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Health Oddity Podcast

The show that strips away the jargon and hype surrounding all things health and fitness to help you live a long, strong and energetic life.

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01:02:17

#211 Addiction, Chronic Pain & Redemption with Allen...

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2024/09/12

We are joined all the way from New South Wales, Australia by Allen Willis for a hard hitting, honest & challenging conversation with a man who has faced many demons & trials in his life & is certainly on an upwards trajectory of strength, resilience, empowerment & redemption. We hear how Tim Anderson’s Original Strength & the work of Dan John formed a pathway for Allen to rebuild his life (physically & emotionally) & how he has managed to go from being in constant pain & barely able to walk to

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#210 Gary Clarke - London Calling

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2024/09/05

We are joined for the third time by Disabled Strongman pioneer & organiser of Britains Disabled Strongman & Strongwoman Competition Gary Clarke. This year the prestigious competition is being held at the Indoor Athletics Centre at Brunel University in London on the weekend of 14th/15th September & is going to be bigger than ever! Health Oddity are sponsoring the event, Magnús Ver Magnússon is the head referee & it is FREE for spectators to watch the incredible & inspiring strongmen & strongwomen in

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#209 Staying on track while away from home, English...

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2024/08/29

Peter & James return from their summer vacation (not together) & debrief their experiences of exploring the English countryside & mountainous terrain & discuss how they stayed on track with training while away from home. The importance of deciding on your outcome & strategy BEFORE you go away & how to hit the ground running on your return. James also visits the birthplace of King Arthur & has a chance meeting on a cliff.

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01:04:09

#208 Cultivating Crossover Strength with Sven Rieger

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2024/08/22

We are joined by our first ever German guest, the strong & mighty Sven Rieger from Stuttgart (dialling in from a family vacation in the idyllic Tuscan countryside). Sven is the 204th lifter of the Dinnie Stones in Scotland (as referenced in Episode 203 with Andrew Russell) a Strongfirst Team Leader & Elite level instructor. He has also passed the incredibly tough ‘Sinister’ challenge & is a Functional Movement FMS1 Certified Coach. We discuss strength, how to develop it, train it & adapt it for many

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01:00:57

#207 Canoeing, Breaking Records & Becoming World...

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2024/08/16

We are joined from Poland (between races at the European Canoeing Championships) by 20 year veteran International Canoeist turned ultra-runner & motivational speaker Keith Moule. Keith describes the chance passing of a local canoe club at around 10 years of age that led to an international competitive career that saw him travel the world. We hear about Keith’s record breaking race in 2023 that saw him & his partner break the 44 year standing record for the 125 mile DW (Devizes to Westminster) canoe

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01:14:21

#206 Overcoming Setbacks with Ben Morris

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2024/08/09

We are joined by returning guest Ben Morris (last seen on Episode 80: Less is More) Coffee Junkie, Sports Dabbler & a man strangely attracted to trying to lift heavy things. In this engaging conversation we talk about overcoming setbacks in training & life - an inevitability if you adopt training as a lifelong pursuit. Dealing with injuries both mentally & physically as we age & reframing setbacks as just another challenge to be overcome & an opportunity to learn about oneself & to plan our next

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#205 A Hobby That Got Out of Control with Lucy Underdown

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2024/08/01

We are joined today by Lucy Underdown - Europe's Strongest Woman 2023, Britain's Strongest Woman 2024, the first woman to deadlift 700lb (318kg) AND full time serving Police Officer. We discus Lucy’s early athletics career in Shot Put & Discus. Her talent for (& love of) deadlifting, dealing with pressure & anxiety, discovering that training LESS actually produced better results for her, juggling a demanding career with elite performance & how her hobby somehow got out of control. A lively chat with

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#204 Walking, Wimbledon & Modern Wisdom

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2024/07/26

In this breather episode Peter & James take a focused ramble through some recent events & discussions. James returns from his walking weekend surprisingly sore & fatigued. We discus what Wimbledon tennis can teach us about training & lifestyle management & we review a recent episode of the Modern Wisdom podcast where Dr Mike Israetel gives his Masterclass on losing fat.

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#203 Lifting the Dinnie Stones with Andrew Russell

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2024/07/18

Andrew Russell is a Fitness Trainer, Strongfirst SFG1 Kettlebell Instructor, Shift worker AND the 274th person to lift the legendary Dinnie Stones in the Scottish Highlands. Andrew (from Northern Ireland) discusses his training history, setting up his garage gym to allow him to train around his challenging work pattern, programming his training to take into account tiredness & lack of sleep & training to lift the Dinnie Stones. This is a fascinating, down to earth conversation with a strong but

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#202 Pavlo Kordiyaka

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2024/07/11

We are joined live from Lviv, Ukraine by the man mountain (6ft 5inch, 135kg) Pavlo Kordiyaka. Pavlo is the 2023 Europe’s Strongest Man & has also won The Official Strongman Games World Title. He will be competing this weekend in London at the historic & iconic Royal Albert Hall in the Giants Live Strongman Classic. Prior to getting involved in strongman, Pavlo had taken part in many different sports, including football, acrobatics, dancing, boxing, wrestling & even mixed martial arts. At only 29

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01:11:46

#201 What’s changed in the last 25 years?

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2024/07/04

Recently James was reflecting on his 25 years in the fitness industry & how the world (& our daily lives) have changed over that time. He & Pete discuss the changes in habits, food, technology, lifestyle & the convenience culture & how despite having so much more knowledge, opportunity (& supposedly) time, we, as a collective, are unhealthier & less active than we were a quarter century ago. Is there a way to go back to a healthier time? Possibly - Back to the Future?

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01:15:18

#200 Armour Building with Dan John

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2024/06/27

We are joined for this very special 200th episode by ‘record holding’ return guest - Dan John - for his 10th appearance with us! We talk about Dan’s latest book ‘The Armour Building Formula’. The genesis of this programme & how it exploded in popularity (along with many of Dan’s other ‘apparently’ simple programmes). We discuss the nature of training itself, our inherit desire to find complexity in all things & how to use Dan’s programmes in a logical & systemised manner. As always, this is an

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01:02:17

#199 In Love with Strong with Alison Young

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2024/06/20

We are joined by returning guest & 2 x Tactical Strength Challenge WINNER Alison Young. Alison is an SFG1 (Kettlebell) & SFL (Barbell) instructor through Strongfirst & is also a Level 3 Personal Trainer embarking on a new career within the fitness industry - transferring from the world of I.T. In this fascinating conversation Alison shares how she’s finding her way in the fitness industry in one of the most populated & competitive cities in the world - London. How she’s learning & adapting her

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01:20:58

#198 The Confrontation with Yourself with Mark Reifkind

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2024/06/13

We are joined (following a 3 year gap) by returning guest Mark Reifkind, from San Jose, California. At 67 Mark has his training ‘dialled in’ & knows from experience what works for him, his body - & what his current goals are. We discuss what it takes to remain consistent for nearly 60 years, rehabbing after joint replacement surgery, rucking, overhead pressing, weight maintenance (or permanence) & how your pillow lies to you! This is an insightful & inspiring catch up with an athlete & coach who has

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#197 Finding Your Strength with Alex Nicoll Bennett

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2024/06/06

We are joined today by competitive Strongwoman & SFG1, SFG2 Kettlebell Instructor Alex Nicoll Bennett. Alex shares her personal fitness journey with us & her progression into the world of kettlebells, lifting & learning to embrace & nurture her own unique ‘strengths’. We discuss breaking free from the prevalent ‘calorie burning’ mindset that categorises many people’s relationship with exercise & finding a way to train that you love & excites you. This is an open, honest & frank conversation with a

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01:12:43

#196 Pressure is a Privilege with Oli Mell

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2024/05/31

We are joined for the second time by Oli Mell, International Kettlebell Sport athlete from Team England & owner of Wolfpack Fitness. We kick off the conversation by discussing Oli’s recent performances at the World Championships in Denmark then move on to discuss training in general as we age. The toll that high level performance has on the body & mind, the importance of focus when training & competing & we even talk about weight management & diet strategies in a ‘weight class’ sport & life in

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54:07

#195 The Healing Power of Nature with Nick Rainbird

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2024/05/23

We meet Nick Rainbird, a highly experienced Personal Trainer, endurance coach & nature lover. We learn all about ‘Forest Bathing’, the healing power of nature & the benefits we can all experience by detaching from our high tech dependant lifestyles & reconnecting with the natural world - & our own natural history. Gardening, walking, exploring, adventuring, engaging all of our senses & just remembering how GOOD it feels to spend time out in nature are all discussed. This is a feel good episode &

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01:00:45

#194 Survive To Thrive

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2024/05/16

In this episode Peter & James debrief & discuss the ‘Survive to Thrive’ weekend workshop with Dan John & Tim Anderson that was recently hosted at Unique Results. A combination of practical & theory including much of Dan’s latest thinking around ‘Easy Strength’, assessment & his movement matrix blended with Tim’s ‘Original Strength’ resets created a unique learning experience. What did we learn, what have we taken away to apply, what was clarified for us & what were our overall impressions of the

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01:17:47

#193 Indiana Stones & the Emerald Quest

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2024/05/09

We are joined once again by David Keohan AKA Indiana Stones (last with us WAY back on episode 59!) to discuss all things stone lifting, Irish cultural history & literally unearthing strength secrets from the past. This is a fascinating conversation with a unique man who passionately & poetically describes his quest to rediscover a forgotten stone lifting culture on the island of Ireland & the stories, characters & folklore he encounters on his journey.

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#192 Belfast Debriefing with Peter & James

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2024/05/02

This week Peter & James sit down to ‘unpack’ a very full-on weekend in Belfast with Paul Mcllroy on his Strength Training masterclass. Over the two days they covered ‘Mastering the Kettlebell Press’ & ‘Pillars of Power’ - lower body strength, hypertrophy & programming. The hosts discuss the biggest lessons & takeaways from the weekend regarding technique specifics, programming theory & also big picture attitudes to life & training.

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