#1: INTRODUCTION - Who is Martin 'Nutrition' MacDonald & What is 'Not Another Nutrition Podcast'?

Hey Everyone! Welcome to 'Not Another Nutrition Podcast'!

In this introductory episode I guide you through what you can expect from me and Not Another Nutrition Podcast, how it came about, exactly how you can use it and also give you a few unique insights into the life and career milestones that led to some of what I am going to be talking about!

TOPICS

00:00 - Welcome!

03:20 - The purpose of Not Another Nutrition Podcast

06:07 - What to expect from me here

18:17 - What drives me in my career

26:32 - Early Career - Trying to juggle my studies with multiple jobs

28:58 - A defining point in my life - Losing my Dad

29:05 - Getting my first weight set & Arnold's Encyclopaedia of Bodybuilding at 12 years old

31:48 - Working illegally at 15, stacking shelves for Asda and being a minimum wage Gym Instructor

34:03 - Holding babies and where I got my passion for parenting

35:39 - Lecturing at University, where I developed my love for public speaking

37:20 - My supplement company & why you shouldn’t start one

38:58 - The origins of the Mac-Nutrition Consultancy & working with British Weightlifting

43:17 - The weight-making workshop & teaching Connor McGregor’s team

44:22 - Working with TV Celebrities, getting hate from the Dietetics world and developing a thick-skin

48:06 - The first ever Mac-Nutrition Mentorship had the start of my friendship with the one and only Danny Lennon

54:05 - The birth of MNU (Mac-Nutrition Uni)