Hosted by Iona Roberts · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 18 episodes
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Extraordinary stories and powerful mindset lessons from people doing big things in fitness, sport and life. We go deep into the personal stories and mindset behind extraordinary performance. By Iona Roberts - a former sports marketeer turned hopeful podcaster, from London.
Iona Roberts hosts The Opponents, a sports show with 18 episodes published.
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 rec
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 ve
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,
CrossFit Games athlete Harry Lightfoot recounts nail-biting stories from elite competition on his rise to the top of the sport. We also talk about his coaching team’s performance mantras, figuring out his optimal ‘arousa
Running coach Chris Taylor is an ex-Royal Marine and the man who organises many of the extreme endurance challenges and world record attempts you may have seen including Spencer Matthews' 30 desert marathons in 30 days a
HYROX Elite 15 Athlete Zara breaks down what really determines HYROX performance - from running, pacing and HYROX race strategy to fitness vs execution, zone 2, threshold and VO2 max training, how to improve movements su
Dan Williams, Co-Founder of WIT Fitness, shares his extraordinary story of spotting the rise of fitness as a sport, growing WIT into a global, eight-figure fitness brand in 3 years, losing control of the company through
Snorri and Cooper are top (competing!) Sports Agents and Athlete Managers within the niche sports space, representing athletes in sports such as CrossFit, Hyrox and weightlifting, with a TON of knowledge to share. This i
CrossFit Games Athlete, Lucy Campbell is a former gymnast, long distance open-water swimmer and current 2nd 'Fittest on Earth'. Lucy made the most extraordinary comeback to CrossFit last year having not long before been
Jay Morton is a former SAS Operator and current mountain expedition leader who has achieved the extraordinary feat of summiting Mount Everest TWICE….and the second time very nearly killed him. You may also recognise him
This is one of those stories that puts things into perspective. In 2016 Vic was a bright young talent on the Team GB cycling team. Just months out from the Rio Olympics she suffered a horrific crash at the velodrome whic
Sam King ran an astonishing 80 ultramarathons in 80 days, honouring his Mum after she suffered a bleed on the brain and almost died, and raising money for charity, Headway UK. Furthermore, Sam completely overhauled his h
This is one of those stories that puts things into perspective. In 2016 Vic was a bright young talent on the Team GB cycling team. Just months out from the Rio Olympics she suffered a horrific crash at the velodrome whic
Sammy tells her story of growing up in elite gymnastics including shocking weight management practices and the dangers of the sport. We also spoke about the loss of identity that elite athletes often feel when they retir
An Olympian's story full of advice on knowing your purpose, building mental toughness, and reframing adversity so that it works FOR you, not against you. Olympic athlete Adele Nicoll sacrificed everything to pursue her p
Kelly’s story is an important lesson that you should take every opportunity that comes your way and that age really is just a number. Kelly first walked into a CrossFit box in her mid thirties - a time in life when many
In this clip from The Opponents Podcast, I spoke with Commonwealth Games weightlifter Holly O'Shea about her refreshingly unique mental strategies for handling nerves and performing under pressure, including using method
Leah is an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Fighter and hugely inspiring human. She grew up facing many struggles, including becoming a single Mum at a young age, however she refused to become just another statistic. So, despite
Weightlifter Holly O'Shea went from beginner to elite athlete in just two years, and she uses some seriously refreshing positive mindset strategies to handle competition nerves. In this interview she shares those strateg
Liv is a CrossFit Athlete and ICU Nurse. In this conversation Liv speaks about: her personal story and journey into CrossFit, why women should train and not just for the physical, how to train seriously and consistently
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