The Virtus Podcast

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Meet Benny Diccocio, owner of BCD Fitness. A phenomenal man with a phenomenal story. Just before the pandemic, Ben suffered his first spontaneous pneumothorax of what would end up becoming THREE. Alongside battling a lifelong struggle with eczema, Ben's condition regressed to the point where his skin couldn't properly thermoregulate, leading to sleepless nights and gruelling mornings waking up to a bed covered in blood and skin flakes. Ben questioned the worth of his existence many times, however, he has emerged through the darkness and on the podcast shares his incredible journey of healing.

0:00 - Intro

1:14 - Who is Benny?

4:50 - What value can clients get from online coaching that face to face may not provide?

6:15 - What mistakes have you made along the way and what have you learnt from them?

10:16 - Growing up as Ben Dicoccio

20:35 - Advice to those that are stagnating with their progress

22:06 - Recovering from Pneumothorax

29:22 - Recovering from topical steroid withdrawal and eczema

33:47 - Things Ben implemented to kickstart the recovery process

36:56 - The dark days

43:18 - What habits have you implemented to heal your skin?

49:25 - What makes a good healthcare practitioner?

52:30 - What flares up YOUR skin and how did you discover your triggers?

58:44 - Future of BCD Fitness

Instagram: instagram.com/bcdfitness_

Meet Benny Diccocio, owner of BCD Fitness. A phenomenal man with a phenomenal story. Just before the pandemic, Ben suffered his first spontaneous pneumothorax of what would end up becoming THREE. Alongside battling a lifelong struggle with eczema, Ben's condition regressed to the point where his skin couldn't properly thermoregulate, leading to sleepless nights and gruelling mornings waking up to a bed covered in blood and skin flakes. Ben questioned the worth of his existence many times, however, he has emerged through the darkness and on the podcast shares his incredible journey of healing.

0:00 - Intro

1:14 - Who is Benny?

4:50 - What value can clients get from online coaching that face to face may not provide?

6:15 - What mistakes have you made along the way and what have you learnt from them?

10:16 - Growing up as Ben Dicoccio

20:35 - Advice to those that are stagnating with their progress

22:06 - Recovering from Pneumothorax 

29:22 - Recovering from topical steroid withdrawal and eczema

33:47 - Things Ben implemented to kickstart the recovery process

36:56 - The dark days

43:18 - What habits have you implemented to heal your skin?

49:25 - What makes a good healthcare practitioner? 

52:30 - What flares up YOUR skin and how did you discover your triggers?

58:44 - Future of BCD Fitness

Instagram: instagram.com/bcdfitness_ 

Mothers day run club filled with lots of love from our friends over at lululemon, but sadly tyler had a very lonely sunday morning coaching session, football and school programs starting to begin with renee whoop whoop!

Mothers day run club filled with lots of love from our friends over at lululemon, but sadly tyler had a very lonely sunday morning coaching session, football and school programs starting to begin with renee whoop whoop! 

Since winning an AFL Premiership with the Demons in 2021, Jake Lever has been a mainstay of the Virtus gym floor throughout his off-seasons. Currently juggling father time, being a husband to his amazing Wife, Jess, and hunting a 2nd premiership with the Demons; Jake was super generous to join Tyler for an incredible 2 hour chat on the Podcast!

We talk about how life has changed for the All-Australian defender since having children and moving down to the Peninsula, how he coped with dwindling motivation in 2022 after ticking off 2 of the biggest goals of his career in 2021, and the shift in culture at the club that ultimately led to the Melbourne Demons becoming the successful powerhouse club that they are today.

0:00 - Jake’s favourite thing about Virtus 3:41 - Coping with a lack of motivation in 2022 after the 2021 Premiership 15:00 - What changes have been made at the club to help the boys mentally rejuvenate? 17:56 - What does a week look like in-season? 19:38 - What do you enjoy doing for recovery? 21:22 - How do you balance footy with being a father/husband? 30:56 - Meeting Jess (Wife) 33:31 - Getting drafted to Adelaide 39:35 - Biggest learning from living with Patrick Dangerfield 42:10 - Was SA a more intense footy state than Victoria? 44:05 - Moving back to Melbourne (& “booing”) 47:34 - 2017 Grand Final loss & relationship with Tex Walker 51:21 - Which opposition player would you love to play alongside? 54:12 - Culture shift at the Melbourne footy club before the 2021 Premiership 1:03:36 - What changes did you make to become the best intercept player in the AFL? 1:13:49 - Moving to the Peninsula 1:23:05 - Best thing your kids have taught you 1:26:35 - Favourite thing about Jess 1:32:27 - Teammate word association 1:33:39 - Fan questions 1:33:40 - Would you rather 1v1 Pig or May? 1:34:32 - What do you love about James Jordon? 1:35:20 - Would you consider a move to the MPNFL post-career? 1:35:37 - What is your favourite country song? 1:39:20 - Moustache talk 1:42:37 - Last time you cried or felt overwhelmed emotionally? 1:53:26 - Favourite thing about Simon Goodwin 1:54:50 - Dave Ryan nearly killing Jake with a barbell

Since winning an AFL Premiership with the Demons in 2021, Jake Lever has been a mainstay of the Virtus gym floor throughout his off-seasons. Currently juggling father time, being a husband to his amazing Wife, Jess, and hunting a 2nd premiership with the Demons; Jake was super generous to join Tyler for an incredible 2 hour chat on the Podcast!

We talk about how life has changed for the All-Australian defender since having children and moving down to the Peninsula, how he coped with dwindling motivation in 2022 after ticking off 2 of the biggest goals of his career in 2021, and the shift in culture at the club that ultimately led to the Melbourne Demons becoming the successful powerhouse club that they are today.

0:00 - Jake’s favourite thing about Virtus

This week as the weather begins to get colder, Mitch made his return to wearing short shorts on a field and running around chasing a ball for an hour and a half, Tylers euro trip closely approaches quickly and chats about training for aesthetics? Enjoy!

This week as the weather begins to get colder, Mitch made his return to wearing short shorts on a field and running around chasing a ball for an hour and a half, Tylers euro trip closely approaches quickly and chats about training for aesthetics? Enjoy!

Jakob & Lachie made their way down the Peninsula Link to catch up with Tyler back in April! Fresh out of the ice bath and still shivering, the boys came on to the podcast to reflect on their journey through University and eventually into the Online Coaching scene.

Timestamps and social media links are below:

0:00 - Introduction & Ice Bath reflections

7:29 - Who is Lachie?

12:17 - Who is Jakob?

15:50 - Coaching Youth

19:58 - Thoughts on Online Coaching

23:25 - How did Lachie & Jakob meet?

27:06 - What did you appreciate most about going to Uni and what would you do differently?

31:02 - What’s something you look back on from your early coaching days and CRINGE at?

35:35 - How did Tyler meet Lachie & Jakob?

47:45 - Training goals over the next 12 months

52:48 - Things we’ve changed our mind on over the past 12 months

1:00:24 - Our definitions of success in life

1:06:55 - Who performed better at Beyond The Valley?

Jakob Barlow

Instagram: @barlowcoaching https://www.instagram.com/barlowcoaching/

Website: barlowcoaching.com

Lachie Kennett

Instagram: @coach_kennett https://www.instagram.com/coach_kennett/

Website: coachkennett.com

Tyler Frost

Instagram: @totumstrength https://www.instagram.com/totumstrength/

Website: totumstrength.com