Gus Vaz Tostes is a face that’s known to many on the London fitness scene. With his iconic long hair & handlebar moustache combo, he’s an inimitable individual both on and off the gym floor. But who is the person behind the Hyrox microphone?

We’re about to find out.

Aside from being the second fittest Irish woman, Aoife Burke coaches and PTs all levels of CrossFit, spreading love and good spirits along the way.

Earlier this month, we sat down for a Q&A session with the lovely coach Tamara Akcay, to find out a bit more about her coaching, what it means to train fitness and mindset together, and why it’s so important. Enjoy!

In May 2020 I had a conversation with elite gymnast and passionate educator Dave Durante on zoom, where we talked about his gymnastics career, his competition mindset, his family, the Power Monkey Camp and the things he does for fun. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

I sat down with Mike Cerbus from Power Monkey Fitness to find out what he means when he talks about ‘Strength in Faith’. Read below what we talked about! You can also watch the conversation on YouTube.

If you only have about an hour to train and you want to move well and lift heavy things, it pays to prime your nervous system to do that in advance. Visualisation can help.