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SOLO EPISODE OH GOD. It's ok. Some updates on the ME monster and then we talk about the 5 most common mistakes I see new Highland Games Athletes make. Sport Kilt - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% Fraternity of Giants - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% Heavy/Light Programming Throw Bros. - use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

I was super excited about the chance to sit down and talk throwing and plenty more with Throw Bros. Sponsored Athlete and former World Record Holder Jarvina Routt. She's been on my list of folks to chat with for a while, and she didn't disappoint! Sport Kilt - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% Fraternity of Giants - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% Heavy/Light Programming Throw Bros. - use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Really happy to have the chance to sit down and talk with Throw Bros. sponsored athlete and former world-record holder Jarvina Routt. Her story is a fun one, and she brings a fantastic perspective to competing and the sport in general.  Sport Kilt - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% Fraternity of Giants - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% Heavy/Light Programming Throw Bros. - use code 'VINA' to save 10%

Start to finish, an excellent conversation with Pro Athlete and Sacramento State Throws Coach Kyle Lillie. We get into it all: the difference between throwing in college and throwing next to the beer tent, wire hammer vs. scottish, drinking after throwing tantrums, and philosophy for throwing/lifting training.  Fraternity of Giants - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% Heavy/Light Programming Throw Bros. - use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Garrett Blatnik is a newly minted pro Highland Games Athlete. Top Amateur in 2019 and one of the best sheaf and WOB throwers in the sport. He also got very handsome briefly in 2020. Sponsors: Fraternity of Giants - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% Heavy/Light Programming

After taking questions about Braemar and open stone on social media, I take part in the time-honored tradition of drinking just enough to slur and make no sense, then turning on the microphone. Sponsors: www.fogapparel.com - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com - use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Updates on Masters World Championship 2021 w/ Mike Dickens. Mike is now in charge of the annual kilted swingers convention we've all come to know and love. We also make approximately one joke each. Sponsors: www.fogapparel.com - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com - use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Y'all out there doing the damn thing, so I'm gonna do my best to keep the shine coming your way. Let's get after these results. Also I got a big giant hog. Sponsors: www.fogapparel.com - use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com - use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

The results are in! I wasn't there so it doesn't count! Let's look over the results from 2020 Lightweight Nationals and see how long until I'm weeping. Also NASGA is 400 years old at this point. Sponsors: www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

What better reason to turn on a microphone than getting drunk at home and deciding you need to make fun of your friends for trying their hardest at something? Sponsors: www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

I switched on the ol' camera rig and did a YouTube live stream watch party for the Amazon Prime Documentary "The Heavies" that featured the Highland Games and several of the top pros journey to championship games in 2016.  Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

In keeping with the "list stuff and talk about it" spirit, the community provides me a list of their favorite kilted dorks. For real though, these episodes are massively fun and I love the comment sections of these posts being a hangout of sorts. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

AS A MAN OF THE PEOPLE...I reached out to you all on social media to see which of our nine silly little events were your favorite. You did daddy proud! Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

We haven't had many results to pull up lately. So, with a few good-sized backyard games having taken place in the last couple of weeks, it's time! I'm also whiny. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

In one of my trips down YouTube memory lane, I stumble across two things: 1) musical brilliance, and 2) my old gear load out. I take the opportunity to go through common gear questions and how my load out has progressed over the years. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Made as a longform response to a common question about how athletes progress from beginner to pro, I finish the episode with some advice for everyone, no matter the skill level. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Just when I thought there was a reason to train. That'll teach me to ever try! I also watched the Netflix thing, and it was cool. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

We all want to know the standards. We all want to be told, objectively, that we are terrible. Here comes my subjective objective measure of what are good throws and what aren't. We also run down the games and athletes that posted numbers for June. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

There are a lot of options out there for lifting programs to support your highland games career. Whatever you choose will be wrong,  everyone will hate you, and here's why! Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

This episode is a round up of all the games that we know are still on or have been rescheduled. The Boyne Pirate Fest is safe, and that's how we know everything is going to be ok. Also pair a mask with that eyepatch. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Yes, another podcaster and wannabe influencer weighs in on this pivotal moment in our culture. I only discuss it in terms of the Highland Games, however. Also my sincerest apologies for not giving any updates on my deck or other woodworking projects on this episode. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Heavy/Light is on vacation, but I didn't want to leave my sweeties hanging for too long! I use my laptop time machine to re-visit the first Highland-Games-related podcast I ever recorded.  Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

I KNOW Y'ALL NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH THAT GATE I BUILT. Let's also talk about Skinny/Fat on Heavy/Light. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Here it is. Finally an episode where I give my heartfelt opinion (almost) all of the dumb shit we argue about incessantly. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

In a huge lapse of judgment, I took to social media to ask you bunch of dork what the weirdest shit you've seen at a Highland Games/Festival is. Thanks, I hate it. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

When 2020 is a lost cause, why not look fondly back on all the best throws in 2019. Featuring weights for distance! Also featuring data entry errors! Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Gearing up for another turkey trip, coaching a sport while sucking at it, too old to be content creators, an article on women in the highland games, ipads instead of cereal. www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

After a little memory jog from the works of F. Brebner, I talk at length about the different kinds of people attracted to competing in this ridiculous sport. History! Social commentary! Futurism! Ammonia caps! www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

"Ugh, I have a hemorrhoid." "Yeah, we saw." Garrett Loves Stephanie. www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

I asked all y'all to share what you're doing to replace your hobby times now that HALLAN GAME is cancelled. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

We move from fly fishing, to conjugate periodization, to the evolutionary basis of anxiety. Trust me, I'm as lost as you are. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

After the first live theme song performance in show history, we talk about gardening and how everyone practices stones wrong. Very on-brand. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Under the influence of what can best be described as "a beer I bought," I take a trip down memory lane with a video from the 2017 Texas Scottish Festival. HAW! Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Yeah, I swing both ways. Then I dip. We good here? Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Since practice is all we can do, let's talk about how we practice. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Should I spin or glide? Neither. You should plant a garden or something and try to enjoy your life. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Are we still operating under the impression that this is a Highland Games podcast? Just checking. I review some of the greatest names in the history of the sport who threw last weekend. Beyond that, it's plagues, mumbling, and spoonerisms. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

I have to record a podcast in Social Distancing protocols. Unrelated, apparently there is a virus going around. I run down some games that got overshadowed by the Arnold. Plus, the usual bullshit. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Oh hey. I'm back from the Arnold and it's time to do a rundown of all those scores. After all that shit about other people is out of the way, I finally end up talking about myself for a really long time. Podcastin' y'all. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

With Spencer Tyler, Dan Tennison, and Aaron George. Day 2 of our Arnold Sports Festival & Disaster Management Seminar experience. Spencer and Dan threw that morning, while Aaron and I got some sweet embroidered polo shirts. We also discussed the logistics of difficult feats of male-male sexual intercourse before the mics came on. Welp; Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

With Aaron George and Thorbjorn Gylfason. Day 1 on the ground in Columbus for the Arnold Sports Disaster 2k20. We take oddly long to get to anything games-related, then Mike royally fucks up all the predictions for every class. Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Everyone is going to die. How are we going to keep kilted rock throwing relevant when everyone is dead? Sponsors:  www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%  www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

Oh dear lord this episode is so super serious. After spending half of a previous episode shitting on people that get excited about finding the Highland Games, I double down by crushing everyone's dreams of getting sponsored. Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' tosave 10%

Despite all of our best efforts to avoid it, the Pirate King and I get into a lengthy discussion about the weight room and training for the games. Yes, following any advice in this podcast will make you dumber, but this episode makes up for it by making you weaker. www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10%

This one is a real globetrotter around the inside of my truck and my house. In this episode I praise parkour, predictably shit on things, then cover the results of the Queen Mary Games in California.  Sponsors: www.sportkilt.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com

We talk about a bunch of stupid throwing bullshit like we know shit ugh. Featuring Hayden Baillio of Fraternity of Girth, and Mike Dickens.

The most honest title in podcast history? I competed for the first time this season, and it went exactly like I deserved. Go to www.fogapparel.com and grab some of their sweet new threads - use code 'heavylight' at checkout.

With Hayden Baillio of Fraternity of Girth. We get right to the point about how to be someone in Hayden's position - namely someone with strength and talent that will be a pro sooner rather than later. We also kind of gush over his new database project, because it really has the potential to be a game changer. Oh, and then we talk about doing sports on drugs. Not steroids, the fun kind of drugs.

It's an attempt at a personal journey episode, but I decide to take a ridiculously long detour to talk about how everyone tells everyone not to like everyone.  www.fogapparel.com use code 'heavylight' to save 10% www.throwbros.com sheaf forks and sheaves back in stock!

I actually won that games, too.

We basically do the best we can to never get invited to anything in Florida ever again, and we all agree that we're fine with it. White power rallies and our favorite frittata recipes! How easy are the Highland Games for people that actually know how to throw? No matter which way you're doing sheaf, you're wrong. Mullets, pit vipers, and a 6'4" Scotsman. Featuring Hayden Baillio of Fraternity of Girth, and Mike Dickens.