Toeing The Line

WOW the last few weeks have been busy! But we are back! I don’t know if ill be back regularly but I’m going to endeavour to do a weekly podcast if I have the time! Today I talk about what’s been going on in my life, I rant about a few things then I tell you to follow your SOUL! The episode goes as follows:What’s been going on? (0:00-8:00)Got roasted HARD on a reel I put on instagram (8:45)Training should be about variety (12:15)I can now feel and explore my triggers (16:35)My psychologist is in control of the matrix (18:35)Your soul guides you (20:40)Got my hair cut next to a funeral home director (22:09)The queen is dead (24:29)What if we had AI instead of the government? (27:05)LAMDA is insane (27:20)All good athletes have the ability to disassociate from their bodies (32:12)It never gets easier (33:42)Skin graft with an ass tattoo (36:10)People are quick to mock the quality of China (37:40)E-Commerce is nuts! (39:47)Cereal is making a comeback (44:04)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo.or email the podcast on the email listed below.If you want to follow along across multiple platforms please checkout the following: Official TTL Website - www.ttl-entmt.comOfficial TTL Instagram - @toeingthelinepodOfficial TTL Email - toeingthelinepodd@gmail.com Shop HYPERBOLIC Sleep - GIVEME10 for 10% offwww.hyperbolicsleep.com 

Back without a break in between this week (AMAZING) To talk a lot about training… like the first 20mins is nearly all training talk. Some talk about the philosophy of life and a little bit about Horny Cats. If you want to skip through all the training talk have a look at how the episode plays out below:Haunted Hermione Doll (0:49)Swimming goals for the past 3 weeks (1:30)Reviewing the week of training (3:00)I am learning to listen to my body more each week (6:00)Ive been learning to sleep in when I don’t need to get up early (7:00)Hustle 24/7 x 365 attitude isn’t healthy nor Sustainable (9:27)My HR has adapted so much in the past 12 Months its crazy (11:30)I warmed up for the first time ever before squatting and it was great (12:50)Tested my strength lifts (13:20)Programming Talk (16:00 - 17:54)FTP Test (18:15)Bonked in the first 6mins of my trainer set (20:45)Launched my website finally (24:00)Wrote up some cool quotes for my website (24:30)You shouldn’t have to succumb to feeling like shit every time you enter your workplace (27:29)Nothing is perfect the first time you do it (29:25)Got my first sale (32:00)T-shirts have arrived (32:44)Maybe re-telling jokes maybe not (35:00)Cats are Horny (35:40)Taking care of some ambassador nonsense live on air (36:42)Bit of ASMR to close out (40:30)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo.or email the podcast on the email listed below.If you want to follow along across multiple platforms please checkout the following: Official TTL Website - www.ttl-entmt.comOfficial TTL Instagram - @toeingthelinepodOfficial TTL Email - toeingthelinepodd@gmail.com

After a mini unannounced hiatus I am back to update you guys on the past 3 weeks of my life and give you all the goss on what’s been happening! I also have a few rants locked and loaded ready to go! The episode goes as follows:What’s been happening over the past few weeks? Where have I been? (1:30)Birthday Celebrations (2:15)Im in a weird phase where it feels I’m stuck between who a was and who I’m supposed to be (4:30)Website is LIVE (5:38)10km PB (7:50)Another revelation - Could’t go to anyone with my problems (12:46)What have I been watching? (18:30)Saw the new Dragonball Movie (22:20)Valuable Lesson (26:20)Pet Peeves (28:00)Interesting Thoughts (30:20)How you eat is how you’d kill someonePaper towels need to be in bathroomsHot foods fill you up faster than cold foodTime is a they? (34:32)The majority of litter I’ve noticed lately is alcohol (37:20)Good isn’t a thing you are its a thing you do (39:00)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaoloAs always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

We have done it 50 Episodes of the Podcast! (Pause for celebrations) I intended to give you guys a podcast extravaganza but unfortunately time didn’t allow it once again! I promise Ill deliver on the extravaganza in a few weeks time! This week I talk about a huge range of things from my mindset, to robots and some sauna rants! The episode goes as follows:I was stuck in a and mindset for a few days last week (2:00)I am officially an ambassador for the Greensborough Tri Club (GTC) (4:48)Sauna Rants are back (7:00)There should be a place for the dicks of the world to hang out (9:00)Young girl carving it up at the track (11:00) This weeks training (14:25)Swim Time Trial (15:00)Cut my FTP Test short on Wednesday (17:00)10km Time Trial Predictions (20:00)The dogs have Kennel Cough (23:30)What are some unnatural feeling sensations? (25:11)'The end of the world with Josh Clark’ MUST LISTEN (27:30)Would you watch this? (32:57)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

Back in the hot seat this week for a quick episode. Didn’t plan a whole lot to talk about this week so just went off the cuff for most of it. I promise next week ill plan a little more so the flow is a little better. Bonus points for anyone who can count how many times I yawn during the recording. Anyway hope you guys enjoy the episode. Here is how it plays out:Intro to this weeks episode (0:00-2:00)Trail Run Story… The hunt for the toilet (2:00)400m Effort Lactic burn (6:20)I figured out why I don’t want to get into the pool at the moment (7:26)Nugget of wisdom from a running coach (10:42)Fingers are not in good shape (13:00)Got a fresh trim (16:31)Figuring out why I am training and if it is for heathy reasons or negative ones (19:00)Taking a different approach to training over the coming weeks (20:10)My default mindset is ‘I am not good enough’ (22:30)Saw the new Top Gun (24:17)Fly Buy Guy (25:53)Running is getting faster… and I am loving it (28:54)Finishing the podcast with a banger (30:00)Getting some leather Gloves (33:15)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

Another busy week for me means another new podcast format for you guys! I recorded a few snippets throughout the week as I didn’t have time to do it all at once. The audio is a bit sketchy so I do apologise for that. Otherwise I hope you enjoy the copious amounts of words!The episode goes as follows:Intro (0:00 - 3:45)Most physically painful experience of my life so far (3:50 - 15:20)The warm shower after my ride meant so much to me (13:30)Happy isn’t happy without sad (15:40)Feeling a little flat with Training this week (21:40)Podcast Recommendation (23:00)A brief training update (27:40)Mini Psychology update (29:40)I had an epiphany (31:31)Kills 99.99% of Germs (37:20)Ranting and Raging (39:20)F1 Drive to Survive Is fkn SIICK (40:30)Podcast anniversary 1 year on the Mic (42:00)Fart noises? Real or Fake? (42:30)Crazy Theories Ft. Tangents (45:00)Words are my defence mechanism (52:30)Let the people feel what they wanna feel (54:00)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

After a few unexpected weeks off the mic I return this week locked and loaded with a bunch of crazy ‘Aviator Theories’ and some kinda interesting stories. I have also spent the last 2 weeks thinking about the direction id like to take the podcast in so I go into a bit of depth on that as well as some other random stuff.The episode pans out like this:Triathlon plans maybe? (4:17)I want to have the biggest aerobic engine ever (5:18)Sleep is underrated (6:25)Podcast Plans (7:51)T-shirt Samples arrived (12:15)I like debating with myself (13:00)Training Recap for the past few weeks (15:00)Rode to Bonnie Doon - 145km (17:15)Strength Tested this week (21:54)Stranger Things was HECTIC (23:15)Interestingly Crazy Thoughts (24:21)Wild Sauna Tornado Guy (24:38)Aviator Rant - We’re all puppets (25:52)Beware of Unearned Wisdom (30:00)Start how you want to finish (31:03)It is ALL REAL (32:55)Went to the Skin Doctor (35:30)Funny Story (36:50)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

Went with a different style this week. I had a bunch of things that caused me to go on rants throughout the week so I decided to just get them off my chest and rant to you guys about the things that we’re all thinking but don’t always say! I also talk about my training for the week… But its mostly just solid Rants!The episode goes like this:Figuring out what’s wrong with my headphones (0:00-1:00)Might Change up my Podcast Schedule slightly (2:40)What has been going on? (3:35)Rant 1: Weird Sauna Guy (5:39)Got sent a care package from Mingle Seasoning (7:30)Removing bulk followers from my personal Instagram (9:50)Rant 2: Doctors running behind (12:00)Rant 3: Heavy Loud Breathers (13:20)Rant 4: Bad driver etiquette (14:40)Rant 5: Why people even have radio stickers on the back of their cars? (17:05)Rant 6: Time Isn’t even real (18:52)What if there were different time scales? Like Metric and Imperial? (22:40)Exciting News for you guys! Podcast Exclusive (23:24)What does a week of training look like for me? (30:00)How is Tri-Training going at the moment? (31:50)Riding 3.5hrs in my Bedroom (34:42)How’s my Strength Training going? (35:58)I like ranting (41:00)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

I am back with a topic this week after just a short sharp episode last week. I’ve had this one in the pipeline for a while now! Its a topic that I really enjoy thinking about in my own time. I go pretty deep into how I think our character is developed and why it is the way it is. I also go pretty deep into talking trash at the end… which is always fun! The episode goes as follows… Training for the week (2:21 - 15:00)Super low HR while running (3:56)Keen to see where my Strength and fitness can get to (8:40)Bonked while swimming (13:32)Got some cool stories I’m hoarding (14:29)Character is what defines you (15:00)What is reputation? (16:00)I struggled in the early days with my reputation (18:23)What is character? (19:12)Believe in what you do and who you are (23:00)How does our character change? (26:40)Can we teach character? (28:30)Is there such thing as having good or bad character? (30:50)Closing points on the topic (34:56)I’ve had to filter my personality for a long time (37:26)Character is arguable out of your control (38:11)People are only doing the best that they can (40:04)Overall conclusion (41:07)What’s happened over the past week? (41:50 - 1:00:00)Did a 1km Ski 42:18)Exciting news (44:05)Got a new bike wheel (45:45)Why we get cold when we nap (48:42)Did another body scan to see where I sit for my strength testing (52:36)Car sickness straps were a great scam (57:00)Be undeniable (59:45)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

I was super short on time this week so I only had time for a short episode. I didn’t want to rush any topic and try and squeeze it into 30mins so I just filled the time with a bunch of rambling and some odd thoughts. I hope you guys enjoy the episode! I will hopefully be back with some form of topic for next week. Here’s how the episode panned out:Weekly training catch up (0:00 - 12:00)Got a 1km PB (10:07)Stranger Things (12:30)New Thor Trailer (14:00)Celebs and Steroids (14:30)Napping is king (17:57)Pet Peeves (21:40)The Hommus attacked me (23:57)It was so cold last weekend (24:55)Telstra dropping the ball on their day (27:08)It has been so cold lately (28:50)Me room has its own climate (29:00)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

This week I open the episode with about 300 different tangents then I go on to talk about the topic of ‘Mental Toughness’ and what I think it means to be ‘Mentally Tough’. I also give my theories on if and how we can teach people to be Mentally Tough in their own lives. The episode plays out a little like this:15mins of just lying still (1:30)Caitlin made Vegan Cinnamon Scrolls (6:00)I rarely do things on an impulse (7:06)Investing in products you use regularly its worth it (8:30)I have been drinking Monster Ultra lately (10:34)I was talking mad shit while waiting to vote (12:30)I was frozen to the bone! (15:00)A few days off worked wonders for me (22:30)I am critiquing everyones lifts now (25:00)Kid got his car wedged like Austin Powers (31:48)What is Mental Toughness? (35:00)What do I think Mental Toughness is? (35:30)You need to understand yourself (38:19)What does it mean to be Hard Headed? (39:15Feeling Mentally low isn’t something you can just fight (40:50)Can Mental Toughness be taught? (44:28)It is ok not to feel 100% mentally (44:55)The Long Term attitude is Key (48:58)Consistent Small changes over a long period is far more sustainable than making them all at once (53:53)Being mentally tough is… (55:48)Understanding you can do more than you believe you can (56:27)The keys to teaching Mental Toughness (1:02:26)The more new skills you pick up, the better you get at it (1:04:23)Anyone else pointlessly fill their backpack? (1:05:53)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

Back with the final part of ‘Alcohol around life and training’. This weeks episode is more focused on how alcohol can effect us externally. I take a look at how it can impact our Lives through Family and Work. I also give my personal experiences around alcohol and why I am not a huge fan of it.I finish off the episode with a good ol fashion ramble as well as talking about what i’ve learned over the past week at the StrongFirst Barbell Course and how I am going to implement my learnings. The episode goes a bit like this: What did we cover off last week? (0:00-5:00)What are we going to see in this weeks episode? (5:40)Part 3 - Alcohol and its effects on life (7:00)Backstory as to why I don’t like alcohol (8:15)The real reason I don’t like drunk conversations (11:10)How alcohol can impact Family Life (12:32)Exercised Saved me from alcohol (14:40)How it impacts your work (16:05)Don’t drink for the wrong reasons (20:15)Top Takeaways across all 3 episodes (25:00)Weekly catch-up (29:00-1:00:00)StrongFirst Barbell Course (41:00)My new strength Program (45:05)I can’t stop fidgeting (53:32)Voting should be done in the Big Brother house (56:56)Apple Charger debacle (59:07)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

Back this week with Part 2 of ‘Alcohol around life and training’. This weeks episode has far more information than last weeks episode. I go into a range of reasons that consuming alcohol around training is not the best for us. I also finish off the episode with a good ol fashion ramble about all the things that run through my mind on a regular basis. The episode goes a bit like this: Recap of Last weeks main points (0:00 - 5:30)How does alcohol effect our ability to recover? (5:43)Alcohol contributes to muscle breakdown (7:30)Space out drinking and training to reduce the effects of alcohol (9:25)You want your training to trend up not down (10:30)Alcohol and its effects on Hormones (12:15)It causes imbalances that can lead to Depression and Anxiety (13:40)Alcohol puts your body under stress. Impacting its ability to function (15:05)Alcohol impairs the bodies ability to absorb calcium (16:10)Over indulging in alcohol can lead to a fatty liver (17:05)Effects of alcohol on performance and recovery (19:25)Your body is going to be focused on the alcohol and not on repairing your body after your workouts (20:50)It disrupts your REM sleep cycle (21:30)It can result in dehydration (24:20)Consumption of alcohol post workout (26:45)Top Takeaways (30:36)Brief Recap of what i’ve gone over so far (35:00)How has my week been? (42:36)When did Eating Disorders become a thing (44:17)I don’t like body building (48:13)I saw Dr Strange (53:49)Strength Goals (1:00:17)How long I’ve spent on my bikes (1:03:10)The Hard days count more than the good days (1:07:30)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

I am finally back after having a few weeks off. During that time I put a bunch of effort into researching and planning out this topic so I hope you guys enjoy it. Part one is more of an introduction to the topic. I spent more time than I wanted to talking shit at the start so I couldn’t fit as much of the topic in as I wanted to today. So the topic of ‘Alcohol around Training and Life’ Will be over the next 3 Episodes. This is how Part 1 Pans out:Catching up on what’s been happening since I last recorded (0:00- 35:00)Loudspeaker Meetings at cafes. Yes or No? (6:00)Went Strawberry Picking (6:50)Went to Torquay to play Mario Kart (7:45)Converting a ride to a drive Formula (12:50)Easter was hectic (14:00)How did Jesus actually Die? (16:15)Low in sugar means added sugar FYI (18:09)I have a spider family living in my car (22:42)Saw a UFO (or so I hoped) (25:00)I’ve gotta get STRONG (31:42)Alcohol Consumption around Training and Life (36:53)Basic terms around drinking/Alcohol consumption (37:48)Alcohol and Fitness (42:47)People who are health conscious will drink less as a result (44:00)Drinking around your training gives you less Return on Investment (48:00)Having a good diet doesn’t outweigh the effects of alcohol (50:20)Preview of the next 2 weeks (52:00)Baths are weird right? (58:00)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

I am back this week with part 2 of ‘Weight doesn’t determine your Health’. I go straight into part 2 of this topic so you guys don’t have to wait through a solid 30mins of me talking absolute trash to get there. Its a passionate topic of mine so I really hope you guys enjoy it!The Episode goes as follows:Gaining weight through Water (5:02)Sweating heaps isn’t losing fat… its dehydration (9:30)Gaining weight through Fat (10:20)Gaining too much fat puts your body under a lot of stress (12:35)How do we gain fat? (13:36)Weight fluctuations around training and goals (16:20)So much negativity around the number on the scales (23:12)Looking ‘Good’ is a touchy phrase (24:00)Food is the key to success (25:20)Weight fluctuations around Periods (26:15How you look shouldn’t even be a measure of health (29:37)We shouldn’t tie ourselves to a number on a scale (30:22)Stick to the big three (32:12)Put in the work and the results will follow (34:25)Strength work is feeling nice! (46:32)Kicking has been causing me Knee issues (48:48)Trainer set from Hell (53:37)Grab Em Check Em (56:11)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

This week I touch on a topic that is close to my heart! A topic that messed with me a bit while I was growing up. I am talking about attributing out health and self worth to our weight. I get so into it that I’ve once a gain had to split it into 2 Parts. Part one goes like this:Weekly Catch-up (0:00-29:00)Swimming in a squad now (8:00)Double Burgers are the Bomb (10:40)EMOMs are how I’m getting my heavy lifting done at the moment (17:15)This was a fun workout (24:52)Weight Doesn’t Define your Health (29:20)The big 3 for determining health (31:50)Assigning a number to ourselves is silly (37:00)Biggest tip for managing fear of weight gain (38:38)How do you tell if you’re carrying unnecessary weight? (42:36)Areas that we tend to gain/lose weight in (48:17)Gaining weight through muscle (48:10)Misconception around gaining tons of muscle instantly (49:48)How to gain muscle (54:00)Cardio and Retaining muscle (54:14)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! Tell your friends and leave a review! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

After giving a brief 20 min recap of my week that consisted of mostly training and a few funny stories I continue the deep dive into the question posed last week ‘How do I lead a healthier lifestyle?’ covering off the other two aspects that I believe are important being ‘Mental Health’ and ‘Work Life Balance’. The episode goes a little like this:Weekly Recap - Mostly training talk this week (0:00-20:00)Running in the dark is scary (8:35)EMOMs are awesome (16:18)Samuel L Jackson is 73!? (20:00)Got bitten by a Bull-ant (23:00)Witnessed a guy get stuck under a height Gauge (24:14)Recap of last weeks Episode (28:00)Is there anything wrong with being ’soft’? (31:47)There’s a difference between mental toughness and mental health (32:32)Cramp City (33:40)Its not hardcore to push through poor mental health (35:10)Sometimes mental stress can drain you more than physical stress (36:45)Mental Health Tips (39:45)Mental Health is important for overall wellbeing (42:00)Work/Life Balance (42:20)Overall Tips for leading a healthier lifestyle (47:35)Who wouldnt want to lead a healthier lifestyle? (58:48)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

After catching you guys up on the week I had since I last spoke to you and a few funny stories, I dive into the question posed this week. ‘How do I lead a healthier Lifestyle?’.The episode ran longer than expected so it is going to be another 2 Parter. This weeks episode will cover off the the ways we can lead a healthier lifestyle though both Diet and Exercise.The episode goes as follows:Universal Doncaster Store is Haunted? (4:16)Got abused while riding once again (13:34)I was waiting for a mate (14:59) Risky opinion ALERT (16:27)Got real delirious on the Trainer (28:14)EMOMs are a great way to get some quick volume into a workout (30:19)How do I start to lead a healthier lifestyle? (31:40)Diets and food choices (33:07)My views towards following a diet (37:07)Don’t put yourself in a box (39:58)Goals shouldn’t crush you at the thought of achieving them (43:02)Moderation is Key (43:44)My main points on ‘Diets’ (44:50)Exercise in relation to a healthy lifestyle (45:03)Invest now in your future! (50:18)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

This weeks episode after talking a bit of shit, I continue to go into depth on some of the recovery tips I’ve learned along the way as an everyday athlete. I cover off the last 3 blocks of the recovery pyramid being Mental/Physical Stress, Recovery Therapies and Recovery tools. As well as an overview of the ‘Recovery Pyramid’. The episode goes as follows:Weekly Recap (0:00 - 11:00)Scored myself some new running shorts (10:15)Rough as workouts for the week! (11:10)Fuel Prices are cooked (19:01)Black Garlic (23:40)Stress Management (27:20)Best way to manage physical stress (33:00)Give yourself time to switch off (37:20)Recovery Therapies (38:20)Movement is great for Injuries (39:10)Recovery Tools (43:18)Whole Food Plant based diet improved my recovery HEAPS (48:00)Recovery Pyramid Recap (52:05)My Super Power (56:19)Do they cage up the quiz masters of The Chase? (56:34)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo

This weeks episode I go into depth on some of the helpful tips I’ve learned over the years for helping improve recovery. I cover off the big ones being Sleep, Nutrition and Hydration. As well as an overview of the ‘Recovery Pyramid’. The episode goes as follows:Catching up on the past week (0:00 - 25:00)Saw the new Batman Movie (19:40)How do you write your shopping lists (23:00)Fact about Childhood trauma shaping who you are today (25:00)Had to do a few auditions for some Ads (27:00)Recovery Secrets Overview (32:00)Sleep/Quality Sleep (33:50)Ways to improve sleep (37:52)Nutrition and Hydration (51:34)Eating more helps (55:28)As always I hope you enjoyed the episode! If you have any questions or feedback shoot me a message on instagram @anthony__dipaolo