On this episode we have World Champion Wakeboarder Liam Peacock.
It is Liam's second visit to Siargao. Last year he joined us for the Live event as well and had such a great time he decided to come by again this year. He's been loving the lifestyle and variety of activities Siargao has to offer. Unfortunately he was injured so didn't get to ride that much. But he spent a fair amount of time in the Crossfit gym to recover and joined all the action from the sideline as a coach. In the end he was able to take one winch line at our Cloud 9 Wind Event.
In this episode we talk about his career as a UK Professional wakeboarder and all it's aspects.
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00:00 Intro
00:42 Show Note
04:21 Rainy days
05:12 Liam's travel history in the Philippines, CWC
07:08 UK Wakeboard Scene
11:10 Progression of Wakeboarding
12:56 Bigger Kickers, Bigger Tricks
14:55 Injury and Recovery
19:03 Gymwork and Crossfit
20:12 Supplements and nutrition
21:25 Aging and The Right Mindset
24:12 Brother Ryan Peacock
25:57 Mental Health
27:40 First time wakeboarding
29:03 Progression with Ryan
31:00 Riding style Liam vs Ryan
31:48 Ryan and Philippines
32:30 Why Compete ?
36:20 Camps and Coaching
37:50 Top 3 things to do
39:02 Top 5 YouTubers
40:20 Raph Tabo, Grab Matters
40:45 Coaching workbook
42:30 Exit Strategy after Wakeboarding
45:01 IWWF vs WWA
48:26 Future of competition formats
52:57 Year 2024, look back
55:48 Liam’s stand out rider 2024
56:35 Street Jam and Winching
58:00 Favorite trick of 2024
01:00:22 CWC and other parks
01:02:00 First Time Siargao
01:03:51 Siargao Live Event 2024
01:05:25 Rewinch in Cloud 9
01:05:52 Surfing vs Wakeboarding
01:07:30 Favorite Activity, Surf Spot
01:08:25 Favorite Restaurant, Wild
01:08:59 Favorite Filipino Word, Salamat
01:09:56 What’s Next for Liam
01:11:50 Advice for Siargao Visitors
01:12:33 Advice for upcoming wakeboarders