The Platform Podcast

In our first episode back for 2021 we welcome Josh Tait owner of Eastside Barbell here in Brisbane. Josh Tait is very well known within the lifting community for holding a big bench having broken multiple national bench records.

We go through Josh's rise as a coach and his journey to business over and also a father.

Find Josh Tait on Instagram
@joshtait

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The boys in the final episode of the year look back on the year that was 2020, their first year in the podcast world.

We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who has listened every week and allowed us into your cars, work places and homes! Truly an honour!
We look forward to bringing you more great content in 2021.

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For the last episode of the year we asked two favourites of the show, Pete Baskerville and Luke Poli to come back and share the mic on one final epic podcast. An absolute phenomenal chat uncovering the big dog mentality with Pete taking over and sharing his thoughts and perspectives.

To find Luke and Pet
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@lukepoli
@business_insights

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You may be wondering, damn we haven't heard from Jonny and Brandon in a while, I wonder how they are doing?
Well you ask and you shall receive, the lads sit down today and just chat.

Did anyone see the meme about podcasts just being an excuse for two guys to talk to each other more? Yeah this is that exact meme.

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David Norris is an Occupational Therapist by trade specialising in memory health and works with clients and patients after a severe head trauma. We discuss some easy ways to improve your memory health as well as diving deep into Dave's story to find out how he became such an incredibly good human being.

Find out more about Dave on his podcast
Memory Health Made Easy available on Spotify

Website
https://memoryhealthmadeeasy.com/

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Dr Andreas is one of few lung transplant specialists in Australia. Having studied majority of his education in Europe, Andreas chose to come to Aus and work his way in this field. Today we discuss the in's and out's of going through this process and the hard decisions that need to be made.

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If you are a lifter in QLD or Aus you may have seen RYAN Evolution, the lifting equipment brand fast growing in the sport of Powerlifting and now bodybuilding.
Today we sit down with the man behind Ryan Evolution, Heath and his two young children who have also taken a few junior world records on the platform.

It is truly incredible to see the family have the combined goal of competing at worlds together.

To find out more about the family or the RYAN Evolution equipment
Insta
@heathryan74
@ryanevolutionlifting

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Sam Harrison is only 26 years old and has already climbed the ranks as a strength coach. His simple approach to coaching athletes see him running the UQ Elite Athlete program. UQ university has a long and pristine reputation of producing some great athletes across many different modalities.

Today we sit and discuss how Sam was able to kickstart his career so early on and now move on to his next adventure of Big Red's Gym.

To find Sam
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@samharrison.coach

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Melon "Patrick" Tolone is a very successful strongman and making his mark in powerlifting both as an athlete and a coach. His community is growing and now making a very big name for themselves.

He has had a big journey to be where he is an it is an honour for him to be on the show talking about his addiction, going to rehab and now being a brilliant presence in the strength industry.

To find Mel
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@coach_meltolone
@thereapersc
@steelandstonegym

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Dr Tim Piatkowski has just completed his PHD and continues to delve deep into the relationship between young males and performance & image enhancing drugs. Looking at ways to understand the thinking between the two and implementing ways to increase education and decrease associated risks with PED use.

To find out more information on what Tim is doing reach out via email
[email protected]

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