Rest Day

Talking with Sion about pros and cons of deleting social media, and his upcoming ultra marathons.

We talk about the 2023 March challenge - swim 22km!

We talk about the March 2022 100km running challenge.

Today we speak to Masters student Teaniel Mifsud on her studies on human shark interactions.

Guy Williment is an adventure photographer from Avalon in Sydney.

Renee Gartner is a pro boxer and sports commentator. Besides sports we talk free diving and photography.

Greg Stark is the author of 'Sweat Equity' and the owner of Better Being.

Sam Halley is a beach volleyball player and PHD graduate from Perth, WA, currently residing in Manly, NSW.

Julien Prosser 3 x Olympic beach volleyball player

Adrian is a dancer and a physiotherapist based on the Northern Beaches in Sydney

Clint Hill is a strength and conditioning coach based in Maroubra, Sydney

Tara Kaff is a sports dietitian focus on sports performance. She is based on the Gold Coast, QLD

How do find the perfect surfboard!

Aaron Crook is back, and this time he convinced Reggie Howard to do the 200 mile run in WA, the aptly named Delirious West run with him.

Tim Chalmers is a PHD student at UNSW at the laboratory of ageing.

Justin is an avid gardener and he grows a lot of his own vegetables at the Camden Community Gardens.

Ryan Lear is a fire fighter and PT based in the Shire, south in Sydney

Kale Brock is back on the show, and we discuss the amazing URBN Surf wave pool experience in Melbourne! Is it worth the money?

Scott Tindal is a registered physiotherapist and certified nutritionist. Books are cheap and easy to purchase from Amazon! From $15! You can also get audio books on audible, and Kindle versions: The 4-hour body - Tim Ferris https://amzn.to/2Uif5Rh The Mind-Gut Connection - Emeran Mayer https://amzn.to/2OwT7Xh The Culture Code: Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - Daniel Coyle https://amzn.to/2OecJin Ottolenghi SIMPLE - Yotam Ottolenghi https://amzn.to/2vAc1Wk

Nick Beaudoin has raced the Sydney to Hobart race 12 times and he is aiming for 8 more!

Patty Orr is a freelance videographer and photographer based in Brisbane, Australia. He mainly shoots CrossFit related events and athletes.

Zoran Covic, more well known as Zok, is a brown belt in jiu jitsu and an instructor at Pacecho Jiu Jitsu in Warriewood, Sydney. He's also a photographer, mainly shooting street photography and of course, jiu jitsu.

Lyndon Marceau is a professional photographer based in Sydney, Australia. He is a Lululemon ambassador and just recently completed a 24 hour Concept 2 Bike Erg event.

Maya Santangelo is a professional scuba diver and the 2016 Australasian Rolex Our World Underwater Scholar.

Raph Freedman is the co-founder of Peak Chocolate, co-host of the biggest fitness podcast in Australia, the Mind Muscle Project and the co-owner of the three Creature Fitness gyms in Sydney. We talk about the origins of Peak chocolate, gym life, letting go of competitive CrossFit exercise and what's next for Raph.

Andrew Pap recently completed the Transalpine Run which can be summarised like this: 8 DAYS. 4 COUNTRIES. 270KMS. 16,000M VERT. 16,000M DESCENT. 44 HOURS ON FEET.

Nick Brbot is a body surfer from Cronulla. We discuss how to start body surfing, what equipment to use, what waves to look for, what it's like to wipe out and talk about some of his current injuries. Nick is sponsored by @wawhandplanes @dafinaustralia @visslasurf @peakchocolate @trueprotein @mymusclechef and he runs @thebodysurfingshop Use the code RESTDAY10 to get 10% off all Waw Handplanes and Dafin Products on https://www.thebodysurfingshop.com.au/

What is The 440? What started as a simple loop run in Bronte, has now evolved into something with a life of its own. You might have seen 150+ runners up the Bronte hills, or someone tagging @the_440 on Instagram and wondered what it's all about... This episode will take you through the story of how Trent started The 440 and how it's now turned a global wave of runners!

Kale Brock is a filmmaker who is just about to embark on a national tour with his new documentary 'The Longevity Film'. "The Longevity Film investigates the complex topic of ageing by documenting the longest lived, healthiest & happiest cultures from around the world." https://kalebrock.com.au/longevityfilm You might have seen his first documentary as well, The Gut Movie, which takes Kale on a journey to Namibia to not only improve his own gut health, but to learn from the local tribe there and what they eat.

This week I talk with Kurt Tilse, a professional photographer and content creator. You might have seen some of his work for GoPro, Samsung, Adobe and several other major brands. We talk about his journey with Japanese Jiu Jitsu, how he picked up his first camera (and almost immediately drowned it), what advice he has for someone who wants to be a creator and also what it's like to be a new dad! You can find Kurt on Instagram @kjtilse and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6V9nezBzr3qfkNNIMszFQ

It's a different format this week; we do a round table of only three questions. Today's guests are Sion Cousins and Natasha Kazmierczak, they own and operate Ikigai Ski Lodge, CrossFit Athletic Mona Vale and RooGrips.

Meg Cox is an Australian Swimmer, Gymnast and CrossFitter. She owns Shire Gymnastics, and she is a co-owner of CrossFit Kirrawee." We talk about her background as a swimmer and gymnast, what it's like to run a gymnastics academy, her competitive CrossFit career and why she deleted 16k followers on Instagram.

Tia Wright has competed an incredible seven times at the CrossFit Regionals, and this year she did her first Sanctionals after moving to Sydney, Australia. She is a trainer at Rise & Conquer CrossFit in Blacktown, Sydney. We discuss her recent performance at the Down Under CrossFit Championship in Wollongong, her introduction to CrossFit and some of the challenges of being a CrossFit trainer. Also with me on this episode is Muller Solomon, one of the co-owners of Rise & Conquer CrossFit and Tia's training partner.

Kendrick Louis is an Australian Surf Ironman Champion from the Northern Beaches in Sydney. We talk about his near drowning experience in a pool as a kid, how he fell back in love with the ocean, his impressive Ironman career and crazy training, and his victory in the Molokai to Oahu paddle board race.

Becchara Palmer is a beach volleyball Olympian, a Junior World Champion, a beach volleyball coach at Manly beach and a current World Tour player. We talk about the current state of the sport of beach volleyball, Becchara's ups and downs with the sport and what led her to a massive win at the Manly event and a return to the beach volleyball tour.

James Casey is a three-times Australian Stand Up Champion, a third place finisher at the Molokai 2 Oahu paddle race. We talk about his wildlife encounters in the ocean around Sydney, his upcoming M2O paddle race and his chances of winning this year, foil boarding and his coaching at the Sydney Paddle Surfing Club.

Jarrad Howse is part owner of NCHE surf, Brand Manager for Blue Dinosaur, former World Tour surfer and surf coach. He's coached Julian Wilson, Jordy Smith and Mick Fanning.  We talk about Jarrads introduction to the ocean, going through the junior ranks and eventually the amazing heat he had to get through to make it on the CT. There's a discussion about judging of surf comps and the crazy stories that comes along with that, plus how Jarrad got punched in the water in Hawaii!

Hannah Chominsky is a three-time CrossFit Games competitor, and she talks about the various ups and downs she's had with her CrossFit journey, and also about finding a true passion in coaching.

Aaron Crook is an Australian National Beach Volleyball champion, and a recent finisher of the 2019 Marathon Des Sables race. This race is a gruelling 240km foot race through the Sahara Desert, spanning over six day. Aaron tells the story of how he basically just searched online for the hardest challenge he could find, and a year later completed the MDS race despite a very limited experience with long distance running.

This is a chat with 2019 CFA Regionals champ Alessio about his baseball career, his introduction to CrossFit, the drive to compete and how he discovered his cancer and how he got through it.

I talk to Hanna about Sweden, her sports background, moving to CFA, competing in CrossFit and how her first individual sanctionals event on the Gold Coast went earlier this year.

Lachlan Rowston is the co-host of The Mind Muscle Project, a fitness podcast that's gone from 50 listeners to 1.2 million downloads in 2017.  We discuss how to set up a podcast, but more importantly, how to succeed at podcasting.

Thuc Starr is a landscape and fitness photographer, two genres that might not necessarily seem that common, but Thuc explains how she balances her different styles and work.

David Ross picked up his very first camera only a few years ago, a Canon 5d Mark II, and quickly learned the skills required to make a living from photography. Hailing from the Central Coast, NSW, he improved on his abilities in the water with his surf mates, and then quickly built a solid reputation in the fitness world as one of the best photographers in Australia. David is working for THE WOD LIFE, and has done assignments for Ford Australia and Traveller Auto Barn.

Matthew Vandeputte is a Sydney based timelapse specialist who's worked for clients like Canon, Microsoft and Tourism Australia. His work is unique and incredibly time consuming - a 20 second timelapse can consist of thousands and thousands of photos. But, he opens our eyes to something that’s impossible to see with the naked eye. If you have not seen his work, make sure to check his Instagram account @matjoez. He also runs an educational (and entertaining) YouTube channel, search Matthew Vandeputte on YouTube. If you are into behind-the-scenes information, you can check out @matjoez_bts on Instagram for images and explanations on what equipment he uses and how he sets up his shots.

Rob Mulally left his corporate job to become a full time photographer. With no previous education or experience in photography, Rob learned his skills from YouTube and built a career with his Instagram account.