On this episode we have World Champion Wakeboarder Liam Peacock.

It is Liam's second visit to Siargao. Last year he joined us for the Live event as well and had such a great time he decided to come by again this year. He's been loving the lifestyle and variety of activities Siargao has to offer. Unfortunately he was injured so didn't get to ride that much. But he spent a fair amount of time in the Crossfit gym to recover and joined all the action from the sideline as a coach. In the end he was able to take one winch line at our Cloud 9 Wind Event.

In this episode we talk about his career as a UK Professional wakeboarder and all it's aspects.

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00:00 Intro

00:42 Show Note

04:21 Rainy days

05:12 Liam's travel history in the Philippines, CWC

07:08 UK Wakeboard Scene

11:10 Progression of Wakeboarding

12:56 Bigger Kickers, Bigger Tricks

14:55 Injury and Recovery

19:03 Gymwork and Crossfit

20:12 Supplements and nutrition

21:25 Aging and The Right Mindset

24:12 Brother Ryan Peacock

25:57 Mental Health

27:40 First time wakeboarding

29:03 Progression with Ryan

31:00 Riding style Liam vs Ryan

31:48 Ryan and Philippines

32:30 Why Compete ?

36:20 Camps and Coaching

37:50 Top 3 things to do

39:02 Top 5 YouTubers

40:20 Raph Tabo, Grab Matters

40:45 Coaching workbook

42:30 Exit Strategy after Wakeboarding

45:01 IWWF vs WWA

48:26 Future of competition formats

52:57 Year 2024, look back

55:48 Liam’s stand out rider 2024

56:35 Street Jam and Winching

58:00 Favorite trick of 2024

01:00:22 CWC and other parks

01:02:00 First Time Siargao

01:03:51 Siargao Live Event 2024

01:05:25 Rewinch in Cloud 9

01:05:52 Surfing vs Wakeboarding

01:07:30 Favorite Activity, Surf Spot

01:08:25 Favorite Restaurant, Wild

01:08:59 Favorite Filipino Word, Salamat

01:09:56 What’s Next for Liam

01:11:50 Advice for Siargao Visitors

01:12:33 Advice for upcoming wakeboarders