Between Two Beers Podcast

How Liti can do the splits at 180kgs, why a doctor told David not to compete at the Commonwealth Games, and why he ignored the advice, the pains and struggles of balancing his weighlifting dreams and family expectations, how his life changed after winning gold at Comm Games, how he would expect to win gold at Tokyo if the sport was clean, and that one time he put on 11kgs of weight in 7 days after a competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Higgins got Tua and Cameron to fight, why he lost control at the infamous Hughie Fury press conference in London and how he feared for his life in the aftermath, growing up in poverty, his relationship with money and how he manufactured a rivalry between Parker and Anthony Joshua that earned Parker a world title fight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the struggles of coaching a national league team as a 24-year-old in Gisborne, the time he fought Ken Dugdale at training, what it was like watching his son Rory score the winner against Bahrain on that special night in Wellington, his reflections on his controversial sacking from Mount Albert Grammar school and how he turned Gisborne into a footballing juggernaught.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Wigmore, a sports writer for the Daily Telegraph and author of "The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made," shares captivating insights into athlete development. He reveals why younger siblings often excel in sports and how medium-sized towns nurture talent. The importance of informal play, rethinking youth sports training, and the surprising role of sleep in performance are discussed. Tim also explores the innovative use of virtual reality in training and shares memorable moments from elite athlete interviews, emphasizing mental approaches and personal stories.

We talk about Rog's most memorable and fiery sideline confrontations, why Chris Wood made it when many other talented young Kiwis have failed, why his son Sam never made it as a player, where the relentless joke-telling comes from and why his Hamilton Soccer Shop never quite made it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric talks about fighting Manu Vatuvei in the 2012 Fight for Life, competing in a TV show to find NZ’s toughest man, nights out in Switzerland – including the time he wrestled a swan into a pub, the infamous meeting when Dick Tonks blew his lid at the Kiwi Pair, and how having a son with autism changed him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt’s humiliating experience at Laura McGoldrick’s wedding, reflections on playing Danny Parker in Back of the Y Masterpiece television, How his ‘fake’ band Dejavoodo got a record contract, the time he made Jacquie Brown cry and the realities of working with Jeremy Wells on breakfast radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce talks about his controversial match reports and the coaches and players he's upset, his relationship with Declan Edge and why they are no longer friends on Twitter, his opinion of the proposed national league change, the time a player physically threatened him following a spicy article and why he was so pissed off Steve transferred from Bay Olympic to Glenfield.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Des reflects on losing his job at NZ Football and we ask if he’ll ever return, we talk success and heartbreak at the under 20 World Cup in Poland, How he used Sarpreet Singh’s acting skills to improve team culture, what high performance coaching really teaches you and he answers your questions from social media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the fine line between high performance training and bullying, why Emma retired from rowing, and why she came back, sexuality and sport, her roller blading obsession, training with her rowing heroes, cycling home from Switzerland, becoming a real-estate agent and we compare Seamus and Emma’s times on the rowing machine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.