The Pursuit of Enhancement Podcast

This week is Episode 9 and today’s episode is taken from the Fitness Panel which I hosted recently at the Noosa Vegan Festival.

The panel consisted of

Rafa Miyashiro Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion

Abidin Marhad calisthenics and human movement coach

Mat Grills - Ultrarunner

Tammy Fry - Karate Champion

Brad Dalrymple - Ultra man triathlete

Dr Carmen Atkinson - Ultra man triathlete

Today we will hear about their vegan journey, busting vegan myths and the improvements in recovery and performance they experience by adopting a vegan diet.

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They also speak about the broader implications of the vegan lifestyle. By not condoning killing of animals you feel better in yourself and your spirit. Knowing you are doing the right thing everyday. Choosing life over culture, conditioning and tradition.

For full details on all the panellists please check out the full show notes at bit.ly/veganfitnesspanel

As ever let me know in the comments your thoughts and take aways.

I am so so grateful to everyon

This week is Episode 8 and I’m joined, from the UK, by the Motivational and Inspirational Chase Armitage; plant based Parkour athlete and action stunt man, traveling the World searching for those life level ups.

Chase’s accolades and achievements include

Business owner

Parkour athlete

Vegan

Husband

Action movie star

Martial Arts champion

And Guinness World Record Holder

Chase has been pushing the arts of Parkour and Free Running since they first came to the UK over 15 years ago. He is known as a pioneer in the sport and has shared inspiration across the globe through his personal and professional projects.

With a strong background in Chinese martial arts, a British champion multiple times competing around the world, he also has the Guinness world record for the farthest back flip off a wall, over a moving car!

Chase considers himself a student to all types of movement, anything that will better his performance and understanding of action cinema. He has trained and worked with some

This week I am delighted to be joined by ultrarunning instagram star, Ian Morgan.

Ian is a native of christchurch, New Zealand, now living in Santiago, Chile, and an ultra runner who started running again in his 40s

As that point he was around 102kgs, a meat eating, beer. drinking, anti exercising business owner. He could barely walk up a flight of stairs without stopping to catch his breath!! On top of that, genetic heart disease and high blood pressure almost guaranteed he was heading for a self inflicted early grave.

Now, at the age of 48, he is a plant based, 74kg , lean, muscular, ultra running, Boston marathon qualified, world travelling, crazy kiwi, spending his days running with the woman of his dreams in the hills of Chile.

During the episode we talk about;

- Getting back into running in his 40s after being hit like a bolt from the blue to get up and do more with his life

- His experience at the faithful queenstown marathon collapse

- His rise on instagram, getting picked

This week I’m joined by Passionate social change campaigner, public speaker, fight coach and personal trainer, Richie Hardcore.

Richie is a Muay Thai & Boxing Trainer, Public Speaker, Educator and MC. He formerly worked in Drug & Alcohol harm reduction, & now works, campaigns and educates to stop domestic and sexual violence as well as promoting broader social change. As a self-confessed ‘pragmatic idealist’, Richie channels his energy into doing his best to leave the world a slightly better, healthier and happier place than how he found it.

While no stranger to heartache and hurt, Richie believes with the right support and attitude, that a positive life is possible through any hardship. With a loyal and growing social media presence, Richie uses this platform to actively promote awareness and activism and engage in topical conversation.

For Richie and countless others around the world, fight sports provide a healthy outlet for the hardship and frustrations that life has to offer.

Welcome to Episode 5 of  The Pursuit of Enhancement Podcast.

My name is Peter Ledwidge and I am your host.

Each week I sit down to talk in-depth with guests that push the boundaries of conventional living, driven by the singular pursuit of being on an unrelenting quest to continually expand the horizons of their body, mind and spirit.

The aim is to learn more about them and from them; their story, the work they are doing, the highs, the lows, the triumphs, the heartaches and everything in between.

The hope is that these conversations might spark something within you that gives you cause for self-reflection, inspires you to embark on your own journey of self-discovery or gives you the courage to take a chance and go after your goals.

 

This week I’m joined by Ed Wischer, founder of Moments of Meaning.

Moments of Meaning features  interviews with individuals about the most pivotal moments in their life that taught them the values we believe to be integral to a life of meaning, purpo

Welcome to Episode 4 of  The Pursuit of Enhancement Podcast.

My name is Peter Ledwidge and I am your host.

Each week I sit down to talk in-depth with guests that push the boundaries of conventional living, driven by the singular pursuit of being on an unrelenting quest to continually expand the horizons of their body, mind and spirit.

The aim is to learn more about them and from them; their story, the work they are doing, the highs, the lows, the triumphs, the heartaches and everything in between.

The hope is that these conversations might spark something within you that gives you cause for self-reflection, inspires you to embark on your own journey of self-discovery or gives you the courage to take a chance and go after your goals.

This week I’m joined by Adam Stansbury - the plant powered pt.

Award Winning Trainer and Motivational Public Speaker.

Based in London, Adam has been working out in gyms since 1997 and professionally Training clients since 2009.

In November 2014 he a

Welcome to Episode 3 of  The Pursuit of Enhancement Podcast.

My name is Peter Ledwidge and I am your host.

Each week I sit down to talk in-depth with guests that push the boundaries of conventional living, driven by the singular pursuit of being on an unrelenting quest to continually expand the horizons of their body, mind and spirit.

The aim is to learn more about them and from them; their story, the work they are doing, the highs, the lows, the triumphs, the heartaches and everything in between.

The hope is that these conversations might spark something within you that gives you cause for self-reflection, inspires you or stirs something within you that will give you the courage to take a chance and go after your goals.

This week on the podcast is part 2 of my conversation with Mat Grills. If you missed part one make sure to go back and check that out here.

In Part one we spoke about Mat’s many adventures in ultra running, his battle with developing a tumour on his brain, overco

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Pursuit of Enhancement Podcast.

My name is Peter Ledwidge and I am your host.

Each week I sit down to talk in-depth with guests that push the boundaries of conventional living, driven by the singular pursuit of being on an unrelenting quest to continually expand the horizons of their body, mind and spirit.

The aim is to learn more about them and from them; their story, the work they are doing, the highs, the lows, the triumphs, the heartaches and everything in between.

This week on the podcast I am beyond thrilled to be joined by none other than, the enigma, Mat grills

Owner and operator of The Journey Bargara.

The tattoo runner

Vegan

ultra runner

Family man

Spiritual ganster

Before we get into here is a little bit about Mat...

born and bred in the coastal town of Bundaberg, Queensland

After finishing high school Mat headed overseas for a bit, upon returning he joined the Police Force. He later resigned choosing to explore life and chase the dre

I’m so excited to bring you this first episode of The Pursuit of Enhancement Podcast.

My name is Peter Ledwidge and I’m your host.

Life can be confusing at times and we are all trying to make our way in the world doing the best we can with the knowledge and understanding that we have at the time.

What if you learned something new that brought into question all that you knew before, would that cause you to change how you live?

Each week it is my intention to sit down with people who have caught my attention, to be able to learn from them and their experiences, share that information with you so that we may all grow together, breakdown myths, collective agreements or assumptions about life or how ‘we’re supposed to live’, so that you can navigate through each day knowing you have done the best that you could.

This week on the podcast I am delighted to be joined by Jarrod L’Estrange of SuperDad University.

Jarrod is an Exercise, Nutrition & Motivation Expert

He is the founder of Su