Human or Athlete?

You are in your Power - Mahama Cho + Leo Oppenheim

Elliot Johnston Season 1 Episode 37

The energy in this conversation was off the charts. 


Mahama Cho, Team GB Double Olympian, multiple medallist in World Champs and Grand Prix as a Heavyweight Taekwondo fighter. This guy is a warrior. 


Leo Oppenheim, Head Trainer at BLOK Manchester, Yogi, Cold Water and Breathwork teacher and facilitator, this man does it all in the wellness space. 


I was slightly apprehensive about bringing these two together at first, maybe they just weren’t on the same page or had differing beliefs about performance, wellbeing and life but how I was wrong. 


The knowledge, insight, stories and energy these guys shared was brilliant. From starting straight away with the difficulty in facing and accepting reality to then how to detach from it and stay disciplined in your path we go through so many factors that come up in an athlete’s journey, the highs, lows, injuries and even the questioning moments of doubt. We importantly take apart the myth that says you can’t be the best whilst having a healthy relationship with both mind and body. Finally, both Leo and Cho remind us that you have it all right within you, right now. You are enough, you are complete, you can be proud of yourself and you have a choice to go after whatever you want, you are in your power.