The Physical Performance Show: Celebrating 200 Episodes: Highs, Lows and Learnings

Posted February 6, 2020

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In episode 200 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer celebrates the highs, lows and learnings of 200 episodes.

On this episode we are celebrating, we have arrived at the 200th episode of The Physical Performance Show. This is a celebration episode, where you are going to hear from some of the learnings that you have taken from the episodes over the years along with some fun anecdotes along the way. We will also review some of the great single pieces of advice that some of our fantastic guests have shared over the last four years.

This show is all about you and your learning. Our guests share their highs, lows and learnings for the express purpose of helping you perform at your own physical best. So let’s kick off our 200th episode by hearing from some of the many great folk who have enjoyed some learnings from the show thus far.

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Listen in as we delve into the following:

David McKeon – Dual Olympic Swimmer Episode 133 of The Physical Performance Show
Craig Mottram – Australian Distance Running Champion Episode 24 of The Physical Performance Show
Dean Karnazes – Ultra Marathon Man Episode 58 of The Physical Performance Show
Chris McCormack – 4 x World Triathlon Champion, Dual Hawaii Ironman Triathlon Champion Episode 48 of The Physical Performance Show
Phil Liggett MBE – The Voice of Cycling Episode 84 of The Physical Performance Show
Alex Hutchinson – Author New York Times Bestseller ENDURE Episode 123 of The Physical Performance Show
Dr Peter Brukner OAM – Prof Sports Medicine, Author, Founder SugarByHalf Episode 126 of The Physical Performance Show
Matt Fitzgerald – Best Selling Author ‘80/20 Running’ Episode 141 of The Physical Performance Show
Rob de Castella – AUS Marathon Legend & Indigenous Marathon Project Founder Episode 37 of The Physical Performance Show
Gwen Jorgensen – 2016 Olympic Triathlon Champion Episode 105 of The Physical Performance Show
Adam Didyk – Aus Distance Running Coach Episode 120 of The Physical Performance Show
Sonia Sullivan – 3x World Champion (500m, Cross Country), Olympic Silver Medallist 5000m Episode 140 of The Physical Performance Show
Assoc Prof Dr Shona Halson: Athlete performance & recovery Episode 190 of The Physical Performance Show

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Quotes:

David McKeon

“You have to enjoy what you are doing.” – Best Advice
“Always respect your competitors.”
“I’m pretty relaxed!”
“I’m excited to get there!”
“Never give up.”
“Short Rest in training is one of the biggest things to get you fit.”
“Work Hard.”
“Enjoyment is the number one key in anything that you do.”

Craig Mottram

“If you haven’t fallen, how can you enjoy the times that you stand tall.”
“Don’t be afraid to test your boundaries and work hard.”

Dean Karnazes

“Death before DNF.”
“When your body starts to deteriorate, your mind compensates.”

Chris McCormack

“Great things happen to those who make great things happen.”
Biomechanics is key as perfect practice makes perfect.”

Phil Liggett

“Believe in yourself and suffer like hell.”
“The man who suffers ten minutes longer than the next man wins the race.”

Alex Hutchinson

“For revolutionary reasons, you’re not able to push to your last physical limits.”
“Mental strength to tolerate pain and discomfort improves with the more difficult training that you do.”

Dr Peter Brukner

“You have to eat fat to lose fat.”
“You’re much better off preventing the disease in the first place.”
“I’ve become a passionate advocate of this way of eating.”
“We got things wrong and we needed to change things.”
“It’s really not that hard!”

Matt Fitzgerald

“People are choosing an effort level that feels moderate to them.”
“Resting before you race.”
“No matter how talented you are, you can’t really succeed at the highest level unless you train the best possible way.”
“You can handle and benefit from so much low intensity.”
“Do a week of slow.”
“Figure out what low intensity is for you.”

Rob de Castella

“Get out the Door.” – Best Advise
“Running changes your feeling of self worth and pride.”
“Always finish your sessions knowing that you could do a little bit more.”

Gwen Jorgensen

“Have a little reset and find people that you enjoy hanging around.”
“When you’re running that many miles, your body is not feeling great.”
“It gets me motivated and excited to keep pushing me further.”
“Running and trying to be successful in Marathon is something that I have been thinking about for years.”
“Biggest challenge for me will be staying healthy while running 120 miles per week.”
“With running you need to slowly progress.”

Adam Didyk

“How we monitor to get better results.”
“Find out what an athlete responds to.”
“Find out what sort of beast you are?”
“Doing something that I loved doing.”
“It’s not good to have all the talent and not be able to make the decisions.”
“You do what you can actively progress to.”
“Do what you need to do because it is right for you.” – Best Advice

Sonia O’Sullivan

“Listen to your Body. Don’t try to push through just because the training session says so.” – Best Advice
“I trained really really well.”
“To be the World Cross Country Champion you will have to win them both.”
“Decide to pick something out and really focus on it rather than doing everything.”
“If you’re there, you’ve got to at least try.”
“You have to believe in yourself and to not question yourself and push yourself over the edge.”
“I would rather do the race than have a training session. Racing is fun, training is hard.”

Shona Halson

“Get advice from good places and right people.” – Best Advice in Nutrition
“Listen to your body and pay good attention to it.” – Best Advice in General
“Recovery is about restoring the athletes physically and psychologically to be able to compete again at the level that is required.”
“Make sure to have time for the foundations of recovery which is Sleep and Nutrition.”
“A psychological stress can have a physical response.”
“Listen to your own body and its own responses.”
“The idea of overtraining is all about training.”
“Sleep is the best thing you can do for yourself.”

Timeline

0:00 Start
01:35 Introduction from Brad Beer
08:32 David McKeon – Dual Olympic Swimmer Episode 133 of The Physical Performance Show
11:56 Craig Mottram – Australian Distance Running Champion Episode 24 of The Physical Performance Show
14:13 Dean Karnazes – Ultra Marathon Man Episode 58 of The Physical Performance Show
20:30 Chris McCormack – 4 x World Triathlon Champion, Dual Hawaii Ironman Triathlon Champion Episode 48 of The Physical Performance Show
26:30 Phil Liggett MBE – The Voice of Cycling Episode 84 of The Physical Performance Show
32:26 Alex Hutchinson – Author New York Times Bestseller ENDURE Episode 123 of The Physical Performance Show
39:00 Dr Peter Brukner OAM – Prof Sports Medicine, Author, Founder SugarByHalf Episode 126 of The Physical Performance Show
43:15 Matt Fitzgerald – Best Selling Author ‘80/20 Running’ Episode 141 of The Physical Performance Show
46:20 Live Event promotion with Dr Stephen Seiler
47:20 Snippet from Episode 199 with Dave Mcneill
48:35 Rob de Castella – AUS Marathon Legend & Indigenous Marathon Project Founder Episode 37 of The Physical Performance Show
49:44 Gwen Jorgensen – 2016 Olympic Triathlon Champion Episode 105 of The Physical Performance Show
50:50 Adam Didyk – Aus Distance Running Coach Episode 120 of The Physical Performance Show
52:00 Sonia Sullivan – 3x World Champion (500m, Cross Country), Olympic Silver Medallist 5000m Episode 140 of The Physical Performance Show
53:00 Assoc Prof Dr Shona Halson: Athlete performance & recovery Episode 190 of The Physical Performance Show
54:27 Listeners Greetings and Testimonials
56:45 Words of Gratitude from Brad Beer
61:31 Finish

To follow Rob de Castella

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To follow Adam Didyk

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