E81: Stronger Minds, Stronger Bodies w/ Ricky Moore

Guest: Ricky Moore
Released: 27 January 2026
Themes: Mental resilience · Confidence · Identity & purpose · Routine & discipline · Fitness & strength · Lived experience

What if the gym could be your most reliable tool for mental clarity, resilience, and purpose? We sit down with British and world champion lifter Ricky Moore to unpack how strength training, disciplined routines, and small daily wins can pull you out of the dark and set a new standard for your life—especially if you’re a man over 40 standing at a crossroads.

Ricky’s story is raw and real: a turbulent start, a turn toward the iron, and the loss of his wife, Jem, whose parting words—“Don’t let it kill you as well”—became his compass. He explains how training five to six days a week gave him a reason to get up, how the focus of a 250‑kilo squat crowds out intrusive thoughts, and how the endorphin lift after training buys you hours of better mood. We dive into the difference between negative distractions like alcohol and positive distractions like exercise, the power of community in the gym, and why staying 90–95% ready year‑round beats yo‑yo extremes.

You’ll hear practical, no‑nonsense steps: three weekly workouts as a baseline, daily step goals, an 80/20 approach to single‑ingredient foods, and sleep treated as training. Ricky shares his visualization method—feel the win, feel the loss, then move—and his rule about making deals with yourself you refuse to break. If you’ve ever crashed out in mid‑February, this plan avoids the all‑or‑nothing trap and builds confidence through small, sustainable wins.

We also talk mindset at the elite level as Ricky targets Mr Universe: marginal gains, controlling the controllables, and leaving no box unticked. Whether your goal is a podium or simply more energy for your family and work, this conversation is a blueprint for discipline that lasts. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review to help more people find the show. What hard thing are you choosing this week?

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