Dr Jonny Rees

Dr Jonny Rees, LLB, LLM, PhD, is contributing editor of Unfiltered and a Law and Bioethics academic based mainly at the University of Bristol's Law School. He is also a former Ultimate Performance personal trainer, and a multi-sport competitive athlete.

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MIND

How to Think Like a Ranger

Judd Lienhard doesn’t do motivational fluff. Ask him about mental toughness and he won’t start talking about affirmations or morning routines, he’ll tell you your mind is the enemy. A former collegiate athlete turned Army Ranger turned performance coach, Lienhard has lived at the extremes, pushing through battlefield fatigue and training room burnout. But…

September 18, 20250Comments

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TRAINING

How Great Coaches Teach Movement

There’s a kind of desperation you often get among inexperienced coaches. You hear it in the way they talk - using words like dorsiflex, externally rotate, posterior chain. It’s the sound of someone trying to be taken seriously. Judd Lienhard doesn’t need that. With over 30,000 hours of coaching behind him, he’s heard it all…

July 8, 20250Comments

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Rachel Scheer: Fix your gut for good with functional nutrition

Rachel Scheer Rachel Scheer is a certified functional medicine nutritionist, entrepreneur, and highly sought-after speaker with a passion for gut health and healing. Her unique approach to health and healing has helped thousands of people overcome their health challenges by taking a root cause approach. Rachel has built a fully organic multi-million dollar business and…

May 9, 20250Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

TRAINING

The CNS Code: How Judd Lienhard Trains for Longevity and Power

Some people train like a machine. Judd Lienhard trains like a system. His system doesn’t start with muscle groups or reps. It starts with the nervous system, a pyramid of stress and recovery mapped over the week with precision. But here’s where it gets interesting: for a man who trains like a sprinter, eats like…

April 8, 20250Comments

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NUTRITION

The Truth About Supplements, Sleep and Shrinking for Longevity

Judd Lienhard is surprisingly open to questions about mortality. Behind the 250 pounds of muscle is a man unusually willing to confront what that mass means for his long-term health and to plan for its eventual disappearance. “I do not plan to be doing this when I’m 70,” he says flatly. His goal? Drop fifty…

March 8, 20250Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

TRAINING

Muscle, Maintenance and the Testosterone Question

There’s an honesty to the way Judd Lienhard talks about testosterone. No bravado, no defensiveness, just a matter-of-fact acknowledgement that yes, he’s on it. Yes, it helps. And no, it didn’t build the physique you see on Instagram. It’s a rare kind of candour in a fitness space full of secrets and shortcuts. Lienhard, a…

March 8, 20250Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

Luka Hocevar elite coach trainer performance health

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Luka Hocevar: The brutal truth about life success

Luka Hocevar Luka Hocevar is a former professional basketball player and the founder and co-owner of the Vigor Ground gym in Ljubljana in Slovenia, and the owner of the Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance facility in Seattle. He has personally coached more than 3,000 clients from elite professional athletes in the NBA, NFL, UFC and…

February 23, 20250Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

TRAINING

Look Like a Bodybuilder, Move Like an Athlete

There’s a reason Judd Lienhard’s Instagram videos make people stop scrolling: he looks like a linebacker and moves like a gymnast. It’s not just the size or the control, it’s the contradiction. Most guys who look like they bench press trucks don’t also do banded crawls, pulsing isometrics, or flow-based ground work that looks more…

February 8, 20250Comments

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Jason Khalipa: Work ethic always trumps talent

Jason Khalipa Jason Khalipa is a CrossFit Games champion, winning the 2008 title, and a three-time Team USA CrossFit member. He is the founder and CEO of NCFIT gyms and TRAIN HARD online training, and a paediatric cancer advocate after his daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016. He hosts the Jason Khalipa Podcast, is the…

October 7, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

Brian Alsruhe challenge obstacle resilience focus

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Brian Alsruhe: Seek out hard things and suffer your struggles beautifully

Brian Alsruhe Brian Alsruhe is a strongman, strength coach and founder of online coaching and consultancy website Neversate.com. He is also a bushcraft specialist, martial artist, and former counter-terrorism operative, and is currently studying for a master’s degree in mental health counselling in order to become a licensed therapist. He lives with his wife and…

August 27, 20240Comments

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