nutrition.

As a Women's Health & Nutrition Specialist, Evelyn provides valuable insights into this rewarding process and general advice for anyone who struggles with nutrition and fitness.

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Underated or Overated

Fat Burners... Underrated or Overrated!?

Just one of the contentious questions we answer in this special edition of the PPS Podcast.

We discuss various fitness topics and fads and come up with a verdict...

Underrated or Overrated?

Which will help debunk some myths and help you simplify your fitness journey

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The Oak Tree: Geogio's PPS Story

Coach Georgio has transformed his lifestyle since his self-described "Chubby" days at school, from hiding chocolate bars from his Mum and screaming at his teacher during PE class. Georgio was then dragged to the gym by his brother and eventually became a champion Powerlifter, a Teacher himself, and a Coach.

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The Open Book: Christian's PPS Story

Standing at 6 foot 6 inches tall, Christian has been many different bodyweights and body types. Each has been reflective of his mental & emotional state at the time. So have the methods he has used to achieve these different weights.

He’s been as low as unhealthy 66kg and as high as 130kg.

He has undereaten, over-exercised, and overeaten while not exercising.

But this is more of a story about Christian’s struggles with his self-esteem, mental health & depression. How this has impacted his mindset around his body image, and ultimately how he has overcome all of these struggles to become the Coach and Person he is today.

Listen to Christian’s fantastic display of vulnerability on the PPS Podcast via the player below, or you can listen on Spotify by clicking here.

Dan's People of PPS Story

Dan describes himself as the opposite of a gym person growing up. And a 'Skinny Fat' guy who would be the last to get picked for sports teams at school.

Fast forward to today, and Dan can now see himself as an athlete on the Powerlifting platform where he can Squat & Deadlift 3 x his body weight.

Although, it was a slow start, and he could barely bench-press a 3kg dumbbell on his first day in the gym. He now bench-presses close to 100kg and has the confidence to go to the beach and take his top off finally.

We hear Dan's story and his thoughts as he is less than 12-Weeks out from his biggest Powerlifting Competition to date.

Another of many steps out of his comfort zone that have shaped who he now is today.

This is Dan's PPS Story

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Disordered Eating & Body-Image Issues by Emma Kwok

Are you someone who :

  • can get obsessed with they weight on the scales?

  • follows unsustainable low-calorie diets?

  • or struggles with binge eating?

Emma Kwok is a PPS Member and Dietitian and joins us on the PPS Podcast to discuss how she helps women overcome 'Disordered Eating and Body Image Issues'.

We discuss her own struggles in her late teens, why she became a dietitian and why she is so passionate about helping overcome these common problems.

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The Importance of Self Reflection

If you have body composition and strength goals in the gym, it is important to practise self-reflection regularly:

Self Reflection can help to bring awareness to:

  • Your progress when you are feeling deflated

  • Your goals when you are feeling bored or distracted

  • Your barriers when you lose sight of what's holding you back

If you are someone who is frustrated at not being able to achieve their goals in the gym, gets demotivated by a perceived lack of progress or even constantly changes goals because they forget their "Why" 

Then you can learn more about the importance of Self Reflection in this weeks PPS Podcast Episode.

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Breaking Your Own Limiting Self-Beliefs

Do your own limiting self-beliefs hold you back in the gym?

Do you suffer from fear of failure or have to overcome your own crippling self-doubts?

In this PPS Podcast episode, I share a story of how one of my clients lost 12KG at PPS by simply believing she could.

She overcame her own self-beliefs and stopped looking for reasons why "she couldn't" and finally saw results in the gym.

We all struggle with beliefs that we have learned from our own experiences in life and these beliefs can be broken, if we choose to confront and challenge them.

Your beliefs around the gym, body composition and fitness are no different.

If you think "The Gym Isn't For You", "You aren't capable of setting and achieving Goals" or "Diets don't work for you", then this is the episode for you.

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Alexis's PPS Story: How Powerlifting can help Women feel more Comfortable in their own skin

In this episode, Alexis shares her PPS Story. Alexis is a busy mum, wife and Competitive Powerlifter.

Alexis has learned to embrace strength-training as a Women and has not been influenced by the stigma of 'weight lifting, making her too bulky.'

As a naturally more muscular woman, Alexis has used Powerlifting as a tool to help her embrace her body and feel more comfortable in her skin.

She also shares the other lessons she has learned on her Powerlifting journey, including how to deal with failure, the power of surrounding yourself with other like-minded people and the dangers of self-comparison in the gym.

This Podcast is an excellent episode for aspiring female lifters who deal with similar struggles to Alexis in the gym.

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Breaking Limiting Self-Beliefs with Coach Luke

Coach Luke shares his PPS story and describes how he used his passion for strength-training to learn how to cope with A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder)

After failing his first year at University due to his learning difficulties, he was eventually able to use what he had learned in the gym to learn how to enhance his focus and attention. Although he had told himself he was a failure and was never going to be good in the classroom, he was able to go back to University and finish at the top of the class after breaking his own limiting self-beliefs.

This is his PPS Story:

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Stronger Than This

After joining PPS to meet new people and 'build a booty' Chantelle was only 7-months into her training when disaster struck.

At only 28 years old; A blood clot (DVT) had formed in her leg and she was unknowingly going about ger normal business for over a week, while operating on only one lung. She collapsed in the shower when her body finally had enough. After being rushed to the hospital, she was put in an induced coma and went through open heart surgey to remove 27 blood clots from her lungs.

That's just the beginning of this amazing story. What's most inspiring is what Chantelle achieved in the first 12-months since surviving this trauma.

"Stronger Than This" is the quote she used to drive her to recover faster than expected, return to the gym faster than she was told to and achieve more than anyone expected. She wasn’t on a mission just to heal and get back to where she was - she was on a mission to be better and prove that nothing can stop her.

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Life Lessons Learned Through Lifting

In this episode we chat to Aaron Brewer - Head Coach at PPS Morley about the lessons in life that his Powerlifting pursuit has taught him.

He shares how his lifting journey started at 18 years old with the ambition to represent Australia on the world stage. A goal which he achieved before the age of 25, which as he describes, filled him with imense pride.

But more importantly he tells us about the up's and down's of his lifting career, losing his identity when struck by serious injury and how he learned to bounce back from adversity to be stronger than ever. Some powerful lessons for any aspiring lifters out there.

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