Team Gaters Podcast
In this podcast, Coach Gaters shares the thinking behind his training methods and philosophy. He talks about movement, health, eliminating pain, and improving performance. The show reflects lessons he has learned personally as well as practices he applies with the clients he coaches.
Episodes
29: Why am I hesitant to return to sport?
In this episode, I break down why returning to sport after injury isn’t just physical, it’s neurological.Using Karl Friston’s Free Energy Principle, I explain why the brain resists uncertainty and how that shows up as hesitation, fear, or lack of trust in the body.I walk through how building physical capacity and mental distress tolerance helps update these predictions, and why gradual exposure, f
28: Training Distress Tolerance - How the Gym Builds Real Resilience
In this episode, I explore the concept of distress tolerance. What it is, why it matters, and how building it can transform both your training and everyday life.I break down how distress tolerance shows up in the gym, from pushing through challenge to staying present when things feel uncomfortable, and why these moments are key opportunities for growth. You’ll learn how training your body also tra
27: Why does the same pain keep reoccuring when life gets stressed?
After receiving a message from a client about recurring left knee pain that flares up during stressful times, this episode explores why the body often returns to the same place when tension builds.I explain how the body stores tension, why certain areas become more prone to pain, and how the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system responses can influence recurring pain p
26: Discipline & Consistency
This episode is as a guest appearance on the Dis & Co podcast as the very first guestThis is all about arriving at coaching, what came before and I how I see coachingI'm not trying to teach anything in this podcast or make any points but there are plenty of nuggets along the way
25: Avoiding Hard Things Makes Life Harder
We all avoid things.Hard workouts. Cold. Tough conversations.But every time we dodge something difficult, life feels heavier and we seek comfort and distraction.In this episode I break down how stress, avoidance, and resilience actually work inside the nervous system.Plus how simple tools like cold exposure, cardio and sled work rewire your tolerance for discomfort.If you want life to feel lighter
24: Intermittent Fasting
What REALLY happens during a fast?We break down insulin, fat burning, ketosis, autophagy, training, nervous system regulation, and the supplements that support it.Simple. Practical. Science you can actually apply.
23: Scattered Minds & Disconnected Bodies - How Early Stress Shapes the Nervous System
What if your scattered mind, pain, or anxiety isn’t a flaw but an adaptation?In this episode, I dig into Gabor Maté’s book ‘Scattered Minds’ on Attention Deficit Disorder and early attunement, and how the body holds the key to healing.Featuring some stories and lessons from years of nervous system coaching.
22: Linking Physical Training and Mental Health
In this episode I talk about the link between physical training and the impact it has on our mental health - how pain can take over our mental space and how we can use training to change thatIf you'd like to see how I can help you message me 'INFO' on instagram @coachgaters
21: Environment is EVERYTHING
Our envinments have a huge impact on who we are and how we show upThis is episode is about the 3 levels of enviroments we encounter and how we can go about managing them
20: Nutrition - Why can't I stick to the plan?
The hardest part of any nutrition plan is sticking to it. Are you sabotaging yourself? Are others sabotaging you? There are 4 things in this episode to consider
19: How a movement looks isn't important, tension is!
This episode is all about moving right and what to aim for in the way we approach gym exercisesHere's a clue - it's not how it looks!
18: Nervous System Overview
A shallow dive into the nervous system and how it runs the show in the backgroundFacebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/teamgaters/
17: The 4 step nutrition cheat sheet I give to my clients
Nutrition is difficult to get a handle on and develop a sustainable way of supporting your healthIn this episode outline the key 4 steps I like to pass on to my clients about nutrition, the diets I tried to learn them and what I learnt from each
16: 5 Books That Changed My Life
These aren't recommendations, but if one or two spark your curiosity then read away!
15: Creating Happiness & Contentment Is An Inside Job
I believe people are struggling to find happiness and contentment because they're looking in the wrong place, we're taught to look outside and we won't find it there. Here's an alternative place to look
14: Let's make nutrition simpler
Too much, noise, too many gurus, too many labels and camps like 'Keto' or 'Carnivore' - Here's a different, much simpler, take
13: Dealing with down days (& triggers)
A behind the scenes style look into what happens when the body forces us into a down day and what happens with our triggers.There's also a framework for working through both to try to find the route cause!
12: 5 Time Effective Ways to Look After Your Health
Time can be an obsticle when looking after our health, here are some ways we can use time as an aid rather than an obsticle
11: 5 TLC Tips for your Hips
5 tips for you to apply to start to look after your hips
11: Hips Don't Lie - Behind the scenes of hip pain
A deep dive into the hips and what the cause of discomfort in our hips can come from
10: Using pillars to GUARANTEE your progress
If you implement the guidlines in this episode and apply it to your life you could be in a remarkably different position in 6 months, this is the most valuable episode I've created by far!
9: How to WIN your to do list!
The to do list can be a great way to organise our plan of attack, here's a tip to get the most from it!
8: The BEST workout combination to change your mood in 10 minutes
10 minutes to completely change how you approach the rest of the day...
7: Muscle Armouring - A physical symptom of an emotional issue
Muscle armouring, how it can affect us, how it happens and what we can do about it!
6: What causes us to burnout?
Burnout - we all experience it, but how can we see it coming and change our course?
5: Humans do not react, we predict!
A dive into an alternative view of being reactive to situations and the world around us - Instead of reacting, I believe we predict
4: Why does the victim mentality hold us back and how do we address it?
The victim mentality - we all go there from time to time but what should we do about it?
3: Three simple ways to reduce anxiety TODAY!
We sometimes need to quiet anxiety signals before we can listen to what they are telling us, these 3 tips will helps us do just that...
2: The first (and BIGGEST) step in finding you
Following a conversation earlier this week I thought there was some real value in sharing the theme of how this basic step can big a huge help in connecting us to ourselves
1: Why Momentem?
A jump into what Momentem is, why it exists and who I aim to help with it
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