Be Strong Podcast

It's Cos' birthday! To celebrate, Case hops on to interview him and share some embarrassing stories from Mama Hippo.  Covering everything from fighting MMA, teaching BJJ, sibling rivalries and adjusting to life after the cage Hope you enjoy! If you'd like to appear on the pod, message Cos on instagram (@be_strong_pt_ or @hippobjj) If you'd like to support the pod send a message...

Cos has a chat with Casey Marshall- nutritionist and former champion kickboxer about nutrition for life and performance! @caseyjademarshall if you want to get on top of your nutrition

Just Cos raging against enforced academy gis, cults in general and trying to milk your members for cash. And then taking a break to try some chilli choc, and it did have a kick! Also thought on becoming a Spartan Ambassador- use code  SRUKBA25-COSTAS-CC  to save 20% off your race!

Stricken with man flu, Cos hopped on to tackle the important audience questions before Christmas- begrudgingly celebrating the girls who smoked us at the escape room too. 

Solo pod from Cos, just taking all the audience questions- from gym politics, attendance promotions and comp advice to who's gonna get decked at the escape room Christmas party

Just Cos solo riffing about a family staycation, and a return to comp (hopefully) after some time off

My thoughts on reaching the rank of BJJ blackbelt after 21 years. Bit of an emotional roller coaster !

Solo pod again, Cos chats about AJ vs Francis, and a comp rundown for this week's Empire grappling competition!

Cos hopped on solo for a catch up, a January recap and a chat about the new gym! Combat Base Dewsbury has moved to a bigger facility, and it's awesome! Audience questions also tackled, as well as thoughts on the collapse of GB in the UK (may be a big dramatic but it feels that way!)

Just Cos hopping on again to talk about goals- where people go wrong in setting them (even with the best intentions) and how you can set goals you can achieve!

Today the pod has its first guest- Susie Lukic, one of the best grapplers we've shared a mat with! Susie is a prolific competitor returning from a full ACL reconstruction. We put it to the audience to ask her things, which ranged from dealing with injuries, training schedule, and BJJ in the bedroom- fair game, or no bueno?

The boys are back, this week we share some listener secrets, tackle ice baths- legit or influencer trash? Then we veer off into subjects that will guarantee we don't get into heaven. Enjoy!

Just Cos waxing poetic about progression, in both BJJ and life. 

This time out we talk about 2 of the biggest and most enduring conspiracies- the assassination of JFK, and 9/11! Were they inside jobs? What don't they want us to know?!

Was having my morning coffee and got thinking about Fake Natty's, ie people who claim natural while shooting a metric f*ck tonne of gear into their body.  Usually to make loads of money. Without thinking of the impact it could have on people who look up to them or chase the same goals.

This week we tackle listener q's, from balancing family life and training, to whether white belt Danny has got on the juice... We also give our thoughts on the prioritising the "big 3" for grappling strength vs more "functional" lifts. 

We lament the state of steroid use in BJJ, give our honest thoughts on PED's and athletes who use them, as well as our musings on fatherhood and finally not having coughs (but having staph and a detaching ear instead)

This episode we cover everything from Polaris and our experience at the Dan Strauss seminar, to Tom leaving mormonism! A deep dive on confronting life without a divine purpose, the cult-y nature of some religions (and BJJ Gyms) and how it feels to be out!

Welcome to the podcast- get to know your hosts, our back story, and how we ended up here! Also join us as we tackle the best questions sent in by our audience this week! Just how big IS ya Cory?!