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Health Oddity Podcast
Hosted by Peter Lant · EN
The show that strips away the jargon and hype surrounding all things health and fitness to help you live a long, strong and energetic life.
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#290 Five Rules for Life with Professor Jonathan Sackier
Mar 1900:51:35Tap to summarizeWe are joined for the first time (hopefully not the last) by Professor Jonathan Sackier - Surgeon, Innovator, Aviator, Health Commentator, Author & cohost of the highly entertaining 'Join the Docs' podcast. This fascinating conversation is as much about life as it is health. We get to know Jonathan's background, medical career, longevity outlook & how, after an incredibly challenging life experience he was encouraged to create his own, very personal 'Rules for Life'. We're sure you'll enjoy listening to this hour with him as much as we enjoyed meeting him ourselves.
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#289 How to Create a Low Cost Strength Programme at Home
Mar 1200:48:57Tap to summarizeFollowing a listener suggestion Peter & James walk you through how to build a low cost strength training programme at home including which equipment to buy (for £200-£300 total) - what you can buy second hand & what not to. How to structure your programme, which movements & exercises to choose & some ideas of progressions as well. There will be a follow up episode to this where we will outline more principles for strength progression that can be applied universally.
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#288 - 40 Years of Consistency with Phil Earley
Mar 501:05:43Tap to summarizeWe are joined from Newcastle UK by proud 'Geordie' & Natural Bodybuilding Champion Phil Earley. Phil turns 60 this year & has set himself the modest goal of competing at the Natural Olympia contest this November in Las Vegas USA. We discuss Phil's introduction to strength training back when he was a teenager. His love of Kettlebells. His journey on Paul Mcllroy's Amazing 12 transformation programme & how after nearly 40 years of training he took the plunge & entered his first Bodybuilding show! The rest - as they say, is history.
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#287 How much Protein do you ACTUALLY need?
Feb 2600:52:22Tap to summarizeIn this host catch up episode Peter & James discuss 3 main topics: The recent Britains Strongest Man in Sheffield that Pete attended live (& James watched from France). Lessons from the mountains on the recent Unique Results skiing & snowboarding holiday. How to calculate your daily protein requirements based on bodyweight & activity levels AND how to hit them consistently.
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#286 The Performance Flywheel with James Breese
Feb 1900:55:50Tap to summarizeWe are joined for the fourth time by James Breese from Strength Matters & Cricket Matters & discuss his upcoming Cricket injury & performance clinic in Cardiff, Wales. We also hear about James' recent time spent with Gray Cook in the USA & the development of 'The Performance Flywheel' model which covers the 6 components of athlete performance in any skill based sport or training programme.
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#285 Let's Get Out with Duncan Moore
Feb 1200:55:04Tap to summarizeWe are joined by Duncan Moore, founder of 'Let's Get Out' Community Interest Company. His mission is to get more young people outside experiencing the many benefits of spending time in nature. We discuss forestry schools, bushcraft, survival skills & the Duke of Edinburgh Awards as well as some of the established & recognised benefits of being in nature & also some of the interpersonal skills & leadership traits young people can develop when taken outside away from technology & connecting with nature, & each other.
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#284 Healthy Ageing, Nutrition Challenges, Starting Running & Going Viral
Feb 500:46:13Tap to summarizeIn this host catch up episode Peter & James discuss a simple habit stacking nutrition challenge, James begins to run AGAIN & shares his experience & they discuss a recent short video that went viral & the ways that human beings react to online content & people as they age.
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#283 One Man with a Chamber with William Person
Jan 2901:08:05Tap to summarizeWe are joined from Los Angeles USA for a very unique & important episode with a man who has overcome life altering adversity & is now on a mission to help others do the same. William Person was a 10 year veteran of the Team USA Bobsled team & has subsequently developed CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) a brain injury condition experienced by collision sports athletes, military veterans & civilians who experience head trauma. This is a fascinating conversation that is wide reaching & impactful & William's mission could have wider implications for many of societies current ills.
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#282 The 5 big rocks of health & fitness for 2026 (and every year)
Jan 2200:45:12Tap to summarizeMidway through January & following a run of 8 weeks of fantastic guests Pete & James cut through the distraction & clutter of new year, new you media hyperbole & discuss the 5 big rocks that will ACTUALLY help you move the needle & make progress throughout 2026.
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#281 Lift for Life REVIEW with Mark Tonner
Jan 1600:46:32Tap to summarizeWe are rejoined by Mark Tonner (previously a guest on episodes 272 & 174) to Review the recent 'Lift for Life' Charity Deadlift Challenge & discuss some big plans for 2026. 2025 was the most successful event to date breaking records in terms of kg lifted, number of participants AND money raised for Suicide Prevention through Andy's Man Club & if you've listened to previous episodes with Mark you'll know he has some more dastardly ideas up his sleeve!
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