Send a Message to the Big Lad! In this very special Bonus Episode, Chade speaks to the great Tom Barkham! A man of many talents, Tom has boxed, completed many a Swindon Santa Run (worth Googling!), competed in everything from darts, to food challenges, to boxing and can be frequently seen up and down the country around the UK MC’ng various boxing events!! Here today, he’s on possibly his most important quest yet, with his official attempt at breaking the Guiness World Record for scoring The M...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! In this, the 100th Episode, Chade and Nico discuss what's gone well...and not so well over the last 100 episodes, their favourite bits, and what the future holds for 'Diary Of A Big Lad'! ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme tune written and performed by Jay Stevens. For questions and queries please contact us at diaryofabiglad@gmail.com For more 'Diary Of A Big Lad' Content on Instagram, follow us ...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! A lovely little 3 parter where Chaders discusses the feeling we all get of deciding to have that get up and go, vs stay comfy and no-show! All done live throughout his evening! ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme tune written and performed by Jay Stevens. For questions and queries please contact us at diaryofabiglad@gmail.com For more 'Diary Of A Big Lad' Content on Instagram, follow us at https://...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! DAMP JANUARY! Chade reveals his big plans for the new year (mainly…DAMP JANUARY!), we chat about the best kind of Christmas presents (namely Chades wedding ring which may or may not be made of Vibranium). We hear how Chade's planning to approach the new year, and it might just inspire you to do the same. It's not just 'Damp January' either, if you're wondering.... ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme ...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! Chade battles through a solo ep with the flu! What better way to start the year than with Chade talking YOU through his morning routine! There’s been much talk of Chade’s infamous morning routine, so this week, he thought it might be helpful to take you through each move while he does them! Of course, be safe, Chade’s not a personal training expert, but these are moves taught to him by people who are. This is designed as a guide to what Chade does, do no...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! In this, the final episode and diary entry of the year. Chade talks about meeting his goal (sort of), his first Christmas as a father of two and then takes a look back at the last year. Chade's come a long way since Christmas last year, 2024 has brought some firsts, and Chade reveals what he’s excited about going into the new year. Chade mentions a previous episode that's helped him out this year, and that he thinks might help you, please find the link below: T...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! Chaders and Nico bring you an extra large Christmas-Dinner-sized helping of the pod with this years very special Christmas Episode!! Firstly Chade introduces a new acronym that’s helped him achieve his goal (and will hopefully help you!). They struggle with maths, discuss at the ins and out of the best Christmassy foods that’ll be filling our shops, tables, and tums!! WARNING!! There is ALOT of food chat! Chade talks about some healthy alternatives to cl...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! Chade discusses how his self-imposed weight loss challenge is going (not too well) and what he’s doing to right it now he’s lost one of his greatest tools, his gym! Chade's doing 12 days of fitness challenges to help get him through the Christmas season, so go check out his daily videos on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/diaryofabiglad?igsh=d29wMWZ1aHVzNDIz if you fancy joining in. Or just watching him do them while you scroll. P.S. Also, we kn...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! Still struggling with his plan to lose some serious poundage before the big 25th, Chade and Nico discuss a game plan that Chade (and you, dear listener!) can empty at this late stage to keep things going in the right direction. Late for Halloween, Chade also discusses the terrifying idea of clothes made of calories that the body eats while you wear them. Yikes! ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme tu...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! At the worst possible time (the build up to Christmas), Chade finds himself without a gym! What can he do about it? How will he handle his lose-weight-before-Christmas challenge without the heavy hitting exercise that comes with regular gym visits? Have a listen to find out! He's also not learned to put his phone on silent during recording, apologies... ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme tune...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! This week, Chade assesses his personal challenge (getting to 16 stone, or 224 pounds if you prefer), in 5 weeks and how he used SMART goal setting to calculate if it was actually doable (or in this case, DoaBL). If he fails, he gets no Christmas Dinner. This dear listener, is not to be taken lightly (although Chade will be, if he achieves his goal). A great listen for anyone who might was to set a similar goal and wants a breakdown of a good pace to do it. If ...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! In the 90th episode, Chade takes us through the last 9 weeks, including the build up to his son being born, his thoughts after his son being born, and the progress made regarding their personal challenges (Spoiler alert!! It's not looking good for Chaders and Nico's done nada.) ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme tune written and performed by Jay Stevens. For questions and queries please contact us ...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! Things aren't looking good for Chade getting a Christmas Dinner! Chade explains how he plans on combatting not being able to achieve his goal and how it might apply to yours. ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme tune written and performed by Jay Stevens. For questions and queries please contact us at diaryofabiglad@gmail.com For more 'Diary Of A Big Lad' Content on Instagram, follow us at https://ww...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! It's the first (and most likely only) solo episode featuring Nico on his own! Last week we had an update on how Chade's Challenge is coming along, this week, we'll hear how Nico's is! As you may remember, Nico's Challenge was to write, record and fully produce the first episode of a brand new podcast. Nico thought he'd take this opportunity to go over some of the mistakes he's made in the past when producing podcasts so he doesn't make them again, and hopefully ...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! Chade gives us an update on how his challenge is going, he's fallen behind on some aspects, but perhaps it's not a bad thing... For those of you who haven't been following, if Chade should fail this self imposed challenge, the forfeit is he will get no Christmas dinner. None. Not a sausage. Literally. ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme tune written and performed by Jay Stevens. For questions...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! Last week the lads set themselves a challenge of achieving a personal goal by the 25th of December, the forfeit of failing said challenge being incredibly high stakes punishment of which they will go into detail of here. From 4:40 there's a FULL 10 minutes of 'second-time dad' talk, so if that's your bag it's well worth a listen! When they finally get down to talking about their challenges, they inevitably get on the subject of habits. The word habit is used abo...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! This week the lads throw down a challenge for themselves (which you can, and should join in on at home!) and Chade reviews the psychotic forfeit he's dreamt up to make sure they get it done! Also this week, Chade mentions how much weight he plans to lose in the coming months. As always, safety is of high importance to us, so if you're wondering what he's basing his goal on, here's some info from our old pals in the NHS for you to peruse should you be thinking ...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! As Nico's off ill this week, Chade treats us to another diary entry. Following his recent life changes and the last episode's discussion about finding a new routine, Chade talks to us about going 'Back To Basics'. With his diet sliding into old habits, and his daily routine thrown off, Chade lets us know how he's keeping himself on track and the joys of going....you guessed it....'Back To Basics'. ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chad...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! This week, Chade takes us through his feelings about the first week of his son’s life and what changes it’ll make to his routines and the Podcast going forward. Chade then gives Nico a whistle stop education on what happens when a child is born, and tops it off with some nice, heartwarming advice for anyone who has a second child on the way. We think it's a great lesson for any soon-to-be second time parents out there who would like to hear how a fellow goal set...
Send a Message to the Big Lad! The day is finally here! Chade is proud to announce the birth of a Little Lad, the newest addition to his family, his son! Chade talks briefly about the excitement, challenges (mainly faced by his wife) and joyous relief of spending the last week in anticipation of his son being born. There's discussion of how things are different this time round from when his daughter was born, when he'll get back to the gym and most importantly...the new name is revealed. Be...