We got into the Guinness Book of Records (also Blue Peter) and we're here to show you how. While the majority of us were learning how to bake, during the 2020 lockdown Jason set himself an ambitious goal: to break a record. The action sports athlete combined hard work with out-of-the-box thinking to create a new challenge of unicycling while simultaneously lifting a barbell. He broke the record for heaviest single weight lifted by barbell overhead press while riding a unicycle by lifting an incredible 68 kg (149.9 lb) in April 2021, after eight weeks of continuous training for five days a we ..read more

Martial arts aren’t just a great way to get in shape; they can also help improve your self confidence and mindfulness, and introduce you to new cultures and friends. Many lessons taught in martial arts apply to other aspects of life. We discuss the impact that film and television has had on introducing people to martial arts. We look at the article from Medium.com on the 6 best martial arts for fitness: Capoeira Taekwondo Karate Escrima Wing Chun Tai Chi We talk about our own experience with Boxing, Kick Boxing and Rod's 20 year practise of Capoeira. We ask, which Martial Art can you eat a ..read more

#131 is easily the worst thing we've ever put out. Although it's been censored, it is explicit, mainly thanks to our guest Dan Scott of Clan Fit Edinburgh, so please don't listen if you're sensitive to mature,  crude and expletive riddled conversation. We try our best to play a couple of fitness related games. Sometimes your best isn't good enough. We use our predictive text suggestions to answer some of the most pressing health & fitness questions. We abandon that due to poor results and move on to play a vague version of Room 101, where two of us propose one thing about the fitness ..read more

This is the quintessential guide to health and fitness from A-Z. Jason & Rod go through the alphabet, defining, explaining and using in a sentence, a mixture of health & fitness terms with some ludicrous gym slang to have a good laugh at. The aim; to provide you with a glossary of definitions to help in your training and to join in on a laugh with your gym bros. AMRAP, Broscience, Compound Exercise, DOMS, Eccentric contraction, Full Range of Motion, Gluteal Amnesia, Hypertrophy, Isometric, Juicing, Kip up, Ligaments, Mirin’, Negatives, Overtrain, Plyometrics, Quality, Rate of perceiv ..read more

Were Spartan's ripped? How much could a Viking lift? Were Gladiators really vegan? What can we learn from the Ancient Greeks that can help us stay fit today? Rod and Jason look at the fitness regimes and diets of ancient warriors and find out how they exercised for war, for functionality and for leisure. Inspired by the History Channel show Ancient Warrior Workouts with Omar Isuf ..read more

Fitness Tribalism; a support network or form of indoctrination? On episode 128 of Just The Fitness Tip Jason & Rod look into Tribalism, what it is, how it affects society at large and it's increasing presence in the fitness industry. We look at fitness & diet tribes like CrossFit and Spartan Race, vegans and ketos. We read 4 tips on how to start a fitness tribe. We learn about the UK based gym credited as eco friendly and ask; do we need our gym to be aligned with our political and social views Do you have a fitness tribe? Do you need your fitness tribe? Let us know your views by ..read more

Andrew McGregor is a filmmaker, Grammy nominated bagpiper, inventor, writer, chessboxing champion, entrepreneur, frequent TEDx speaker, Highlands games athlete, photojournalist, magician, Curator of MindshareLA. He was named one of ‘LA’s 40 Most Interesting People’ by LA Weekly, was part of a team that won the SXSW Interactive Award for Activism, won the ‘Foreigner’ division of an Independence Day Chess Tournament in Kazakhstan, he was featured in the Sports Section of the ‘NY Times’, and he has even received a Certificate of Appreciation from LA’s City Council! Jason talks to Drew about how t ..read more

Is VR (virtual reality) & AR (augmented reality) the future of fitness? On episode 126 of Just The Fitness Tip, Rod and Jason explore the Metaverse and how new technology is seeking to make fitness more accessible and virtual worlds more immersive. Including apps like Supernatural and Body Combat from Les Mills. We ask, is this a step in the right direction? Is it a waste of time? Or at worst, could it be detrimental? Let us know what you think. We watch Mark Zuckerberg's android-like conversation with developers, we read an article in the Washington Post where a journalist spends 24 ho ..read more

Urban dictionary defines Ego Lifting as; The act of lifting heavy weights for the sole purpose of impressing other people in the room. This is usually done with awful form and gratuitous grunting noises. John: "Look at that idiot ego lifting over there." Mike: "Omg, what a tool. He isn't even using much weight." But can ego ever play a beneficial role in our health, fitness and wellbeing goals? Rod & Jason ask the question. We love hip hop here on Just The Fitness Tip and without ego, we'd not have some of the greatest rap lyrics in history. What an effort segue into an epic rap battle be ..read more

If you think your workout will make you lose weight, will it be more effective? Can one milkshake make you hungry or full based on what you're told? #124 is all about mindset and specifically how what we believe about our workouts and diets can actually have a biological effect on our bodies. Rod reads crap motivational Instagram posts and gets angry about 20 years old giving him life coaching. Do you find poorly translated quotes written on a stock photo of a mountain inspiring? We're joined by special guest Dr Isi Okolo, a Paul Farmer Global Surgery Research Fellow at the Program in Glo ..read more