Into the Unknown

Happy April Fools, in this episode Yuxuan and I discuss a few obscure sports which is a light-hearted and short episode after the last few episodes have been longer and heavier. We hope you enjoyed this episode! You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at https://www.suyuxuan...

In this episode, we discuss a fresh and relevant topic that seems to divide opinions as to whether Gary Lineker (a presenter and journalist featuring mainly on the BBC television programme Match of the Day) was right in condemning the U.K. government’s language around its new immigration policy to that of Nazi Germany.  You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstreng...

We keep this one real. You are enough and here's why... You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at https://www.suyuxuaneventing.com/ and his Instagram account @yuxuan.su.eventing You can also find out more and engage more with the stoic community through our community page -...

On today's podcast, we have physiotherapist Charlie Goodchild. A longtime colleague and friend all the way back to when we worked together in Canary wharf. Charlie has since then gone on to do some fantastic things from Saracens to the FA, pure sports medicine where we reconnected after all those years to finally venturing into running his own business Better. You can find him here on his personal...

Should training and sport be fun? If it's fun will that takes away from its meaning? How can we make it fun and who's responsibility is it? All this and more in this episode of Into the Unknown. You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at https://www.suyuxuaneventing.com/ and...

It's not often that co-host Connor is left speechless and this podcast made that happen. We were so lucky to bring on Lydia Heywood, an equestrian athlete in eventing for Jamaica, the Founder of her own equestrian foundation Cool Ridings , a mentor at Brixton-based Ebony horse club and a Diversity, equality and inclusion consultant at the royal agricultural university! Strap in because Lydia share...

In this episode we buy ourselves into the ever-growing realm of monetization. Where did it come from, what does it mean for sports teams and it's fans and could it either be a good or bad thing? You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at https://www.suyuxuaneventing.com/ and...

On today's podcast, we have Mr Luke Hathaway Owner of Brickfields Gym in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Fitness enthusiast, and ambassador of the Movember movement. Alongside running his businesses Luke is heading into his 4th year as a Sports Ambassador for men’s health charity Movember with a focus on their mental health & suicide prevention work. For Luke, mental health goes hand in hand w...

We asked our listeners some questions and we answered them.  You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at https://www.suyuxuaneventing.com/ and his Instagram account @yuxuan.su.eventing. You can also find out more and engage more with the stoic community through our community...

On today's podcast, we have Miss Strongfem herself, Katy Young . Strongfem is a platform created to celebrate and promote young females in fitness who are defying gender stereotypes to inspire others to become stronger in body and mind through movement. We discuss her creation of Strongfem, her fitness pursuit and her career in tech. Find her here Strongfem and here Katy Young You can find out mor...

In this episode we discuss the idea of making, breaking and maintaining habits. We try to give some advice on why people find it so hard to break habits and also why it can be so daunting making or changing new habits. You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at https://www.s...

After a break over the festive period, we are back and ready to dig into more topics and share more stories this year. Thank you for the support the last year and we hope that you can continue to support us through 2023. In this episode, we discuss goals for 2023, Yuxuan moving to Ireland and briefly the world cup.  You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsy...

What a year it's been. In just 11 months, we have published 35 episodes , been listened to in over 23 different countries , and surpassed our target of 1000 plays in a single year. In this episode, we discuss our favourite episodes and some of the takings from each one with a little summary and share our thanks for supporting us to this point. As season 1 comes to a close and we take a break for C...

Sportswashing is the practice of laundering one's reputation through sports; whether through team ownership, hosting a major tournament, or sponsorship. A country or politician gets involved hoping that some of the sport's popularity will improve its image. It's become a prolific topic of discussion in recent years, but it's trailed back all the way until 1936 during the Summer Olympics in Germany...

Today's episode brings on Ruth Gregory from BBC Sport to discuss the positive role of media in sports, some of her stories covering media for sport and her predictions for the FIFA World Cup 2022. You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at https://www.suyuxuaneventing.com/ h...

In this episode, we discuss the differences between amateur athletes and elite athletes, how do you decide to go professional, what are the different pressures and what's the biggest difference between elite and amateur athletes. You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at ht...

After recording the episodes of Doping in sport, Social media in sport, Current Affairs in Sport and the Djokovic dilemma we decided this episode should be about the idea that sport has become political, religious and social vessels for countries and society and why do we think athletes should be socially engaged outside the perspective of sport and what sport can actually do to provide social and...

Todays episode brings in Frank Gandecki, a psychologist by trade and qualified boxing coach and personal trainer. We discuss common topics that athletes need the most help with, how to handle and manage pressure, imposter syndrome, dealing with lack of progress and imposter syndrome. Yuxuan also shares his insights into having had the support of a psychologist for 6 years and in these insights, Fr...

In this episode, we invited Lexi Lloyd-Smith onto the podcast to share her journey with us. From growing up playing football in Peckham to moving across the world to play in South Alabama and has recently come back to Southampton to sign her first professional football contract with Southhampton Football Club. Not only are we extremely excited for you all to listen and share this episode, but we a...

In this episode we discuss the broad topic of doping in sports, going through its origins, some doping scandals, the use of them in different sports, our experience indirectly or directly with doping within our own sports and also importantly... Why do people dope and will it always have a place in sports? You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his p...

We are back and in this episode, we welcome guest and long-time fan of the podcast Rupert Yeung, the president of Queen Mary's Barbell Club, a second-year medical student and today mark his 1 year anniversary in the sport of weightlifting.  We discuss the challenges of running a club, his aspirations to grow weightlifting in Hong Kong and creating a community within the Queen Marys Barbell cl...

George is the newest recruit on the block at Stoic Strength Systems, but before he was a coach he almost had a career in marketing. Here is his story of how he got started, what motivates him and what he envisions for the future of the brand and for himself. You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find o...

This week it was Yuxuans' turn in the hot seat as co-host Connor prompted the discussion on creating an identity outside of sport, creating social circles outside your sport, having other hobbies and how his formal education has helped give him more focus. You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out...

WE ARE BACK! After a 5 week break through the month of August, we are bringing it back with some regular content and some great guests coming on in the near future. In this episode co-host, Yuxuan interviewed his fellow host Connor. We can't wait to get back into the swing of things and thanks so much to everyone who has shown their love recently! You can find out more about Connor at his business...

We get up to date with some current affairs surrounding the banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes from various sporting events and sponsorships, the curious case of Barbra Banda and we also dig into the Caster Semenya Case and its implications. This was a tough topic to discuss, and we hope it spiked some conversations about these topics. You can find out more about Connor at his business Ins...