For the first time on The Extra Rep Podcast, Liam sits down with special guest Aziz for a powerful conversation about resilience, addiction, mental health and rebuilding your life. From arriving in Australia as a refugee to overcoming drug addiction, losing loved ones and finding purpose through family, faith and fitness, Aziz shares his story and the lessons he's learnt along the way. A reminder that no matter what life throws at you, sometimes the most important thing you can do is just keep going.

[3:21] Leaving Iran and building a life in Australia

[7:03] Forgiveness, faith and moving forward

[17:31] From addiction to a healthier life

[20:38] Arriving in Australia as a refugee

[40:25] Why the gym is more than just fitness

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In this episode of The Extra Rep Podcast, Josh and Liam dive into what they're currently learning about health, fitness and longevity. From peptides and biomechanics to injury management, stress and social connection, they share the latest rabbit holes they've been exploring and how they're applying what they learn to their own lives and coaching.

[0:42] Peptides and emerging health research

[3:35] Biomechanics, movement and pain

[6:03] Applied kinesiology and recovery

[9:06] Training technique and injury management

[12:38] Stress, mental health and social connection

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What do your blood results actually say about your hormones and health? Liam goes through Josh's latest blood work marker by marker, why his testosterone dropped from 25.8 to 15.6 in a year, which test results can mislead you and the simple changes they'd make to fix it.

[2:04] Testosterone, free test and SHBG

[6:44] Growth hormone, sleep and sauna

[13:02] Is LDL cholesterol really the bad guy?

[19:22] Why training skews your liver results

[22:11] Liam's action plan for Josh

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