Fit for Fortune with David Mirza

In this episode of the Fit for Fortune podcast, I am welcoming my therapist, Neil Drew. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:58 Benefits of therapy 07:44 The past influencing the present 13:32 Neil & Hypnotherapy 19:20 Therapy beyond stereotypes 22:12 Habits and self sabotage 24:53 Visualisation 28:02 High performer mindset 30:31 Towards vs away from strategy 35:26 Rapid fire questions 38:51 Outro Find Neil here: https://neildrewharleystreet.co.uk/ For more content like this, please subscribe and follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dem_catalyst/  

In this episode I am welcoming Thom Sykes, my good friend and founder of TS Health and Fitness, talking about his recent bodybuilding show. This is our second episode together, if you enjoy it, feel free to go back to ep #7 to watch the first one. -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Random product review that we don't even get paid for 03:00 In pursuit of a six pack 09:30 Self belief 12:20 The 2025 diet 19:33 Doing what you said you would 22:31 The show 39:19 Getting better at dieting 42:57 Sleep 51:20 Feel your emotions 1:05:04 Satisfaction in life

In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I am welcoming Michael Serwa, the UK's highest paid personal coach. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:24 Common problems and solutions with clients 03:35 Fulfilment in life 06:34 Workaholism 12:05 Chemistry with clients 21:21 Confidence 39:55 Taking ownership 50:10 Michael's service 1:05:23 Dating 1:27:54 Rapid fire For more content like this, please subscribe and don't forget to follow us on Instagram. -- Submit an enquiry to join Catalyst and work with us personally: https://www.davidmirza.com

In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I am welcoming one of my former coaches, Christian Chapman, formerly known as CoachedByChristian, founder of Physiquepro. 00:00 Intro 01:40 Christian's background 07:30 First time dieting 09:10 Relationship with food 16:09 Full time coaching 29:18 Physiquepro 31:47 Gen pop clients vs competitors 41:33 Goals with Physiquepro 52:30 Why David is a terrible client 55:36 Why Arsia is a terrible client 57:50 Rapidfire  

In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I am being interviewed by Arsia, our Head of Online Coaching at Catalyst.  -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:33 Arsia saving David's pathetic life 02:31 David pre-fitness 03:41 First gym experience 04:43 Uni 05:43 From economics to PT 07:02 First PT job 08:03 Meeting Jigme 10:23 Quitting the first PT job 11:51 Second job as a PT 12:54 David starting his own business 17:35 Meeting Arsia 18:55 Cuing on the gym floor 23:05 Doing MORE 25:35 Psychedelics (Ayahuasca) 33:23 Therapy 34:44 Digestion 43:00 Longevity 47:04 David's personal goals for the next 5 years 51:45 Life outside of work 53:44 Biggest takeaway as a coach? 55:16 David's biggest mistake when starting his own fitness journey 57:10 Q&A section 57:28 Nico 01:08:48 Mike D 1:11:51 3 by 3 1:15:45 Rapidfire For more content like this, please subscribe and don't forget to follow us on Instagram. -- Submit an enquiry to join Catalyst and work with us personally: https://www.davidmirza.com --

Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex_teamprocoach/ https://www.instagram.com/dem_catalyst/ To learn more about fat loss, muscle gain and body transformations, please hit subscribe. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask as I'm always looking for video ideas. – In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I am welcoming my good friend, Alex Gates, Physique Expert at Procoach and co-founder of The Institute of Coaching Mastery. -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:34 The old days when we were colleagues 07:31 Training hard 10:28 Hard gainers? 14:00 Alex's journey 18:13 Training, recovery, nutrition 21:13 The famous House of Gains - with Dan and Umar 24:51 Joining MuscleMentors 30:25 Using anabolics 42:50 Coming off of anabolics? 51:27 Disadvantages of using gear 58:49 Top tips for eating 1:03:24 Food variety 1:09:25 Bulking tips 1:12:54 Alex's goals for 2025 1:17:04 Rapid fire questions 1:42:19 Outro For more content like this, please subscribe and don't forget to follow us on Instagram. -- Submit an enquiry to join Catalyst and work with us personally: https://www.davidmirza.com --

00:00 Intro 01:02 Blood testing prior to a diet 04:13 Amennorhea and menstrual cycle disfunction 18:39 Hormone replacement therapy 25:48 Biggest setbacks for women during dieting 29:31 How to manage a post-diet phase better? 32:17 Dieting 35:44 Fat quality vs quantity 36:46 Bodyweight setpoints in a dieting phase 48:38 Personal questions to Calum 1:00:16 Outro

My guest in today's episode of the Fit for Fortune podcast is Dr. Pat Davidson. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Variables to track for longevity 04:25 Functional movement? 13:29 Cardio zones for longevity 22:10 VO2 max and cardiovascular fitness 29:45 Movement quality and exercise execution 46:12 "Core" training 51:03 Posture 1:00:02 Personal questions to Pat 1:06:17 Rapid fire For more content like this, please subscribe.

In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I'm with my good friend, Thom Sykes, the founder of TS Health and Fitness. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:03 What is TSHF 07:53 Social media & health and fitness? 14:30 What busy people should focus on 20:32 Most successful dieters' traits 23:25 Traits of people keeping body fat off successfully 29:36 What should more people understand about dieting? 33:14 Thom's diet 40:54 Favorite journey with a client 44:06 Proudest moment of his coaching career 48:10 Quotes and opinions 55:59 Bodybuilding talk 58:58 Why Thom does not talk about his own fitness journey 1:02:44 Variety in dieting 1:07:44 Back to quotes 1:10:00 3 by 3 1:19:59 Rapid fire 1:38:12 Outro

In this episode of Fit for Fortune podcast, I'm talking with Austin Stout about stress, adaptations caused by stress, fat loss and health. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Stress' effect on fat loss 09:53 Solutions 18:30 Reversing adaptations 21:42 Nutrient deficiencies 28:26 Food variety 31:37 Cortisol and burnout 33:26 Life vs bodybuilding 38:17 Focusing on the big rocks 44:00 Training as stress relief 44:55 Stress and training to failure 47:01 Outro

This episode of Fit for Fortune podcast is a Vibecast where I'm talking with Arsia, our Head of Online Coaching at Catalyst. Timestamps: 00:00 Introducing Arsia 02:24 Arsia's weightloss journey 10:14 His annoyingly perfect American accent 13:12 Teenage years and uni 18:13 Post uni 22:44 Getting in shape for the first time 27:04 Personal goals for the next 5 years 33:55 Ideal body fat % 40:04 Obsessive calorie counting 42:43 Issues with finding low calorie food options 44:40 Food focus 45:55 Biggest lessons learned from coaching people 59:57 Biggest takeaway from Arsia's own cut  1:07:46 3 by 3 1:14:51 Rapid fire 1:21:06 The start of our beautiful lore 1:29:39 Outro For more content like this, please subscribe and follow our channel. -- Submit an enquiry to join Catalyst and work with us personally: https://www.davidmirza.com

In today's episode of the Fit for Fortune Podcast we're talking about general physical preparation/training variously with Angus Bradley. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:34 What's general physical preparation 07:21 Qualities to train 09:08 Gymnastics training 10:25 Allocating limited time over different qualities 17:39 Cardio zones 18:32 Microdosing training approach 22:01 Consistency vs variety 29:18 Mobility 34:36 Action steps for gen pop 39:30 Olympic lifts 42:11 Volume and load management - injury prevention 45:05 Stress managment 46:23 Plyos 50:15 3 dream dinner guests 53:55 3 favorite things about yourself 55:23 A book that everyone should read 57:11 Favourite exercise 57:33 Favorite quote 1:01:33 A day in your life 5 years from now 1:04:11 Where you can find Angus 1:04:22 Outro For more content like this, please subscribe. -- Find Angus here: https://www.instagram.com/angusbradley92 -- Submit an enquiry to join Catalyst and work with us personally: https://www.davidmirza.com --

In this episode of the Fit for Fortune Podcast we're talking about natural testosterone optimisation and how training, lifestyle and supplementation can impact it. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:13 Overall Health 00:45 Recovery 01:50 Nutrition 02:27 Lifestyle 04:41 Training 06:04 Supplementation 12:34 Outro For more content like this, hit subscribe.

If you liked this episode, please leave us a 5 star review. In this episode of the Fit for Fortune Podcast we're discussing the potential benefits and disadvantages/side effects of testosterone replacement therapy. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:27 TRT vs steroid use 00:56 Client experience 02:05 Legally prescribed TRT 02:35 Criteria to have TRT prescribed 04:10 Side effects 06:36 Coming off TRT 07:09 Conclusion 08:08 Natural testosterone optimisation Find Catalyst here: https://www.davidmirza.com https://www.instagram.com/dem_catalyst

If you liked this conversation, please leave us a 5 star rating.   0:00 - Intro on Valentin Tambosi 01:51 - The start of his online coaching career 04:48 - The secret to his success in different fields 06:59 - Falling in love with the boring stuff 08:25 - Muscle building for beginners 11:00 - The skills of a coach 15:54 - Developing business skills as a coach 24:09 - The work is the reward 29:03 - Building muscle as a natural athlete 33:47 - Beginner vs intermediate lifters 37:46 - Thoughts on training volume 44:54 - Struggles of high performing professionals 48:42 - Traits of high performers 50:29 - Thoughts on style 54:34 - L'art pour l'art 55:52 - Pivoting in life and business 58:20 - Skills coaches miss 01:02:19 - Future plans 01:05:50 - A no for every yes 01:08:36 - 3x3 01:15:45 - Rapid fire 01:22:31 - Where to find Valentin   Find Valentin on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valentintambosi   Find Catalyst here: https://www.davidmirza.com https://www.instagram.com/dem_catalyst