My guest today is Gaz McNamara - a former British Army Search Team Commander, PTI and Exercise Rehab Instructor who represented the forces in triathlon and athletics, and now holds a Guinness World Record plus multiple HYROX podiums. Since leaving the military he’s founded Plug-In Rehab and the Red On Group, giving coaches and athletes direct access to world-class clinicians while still chasing his own performance goals. Gaz and I had an awesome chat about his military background, the positives and negatives of a highly routinised life, the reality of bomb disposal, and some of the hairiest moments during Gaz’s deployments in Iraq & Afghanistan. We talk about loss, grief, Gaz’s experience in therapy, masculinity, Hyrox, and we also discuss his businesses, including the RedOn Testing and Performance Centre. This was a really interesting chat with a great guy, and I’m sure you’re going to love it as much as I did.Access my free habit building community! 👇 DM me on Instagram (@awakenoutofjason) https://bit.ly/3RAkKQj with the word HABIT to request access.I'm so excited to tell you about my first ever sponsor Bear Bar, who make the highest quality shower soaps. If you’d like to try them you can get 15% off by heading to https://bit.ly/barejase and entering JASE at checkout.Fully Timestamped Chapter List00:00:00 Intro & Gaz’s Military Background 00:04:54 Joining at 16 & First Deployments 00:09:40 Routines, Discipline & Habit Building 00:15:26 Bomb Disposal Role & Clearance Operations 00:25:24 Military Training Mindset & HYROX Parallels 00:31:03 Loss, Grieving & Therapy 00:35:16 Modern Masculinity & Emotional Expression 00:38:48 Fitness, Confidence & HYROX Community 00:44:02 Media vs Reality of Iraq & Afghanistan 00:50:24 Sleeping Under Fire & Long-Term Effects 01:04:35 UK Military Readiness & Future Warfare 01:09:55 US Alliance & Geopolitics 01:14:25 Redon Testing & What Makes a Good HYROX athlete 01:22:36 Common HYROX Injuries & Rehab 01:28:11 Competition Mindset & HYROX Buzz 01:32:13 HYROX World Championships Performance 01:36:23 Building HYROX-Based Businesses 01:43:13 Race Volume & Personal Best Goals 01:54:01 Creating Content Around Training & Business 01:59:02 Gaz’s 5 Habits & Closing ThoughtsGaz’s Instagram:https://bit.ly/4l0mIEG15% Off Bare Bar (CODE: JASE):https://bit.ly/barejaseAccess my free habit building community! 👇 DM me on Instagram (@awakenoutofjason) https://bit.ly/3RAkKQj with the word HABIT to request access.MY STUFF:Awaken Out Of Context Podcast (YouTube & Podcast Links):https://bit.ly/3tk8FVvFollow Me On Instagram (@awakenoutofjason):https://bit.ly/3RAkKQj***LINKS***

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