The Opponents

Lessons from people doing extraordinary things in sport, fitness and life. If you would like to help this show grow, please follow today. Thank you.

The Opponents is a sports podcast hosted by Iona Roberts, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Iona Roberts hosts The Opponents, a sports show with 20 episodes published.

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  How To Live A Better Life (& Cut The Bullsh*t) - Ex SAS Soldier, Lindsay Bruce

  Jul 22, 202643 min

  Former SAS Operator, bodyguard and bodybuilder Lindsay Bruce helps people achieve major life transformation. We spoke about Lindsay's own lightbulb moment, his profound experience in Ecuador with Ayuahasca, vulnerability, visualisation, order vs chaos, neuro linguistic programming, the drama triangle, confidence and how to get clear on what you actually want. If you would like to find out more about Lindsay's programme, The Modern Warrior Project head to https://themodernwarriorproject.com or message Lindsay on Instagram: @lindsaybruceofficial

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  The Girl Who Walked The Length Of Europe - Kit Birks

  Jul 2, 202642 min

  Kit Birks spent 363 days walking the entire length of Europe - all to raise awareness for an important cause close to her heart. 308 of those days were spent alone and often in perilous situations surviving both natural and human dangers. It was an incredibly courageous endeavour all for a very important cause close to Kit's heart and this was her first interview just 4 days after returning home. If you would like to donate to Kit's fundraiser you can do so here: https://givestar.io/gs/stride-beyond-silence-arctic-to-aegeanIf you're struggling right now, please talk to someone.🇬🇧 Samaritans: 116 123 🇺🇸 Crisis Lifeline: 988

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  The Music Teacher Who Taught Special Forces Memory Techniques To The Marines | Alexei Janssen

  Jun 19, 202646 min

  For 17 Years Alexei Janssen was a Lead Learning & Performance Coach at The Royal Marines, Royal Navy and Special Forces. He accidentally fell into the role and ultimately helped to transform the way that Royal Marine recruits are taught. Alexei was known as the ‘nod whisperer’ for his ability to psychologically coach any recruit to success. In this interview Alexei explains how to better understand fear, different ways of learning, Special Forces Selection memory techniques, and much more. We also spoke about his current work - helping high achievers to recover from long-term dysregulation and stress, and to find new purpose.

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  The Mindset That Took Me From Rock Bottom To 10 Ironmans In 10 Days - Fergus Crawley

  Jun 5, 202645 minS0

  <p>Fergus Crawley is an (extreme!) hybrid athlete who survived the darkest depths of depression 10 years ago and recently completed 10 Ironmans in 10 days to commemorate his journey since. In this interview Fergus speaks very openly about his battle with mental health, the important life lessons he learnt coming out of that experience, some of the huge fitness challenges he has done since, the origin and definitions of hybrid training, and how to properly plan your hybrid training. If you enjoy this episode, I would hugely appreciate if you could follow and leave a rating. Thank you.</p>

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  Injury Recovery & The Optimism Scale - Top Sports Psychologist Chris Bodman

  May 22, 202628 minS0

  <p>Leading Sports & Performance Psychologist Chris Bodman shares elite athlete mental tools for handling injury recovery, how ‘realistic optimism’ could be your superpower, building purposeful reflection into your routine, and his ‘react or respond’ framework for handling life's setbacks. Chris also tells the story of his time helping my previous guest, former Team GB cyclist Vic Williamson, recover from her near-death accident in 2016.</p><p>The full interview with Vic is available here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/24IsMUCRzmBXY2uXZF4oz0?si=68XdN03rQoSAYBDaBHZXQw</p>

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