Shyy's journey isn't only about fitness. It's about resilience, overcoming an abusive marriage, challenging cultural expectations, and proving that it's never too late to change the direction of your life.

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your ability? It's the story you've accepted about what's possible.

In this episode, I sit down with Shyy Sachdev to talk about reinvention, self-belief, and what happens when you stop letting age, expectations, or other people's opinions dictate what you can achieve.

We explore:

• Building confidence through action
• Starting again later in life
• How small decisions can completely change your trajectory
• Why waiting to "feel ready" rarely works
• The difference between being stuck and staying stuck

If you've ever wondered whether it's too late, whether you're capable, or whether there's still more ahead of you, this conversation is for you.

Chris Fennell is a sport scientist, former elite time triallist, and now he’s trying to make the jump into professional triathlon.

In this conversation, we talk about his identity as an athlete and academic, the move from cycling into triathlon, and what it takes to pursue something properly when you know there’s no guarantee it will work.

Chris has won 11 National Time Trial titles across 10, 25, 50 and 100 miles.

He has stood on 22 UK National TT podiums.

He has ridden 25 miles in 44 minutes and 10 seconds — the second fastest time ever recorded in the UK.

But very little of that comes up naturally in the conversation.

Instead, we talk about:

• suffering with purpose

• self-coaching

• training by feel vs data

• why he rarely used heart rate

• the Sub7 project and his move into triathlon

• trying to become a professional triathlete

• sport science, anti-doping and performance-enhancing substances

• the ethics of clean sport and the Enhanced Games

• why enjoying the process matters more than motivation

Chris speaks about elite performance in a very understated way.

No big speeches.
No shortcuts.
Just focus, patience, and years of doing the work.

🎙 Humans Being — conversations with people and the experiences that shaped them.

Bike fitting is often framed as comfort vs performance.

In this episode with Ben Wright, we explore why the two actually go hand in hand — and how the right position supports both.

We get into:- Why comfort is a performance driver- The link between breathing and power- Why your position should evolve over time- What most riders get wrong about bike fittingA different way to look at performance — one that starts with the body.