The Physical Performance Show

In episode 137 of The Physical Performance Show I bring you a conversation that I had with featured performer Dan Smith - AUS Olympic Swimmer.  Dan’s story really is the epitome of the highs, lows and learnings of a sporting life. During this episode, Dan vividly takes us through his meteoric rise as a very gifted junior swimmer through to the crashing lows of finding addiction. This episode discusses marijuana use, cocaine and an ice addiction along with the crashing effects this had on Dan’s talent, his family and friends. Dan shares the lowest of lows in the drug world to then fulfilling his childhood dream of representing Australia at the Olympic Games. Dan did that in the Rio Olympic Games where he swam as the member of the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team, that was the team that was touted as the Gold Medal Favourites and the boys came home in Fourth Position.  Dan takes us through that, the disappointment of dealing with that, the pressures he felt and how that made him retract from swimming before once again finding his mojo looking towards Tokyo 2020.  This is a really deep interview, there is lots covered in here with Dan sharing around his highs and his very low lows and the learnings that he’s taking on his way to fulfilling his potential. 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.    

This episode is an interest edition with Matt Fox from Sweat Elite. Matt and his co-author Tait Hearps recently released an online book titled “Eliud Kipchoge - History’s Fastest Marathoner an Insight into the Kenyan Life that Shapes Legends”. As a fan of physical performance, you would have seen Eliud Kipchoge’s 2:01:39 new marathon world record set in Berlin which lit the world of sport on fire. Matt Fox and his co-author Tait Hearps travelled to Kenya in 2017 in the lead up to Eliud Kipchoge attempting to break the world record in the 2017 edition of the Berlin Marathon, it didn’t happen due to bad weather in that particular race but fast forward one year later and the world record was obliterated. During this episode Matt Fox from Sweat Elite takes us behind the scenes on what it was like to train with Eliud Kipchoge’s squad. He also spent time training with 800m World Record Holder and Dual Olympic Games Champion, David Rudisha but it’s the experiences with Eliud Kipchoge’s Group that is the focus of this episode covering insights, mindset, dietary and what a training week looks like.   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.  

Sara Carrigan, OAM Recipient and 2004 Female Road Race Olympic Games Champion really opens up on some fantastic stories and recollections from an absolutely wonderful cycling career.  During this episode there is some humour, some sadness and everything in between along with the performance round and Sara’s physical challenge for the week. 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.  

In episode 134 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Richard Thompson - Ultraman Australia Champion 2017 & Current Ultraman World Record Holder. Richard is a man of incredible endurance. Richard is the 2017 Australian Ultraman Champion, and the current Ultraman World Record Holder. An Ultraman competition comprises of 321.6 mile journey (517.5km) and involves a 6.2 miles swim (10km), 263 miles of cycling (423 km) and 52. 4 miles (84 km) of ultra marathoning. During this episode Richard shares around his non sporting background, how he got started in Ultraman, highs and lows in his career as well as some insightful methodology. Today's episode is brought to you by Revvies Energy Strips, a faster, safe and convenient caffeine strip that dissolves on the tongue, delivering a quick boost for runners that is easy on the stomach.  If you'd like to trial Revvies for yourself, you can purchase a starter pack for $10 with free shipping at revviesenergy.com, simply enter the code pogo at checkout. Only available until November 30. _____ 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.  

David McKeon is an Australian dual Olympian Swimmer and 400M Freestyle 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion. During this episode David takes us through his highs, lows and learnings as they relate to his swimming career.  David’s highs have been the Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, Olympic Representation and there’s been lows, David shares openly around the recent shoulder surgery that he had following the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the challenge in the battle that lays before him as he seeks to get back to his physical best leading into the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Thank you to this week's show sponsor: fisiocrem.  fisiocrem is a topical massage cream containing natural plant based ingredients, ideal for the temporary relief of muscular aches and pains. It is clean to use and pleasant smelling. fisiocrem can be found at chemists and health stores Australia-wide, as well as their online shop. fisiocrem have also offered a 20% discount to listeners of The Physical Performance Show using coupon code POGO when you shop at fisiocrem.com.au. Hurting sucks, and they’ve got your back! _____ 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.  

During this episode, Dr. Rich Willy, Physiotherapist and also Running Researcher based out of the University of Montana, USA answers many questions around ageing well as a Runner.  Rich shares around why we slow down as we age, the principles that under pin the changes that we see, why our tendons tend to lose stiffness as we age, what happens to our calves as propulsive elements as we mature as runners. Why strength training is such a critical component of the ageing runners training program. How to structure strength training around the week’s running volume. Rich answers the age old question, is running bad for our knees? Rich explains why a fast walking pace can be correlated with great longevity in life. And Rich touches on the role of footwear and shoe selection for the ageing or master’s runner. Thank you to this week's show sponsor: fisiocrem.  fisiocrem is a topical massage cream containing natural plant based ingredients, ideal for the temporary relief of muscular aches and pains. It is clean to use and pleasant smelling. fisiocrem can be found at chemists and health stores Australia-wide, as well as their online shop. fisiocrem have also offered a 20% discount to listeners of The Physical Performance Show using coupon code POGO when you shop at fisiocrem.com.au. Hurting sucks, and they’ve got your back! _____ 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.  

On this episode, Lydia Lassila is a 5x Winter Olympic Representative for Australia and Lydia won the gold medal in the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in 2010 for the Women’s Free Style skiing Aerials. Four years later Lydia backed this up and took a bronze medal in Sochi once again in the aerials. Lydia’s jump in the Sochi Winter Olympics was a quad-twisting triple somersault, a first for a female aerial skier. During this episode, its breaking limits that we focus on. Yes there is the limits that Lydia courageously broke and overcame in her remarkable sporting career and there is also the body that broke as well, the lows of sport and performance. Lydia takes us through recovery from 2 ruptured ACL’s, one which occurred in training for the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games and the second re-rupture which occurred during the Olympic Games when Lydia landed heavily and blew out her knee. Lydia also takes us through the many learnings from her career and Lydia has a real gift in translating the psychology of sports performance into our everyday lives. You may have seen Lydia on Australian Survivor Champions vs. Contenders and seen the sheer determination and competitiveness that Lydia possesses. There’s so much in this conversation surrounding determination and capacity first hand. Thank you to this week's show sponsor: fisiocrem.  fisiocrem is a topical massage cream containing natural plant based ingredients, ideal for the temporary relief of muscular aches and pains. It is clean to use and pleasant smelling. fisiocrem can be found at chemists and health stores Australia-wide, as well as their online shop. fisiocrem have also offered a 20% discount to listeners of The Physical Performance Show using coupon code POGO when you shop at fisiocrem.com.au. Hurting sucks, and they’ve got your back! _____ 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.  

During this episode Tim shares the highs, lows and learnings to date.  He shares intimately around the accident that occurs just 2 days before the 2017 Hawaii Ironman Championship along with the crushing disappointment of being told that he has a C2 fracture to his neck and that he would miss the 2017 Hawaii Ironman Championships, the fear that set in as well as the arduous rehabilitation that is still ongoing. Thank you to this week’s show sponsor: On-Running. On was born in the Swiss alps with one goal: to revolutionise the sensation of running. It’s all based on one radical idea. Soft landings followed by explosive take-offs. Or, as we call it, running on clouds. On has supported Tim Don along his journey for many years now and we are proud to have him as an On athlete. For further information, visit www.on-running.com where you can see the range and find your local On dealer. _____ 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.  

Benoy Mathew is a UK based Extended Scope Physiotherapist, who has a special interest in Hip and Groin Pain. During this episode Benoy shares key learnings around how to prolong the health of your hips, what can go wrong with the hip and groin, the role Imaging plays in diagnosing hip and groin pain. Why is it important to act on your hip and groin pain quickly as well as the best treatment approach to getting on top of hip and groin pain including the best exercises and very practical advice for the running community experiencing hip and groin pain. Thank you to this week's show sponsor: fisiocrem.  fisiocrem is a topical massage cream containing natural plant based ingredients, ideal for the temporary relief of muscular aches and pains. It is clean to use and pleasant smelling. fisiocrem can be found at chemists and health stores Australia-wide, as well as their online shop. fisiocrem have also offered a 20% discount to listeners of The Physical Performance Show using coupon code POGO when you shop at fisiocrem.com.au. Hurting sucks, and they’ve got your back! _____ 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.  

Troy Herfoss is a Multiple Australian Super Bike Champion and is also an Australian Dirt Track, Super Moto and Super Sport Champion. He is also a Moto XGames Silver Medalist. Not only is Troy superfast on two mechanical wheels but he is also a very talented Road Cyclist and on today's episode Troy recounts the story of leading into the ultimate stages of the Australian Road Cycling Championships as an unsponsored Solo Rider, it's a terrific story. Troy also gives us a cornering Masterclass on how to ride a bicycle into and out of corners fast and safely. It's a whole lot of fun in today's episode which includes the highs, lows and learnings with Troy Herfoss, Australian Superbike Champion. Thank you to this week's show sponsor: fisiocrem.  fisiocrem is a topical massage cream containing natural plant based ingredients, ideal for the temporary relief of muscular aches and pains. It is clean to use and pleasant smelling. fisiocrem can be found at chemists and health stores Australia-wide, as well as their online shop. fisiocrem have also offered a 20% discount to listeners of The Physical Performance Show using coupon code POGO when you shop at fisiocrem.com.au. Hurting sucks, and they’ve got your back! _____ 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.