BURGERFUEL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

WORK HARD, TRAIN HARD, PLAY HARD

BurgerFuel Athletic Department (B.A.D) is an underground fitness programme done BurgerFuel style. We believe in abs you can grate cheese on, flexing and T-Rexing, buns that turn heads in the street and guns that belong in the NRL.

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B.A.D COACH - JOSH RANDALL

HE'S NOT YOUR AVERAGE P.E TEACHER

He's whipped us into shape and created unique, engaging workouts time after time that leave the BurgerFuel crew and Friends of the Fuel feeling stronger, faster and fitter.  

With a zero tolerance for quitters and a penchant for man hugs, our carpark would be... well, just a carpark without him.

We talk MMA and a love of cooler bags with our B.A.D coach, Josh Randall...

Where did your BurgerFuel story start?
It all started when I was introduced to Josef Roberts at Glenside Boxing Gym. Jo got right into his training and decided to get behind me  supporting me with sponsorship through BurgerFuel and the rest is history... Glenside Boxing Gym is no more but I believe that the culture we created there lay the foundation for B.A.D

Tell us a bit about your background? How did you get into the fitness industry?
I started late to training getting into Muay Thai kickboxing in my early twenties. I had a number of fights as an amateur before switching my interest to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and competing in the Pro ranks of Mixed Martial Arts.The sport wasn't mainstream like it is now and most corporates didn't want a bar of it, but Jo could see the potential and to my knowledge BurgerFuel is the first publicly listed company in NZ to sponsor an MMA fighter.

We hear you carry around a cooler bag with you wherever you go, what would we find in there?
Ah the cooler bag... I get a bit of stick for that! It's full of food mostly... protein, lots of "good fats", B.C.A.A’s, Glutamine, Barley Grass and Coconut water of course.

What post-workout habit would you recommend we adopt?
Post workout = Stretch, Protein Shake, Rest… in that order.

What is your favourite thing about coaching the BurgerFuel crew and Friends of the Fuel?
My favourite thing about training the BF Crew is that BF Crew go hard and haters are terminated!

What’s your favourite burger?
A Bastard... like attracts like.

If you could take on anyone in an arm wrestling match, who would it be and who would win?
Mike Tyson and I would let him win so I could get in for a decent man hug at the end.

NO EXCUSES, JUST RESULTS

The first gym is located at BurgerFuel HQ in New Zealand and weekly and monthly training sessions are held there for BurgerFuel staff, Franchisees, key Brand Partners and Friends of the Fuel. B.A.D workouts incorporate a mix of everything from raw sledge hammers, giant tractor tyres and kick boxing to strength and conditioning and high intensity Japanese 'Tabata' workouts. It doesn’t matter if your exercise mantra is ‘blood, sweat and tears’ or ‘food, sweat and beers’, B.A.D caters for all levels of fitness, from total beginners to those paleo powered Crossfit types.