The Physical Performance Show

In episode 150 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Commando Steve. Commando Steve Willis is well known for his career on The Biggest Loser.  Steve started his career serving in the military over a 10 year career culminating and completing work in the Second Commando regimen before exiting the military.  Then with his personal training qualification quickly becoming one of the most loved personal trainers on Australia’s Biggest Loser. On The Biggest Loser, Steve featured for 10 consecutive seasons and in more recent times Steve featured on Australian Survivor Champions vs. Contenders. Along the way, Steve is prolific with his involvement across a variety of health, wellness, and fitness endeavours including Commando Kids, Commando Camps, Workouts and Warriors, along with book publications including Commando Steve No Excuses, Get Commando Fit and Get Commando Fit Cookbook.  Steve is really in so many ways a great role model particularly for men, he is someone that can get the job done but in a compassionate way. SUBSCRIBE NOW! This episode is sponsored by the Gold Coast Marathon. Like the Physical Performance Show, the Gold Coast Marathon encourages runners of all ages and abilities to push their boundaries and strive to complete a personal challenge. The Gold Coast Marathon is held annually on the first weekend in July and is a must do event for any budding athlete, weekend warrior or family looking for a challenge to complete together. Run for the good times at the Gold Coast Marathon. Visit the Gold Coast Marathon here. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

Mick Hughes is a Physiotherapist and Exercise Physiologist consulting at the Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre. Mick has an expertise in all things relating to ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) injury. Mick’s consulted with various elite sporting teams across his career and is also the co-Author of the Melbourne ACL Rehabilitation Guide 2.0. The guide is extensively used by clinicians worldwide and also people who have undergone a surgical reconstruction of their ACL ligament to help them get back to sports successfully. During this episode Mick Hughes shares about all things ACL rehabilitation, certain groups of individuals that are more at risk of an ACL injury, we touch on general rehabilitation principles along with an interesting conversation around blood flow restriction training. SUBSCRIBE NOW! This episode is sponsored by the Gold Coast Marathon. Like the Physical Performance Show, the Gold Coast Marathon encourages runners of all ages and abilities to push their boundaries and strive to complete a personal challenge. The Gold Coast Marathon is held annually on the first weekend in July and is a must do event for any budding athlete, weekend warrior or family looking for a challenge to complete together. Run for the good times at the Gold Coast Marathon. Visit the Gold Coast Marathon here. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

Richard is a Post Graduate Researcher, the Course Leader for Sport and Exercise Science at Birmingham City University, he has been a strength and conditioning Coach to multiple Olympic Athletes, has overseen strength and conditioning formally at The Royal Ballet Company in London and has previously been the Director of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association. In addition Richard is a well loaded Researcher having published multiple papers on all things strength and conditioning for the distance runner. One of his more recent systematic reviews being the effects of strength training on the physiological determinants of middle and long distance running performance. In 2015 Richard authored ‘Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running’ and inside the pages of Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running Richard provides the arguments, the evidence and the answers. It contains everything that you need to develop your own strength and conditioning routine. Most runners are aware that strength and conditioning work can help their running but the majority are unsure of the finer details on exactly why and how. During this episode we dive deep into the world of the how, the what and the why of all things strength and conditioning for runners. This episode is sponsored by the Gold Coast Marathon. Like the Physical Performance Show, the Gold Coast Marathon encourages runners of all ages and abilities to push their boundaries and strive to complete a personal challenge. The Gold Coast Marathon is held annually on the first weekend in July and is a must do event for any budding athlete, weekend warrior or family looking for a challenge to complete together. Run for the good times at the Gold Coast Marathon. Visit the Gold Coast Marathon here. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

Jono Hall is a renowned Coach in the world of Triathlon however Jono was also a top level athlete winning the 1997 Australian Road Cycling Championships.  Jono went on to ride professionally being trained at the Australian Institute of Sport for many years and also later with the Festina Professional Road Cycling Team. Jono went on to finish 8th in the World Cycling Championships and also gained selection for the 1994 Commonwealth Games representing Australia. But it was in the sport of Duathlon that Jono really excelled. In 1997 Jono took the World ITU Duathlon title in convincing fashion. Jono now works as a coach with some of the World’s best triathlon competitors and during this episode we discuss the philosophies that underpin Jono Hall’s success as a Head Coach for Triathlon Canada, we touch on when to intervene and when not to intervene as a coach, the concept of a 4 day weekly training cycle. Jono shares what he believes constitutes good coaching and also his top 3 characteristics of athletes seeking to reach their physical best, we talk about why the fundamentals cannot be neglected for the one percenters and how Jono builds trust with his athletes. This episode is sponsored by the Gold Coast Marathon. Like the Physical Performance Show, the Gold Coast Marathon encourages runners of all ages and abilities to push their boundaries and strive to complete a personal challenge. The Gold Coast Marathon is held annually on the first weekend in July and is a must do event for any budding athlete, weekend warrior or family looking for a challenge to complete together. Run for the good times at the Gold Coast Marathon. Visit the Gold Coast Marathon here. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

In episode 146 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Dr Dan Pronk - Ex Army Special Forces Doctor (Interest Edition) Dr Dan Pronk was a former doctor within the Australian Special Operations Command. Dr Pronk was deployed on operations on 5 occasions with the Army including one time to Timor and 4 times to Afghanistan. In serving as a Medical Doctor for the Australian Elite Combat, Dr Pronk required to navigate, survive and think in extremely high stakes life or death situations. During this episode Dr Dan Pronk shares around mindset in high stakes environments but also in terms of his journey in completing medical school, the rigors of applying and successfully gaining entry into the SAS and then also the learnings he has taken from his 5 deployments in the Australian Defense Force. Recently Dr. Pronk authored his first publication titled “Not your Average 70kg D***head: Motivational Lessons from an ex Army Special Forces Doctor”. You will also hear Dan outline 3 of those 17 principles including the power of persistence, ignoring criticism and competing with only yourself along with the highs, lows and many learnings of his remarkable career. Subscribe NOW and listen in to this episode. This episode is sponsored by Sanitarium PB. Looking to achieve your personal best? Sanitarium PB can help. This refreshing drink contains 32g of protein per serve to help with muscle recovery, when included as part of a balanced diet.   Find Sanitarium PB in delicious chocolate or vanilla flavours at your local petrol station. Be your personal best – recover and refuel with Sanitarium PB. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

Listen in to episode 145 of The Physical Performance Show as we recap the year that was 2018! In this episode you will enjoy some of the highlights from the 52 guests that were featured across the 2018 calendar year. What a year it was, 2018 saw the Physical Performance Show regularly sitting inside the iTunes Top 20 for Health and Fitness and it has passed 400,000 downloads of the show since inception, so a huge thank you for your support. This episode features  Lionel Sanders - Professional Triathlete & 2017 ITU Long Course Triathlon Champion, Episode 92 of The Physical Performance Show Matt Fitzgerald - Best Selling Author ‘How Bad Do You Want It?’, Episode 109 of The Physical Performance Show Prof Stuart McGill – Biomechanist & Lower Back Pain Expert, Episode 108 of The Physical Performance Show Lee Troop  – 3x Olympic Marathoner, Former 5000m AUS record holder, Episode 101 of The Physical Performance Show Matt Fox - Sweat Elite – Train Like the World’s Best (ft Matt Fox), Episode 136 of The Physical Performance Show Alex Hutchinson - Author New York Times Bestseller ENDURE, Episode 123 of The Physical Performance Show Tim Don - Ironman Triathlon World Record Holder, 3x Olympian, 4x World Champion (Featured Performer), Episode 130 of The Physical Performance Show Dan Smith – AUS Olympic Swimmer, Episode 137 of The Physical Performance Show Mark Allen – 6-Time IRONMAN World Champion, Episode 139 of The Physical Performance Show Subscribe NOW and listen in to this episode. This episode is sponsored by Sanitarium PB. Looking to achieve your personal best? Sanitarium PB can help. This refreshing drink contains 32g of protein per serve to help with muscle recovery, when included as part of a balanced diet.   Find Sanitarium PB in delicious chocolate or vanilla flavours at your local petrol station. Be your personal best – recover and refuel with Sanitarium PB. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

Dr Cris is a Registered Medical Doctor, a certified Expert in Holistic Medicine BNA, Member of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine.  Dr. Cris’s message is very clear, “The simpler we keep things the more likely we are to stick to the changes we make.” Dr. Cris specialises not just in the prevention and treatment of the illnesses but also in attaining optimum health being. She’s the author of 2 great books, Healthy Habits 52 Ways to Better Health and also Healthy Liver. During this conversation Dr. Cris shares with Emily Georgopoulos around Hormone Health for both males and females throughout life, what to do to optimise hormone health.  Dr Cris speaks specifically to athletic individuals and the unique challenges that they face on their hormone health, they touch on bone health across the lifespan and so much more.  Subscribe NOW and listen in to this episode. This episode is sponsored by Sanitarium PB. Looking to achieve your personal best? Sanitarium PB can help. This refreshing drink contains 32g of protein per serve to help with muscle recovery, when included as part of a balanced diet.   Find Sanitarium PB in delicious chocolate or vanilla flavours at your local petrol station. Be your personal best – recover and refuel with Sanitarium PB. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

Dr. Cunnington is a Specialist Sleep Physician who is the co-Director of Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre. It is a Multi-Disciplinary Sleep Clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. Dr. Cunnington undertook his training in sleep medicine both in Australia and also at Harvard Medical School, Boston. In addition to David’s training in sleep medicine he has an international qualification in behavioural sleep medicine using non drug treatments to manage sleep. Dr. Cunnington is a prolific media spokesperson, you can find him on radio, TV, his own podcast and he is a sort out expert commentator on sleep as well as being a national and international key note speaker. This is an episode not to be missed especially if you’ve ever wondered about your sleep. Are you getting enough? Is it the best quality? How can you improve it? This episode will challenge your perceptions about your own sleep and perhaps liberate you to approach sleep differently and to not be so dogmatic about the do’s and don’ts. Subscribe NOW and listen in to this episode. This episode is sponsored by Sanitarium PB. Looking to achieve your personal best? Sanitarium PB can help. This refreshing drink contains 32g of protein per serve to help with muscle recovery, when included as part of a balanced diet.   Find Sanitarium PB in delicious chocolate or vanilla flavours at your local petrol station. Be your personal best – recover and refuel with Sanitarium PB. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

Nick Symmonds is a remarkable athlete who has had an outstanding career. Nick’s resume boasts 5 outdoor World Championships, 2 Indoor World Championships representing the US, 6x US 800M National Titles, 2x Olympic Games and 1 Silver Medal at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in the 800m. Nick is also well known for his advocacy work in advocating for the rights of professional athletes and in one instance Nick boycotted his selection for the 2015 World Athletic Championships on the basis of his advocacy work. Nick also is the CEO and the Founder of Run Gum, an Energy Company whose mission is to fuel and inspire people to make the most out of their busy days. During this episode Nick shares around how to channel a champion’s mindset, dealing with self-doubt, his perseverance and dedication, the psychology of performance along with the highs, lows and learnings. Subscribe NOW and listen in to this episode. This episode is sponsored by Sanitarium PB. Looking to achieve your personal best? Sanitarium PB can help. This refreshing drink contains 32g of protein per serve to help with muscle recovery, when included as part of a balanced diet.   Find Sanitarium PB in delicious chocolate or vanilla flavours at your local petrol station. Be your personal best – recover and refuel with Sanitarium PB. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  

Matt Fitgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports and nutrition writer. He is the Author of the Best Selling books “Racing Weight” and “How Bad Do you Want It?” Matt is a Regular Columnist for magazines such as Competitor, Bicycle and Men’s Health Triathlete Men’s Journal, Outside Runners World and Women’s Health. Most recently Matt co-authored his latest book called “80/20 Triathlon” which is a further exploration of the theme of the best-selling 80/20 Running. In this conversation Matt shares around the concept that if you want to run faster then why it is important to slow down. Through research analysis and then output into a version that is reader friendly in 80/20 running, Matt will explain why the secret of becoming a speedier runner is going slow most of the time. It is contradictory but as Matt explains in today’s conversation, it is a habit and a training principle that has withstood the ages and underpins the performance of the world’s best runners today. Simply put, running too hard Matt believes is the single most common and detrimental mistake that runners make. Subscribe NOW and listen in to this episode. This episode is sponsored by Sanitarium PB. Looking to achieve your personal best? Sanitarium PB can help. This refreshing drink contains 32g of protein per serve to help with muscle recovery, when included as part of a balanced diet.   Find Sanitarium PB in delicious chocolate or vanilla flavours at your local petrol station. Be your personal best – recover and refuel with Sanitarium PB. _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.