In todays episode, I chat with Nick Locandro. Nick is the head cycling coach at Trivelo coaching, host of the altroute cycling podcast and founder of the dementia project. Nick is both a competitive high level cyclist and coach competing in both road racing and more recently gravel racing which I can’t wait to learn a bit about. If anyone knows what it takes to ride faster its this man on the podcast today! 

 Join myself and Nick as we discover the inner athlete within us all….

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In today's episode I interview recreational athlete and co-founder of O2 Events Jordan O'Neill.  O2 Events are one of Australia’s premier facilitators of recreational events including the 2XU Triathlon Series, The Alpine Classic, The Great Ocean and Otway Classic Ride, Melbourne Teams Triathlon and The 2XU Wellness Run to name a few.  As a keen recreational athlete myself I really wanted to know what takes place behind the scenes to put these massive events together and fulfill the fitness desires of recreational athletes across the country.

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In todays episode I interview keen recreational athlete and occasional adventure seeker Vincent Cheers. Vin is an inspiring human from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. He has summited some of the worlds great mountains, completed some world famous and challenging hikes and tackled multiple competitive open water swims and bike rides. At 64 years old he has had to overcome 2 major health setbacks in his life and is still here today, with a smile on his face and an unstoppable outlook on his amazing life. He is an extraordinary businessman, husband, father and friend to so many, I can’t wait to share this inspiring and amazing story with you all.

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In today's episode I interview superstar age group triathlete Jo Ritson. Jo is a high performing triathlete who has seen some phenomenal success over her short time in Triathlon. In 2018 she placed 6th at the ITU world champs on the Gold Coast competing in sprint distance. In 2019 she placed 6th again at the ITU world champs in Lausanne once again competing in sprint distance.  In 2020 she made the move into longer distance racing and placed first at the Geelong half ironman for her age group. in 2021 Jo placed second in her age group at the Cairns half ironman (70.3) and in 2022 she took out first place in her age group at Noosa in the Olympic Distance, as well as first place in the Cairns and Port Macquarie half ironmans (70.3) showing that this girl is an absolute beast in her field! She does all this whilst juggling full time work as a professional learning co-ordinator for the Australian council for health, physical education and recreation which makes her achievements even more impressive!  

Join myself and Jo as we discover the inner athlete within us all

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In todays episode I interview advanced sports dietician Jess Spendlove. Jess has spent the last decade working with most professional sporting codes in Australia across AFL, NRL, Netball, Basketball, Rugby Union and Soccer, totalling more than 30 seasons of experience. While she loved her time in professional sport and managed to cram a career worth of experience into one decade, Jess is now focused on working in the private sector spreading the message of the power of performance nutrition and how it can elevate performance in every aspect of life. Jess currently works with professional athletes and business leaders in her premium coaching programs and presents to large corporations, the Australian defence force school of operations and many schools on a variety of wellbeing and performance topics, and also has an expanding range of digital products focused on spreading the message of performance nutrition. Jess Spendlove helps athletes & business leaders confidently leverage the power of nutrition to maximize their performance while working with their current lifestyle.. 

 Join myself and Jess as we discover the inner athlete within us all.

You can discover more about Jess at her website www.jessicaspendlove.com 

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In todays episode I interview 2 x Guinness World Record Holder Daniel Scali.  In August 2021 Dan broke his first record for the worlds longest abdominal plank (9hrs 30min 1sec) beating the previous record by a massive 1 hour and in April 2022 Dan broke the record for the most pushups in 1 hour completing 3182 pushups which was over 100 more than the past record holder. Dan not only beat, but absolutely smashed both records. Between being a fitness machine Dan works as a full time mechanic at his families workshop in Adelaide Australia and to add to his amazing story Dan suffers from complex regional pain syndrome which he has lived with from the age of 12 and we are going to dig into that to discover how he has turned his biggest weakness into his greatest strength. Join myself and Daniel as we discover the inner athlete within us all 

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In todays episode I interview former Australian swimming champion and 3 time Olympic medallist Andrew Lauterstein. Andy took home 3 medals at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He also won Gold at the 2007 World Champs in Melbourne, a bronze at the World Champs in Rome in 2009 and a Gold at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. It’s fair to say that this guest knows what it takes to train and perform at the highest level as an athlete which is why I wanted to get him on today to talk about the differences between training and performing as a professional athlete vs training and performing as a recreational athlete. Andy is currently juggling a growing family and 4 thriving businesses one called ENGINE which is my favourite performance apparel and swimwear brand! As well as 3 swim schools New Wave Swim School in Frankston, Mentone Aquatic in Mentone and Korowa Aquatics in Glen Iris plus he is a keen recreational athlete keeping fit with swimming and gym every chance he gets. Join myself and Andy as we discover the inner athlete with us all…

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In todays episode I interview Sydney Ultra Marathon Runner Ben Ferrif and deep dive into how he turned his mind, body and life around through running. Only 18mths ago in the midst of covid, Ben made the decision to get off the couch and take to the trails of Sydney in the hope of finding the motivation he needed to lose some weight and start to feel good about himself. It turned out that he discovered alot more than he expected. Come on the journey with myself and Ben as we discover the inner athlete within us all 

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