This week on the show we chat values and competition with Murray Ballenden, black belt and head coach of Dominance MMA. We grapple with some really interesting topics around struggles in sport, life, and the importance of values in both.

1:00 Why this episode is special / general irrelevant banter.

5:00 The freedom of admitting you know nothing, and the empowerment of owning it.

8:00 The 6 basic human needs (stolen from Tony Robbins), and finding these in a sport.

10:00 Murray's journey from BJJ back to BJJ, via CrossFit and Weightlifting.

20:00 The differences in value systems, culture and community in sports.

32:30 An in depth discussion about Hoar's Frost (it's a thing)

35:00 Exhaustion and burnout as a badge of honour in training and life. The benefits of sub-maximal training.

42:00 Suffering is equal to discomfort X resistance. Using fear and anxiety as fuel in competition.

51:00 Advice you'd give your 20 year old self.