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Sports physician Peter Brukner (Brukie) and high performance guru Darren Burgess (Burgo) have worked together at the Socceroos and Liverpool FC, and separately at Premier League club Arsenal, AFL clubs Melbourne, Collingwood, Sydney and Port Adelaide, as well as national swimming, hockey, athletics and cricket teams. Join them for a chat about health and performance with a bunch of interesting guests.
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Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Paddy Upton has had a remarkable journey from a cricket and rugby career, then fitness coach for South African cricket, then a mental skills and business coach, and more recently coaching in T20 leagues around the world including the IPL and BBL. His coaching philosophy is different, but highly successful.
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Playing international cricket is challenging both physically and mentally. Shane Watson talks to us from Dubai where he is playing in the IPL about how he has met those challenges
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Most famous for his film Night Rider which describes his nighttime ride of Hawaii's biggest wave, Jaws, Mark Visser has another amazing adventure planned. He talks to us about this and how he overcame fear - something relevant to all high performance
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
"I had the gold medal in my pocket for a couple of hours". Peter Brukner had an insiders view of a momentous evening in Australia's sporting history. Listen to Brukie and Burgo discussing how she did it and the challenge of coping with expectation.
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Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Hamstrings are the bane of all footballers' (and medical staff's) lives. No-one knows more about 'hammies' than this week's guest, researcher Ryan Timmins
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
From picking up the rubbish at Port Adelaide, to the NFL and MLB, working in an abattoir, to living in the AFL hub, it has been interesting journey so far for sports scientist Dave Regan
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
High performance guru Jason Weber has been at the pointy end of performance in rugby and AFL with his roles with the Wallabies and Fremantle. He has learned a lot of lessons along the way.
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Ann Quinn was doing high performance before the term had even been invented. Listen to her amazing story with fascinating stories of working with Pat Cash, Pot Rafter and others.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Travis Boak is playing arguably the best football of his career at an age when most players are finishing up. Find out why as Brukie and Burgo chat to the Port Adelaide AFL legend.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Brukie and Burgo share their thoughts on the best athletes they have worked with and other interesting questions