Episode 118 Fitness, Health and Mindset with Brian Keane
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In episode 118, Jill and Chris talk with Brian Keane, an online personal trainer, nutritionist and best selling author. Over the past seven years, Brian has gone from working full time as a school teacher to one of Ireland’s and the UK’s leading thought leaders on all things health, fitness and nutrition.
Brian is the author of two best sellers: The Fitness Mindset and Rewire Your Mindset. On top of his ever-growing social media platforms, with over half a million followers, he also hosts one of the world’s top health podcasts which is regularly featured #1 on the iTunes Health Charts.
He has spoken at major wellness events around the world such as Wellfest Ireland, Mefit Dubai and was a Keynote speaker at Google HQ in Dublin for their 2018 wellness event.
Among his many fitness and athletic achievements, Brian has transitioned from a professional fitness model to ultra endurance athlete running through the Sahara, the Arctic, and completing a 100 mile ultra marathon.
We discussed topics of fitness, health and mindset:
- Finding the best diet to fit a lifestyle and schedule
- Improving the relationship with food
- Setting clear goals for fat or weight loss
- Building a mindset of mental toughness
- Looking at fitness in a holistic way
- Nutrition for weight or fat loss
Links mentioned:
Brian Keane Fitness Website: https://briankeanefitness.com/
Brian Keane Fitness BKF Podcast: https://briankeanefitness.com/podcast/ (over 400 episodes!)
Tiktok workouts and jokes: https://www.tiktok.com/@briankeanefitness
Quick Links: https://briankeanefitness.com/quick-links/
Love all your podcasts!
So helpful on my wellness and fitness journey.
My question is the last question on your last episode to your guest was what is the one thing he recommends and he said lift heavy.
I lift 10 pound weights doing 3 sets of 15 for arm workouts . Is that heavy enough? I do reach fatigue , but wonder if I should get 12 pounds or what does he mean to lift heavy specifically?
Hi Amy.
Thanks for the compliment and for the question. He said earlier in the episode that lifting heavy should be a weight heavy enough to lift 4 to 6 times with good form before failure. I think he said that is for 3 sets. So, being able to do 3 sets of 15 would probably suggest that it’s time to increase the weight and reduce the count. Personally, I tend to do sets of 10 so I probably need to increase the weight too and reduce the count.
Sometimes I use a lighter weight and do a higher count and then add weight and reduce the count for the next couple of sets. He didn’t discuss that but I find it helpful sometimes.
Jill