On episode 39 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I am delighted to be joined by Paul Smith. Paul is England’s strongest man, was a world’s strongest man competitor in 2018, and won U23 world’s strongest man in the same year.

In today’s episode we discuss:

· The unique adaptations to be gained from Strongman exercises (and why textbook prescriptions of adaptations to training are sometimes limited)

· The psychological demands and unpredictability of strongman competition (and how this can be applied to the psychological preparation for other sports)

· Why trying to recreate the competition environment can sometimes be a poisoned chalice

You can reach out to Paul via his Instagram paul_smith_94 or email him directly through paulsmithstrong@gmail.com

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