The Platform Podcast

Kayla, or most well known as Kayla Lee Physio, is quickly becoming a household name in the women's strength training and clinician world. She now travels the world spreading her message and delivering content to elevate the fitness community.  We are very lucky to be able to bring you this episode highlighting her story and chatting about the difference when working with male and female stren...

I would like to start off by saying we actually didn't invite these two guys on the show, they collaborated themselves and then forced us to do an episode with them both together.  In saying that, too now frequent guests on the show, we are super privileged to have these very highly intelligent gentlemen on again, as they delve deep into the mindset of our culture.  This Podcast is 60% Paul,...

Kaine Shephard and Nick Wilson are both incredible powerlifters. Having spent little time in the sport, both are already pushing the boundaries and edging closer and closer to that elite level. Yes this is impressive, but what makes these two great humans are who they are off the platform.  The definition of why we began this podcast was too highlight to you, the audience, incredible individuals b...

Matt Stenzel is one of Australia's best pound for pound powerlifters. He is also a devoted husband, business owner and a great friend of the show. Today we get to bring you an episode where during this COVID-19, it was great to sit down with a friend and chat about the legendary person he is.  You can find Matt here on Instagram @matt_stenzel @axiomperformancerecovery Subscribe to us on Spoti...

We are very honoured to bring you this episode with two absolutely incredible athletes. Lisa Campbell represented Australia in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the Pole Vault. Sami Gurdon is an athlete in every sense of the word, one of the most determined people we've ever met competing at a national level in triple jump.  We discuss their journey to their big stages, the challenges...

The saying goes 'If you are the smartest guy in the room, you're in the wrong room.' It is why I feel sorry for our next guest, he really must have to travel far to find a room where he isn't the smartest.  Dr Jordan Shallow, more commonly known as 'The Muscle Doc', is a chiropractor by trade and has spent the best part of the last 10 years mastering his craft. From b...

Bbad and Brandon sit down again with Gawain Johnstone to discuss the current situations and becoming adaptable through these new uncertain times.  The discussion goes through recent competition events and makes for some great entertain on an early Sunday morning! FIND GAWAIN HERE ON INSTAGRAM @85gunit Subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple & Google Podcasts and now YouTube. Like, Share and leave a...

Darian Bates is a Strength and Conditioning Coach down in Melbourne, Australia currently operating out of Goodlife Health Clubs. Her mission is to arm millennial women with the tools to ditch the diet and approach nutrition in an effective, stress free mindset.  Having suffered personally from eating disorders from quite a young age, Darian shares her story to highlight and provide insights to how...

Peter Baskerville is one of the most business savvy and loveliest people you'll ever meet. At a young age of 63 Pete is on a mission to take and set every record he can amongst all age and weight classes within Master Powerlifting in Australia.  But don't let the grey hair and sweet old man, Tafe lecturer facade fool you, a back story with pub businesses, Triads and Bikies in the heart o...

An avid biohacker who grew up in the Netherlands, Johannes Egberts is a certified Wim Hof Method (WHM) instructor currently base in Manly, on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Johannes is also a certified Oxygen Advantage instructor, free diving instructor, yoga teacher, movement coach and Youth Mentor.  We are very privileged to be able to sit down with this great man and discuss a lot of aspects r...

As this crazy world becomes slightly crazier each and every day, we bring you another Episode this week talking to Accredited Dietician Amie Cox on how to navigate the grocery shop and what we should be doing with our food during these self isolations and lockdown periods.  For more information please feel free to Email us or Amie EMAIL amiestargetnutrition@gmail.com info@the-platform.net.au INSTA...

In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, Jonny and Brando sit down with a panel of experts to discuss the best way we can prepare ourselves for the unknown change this situation is bringing. Dr Paul White discusses Physical and Mental Health Peter Baskerville talks Small Business and how we can do our best to survive  Andrew Laing “The Worlds Strongest Accountant” discusses option on how we can s...

On our second Bonus Episode we discuss the last four crazy weeks and then introduce the podcast world to the next four crazy weeks. We recorded this before a lot of the events were cancelled due to the Corona Virus but still want to put it out there as we are very proud of what our athletes and community have achieved in this time.  Where to find us INSTAGRAM @jonny_bbad @epic_coaching @fortitudeb...

Strap yourselves in for the podcast where Jonny and Brando probably say a minimum or 20 words all up and the infamous Paul Peglar tangents his way to a brilliant episode. Paul Peglar is the CEO of START Training in Brisbane with his background in Exercise Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy. His 17 years experience has made him one of the absolute best and worked with incredible athletes from Powe...

Jess Dumay - pronounced DU-MAY, is a health and remedial massage therapist currently working out of Axiom Performance in Brisbane QLD. She has worked with some of the most high level sporting athletes in the country. She is also a strength coach working with a few powerlifters around the country. A very strong advocate for Mental Health and the best Dog Mumma to her Dalmatian Day. You can find her...

Chleo Van Wyk is one of the strongest women on the planet. Starting her lifting career in bodybuilding then quickly transitioning to powerlifting we highlight her career from the beginning PA then moving across GPC, ProRaw and now competing internationally. Chleo is also now a strong advocate for safe female PED use and we touch briefly highlighting her thoughts on this.  One of the friendliest pe...

A pioneer in Australian Powerlifting Scott Wasson is a main contributor to the massive success Powerlifting Growth has experienced in Aus, specifically QLD. From humble beginnings in his garage to the brand name Valhalla Strength Scott discuss all the challenges he faced, starting his equipment business and shares some of his best highlights and stories from numerous world competitions. An episode...

Leah Higl is an accredited dietician practising out of Plant Nutrition Wellness. She is also a proud Vegan sharing her beliefs and ideologies on this episode. We share a great conversation around veganism, powerlifting and metal music!!! To know and find out more find Leah's details below.  Find Leah today on Instagram @plantstrong_dietitian @plantnutritionwellness Facebook Plant Nutrition an...

This week we release our bonus episode to share some insight in the last month of Jonny and Brandon's life and the journey of beginning The Platform Podcast. If you guys would like to hear anything specific or share some insight, drop us an email at info@the-platform.net.au Niall McDicken - Audio Engineer Instagram - @niall.mcdicken Find Us Instagram - @theplatformpodcasts @jonny_bbad @epic_c...

Amie Cox is an accredited dietitian, multiple business owner and National Olympic Weightlifter. At only 28yrs young she achieved quite an outstanding amount and has set her self apart in the nutrition world. In this episode we discuss everything from weightlifting to running successful businesses.  Find Amie Cox here Instagram - @targetnutrition @amie_dietitian Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/...

Gawain Johnstone has been noted as the most 'electrifying lifter' in powerlifting by the GOAT Ed Coan, becoming one of the first Australian Lifters to squat 1000lbs/455kgs in competition. Gawain also spends his time away from lifting helping and building the athletic profile of athletes from South-East Asia. We are fortunate enough to bring you this episode highlighting a lot of his achi...

Today's podcast we sit down with Big Dog Luke Poli and discuss his rise in powerlifting as one of Australia's strongest, his background in throwing sports, balancing life outside of lifting and his recent recovery from a severe quad tear. We thank Luke for making time to sit down with us and allow us to delve deep into many aspects of his life.  Find Luke Poli here Instagram  @lukepoli @...

We welcome our first guest to the podcast and honoured to have Mr Ricky Goodyear an OG of the sport join us. We highlight Ricky's amazing powerlifting career being the first 110kgs male lifter to total 900kgs in Australia. His time away from the sport as well as some challenges he faced to look down other avenues in competition.  Ricky is a competitor, an absolute savage athlete and genuine h...

Welcome to The Platform Podcast - On this episode Brandon and Jonny introduce themselves and the big 2020 year ahead.