The Physical Performance Show

In episode 139 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with featured performer Mark Allen - 6-Time IRONMAN World Champion. During this episode Mark shares the highs, the lows and learnings of his career.  Mark delves into the importance of patience and what it was to persevere through some trying years to get that first historic victory in 1989.  Mark shares how it was pos...

In episode 138 of The Physical Performance Show we feature Nicola Spirig - Olympic Triathlon Champion (2012). Nicola Spirig is a Swiss Powerhouse Triathlete, she is the 2012 London Olympic Games Champion and then 4 years later she won Silver in the Rio Olympic Games. What makes Nicola so unique and so interesting as an athlete is her longevity.  She will be shooting for her fifth Olympic Games Cam...

In episode 137 of The Physical Performance Show I bring you a conversation that I had with featured performer Dan Smith - AUS Olympic Swimmer.  Dan's story really is the epitome of the highs, lows and learnings of a sporting life. During this episode, Dan vividly takes us through his meteoric rise as a very gifted junior swimmer through to the crashing lows of finding addiction. This episode discu...

This episode is an interest edition with Matt Fox from Sweat Elite. Matt and his co-author Tait Hearps recently released an online book titled " Eliud Kipchoge - History's Fastest Marathoner an Insight into the Kenyan Life that Shapes Legends ". As a fan of physical performance, you would have seen Eliud Kipchoge's 2:01:39 new marathon world record set in Berlin which lit the world of sport on fir...

Sara Carrigan, OAM Recipient and 2004 Female Road Race Olympic Games Champion really opens up on some fantastic stories and recollections from an absolutely wonderful cycling career.  During this episode there is some humour, some sadness and everything in between along with the performance round and Sara's physical challenge for the week. This episode is sponsored by  Sanitarium PB. L ooking to a...

In episode 134 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Richard Thompson - Ultraman Australia Champion 2017 & Current Ultraman World Record Holder. Richard is a man of incredible endurance. Richard is the 2017 Australian Ultraman Champion, and the current Ultraman World Record Holder. An Ultraman competition comprises of 321.6 mile journey (517.5km) and involves a 6.2 mil...

David McKeon is an Australian dual Olympian Swimmer and 400M Freestyle 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion. During this episode David takes us through his highs, lows and learnings as they relate to his swimming career.  David's highs have been the Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, Olympic Representation and there's been lows, David shares openly around the recent shoulder surgery that he had following...

During this episode, Dr. Rich Willy, Physiotherapist and also Running Researcher based out of the University of Montana, USA answers many questions around ageing well as a Runner.  Rich shares around why we slow down as we age, the principles that under pin the changes that we see, why our tendons tend to lose stiffness as we age, what happens to our calves as propulsive elements as we mature as r...

On this episode, Lydia Lassila is a 5x Winter Olympic Representative for Australia and Lydia won the gold medal in the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in 2010 for the Women's Free Style skiing Aerials. Four years later Lydia backed this up and took a bronze medal in Sochi once again in the aerials. Lydia's jump in the Sochi Winter Olympics was a quad-twisting triple somersault, a first for a female...

During this episode Tim shares the highs, lows and learnings to date.  He shares intimately around the accident that occurs just 2 days before the 2017 Hawaii Ironman Championship along with the crushing disappointment of being told that he has a C2 fracture to his neck and that he would miss the 2017 Hawaii Ironman Championships, the fear that set in as well as the arduous rehabilitation that is...

Benoy Mathew is a UK based Extended Scope Physiotherapist, who has a special interest in Hip and Groin Pain. During this episode Benoy shares key learnings around how to prolong the health of your hips, what can go wrong with the hip and groin, the role Imaging plays in diagnosing hip and groin pain. Why is it important to act on your hip and groin pain quickly as well as the best treatment approa...

Troy Herfoss is a Multiple Australian Super Bike Champion and is also an Australian Dirt Track, Super Moto and Super Sport Champion. He is also a Moto XGames Silver Medalist. Not only is Troy superfast on two mechanical wheels but he is also a very talented Road Cyclist and on today's episode Troy recounts the story of leading into the ultimate stages of the Australian Road Cycling Championships a...

On this episode you will hear Jonathan Cantwell share around the highs, the lows and the learnings of life from within Professional Cycling. Jonny takes us through the Genesis story that saw him take to two wheels. Turning pro in 2008 and then his Tour de France Grand Tour debut with Team Saxo Bank in the 2012-13 Season. Jonny takes us inside the world of Professional Cycling, what it's like  to r...

By way of introduction, Dr Brukner is an OAM Order of Australia Medallist and he's a world renowned Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician and Researcher. Up until recently Dr. Brukner was the team Doctor for the Australian Cricket Team, a position that he held for 5 years.  Dr. Brukner held similar positions at the Liverpool Football Club and Melbourne and Collingwood AFL Clubs and the Australian...

Jaryd is a classified T12 visually impaired very fast Track Runner. Earlier this year Jaryd set a World Record for the T12 visually impaired class in the 1500m, and lets not forget Jaryd is just the tender age of 18 years old. Jaryd ran an incredible 3:45 to post the World Record and that is off the back of some other remarkable achievements in recent times. Jaryd recently won the under 20 years a...

Clint Kimmins went from being a childhood surfing professional prodigy to prison inmate before then morphing over to become a Professional Long Course Triathlete and also a big wave Surfer pursuing the World's Big Wave Surfing Tour. In this conversation you're going to hear Clint share around the highs, the lows and the learnings of his sporting career and pursuits to date. Clint takes us back to...

During this conversation, Alex shares a story about when he first became aware of the power of the mind on performance with his own frustrations for years of trying to break the 4 minute mark for the 1500m. Alex shares how his experience in a track race then became the pursuit of determining just what role the brain and mind play in determining our physical performance and potential. Alex takes us...

In episode 122 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Dr Jacob Harden - Prehab101 Founder, Dr Chiropractic Dr. Harden is a chiropractor from the US and has so much to offer in terms of the world of rehabilitation and pre-rehabilitation.  During this episode we discuss key concepts of what to do when you get injured, how to manage the loading of your body, brilliant stre...

In episode 121 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Tim Oberg - parkrun Australia CEO & Founder. In this interest edition of the Physical Performance Show we take a trip back to 2011 when parkrun Australia was launched. We discuss why and how Tim brought parkrun from the UK, parkrun's founding nation over to the Australian soil and what the last 7 years have looked li...

Adam Didyk's coaching bio is very impressive, Adam has been an Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Championship Team Coach. Adam has been Athletics Australia Coach of the Year Nominee in 2016 and 2017, the Athletics South Australia Coach of the Year in 2011/2012. Adam is the Founder of Team Tempo Run hailing from South Australia and some of Adam's most notable Athletic performances with his squa...

Some of Dick Telford's formal bestowed recognitions include being recognised with the member of the Order AM for the Australian Honour Systems for Dick's services to sports and sports sciences. In 2017 Dick was named as the ACT Senior Citizen of the Year. Dick was recently inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Dick was actually the first Sports Scientist appointed by the Australian Insti...

Laura Thweatt is a Saucony sponsored athlete who is aiming for 2020 Olympic Marathon representing the USA. Laura was the 2015 USA cross country champion, the 2013 and 2014 USA cross country club champion and boasts an incredible PR for the marathon of 2:25:38. Laura has PB's across the 10km of 31:52, the 5km of 15:04 and 3km of 8:57. Laura and Brad recently caught up in person on the eve of the 20...

Kristian Blummenfelt sprung to promise in 2017 with some solid performances including his victory in the Super League triathlon series in Jersey. Kristian quickly followed that up with a win in the 70.3 Bahrain Triathlon overcoming some of sports best names. In 2018 Kristian has taken a podium in the Bermuda leg in the world triathlon series and he firmly has his eyes on a gold medal in Tokyo 2020...

In episode 116 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Brad Kahlefeldt - Dual Olympic, Commonwealth Games Triathlon Champion (2006). Brad Kahlefeldt was a Dual Olympic Games representative competing for Australia in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and also the 2012 London Olympic Games. Following Brad's short course triathlon career he transitioned to the world of 70.3 Ha...

In episode 115 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Ken Wallace - Olympic Champion, K1-500m Sprint Kayak (2008), OAM. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Ken Wallace won a gold medal in the K1 500m Kayak Sprint, prior to that Ken won a Bronze Medal in the K1 1000m Kayak sprint. This was Ken's favourite event. Since his Beijing Olympic success, Ken has represented Austr...