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73: Meet Jonny: A sports (massage) therapist, with a Body Building specialty...

Writer's picture: ChopsChops

... Yep, Body Building.


But don't let that fool you, Jonny still treats normal folk - men and women alike. In fact I used to get treated by him 7/8 years ago, when I was mega fit and buggering up my knees.


In the chat we talk about some of the strange consequences of his treatment... Farting, burping and unwanted male erections (shhhhh!)... Even unwanted female attention, which I immediately shot down (sorry, Jonny), saying that his treatment of me was far from pleasurable... it BLOODY HURT!


Because unlike Beth's (Lymphatic drainage) massage, Jonny's is pretty intense; which is needed to unlock and treat muscles that quite frankly, don't want to be treated and unlocked. And he's damn good at it, hence why professional athletes travel to be treated by him.


It was really interesting hearing how Jonny decided to train in Australia, rather than the UK, purely to get a more rounded and holistic learning experience (and of course, catch a bit of sun, sand and sea along the way); and it's a great example of thinking 'outside of the box' (bloody hate that phrase, but in this case it's true) in terms of your career... If you're thinking of (re)training in something, that training doesn't have to be at your local college or institution, it could mean ANYWHERE. Where do you want to be? What do you want your life to look like? They're the questions Jonny asked himself, and even though he ended up back in the UK, that was also done out of choice also. After all, there's only so much sun, sand and sea a guy can take... ;-)


Jonny's pod is full of great advice about working hard, taking ownership of your life, and putting yourself in the right times and the right places for luck to find you.


Oh, and his real, actual name is 'Jonny Hands'... And he's a sports masseuse... Yep, I promise you.... Brilliant, right?


Enjoy.


Chops x


PS. You'll hear me reference loud music at the start of the pod, which was very real and VERY LOUD on the day. Thankfully my sound editor managed to mute just about all of it, making my reference to it utterly pointless.


Jonny's social handles are @jonnyhands_ and his website is: https://www.innerbodybalance.co.uk


Click here to listen to the Jonny's podcast:

Click here to read all about how to get started in the world of massage (and sports massage). And how you (yes YOU!) could get started in a career like this:



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