The MANvFAT Wales Podcast

Less than 2 years after their inauguration MvFF Preston XIs are national champions. None of this happened by accident. Stan meets with John, the chairman of MvFF Preston XIs and Player/Manager Chris Ashcroft and captain Nick Alston to discuss the massive success from the 2022/2023 season in the MAN v FAT XIs Tournament.

The MAN v FAT Wales podcast returns with an amazing first guest of season 2. Rich Perry is someone who cannot be stopped. At 10 weeks in he is 10% of his weight gone and is leading the way in the newest club in the UK.

Ryan Hickson, MvFF Crewe legend, award winner and all round top bloke, sits down with Stan to discuss his amazing achievements in MANvFAT and his march on to a healthy weight and the final title of BMI Boss!

I first heard about Dayle from a contact in MANvFAT HQ and it was clear from the first time we spoke that he had big plans for MvFF Coventry 11s.   Now a few months down the line MvFF Coventry have organised kits, found a sponsor and even played their first stadium match. If you are looking to start an 11s team then this is the podcast for you.  With major achievements already, MvFF Coventry show no signs of slowing up with future plans for mental health outreach and growing the team even further.

Stan sits down with Alan Clark, a long time player, facilitator and most importantly for this podcast - Captain - from the Blackpool league and Stuart Miller, Captain of the National Team of the Year nominated, Pork Vale. To hear their experiences of being captain was eye opening and more than a little inspiring.  An amazing watch/listen for any wannabe, newbie or experienced captains!

Martyn sits down with Stan to share his story. His work ethic, drive determination are clear for all to see. Martyn is a key example of how you can use your fitness regime to 'speed up' your weight-loss efforts!!!

To say Stan was in awe of some of the beautiful things he was shown during this podcast would be an understatement!   James Williams, MANvFAT Peterborough player and massive support of the MANvFAT Peterborough 11s teams, started buying boots a few years back to relive his youth and was showcasing them on Instagram. Fast forward four years and his passion for boots has become a business. Selling all over the globe www.TheBootChamber.com is now a well respected brand that specialises in the best quality brand new and unworn retro boots.  In today's podcast James talks us through how the business got started, shares with us his top 3 pick of the best retro boots, gives us a wildcard pick and blows Stan away with an extra, not to be missed pair worn by an absolute legend of the game.  If you visit his site, remember to use the promo code MvFWales***  

***Note - No kickbacks, financial incentives or anything like that to the podcast - this is just about sharing James' amazing story , supporting one of our own MvF guys and hopefully getting some people out there a better deal

Paul, who is a stalwart of the MANvFAT community, sits down with Stan to discuss all aspects of his role including dropping a fair few exclusives!!! He talks about the success of the first national MANvFAT 11s tournament and what comes next  for MvF 11s (which we can neither confirm nor deny means all MANvFAT 11 a side teams must wear a hat to play in if they play their normal league matches on a Tuesday) Tune in to find out more!!!

Champo steps in for Coach Stan this week with a superb, extended, In Conversation session in which he explores the development of the Cardiff MANvFAT league, Nas' role within it and shares an intimate coaching conversation. Truly a must watch for any In Conversation fans.

A short, but extremely sweet, interview with a woefully underrepresented but infinitely awesome Purple team member - Matt Savagar. Sav, who was originally on the Green team, kindly moved over to set up the Purple team who have recently won the cup. A born winner on the pitch and on the scales!

Jorge, of Largentina and Champagne Super Rovers fame, talks about is personal goals, aims and targets and encourages other guys to sign up.

In a slightly longer, directors cut, version of the podcast (mainly because Ben is a top bloke and an amazing mate) Coach Stan talks all things epic league, massive wins and superb losses with the coach of the fastest growing league in Wales, Ben Gleeson.

Ross sits down with avowed gymophobe Stan, to try and debunk fears about the gym. Ross gives some great advice about training plans, what can (and probably won't) go wrong and how to get over it!   Ross works at Torfaen Leisure Trust (https://www.torfaenleisuretrust.co.uk) and you can find him on Instagram and Facebook under the handle PT Ross Gower.

David, newly appointed PF of the amazing MvF Swansea league, talks to us about accountability, progress, mental barriers and overeating. An honest and thought provoking talk where he shares some really sensible and manageable tips for anyone who fancies mixing up their method of accountability.

Coach Stan sits down with the ever supportive Carl Gareth Norton to discuss motivation, how best to give it and what to do if you need some. An amazing watch for anyone who is looking to make their league more visible or help more people within their league.

Billy, finally, sits down with Coach Stan to delve deeper into his personal journey and why MANvFAT Newport and the wider MANvFAT organisation means so much to him.

Today, Stan is joined by MvF legend and BMI boss Ross, and his hugely supportive wife Emma, to see if they have any pearls of wisdom to share about how to effectively support your partner to success within MANvFAT.

Coach Stan reflects upon the what and the who of success in MANvFAT and, hopefully, shares with you who he thinks we should seek out to say thanks for making our leagues the best places to be. There may be some surprises!

Liam Timothy sits down with Billy to discuss his success within the programme and why the goals, targets and incentives in MANvFAT help him to achieve his goals.

MANvFAT Newport player, Andrew, sits down with Coach Stan to discuss his habitual changes he has implemented by starting with a meal plan to take the stress out of 'dieting'

In conversation returns with the amazing Dan Freitas sharing his story of success within the Newport league.

Billy, PF of the Newport league, joins coach Stan to share 5 top tips if you are looking to restart a weight-loss in the new year.

Billy sits down, post launch of Espresso Yourself, to discuss impact, aspirations and dreams for the project!

The amazing Andrew Williams sits down with Billy to discuss his journey, his brilliant Yellow team and what to say to someone thinking of joining MANvFAT!

This week Billy is joined by Bradley Jenkins who almost completes our set of team colours (we are coming for you Yellows!) He talks about the mighty Fatburn Rovers, his success on the programme and his aspirations going forward.

Today, Stan answers questions posed by MANvFAT members from the new Bristol league about weight loss, recovery, what to eat and even how to get your family involved in your weight loss journey.

Coach Stan talks about a few members questions about mindless eating and shares some mindful eating strategies that you could use to help you not mindlessly eat!

Today, Billy is joined by James from white team to discuss his reasons for joining MANvFAT and to shine a light on and raise awareness of sleep apnea, a condition that affects many guys. Thanks for your honesty and willingness to share.

Today, Stan meets with MANvFAT Cardiff 'furniture', Quinny, who has been part of the Cardiff league since day one! He shares his top tips on how to be a supportive captain and help your team to success in MANvFAT.

Today Stan discusses a question raised by a local league player, Andrew Hoeller, about how to use the ideas from the Slimming World programme about foods to ‘speed up’ his weight loss.

Resident rockstar, Michael Simmonds-Dickens, sits down with Billy to talk weight-loss, music and all things orange. As you can see, Billy loses his head over this one!

Today, Stan meets with MANvFAT royalty, Dean Bax, and discusses his arrival at MANvFAT all the way up to his impending debut as coach in the, what promises to be, awesome Kings Lynn league.

Champo gets a long awaited sit down with one of our most down to earth and incredibly successful MANvFAT programmers, Jon Fryer. An absolute must listen!

Billy returns from a short house move related hiatus, to meet with 10% weight loss legend, David "Scan' Scanlon to talk about his success, his role within the programme and what he hopes to achieve in the future.

In our first crossover, MANvFAT Newport meets with Terry Dowding of MANvFAT HQ to take part in a MANvFAT Talks session for the MvF Community on Facebook. Here Champo and Stan share their top tips for anyone starting MvF.

Today, Champo meets with Matt Cronin from Orange is the New(port) Fat to discuss his progress, the challenges of moving to a new team and what comes next for him.

In this episode, Stan, from MANvFAT Newport, talks you through how being a top scorer is calculated and what you have to do to be on the top scorer list!

Stan answers members questions about nutrition, hydration and fitness.

Ever wanted to know the different ways you can track your intake? Find out what tracking is and why it matters in MANvFAT.

Today Billy meets Largentina captain, Andy Stentiford, to talk about his success in the programme so far and his aims for the future.

Champo meets with the captain of Fatletico Madrid, Mattie Hall, to speak about his success and what he feels he gets from the programme.

Today Stan is joined by Player Facilitator extraordinaire, Alex Williams, to review the season so far. There was so much to jam pack into a podcast no doubt we’ve missed a few but hopefully there may be a few insights and predictions for the rest of the season; as well as a chance to celebrate the amazing work so far.

In possibly our most candid and honest interview to date, Carl Williams meets with Champo to discuss why he joined, why he's staying and why he thinks anyone who needs the help should do the same!

Ever want to know how to score goals in MANvFAT? Then look no further as Newport coach, Stan, lets you know!

Player Facilitator extraordinaire, Mike Hurst, from the Cardiff league talks about his personal journey and his role as Player Facilitator.

In this episode we meet Stuart Normansell, regional manager for the South West and Wales region and host of the official MANvFAT podcast, talks with Champo about his epic journey within MANvFAT from playing to coaching to now working for the HQ team to ensure the league coaches and players are supported.

In one of our most candid interviews to date, Gavin Edwards, talks about his MANvFAT journey. Thank you for sharing Gav.

In episode one of the MANvFAT Wales Podcast, Stan meets with the the MANvFAT Newport media team of Lee Champion and Billy Jackson to outline the purpose and aims of the podcast and YouTube project.

If you want to listen to more amazing stuff from the band who have kindly let us use their song as a theme tune, Colours of One, hit the link https://open.spotify.com/artist/0JLdqnyAeOFyVSuhiwZYM3

To catch up with Billy and Champo's In Conversation series use this link https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4e6IYLkd2YTvjoRNXWS53gELgFl1mcx

Today Champo chats with Richard Crick, Head of MANvFAT UK, to reflect upon his recent visit to MANvFAT Newport.