The Physical Performance Show: Commando Steve (Interest Edition)
In episode 150 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Commando Steve.
Commando Steve Willis is well known for his career on The Biggest Loser. Steve started his career serving in the military over a 10 year career culminating and completing work in the Second Commando regimen before exiting the military. Then with his personal training qualification quickly becoming one of the most loved personal trainers on Australia’s Biggest Loser.
On The Biggest Loser, Steve featured for 10 consecutive seasons and in more recent times Steve featured on Australian Survivor Champions vs. Contenders. Along the way, Steve is prolific with his involvement across a variety of health, wellness, and fitness endeavours including Commando Kids, Commando Camps, Workouts and Warriors, along with book publications including Commando Steve No Excuses, Get Commando Fit and Get Commando Fit Cookbook. Steve is really in so many ways a great role model particularly for men, he is someone that can get the job done but in a compassionate way.
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Listen in as we delve into the following:
- What Steve is learning at the moment
- What he needs to drill down in his life physically
- What sparked his interest of joining the army
- Why he exited the military
- What gave him the drive physically
- How he got started on The Biggest Loser Show
- Greatest career high
- Why he was apprehensive about going on survivor
- Best thing about survivor
- Darkest Day in Steve’s career
- Rapid Fire Session
- Best Advice
- Physical Challenge of the Week
- Best Advice to get started on your fitness path
- Most Important thing in life – “Is to embrace it”
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Quotes:
“The path is through.” – Mantra
“It’s Euphoric.” – Being in the Zone
“Get lots of sleep and stretch (mobilise)” – Best Recovery Tip
“Choice. We all have a choice to choose better from worse.” – Best Advice
“Add an extra 10 minutes every day to your training routine.” – Physical Challenge
“Start Small and engage with Professional.” – Advice to starters
“You can live more simply, there is more space, you can put your energy and time into those passions.”
“We need to contemplate on our positions and what’s going on with our lives.”
“It’s our minds that make us busy. We choose to allow ourselves to be busy.”
“What makes us human is our service and contribution to one another.”
“Anger is a seed, it’s an emotion.”
“Nurture and show your anger some love.”
“We all experience pain, suffering and fear, but it’s not unique.”
“Step down the path of better from worse.”
To follow Steve
Instagram: @commandosteve
Twitter: @CommandoSteve
Facebook: @stevewillis
Website: Commando Steve
Timeline:
00:00 Start
02:00 Introduction to Commando Steve Willis
03:15 What Steve is learning at the moment
05:56 What he needs to drill down in his life physically
07:09 What sparked his interest of joining the army
10:33 Why he exited the military
13:04 What gave him the drive physically
15:15 How he got started on The Biggest Loser Show
18:50 Greatest career high
20:55 Why he was apprehensive about going on survivor
22:30 Best thing about survivor
27:51 Darkest Day in Steve’s career
34:13 Rapid Fire Session
42:05 Best Advice
44:45 Physical Challenge of the Week
46:20 Fun Questions
49:21 Best Advice to get started on your fitness path
51:02 Most Important thing in life – “Is to embrace it”
55:02 Finish
People Mentioned
Mat Rogers – Dual Rugby International Episode 6 of The Physical Performance Show
Drew Willis (The Garmin Man) – Runner/ Commando Steve’s Brother
Arnold Schwarzenegger – American Actor
Epictetus – Greek Philosopher
For questions and comments about this Episode
Send to the show host @Brad_Beer (Twitter)
