Colm O’Reilly, Owner Of CrossFit Ireland

 

Welcome back to another fun & hopefully educational episode of The Humble Coach Podcast .

Today i am joined by one of the early pioneers of CrossFit in Ireland Colm O'Reilly , Owner of CrossFit Ireland. 

CrossFit Ireland has just recently celebrated it's 10 Year anniversary as a CrossFit Affiliate which is a fantastic acheivement .

Colm has always got a very interesting perspective on all things CrossFit from his love of the anyalytical side of the games to the more down to earth fun and games of a regular day to day gym atmosphere. 

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Some of the the topics we chatted about are as follows : 

- Colm's background and how he got into coaching and CrossFit 

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- His favourite part of coaching

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- Some of the things we could do better as coaches in the fitness world. 

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- Some great lessons learned from a business and coaching perspective from 10 years as a CrossFit Affiliate

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- His own prsonal journey through some challenging mental health issues and some of the resurces and actions he has taken to improve this part of his life.

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- His opinion on competition at all levels and also some great ideas on how to percieve success in a competitiove environment for each of us. 

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- His advice for Coaches of all ages on why core values are so important to guide your decision making.

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- Some of his favourite current educational resources and books.

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Resources that Colm recommends : 

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How bad do you want it?  - Matt Fitzgerald

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Bad-You-Want-Psychology/dp/1781315272/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1506556048&sr=8-3

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The Mindful Athlete - George Mumford 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindful-Athlete-Secrets-Pure-Performance/dp/1941529259/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506556145&sr=1-1&keywords=george+mumford

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10% Happier - Dan Harris 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/10-Happier-Reduced-Self-Help-Actually/dp/1444799053/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506556235&sr=1-1&keywords=10+%25+happier

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Chasing Excellence-  Ben Bergeron Podcast 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs9b1SWEVJ2N4_l6eJIHJ2Q

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Colm's Blog 

http://www.cheesecakeandbarbells.com/

 

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Thanks so much to Colm for joining me today for what was a really great chat with so many great insights and take aways for coaches & athletes in all fields and at all levels. 

I hope you guys enjoy this episode and that you get some good ideas from it. 

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Until Next time folks, 

Much Love 

The Humble Coach