The Unlikely Weightlifters Podcast

Hey there dearest Patron and listener. First lift back with Tom in over a month as he got covid quite a few weeks back poor fella and it's knocked him for six somewhat. The he got a chest infection post 'the whole shebang' making this our first actual lift back together face to face for quite some weeks. It was a delightful bright morning up at Hacksaw Ridge as we scaled Tom's 1 in 1 ski-jump of a...

Hey there Dearest Patron and listener. This Episode was recorded Live at The Buxton Festival 2024 On July 21st. It's the first time me and Tom had attempted some sort of live version of the podcast. It was a huge amount of fun and as all of it was 'untried' we ended up getting through about 10% of what we'd planned as the wheels inevitably and comically fell off. The was a "visual element" to a po...

Hey there Dearest Listener and potential Patron. First of all, my profoundest apologies for the recent break in output and sporadic podcast episodes. In hindsight, I really should have addressed it personally with you all, but I didn't and feel bad about that. I'm so sorry and hope you know I'd never take your support for granted. We've had a full 'back to school related' bugs that have clobbered...

Back in business after summer recess, Rob and Tom reconvene their strength training in the build up to the 2048 Pontefract Olympics. So much to churn through here! Robot Hoovers, The Institution that is Radio 4, Rob's Citroen throws another wobbler, Tom's bought a new family tent and we have the soil-stack to end all soil-stack conversations (There will definitely be further soil-stack conversatio...

Hello there Dearest listener and potential Patron? Episode 60 contains a potential murder mystery/ enormous jump to the wrong conclusion, only you can decide as Tom thinks he may have witnessed a heinous crime at the tip while dropping off a destroyed sofa that also he realised in hindsight might have been a ticking time-bomb. Tom also regails Rob with a harrowing story of a recent gig at Daventry...

Hey there Dearest Listener, It's Episode 59 of the Unlikely weightlifters podcast. An away lift for Rob at Platypus heights. Tom has opened a brand new aquatic centre. There's a Hamster on the Run, will it be found before the cat pounces?! All this and loads more spot on nonsense for your entertainment. Tom explain heat pumps and why Rob gets gas on planes + much much more. Get in touch with the p...

Hello there Dearest potential Patron and listener. I hope you're in fine fettle. Quite the Bumper Episode this one, coming in at a girthy Hour and Ten! Due in no small part that there was so much to talk about this week. Tom had been on the slot machines in Wales with the kids, there's a new hamster afoot, the Citroen is demanding I pour urine into it and we stand back in absolute celebration of A...

Hello there dearest listener! Hoping this finds you in good fettle and or if you need any cheering up, that this offering helps nudge you in that direction. We had a load of fun recording this with our special guest Marcus Brigstocke. Marcus was in town doing our comedy village gigs www.thecomedyvillage.com so it only made sense for him to join me and Tom in the dojo (garage) for a lift. So much t...

Helloo there dearest Patrons and beloved podcast listeners. get in touch with the podcast at theunlikelyweightlifters@gmail.com give us a like on the new facebook page just search "the unlikely weightlifters podcast" on Facebook We hope this finds you in good fettle. It's time for another episode of the weightlifting podcast that really does only contain trace elements of weightlifting at the best...

Hello there Dearest Listeners and extra supportive Patrons. Can't tell you how much I appreciate your support on here, it is of immense meaning to me and I think of you guys every time I'm editing and mixing and this podcast. After a short break Me and Tom got back under the bar, for a grunt and a good waffle. Helen joins us in the locker room hot from the charity shops and announces her plans to...

Hello there Dearest Patron and Listener. The title of course is a window into an element of the content in this episode, although I'm delighted to inform you that for once, it doesn't refer to my (Rob's) stomach. Tom describes in hilarious detail his own recent emergency. We also discuss Tom's recent high rolling celebrity activity at his local Toby Carvery plus loads loads more! Big love and Enjo...

Hey there Dearest Listener and Potential Patron We hope this finds you well. Apologies for the delay in posting this next episode - the old 'Diarrhoea permitting' clause may have been maxed out with this one as mine and Tom's respective local education authorities placed their half terms in successive weeks. Obviously the title gives away the fact we've had more correspondence from Dahood. We disc...

Hello there dearest listener and potential Patron, It's time for the podcast that isn't about weightlifting! This week Tom scares the bejesus out of Rob and all the parents at his school gates by waxing lyrical about the seminal 80's film 'Threads' and brings round a deeply terrifying cheese that really leaves it's mark on the dojo. There's deep discussion about the "gladiators Reboot" too. Record...

Hello there Dearest Patrons and Listeners. It’s the first outdoor lift of the 2024 Season. Tom blows the lid off another huge baby milk story and explains how Rymans the stationers are bizarrely an official retailer for soda-stream! Having just watched touching the void again, I'm rather freaked out by the sheer number of climbers frozen into the ice walls on the way up to the top of Tom's garden...

Hey there Dearest Listeners and potential Patrons.  Of course 50 is just a number, something I'm continuing to tell myself as I hurtle rapidly towards it, so as you'd imagine in the podcast that isn't really about weightlifting, we don't really dwell on the number and just get stuck into the waffle! On the menu are: A large shield bug that's made it's way into the locker room, Replacing new years...

Episode 49 is finally here, recorded just before the New Year, it contains amongst other things, Tom's unique vision of milk being available through a simple tap in every kitchen up and down the land. If you want to support the podcast, come join us on patreon where you'll unlock loads and loads of extra stuff. Enjoy the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn m...

Hey there Dearest Listeners and potential Patrons, Seasons greetings to you and good will to all humans! Baa-Humbug, mince pies and reindeers to one and all and little Donkeys all round with their massive loads all round.  Here's a bumper Christmas Edition of 'the podcast that really isn't about weightlifting'. It's my first one back since having hoof No.2 operated on, which seems to be healing we...

Hello there Dearest Listeners and Patrons, Firstly, profound apologies for the lack of pod the last couple of weeks, but between us we've all variously been injured or ill or had sick kids and or partners, and in Tom's case a little bit of both. However like all things, they have passed and it was great to get back under the bar with the Sheffield maestro. Huge thanks goes to regular listener and...

A welcome away lift for Rob this week at Platypus heights. It was a crisp & bright autumn/winter's day, perhaps a fitting tribute to one of Tom's chickens which had expired the day before. Tom had been to see Ben Folds Five at a theatre in York and was blown away by the sheer lack of lavatories. The weightlifting platform is sporting a new pigeon deterrent (see bonus video content) and we discuss...

This week there’s a huge Row in the locker room regarding Helen placing Rob on a tea-making ban, Tom gets dragged into the legal wrangling and only further confuses things. All this before Tom takes off his hat to reveal his LOWLIGHTS! we’ve got 2 superb submissions to Pant cage UK from listeners Steve Burley and Alan Lunt and there’s a hint that the Jeff Banks breeding programme seems to be beari...

Hello there dearest listener and potential patron. This week Tom reveals a deep, deep love of the power ballad, as he prepares himself to have his 'low-lights' done. I can confirm by the time you hear this, they have been done, so stick around to the end of the pod to here Tom's despatch from the hairdressers. We've also got a superb "Pant Cage UK" report from the one and only Marcus Brigstocke! E...

Hello there Dearest Patron and Listener. Another bumper ep. Superb locker room chat with Helen regarding Tom's impeding lowlights with Soibhan and we've got sponsorship deals falling out of our arses this week! (We have no sponsors)  Rob (I) describe the most rock and roll I've ever seen and also connected to that, I recently witnessed the least rock and roll thing I could have ever imagined. We d...

Hey there Dearest Listeners and potential Patron This week, I’m suspicious that Tom appears to have got himself into some for of regular hairdressing contract which of course, has terrifying echoes of the 'unwritten Hoover repair 'contracts he has become embroiled in, in recent months.  Robot Hoovers also hit the headlines in this episode, with emotive feedback polemic on their purchases from both...

Hello there dearest listener and potential Patron  This week we’re proudly (not) sponsored by Plumbers Mate. More importantly it’s Tom’s first lift back since his back went twang.  Poor Rob had a torrid time by the side of the road on snake pass with a wholly avoidable bowel incident.  Tom gets lost en route to a show and soothes Rob’s bruised psyche by sharing an equally harrowing even that beset...

Hello Dearest Listener and potential PATRON?! It's our 40th! We've made it, it's a big number, it's a big party... but sadly Tom's put his back out inbetween podcast recordings, so there's even less lifting in this podcast than usual. HOWEVER We sat down, round the microphones like a real podcast and it all tumbled out. In this episode we BLOW THE LID OFF BIG BUSINESS, corporate giants like Wyndso...