Hey Everyone! Welcome to 'Not Another Nutrition Podcast'!
In this introductory episode I guide you through what you can expect from me and Not Another Nutrition Podcast, how it came about, exactly how you can use it and also give you a few unique insights into the life and career milestones that led to some of what I am going to be talking about!
References and links discussed can be found at www.Martin-MacDonald.com/Ep1
TOPICS
00:00 - Welcome!
03:20 - The purpose of Not Another Nutrition Podcast
06:07 - What to expect from me here
18:17 - What drives me in my career
26:32 - Early Career - Trying to juggle my studies with multiple jobs
28:58 - A defining point in my life - Losing my Dad
29:05 - Getting my first weight set & Arnold's Encyclopaedia of Bodybuilding at 12 years old
31:48 - Working illegally at 15, stacking shelves for Asda and being a minimum wage Gym Instructor
34:03 - Holding babies and where I got my passion for parenting
35:39 - Lecturing at University, where I developed my love for public speaking
37:20 - My supplement company & why you shouldn’t start one
38:58 - The origins of the Mac-Nutrition Consultancy & working with British Weightlifting
43:17 - The weight-making workshop & teaching Connor McGregor’s team
44:22 - Working with TV Celebrities, getting hate from the Dietetics world and developing a thick-skin
48:06 - The first ever Mac-Nutrition Mentorship had the start of my friendship with the one and only Danny Lennon
54:05 - The birth of MNU (Mac-Nutrition Uni)