Joel Costello

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#8 - Brain Surgery with Joel Costello In 2020, Bondi based personal trainer Joel Costello required life saving surgery to have a tumour removed from his brain.In this episode Chris and Joel talk ...

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I recently attended the level 1 strength and conditioning workshop, and connected with people who I’ve looked upto in the industry for a long time .farmer, .khoury ,, as well as a new network of fitness professionals, and even bumped into a colleague from my first ever PT gig back in 2008,

It was so refreshing to be immersed in a movement that is on the forefront of innovation and results/science based programming

What has created is truly inspiring and he has built a team of geniuses who I was lucky enough to connect with all weekend

This was also my first flirtation back with high intensity strength and conditioning training since brain surgery, and it felt like home

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September you’ve been magical 💫

☑️ First the announcement of winning the AUSactive Fitness Instructor of the year, for both NSW and AUS 🇦🇺

☑️ 9 hours later the birth of my first child, Hilton Thor Jasper Costello

☑️ 12 days later I’ve been featured in my local community magazine

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I’ve been grafting hard for this since 2008

𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝙃𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙅𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤

𝘢.𝘬.𝘢. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘴 “𝘽𝙪𝙢𝙥”
𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝟏𝟔/𝟎𝟗/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

𝙃𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣 - 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭-𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵-𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰

𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙧 - 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭-𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴 / Θεόδωρος 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘰𝘦𝘭’𝘴 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦

𝙅𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧 - 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘮𝘱’𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 & “𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘳”

𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 & 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺.

Christine Rodrigues

May is brain tumour awareness month - I’m here to raise funds and build awareness

I’ve been honoured to have been selected as a brain tumour warrior and ambassador for the

I’ll be releasing a video about my fundraiser tomorrow, keep an eye out!

3 THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY MY BRAIN SURGERY

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Insights & tips from a personal trainer who is also living through a brain surgery recovery journey of their own

TAKE THINGS ONE DAY AT A TIME

After brain surgery or a major trauma, your body needs time to recover, don’t put pressure in yourself to “have to” get better straight away - this was a mistake I made - all you gotta do is take things one day at a time

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WHAT IS DYSPHAGIA?

DYSPHAGIA was an expected deficit caused by my brain surgery, simply because the location of the surgery was in the exact part of my brain that affects swallow - this was one of the most challenging deficits to overcome by far - I couldn’t eat or drink for 3 months, and still can’t do shots 3 years after surgery 😜

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3 THINGS I WISH I DID BEFORE HAVING BRAIN SURGERY

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‘If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room’

Thank you for the inspiration and wisdom bombs, and - absolute legends

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Thank you for teaching me to be aware about my negative self talk and “limiting” my limiting beliefs, especially as I experience new challenges along my brain tumour recovery journey! PHENOMENAL ADVICE

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The reason while I’m always smiling

I love this city 🇫🇷

Sunday arvo long lunch Parisian style with the gorgeous

PSA due to illness we have pushed back this weekend’s fitness fundraiser to the first Saturday in August
Saturday August 6th

To register or join a team follow these VERY SIMPLE STEPS

• Click on the link in the linktree (https://linktr.ee/J_escapes)

• It will take you to a form with FULL INSTRUCTIONS

• Complete STEP 1
(make your $30 donation by following the link in step 1)

• Complete STEP 2
(Join the Facebook group by following the link in step 2)

• Once you enter the Facebook Group

Create a fresh new post on the wall of the Facebook group

Tag Jerone Fleming and Joel Costello in your post

Make 1 of the 3 following choices (type in the post if you are a number 1, 2 or 3)

1) you want to join an existing team of someone who has already registered (name the person so we can allocate you into their team)

2) you are a solo competitor and would like to be added to any team

3) you and some friends would like to begin your own team

We will then allocate you a team and all you need to do is keep an eye on this Facebook group for further instructions

We will update confirmed teams and team colours everyday, so keep an eye out

The reason I am holding up the number 1 in this photo is because this is a picture of me performing my number 1 passion

In my spare time I run fitness fundraisers to raise funds for those less fortunate than me

On Saturday and I put 5 awesome teams through a ‘Survivor meets the Amazing Race’ style fitness event we call The games, to raise funds for the NSW Flood appeal

We donate our spare time, networks and expertise to help other people

We have another fundraiser on Saturday July 2nd - I’d love to see you there

More details to come

I was lucky enough to have a great chat with the multi talented, Jacqueline ( )across the weekend

As we wrapped up our chat she asked me “what piece of advice I would give to someone going through brain surgery recovery?”

I answered with 3 pieces of advice

1️⃣ no two people’s recovery journey will ever be the same - brain surgery and the way the brain responds post op can vary massively from person to person - don’t compare yourself to other’s recovery journeys

2️⃣ take things one day at a time - this was the best piece of advice I received from my Dad - don’t stress about the future, just worry about getting through today and creating a mini-milestone each day - thinking too far in the future can really overwhelm you

3️⃣ always put things into perspective - sadly there will always be someone worse off than you, on days you don’t feel like doing your rehab or going for that walk, just think how lucky you are to be able to do so, and celebrate the things your body can do, as opposed to focusing on the things you “can’t”

Jacqueline is an insanely talented human and I am humbled to call her a mate - she is a mum of three, an author, a TV presenter, an entrepreneur, a media expert, a creator, an accredited nutritionist, women’s health expert, she runs multiple businesses and is a truly caring soul (I am probably missing loads of things she does-apologies). She was one of the first people to reach out to me after brain surgery to go for a walk and a chat - things like that mean A LOT to me

Thanks Jac

Even out imbalances

With balance and coordination disorders like ataxia, where one side of the body is largely uncoordinated compared to the other, I have had great results following programs that contain both bilateral (both sides simultaneously) and unilateral movements (one side at a time), to develop base line strength and coordination as well as balance any overcompensations or deficits on the less coordinated side

☑️ The bilateral exercise in the photos is the leg press (both legs at once)

☑️ The unilateral exercise in the photos is the alternating row (one arm at a time)

On Saturday, with the help of over a dozen family, friends and loved ones, we put together a team fitness event fundraiser to help raise funds to alleviate some of the financial burden of my brain surgery on my family

At the exact same time, some incredible members of the Mill Park Leisure Centre (in Melbourne), who I recently connected with online, during our national 6 week challenge with (whom I’ve never met before), organised a 24 hour treadmill fundraiser, in secret, to help raise even more funds for my brain surgery!

They printed posters with quotes I would frequently use during the challenge , they designed a QR code which was linked to my go fund me page, they went live on Facebook, they organised runners who ran from midnight Friday to midnight Saturday (on a treadmill decorated in tinsel), where they ran over 143km as a collective, to raise funds for a guy they had never met in their lives

I am obviously floating on cloud 9, am super grateful, and blown away by the incredibly thoughtful nature of people who a couple of months ago were unknown random strangers - this has really restored my faith in the awesomeness of human beings! There really are some incredible people in this world

Since my fundraising efforts began, with the help of hundreds of people across dozens of platforms, we have managed to raise over 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!

I AM SO HUMBLED - that so many incredible people would take time out of their day, and money out of their wallets, to help me and my family

Words can’t described how truly honoured I am

THANK YOU 🙏

This Saturday I take another step in my recovery journey as I return to my first passion project since brain surgery, it’s another fitness fundraiser……and this time it’s actually for me
⏩after several delays due to covid, we are back!!! This Saturday ☀️
🏆 we are actually looking for a few more competitors to fill one of the teams?! Is anyone keen for a couple of hours of fitness fun to begin your Saturday? DM me for details. I’d love to see you there ❤️ 🧠 ✅

One thing I have noticed since brain surgery is that my fatigue levels are higher! After many discussions with other brain surgery patients I have come to realise that this is a commonly occurring new normal. My advice - listen to your body, if it needs rest, it needs rest 💤

There’s loads of exercises I can’t do anymore, but I like to focus on and be grateful for the ones I can

Since brain surgery I have developed deficits and a tremor in my left hand. It can sometimes randomly shake, and I struggle to use my left hand to carry or hold things

If I went to the bar and brought two beers, I’d have to carry them back to the table one at a time, so I didn’t spill the one in my left hand EVERYWHERE

Last week I bought myself a Sega Master System, because I love retro gaming and I also want to improve the coordination and fine motor skills in my left hand - rehab perks