I'm Amir Fazeli, the founder of Adonis Athletics, a Masters degree holder in Sport Science (Sports Performance), business lover, world champion powerlifter and combat sport athlete. On my podcasts I will be talking to a wide range of interesting guests covering anything from strength & conditioning and training to business and life success aswell as the mindset it takes to crush it in life and get after it...not to mention general chats and shenanigans. Please rate the podcast and smash that ...
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Cutting Weight In Comp Week Without Affecting Performance
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Making weight is a challenge that many athletes face, specially in sports like powerlifting, weightlifting, wrestling, boxing, and MMA. It can be tempting to resort to drastic measures like dehydration, starvation, or laxatives, but these can have serious consequences for your health and performance. In this episode, I will share some strategies th…
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5 Tips For Overcoming Anxiety & Fear In Competition
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Sport psychology is absolutely one of my passions and something I think that is HEAVILY misunderstood and underutilised by basically every single athlete...even the ones who think they pay attention to it.In this episode I talk about my first BJJ competition on the weekend and the steps I took and have been taking over the last handful of years tha…
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The Carnivore Diet For (Combat) Athletes: A Good Solution or a Recipe for Disaster?
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The carnivore diet is a controversial eating plan that consists of only animal products, such as meat, eggs, cheese, and butter. More athletes have adopted this way of eating lately claiming this diet can improve their health, weight loss. One thing athletes (specially combat athletes) do notice though is a significant drop in performance during hi…
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A Simple Way PTs Can Get More Leads On The Gym Floor
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If you are a personal trainer, you might think that the best way to get more clients is to constantly look for who to 'close' next on the gym floor. However, this can backfire and make you seem needy, desperate, and weird. Instead of chasing potential customers (and scaring them away), you need to learn how to attract them by changing your mindset …
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Fitness Isn't The Same Thing As Conditioning
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In this episode, we're diving deep into a vital aspect of combat sports that's often misunderstood - the difference between being "fit" and being truly "conditioned" as a fighter. Buckle up as we unravel the secrets of how fighters need more than just raw fitness. Conditioning means mastering the art of moving efficiently even when fatigue sets in,…
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Why Feeling 'Meh' On Any Day Shouldn't Stop You from Performing
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We're challenging the conventional belief that athletes must always feel fantastic to perform at their best. You'll discover the powerful art of dissociating your feelings from your performance. You should still be able to unlock peak performance, maintaining consistency, and achieving your goals, no matter how you feel when you turn up to training…
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Powerlifters: Are We Focusing Too Much On The Micro Instead Of The Macro?
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Powerlifting coaches could give their input and thoughts on this better than anyone else - specially if you've been around for the last 7+ years. Don't forget to subscribe and share.
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Fighters: The Most Important Drills You're Not Doing
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If you found this helpful share it with someone else who might also benefit. If you are a fighter who would benefit from improving your mental game reach out on IG: @the_sportperformancecoach and we can chat about how you can reach the next level.
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Gym Owners: Are You Busy Doing The Right Things Or Are You Just Busy?
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Pull the right levers and combine it with hard work and you got yourself a winning combination my friends. If this podcast resonated with you chances are it will resonate with other fitbiz owners out there so please share. If you are a fitness business owner and think some short or long term mentorship would benefit your growth as a business owner …
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Powerlifters: 4 Things You Can Do Between Sets That'll Improve Your Confidence & Your Total
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If you found this helpful share it around and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast. If you're a powerlifter that's looking for short or long term coaching to take your lifting to the next level reach out on IG: @the_sportperformancecoach and we can chat. Thanks for tuning in guys.
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Why Do People Who Don't Really Care About Something Tend To Actually Get It Kind Of Easily?
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Ever seen a guy who doesn't care about a particular game jump in just for the fun of it and crush it? What about your highschool friend who didn't give a shit about getting that girl...but got her without effort? Why does that happen? I have a hypothesis. Let me know your thoughts on IG: @the_sportperformancecoach…
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Fighters: Do You Underperform In Competition Compared To Training?
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If you found this podcast helpful please share and subscribe so more people can benefit and you get some good karma. If you are a fighter and want more info on short or long term strength and conditioning including sport psychology training reach out amir@adonisathletics.com.au or on IG @the_sportperformancecoach and we will chat.…
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Coaches/PTs: Charge For Results Not Your Time
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Change your perspective on this and you'll instantly be able to command more income from you fitness business. For fitness business coaching and mentorship email me amir@adonisathletocs.com.au or send me a DM on Instagram @the_sportperformancecoach. Don't forget to share and subscribe for future episodes.…
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Powerlifters: 6 Questions You Can Ask Yourself To Easily Determine Your Recovery
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A very easy, simple and straightforward system I came up with a few years ago to determine how recovered my athletes are and how that would and should influence what changes they should make to training for the day on the fly - all yours to use so you can improve your performance right now. For more info about online coaching send me a DM on IG: @t…
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Fighters: Doing More Of Your Combat Sport Is Not Ideal For Improving Your Conditioning
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It's coming to hear some BJJ guys say "I get fitter by just rolling more" - here's why that's bad advice. Subscribe for future episodes. If you are a fighter of any kind and have been interested in strength and conditioning so you can dominate your opponents contact me on Instagram @the_sportperformancecoach.…
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Gym Owners: How Well Do You Follow Up Your Leads Really?
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Gym owners/Coaches: If you are looking to improve both your coaching aswell as business skills so you can grow a thriving business click email amir@adonisathletics.com.au or check out the link in the bio on my IG @the_sportperformancecoach for more info about the mentorship course and I will get back to you. Thank you for listening.…
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Shortcast: What You Measure In Your Business Gets Managed. What You Don't Is Left Up To Luck
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Grow your fitness business in 2023. Visit the link below for free video for a free video on what are some of the more important things you need to be doing to be a successful coach with a successful business: www.training.adonisathletics.com.au
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One Of The Biggest Mistakes I Made When I First Opened My Gyms
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Unlock the secrets to building a thriving coaching business in 2023! As an online strength coach or gym owner, don't miss this opportunity to discover the powerful strategies I used to turn my passion for getting people strong into not one, but five, successful gyms and attached online coaching services. Click the link below to watch my FREE video …
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Here is how I see the concept of work-life balance and the way I've experienced it over the last decade or so trying to build multiple fitness businesses and reach the goals I've had. Let me know what you think below. Don't forget to subscribe for more regular content. Check out my Youtube channel: youtube.com/amir-fazeli Follow me on IG: the_sport…
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Personality Matters: Be A Better Coach By Understanding The 5 Personality Traits
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Coaching is more than writing programs, fixing tech and giving nutritional guidance. Personality types make a difference to how you coach, lead and do all those other three things too. Don't forget to share and subscribe for more content. Our next Mentorship intake is kicking off soon get in touch through IG: @the_sportperformancecoach if you want …
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My Training Methods Are Better Than Yours
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With so many different types of coaches and programming styles which one is superior? Guys if you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and share to stay up to date with more. See you on IG: the_sportperformancecoach
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Confidence Is Something You DO. Not Something You ARE.
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One of my favourite topics and something I think will bring more performance improvements than people give it credit for - sport psychology and in particular CONFIDENCE. Follow me on IG: @the_sportperformancecoach for more. Keen to hear your feedback.
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For Combat Athletes: "If gorillas don't eat meat and they're strong then why do I need to eat meat?"
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Addressing this statement that keeps coming up by athletes who have decided to turn vegan not because of personal/moral reasons but because of believing that somehow it's better for performance (usually after watching a flawed Netflix documentary). Don't forget to share and subscribe.
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Do you ever get anxious on the way to training?
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Do you ever get anxious on the way to training? Here is how to enjoy training instead of dreading it.
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Training hard is important, but recovery is importanter
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Guys thank you for listening as always and if you found this episode useful please share it and make sure to subscribe.
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This Is How You Deal With Competition Anxiety And Fear Of Losing
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A couple of tips I use with my powerlifting and combat sport athletes when they need to regain some mental control going into competitions. As always if you felt this episode was useful please subscribe and share.
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The Physiotherapist Who Actually Lifts - Tom Roncone
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Tom is a knowledgeable guy who applies his physiotherapy knowledge alongside actual practical experience he has had over the years in both powerlifting as well as BJJ. We talk about how he dislocated is ankle and how he returned to full exercise after that. he takes me through understanding pain science and being able to distinguish between good pa…
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Nutrition Simplification Wizard Mackenzie Baker
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Mackenzie is the host of the Macabolic Podcast and is great at taking nutritional concepts and simplifying it for people to understand and apply. We had a great chat about all things nutrition including how he went 100% online, what he feels are the most important factors people need to grasp when it comes to diets, how to keep making gains as a ve…
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The Builder of Elite Crossfit Athletes Mr Luke Starr
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Luke joins me on this episode to talk about his elbow dislocation and then achilles rupture and what it takes to come back from injury. We talk about why lots of Crossfit gyms are rebranding and the possible future of Crossfit itself after the stepping down of Mr Glassman, the former CEO. He also delved into what he learned and applied when he was …
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The President Of The ASCA Dr. Dan Baker
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Dr Dan Baker is the president of the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association (ASCA) and hands down one of the biggest OGs in the S&C game in Australia. He has worked with tons of top level athletes and rubbed shoulders with and developed tons of top level coaches. What he and the ASCA do is paramount in driving forward strength and condition…
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Ryan King is a wealth management specialist who knows specialises in giving advise about how you can plan for future success and financial freedom without making huge sacrifices to your current lifestyle. We talk about COVID’s effect on the world and what he sees for the future. He also gives us some insight into shares and the stock market and we …
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Alberto Nuñez needs no introduction. He has been around for ever coaching lifters and bodybuilders. Training, coaching and nutrition is what he knows and he knows well. We delve into heaps of topics some of which included the concept of motivation and how to REALLY find it, how being a natural vs an enhanced lifter influences training programming, …
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Renaissance Periodization's Chief Sarcasm Officer Dr Mike Israetel
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The one and only Dr Mike joins me again as we talk about politics, his upcoming involvement with crazy COVID vaccine experimentations in the name of science and how the media is punking y’all! No but seriously we talk a bit of politics at the start but then go into training talk about volume guidelines for strength vs muscle development. Where is a…
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Barry Bridges joins us to talk about sleep science and how to feel better, be more alert and squeeze more performance out of your body and mind with simple sleeping tips. We talk about how it changes things to be a morning or night person, can we condition ourselves to be a morning/night person? How food before sleep effects its quality, do we actu…
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Fitness Business, Online Coaching & Stuff With Will Berkman
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Will Berkman joins me to talk about the state of the fitness industry after the COVID lockdown. What he learned, changed and added to his services as an online and face to face coach during the lockdown period and after it. The mindset needed to start your own fitness business, survive in the industry and what standards you need to hold yourself to…
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Mental Health, Contemplating Suicide & Turning It All Around With Tareq Ahmed
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Tareq shares his story of his severe battle with depression, anxiety and contemplating suicide and how he turned that around and used it all as fuel to better his life and launch educAid Au which has gone on to help so many people increase their awareness of mental health - specially those who are religiously inclined. It was amazing to have him on…
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BJJ Coach & Brown Belt Winston Hong
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Winston came over to Australia from Singapore and started training in BJJ about 2012/2013. He completed his degree in Engineering, was offered a great job however he turned it down to pursue BJJ full time instead. He has gone on to earn his brown belt under the awesome coaches at Garage Jiu Jitsu having competed in top level BJJ competitions and ev…
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Physique & Bodybuilding Coach Paolo Baja
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I sit down with my friend Paolo Baja from Athletic IQ and we talk about how long it takes to prep for a bodybuilding competition. The evolution of the coaching mind and humility. Research evidence vs anecdotal evidence. Breaking discipline. Main mistakes people who want to build muscle and look good make with their training and nutrition. Recommend…
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The voice recording from a video so don't be alarmed. Let me know your thoughts and experience on this and any other feedback. You know the drill, if you found this useful please share it and subscribe. Thank you 🙏
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The Thicc Stoic: On Death - Seneca's 4th Letter
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Chad and I go through Seneca's fourth letter which is all about death but not always in the literal sense...at least in some aspects. As always thank you for listening, please rate the podcast and let us know what you would like to hear more.
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How Many Weekly Sets Per Muscle, Protein During Diets, Can You Build Muscle With Heavy Weights?
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The Thicc Stoic: What Is A Friend - Seneca's Letter #3
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What is a true friend? What about a boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife? Do we really have as many friends as we think we do or are they acquaintances? Does how you treat a friend have an affect on how that person treats you? Please subscribe and leave your feedback and rating. Thank you for listening.…
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The Thicc Stoic: Single Minded Focus - Seneca's Letter #2
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Big Chad joins me in this episode as we break down Seneca's second letter and discuss single minded focus and bad habit of jumping from one thing to another and how that hinders your progress. Please share and subscribe.
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The Thicc Stoic: Figure Out What You Have Control Over & What You Don't
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The first Zoom meeting I did that involved our members at Adonis Athletics aswell as members of the public introducing them to Stoic philosophy and how you can use it to bring so much clarity to your life, reduce anxiety and have an ability to make decisions. Listen to where Stoicism came from and my first lesson that makes you get your mind set fo…
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Winner's Mindset: Working Hard, Burnout & The 80/20 Rule
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Working hard is the cornerstone of achieving anything big and significant. No doubt about it. but at what point does "working hard" become "spinning your wheels"? I delve into this and explore burnout and what working hard really is, or at least should be. I also touch on the magic of the 80/20 rule and how it should be utilised for maximizing effi…
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Winner's Mindset: Comfort Is A Progress Killer
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Our brain wants to protect us and keep us in comfort, but the seeking of too much comfort and too much luxury get you out of touch with reality and put you out of practice and out of preparation for when the real world comes. It can make one thing to chase bigger things harder. Seeking too much comfort, being too entitled, seeking luxuries too ofte…
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Does Your Training REALLY Need to be Individualised?
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How individualised does your training really need to be? What does individualisation really even mean and to what degree does it apply to people's programs? Does every single person's program need to be drastically different because they are an individual? Can 2 programs be almost exactly the same and still yield great results? If so does it make i…
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Watching the recent UFC fight between Conor and Cowboy it was clear that Conor is back. Not just the fighting skills but the focus and the drive. I followed all major interviews in the lead up to the fight and the post fight press conference after the fight and there was something Conor himself talked about that put it all together very neatly and …
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The Winner's Mindset - The Opposite Of Fear Is Not Courage
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The opposite of fear is not courage it's something else that every single one of us can do and has the full potential to execute on. In this episode I go through a conversation I had with a close friend about getting the things we want in life and not letting fear stop us. as usual I want to know what you guys think and how you actually put the les…
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The Winner's Mindset: Your Purpose In Life
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What is your purpose in life? How do you find the answer to this huge and super loaded question? Tune in on the first episode of my new segment - The Winner's Mindset where every week I'll be talking about what it means to be a winner and squeeeeeeze more juice out of life no matter where you are currently in your life. Hey, I want YOU to give me f…
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