Born to Kick Arse – Motivation, Inspiration, Mindset, Performance
By Matthew Tommasi: Ultramarathon Runner, Spiritual, Endurance
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Description
Matthew Tommasi from the Born to Kick Arse Podcast introduces you to the most fascinating people on the planet - including world-class athletes, adventurers, authors and entrepreneurs. These conversations give you an inside look at their approach, mindset and secrets to success. What are their motivating factors and where do they draw inspiration from? What can we learn from their failures, and what are their secrets to success? Learn the ingredients of greatness that you can apply to your life, so you can take your performance to the next level. These interviews aim to inspire you to take steps towards reaching your own goals – no matter how big or small. My goal is simple: to educate, inspire, motivate and empower you to discover, unlock and unleash your full human potential. Welcome aboard.
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Clean#36: Ben Lecomte – Swimming Across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans | In 1998 Ben Lecomte became the first man to swim 3,716 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts, USA to Brittany, France. Two decades later, Ben is now attempting to swim 5,500 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to California. | 20 10 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#35: Braam Malherbe – Running the Entire Great Wall of China | Braam Malherbe is an international motivational speaker, adventurer, conservationist, author and philanthropist. Braam shares what it was like running the entire length of the Great Wall of China, his South Pole expedition and his upcoming row across t... | 15 10 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#34: Martin “Big River Man” Strel – Swimming the Entire Amazon River | Martin Strel is a Slovenian long-distance swimmer, best known for swimming the entire length of various rivers. Martin talks about conquering the longest and most dangerous river on Earth - the Amazon River (5,268km, 66 days). | 8 10 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#33: Stuart Walter – Sports Hypnosis for Peak Performance | Stuart Walter is a Professional Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) practitioner specialising in elite performance. Regarded as Australia’s No 1 for sports hypnotherapy, Stuart's clients include Olympians, | 1 10 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#32: Grahak Cunningham – Quest for Enlightenment and the 3,100 Mile Self-Transcendence Race | Grahak Cunningham was the winner of the 3,100 mile Self-Transcendence race in 2012. Runners have 52 days to complete the distance. To achieve this, the minimum distance to run each day (between the hours of 6am and midnight) is just under 100km. | 25 9 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#31: Tim Jarvis AM – Shackleton Epic – Recreating the Greatest Survival Story of All Time | Tim Jarvis is an environmental scientist, author, adventurer, public speaker, Australian Adventurer of the Year (2012) and a Member of the Order of Australia. In this interview, Tim talks about leading the first authentic retracing, | 17 9 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#30: Karel Sabbe – Pacific Crest Trail (from Mexico to Canada) Fastest Known Time | Karel Sabbe is a Belgian dentist who recently ran the fastest known time along the Pacific Crest Trail, from Mexico to Canada. Averaging a little over 80km per day, Karel completed this epic feat in 52 days, 8 hours and 25 minutes. | 11 9 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#29: Mick Thwaites – Badwater 135 – Hell on Earth | Mick Thwaites was a former pack-a-day smoker who has battled through alcohol addiction and depression. In this interview Mick talks about the Badwater 135 - the most demanding and extreme running race on the planet. | 3 9 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#28: Brad Beer – How to Run Pain Free | Brad Beer is a physiotherapist, triathlete and marathon runner and an Amazon best selling author of You Can Run Pain Free. In this interview we talk about running injuries, how to run pain free as well as the importance of hip stability. | 27 8 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#27: Adam Walker – Man vs Ocean – Swimming the Toughest Seven Channels on Earth | Adam Walker is only the fifth person to successfully swim the Oceans 7 – the toughest seven channel swims in the World. The Oceans 7 is the equivalent to mountaineering’s “Seven Summits” and Adam is the second person in history to complete all sev | 20 8 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#26: Gavan Hennigan – Extreme Environment Athlete | Gavan Hennigan is an Irish extreme environment athlete who runs extreme ultramarathons and expidetions. In December 2016, Gavan will be attempting his biggest challenge to date.. rowing 5,000km solo across the Atlantic ocean as part of the Talisker Whi... | 14 8 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit#25: Kyle Williams – Know What Your Why Is – Insights from an Ultra Athlete and Adventurer | Kyle Williams is an Aussie adventurer, ultra runner and world record holder. In this interview Kyle talks about mental toughness and shares some stories about some recent adventures. Kyle also gives some fascinating insight around the importance of kno... | 7 8 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#24: Josh LaJaunie – How I Lost Over 200lbs and Discovered Ultramarathons | For most of his life, Josh LaJaunie was obese - at his heaviest Josh tipped the scales at about 410 pounds (185kg). Josh has since lost over 200lbs and completed a 100km trail run. Josh is currently training for a 100 mile ultramarathon. | 30 7 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#23: Dr Kate Leeming – Cycling the Equivalent of Twice Around the World | Dr Kate Leeming is an explorer and adventurer and has cycled the equivalent of twice the distance around the world at the equator. - To date, Kate's three main cycling expeditions include: Breaking the Cycle in Africa - a ten month 22, | 23 7 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#22: Bernadette Benson – Winner of the 300 Mile Yukon Arctic Ultra | Bernadette Benson is a Canadian born elite ultra runner, living in Perth, Australia. In this interview Bernadette talks about winning the 300 mile Yukon Arctic Ultra - the coldest and possibly toughest ultra in the world, | 16 7 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#21: Luke Tyburski – Overcoming Depression and the 2,000km Ultimate Triathlon | Luke Tyburski talks about overcoming depression and completing a 2,000km Ultimate Triathlon (from Morocco to Monaco), which consists of swimming the Gibraltar Strait, riding the equivalent length of Great Britain and running 14 marathons. | 9 7 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#20: Masha Gordon – The Explorers Grand Slam (7 Summits and Both Poles) | Masha Gordon has recently become the fastest women to have ever completed the Explorer's Grand Slam, in under 8 months. - This ultimate feat of physical and mental endurance comprises of summiting the highest mountain on each of the seven continents, | 2 7 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#19: Jamie Ramsay – Running 17,000km from Vancouver to Buenos Aires | In 2014, Jamie Ramsay embarked on a 17,000km solo and unsupported running expedition from Vancouver, Canada, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The expedition took him through 14 countries and included obstacles such as The Atacama Desert, The Andes, | 26 6 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#18: Adam Stern – Freediving to 100m on a Single Breath | Adam Stern is an Australian freediver, 3 x national record holder and PADI freediving instructor trainer. Adam recently joined what is perhaps the most elite club in freediving - diving to a depth of 100m on a single breath. | 19 6 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#17: Alex Staniforth – Icefall, Surviving an Everest Avalanche | Alex Staniforth is no stranger to adversity and overcoming obstacles. Two attempts at summiting Mt Everest have been cut short due to avalanches. Alex shares what he went through being trapped on the mountain when an avalanche hits. | 12 6 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#16: Elise Downing – Running 5,000 Miles Around the Coast of Great Britain | Elise Downing is attempting to run 5,000 miles around the coast of Great Britain. I catch up with her 3,000 miles and 6.5 months into her mammoth adventure. Elise shares some stories about her adventure so far, her struggles, | 5 6 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#15: Sarah Williams – Running the Marathon de Sables | Sarah Williams is an author, blogger, podcaster and marathon runner. Sarah has recently completed one of the toughest foot races on Earth - the Marathon de Sables. The MdS is a 6-day, 251km (156 miles) multi-day stage race through southern Morocco in t... | 29 5 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#14: Leon McCarron – Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost | Leon McCarron is a Northern Irish adventurer, filmmaker, writer and motivational speaker. Leon specialises in long distance, human-powered expeditions. - Some of his past adventures include: Walking 3, | 22 5 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#13: Matt Fitzgerald – How Bad Do You Want It? | Matt Fitzgerald is a marathon runner, Ironman triathlete, coach, certified sports nutritionist and has authored over 20 best selling books. Matt goes into detail about his newly published book "How Bad Do You Want It? | 15 5 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#12: Squash Falconer – Mt Everest Summit and Paragliding off Mt Blanc | Squash Falconer shares a couple stories including riding a motorbike from England to the foot of Mont Blanc, climbing to the summit, then paragliding off the top! Squash also goes into detail around her successful summit of the tallest mountain on Eart... | 8 5 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit#11: Tarran Kent-Hume – Kayaking the Entire Amazon River | Tarran Kent-Hume is an Australian adventurer who talks about his latest expedition kayaking 6,500km along the entire length of the Amazon - the longest river on Earth. | 1 5 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#10: George Bullard – World Record Breaking Polar Explorer | George Bullard is a British endurance athlete, explorer and adventurer and to date has completed over 2,000 miles on foot in the polar regions. In 2008 at the age of 19, George Bullard and Alex Hibbert completed the world's longest fully unsupported po... | 24 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#9: John Beeden – Solo Pacific Ocean Row | John Beedon is the first person to successfully row non-stop across the Pacific Ocean, from San Francisco to Cairns in Australia. Averaging up to 15 hours per day for 209 days, John rowed approximately 14,000km. | 17 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit#8: Craig Percival – 8 Ironmans, in 8 States, in 8 Consecutive Days | In March 2016, Craig Percival completed 8 full Iron distance triathlons, in 8 of Australia's states and territories, in 8 consecutive days. In this interview Craig talks about what he went through and what kept him going. | 13 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#7: Vlad Ixel – Vegan Ultrarunning Champion | Vlad Ixel is a true champion in every sense of the word. Based in Hong Kong, Vlad has been tearing up the ultra trail scene in South East Asia with some devastating wins over the past few years. Vlad's commitment and approach to health, nutrition, | 9 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#6: Andy DuBois – Ultrarunning Guru | Andy DuBois is one of Australia's most respected ultra running coaches. Andy has a very scientific, and current approach to training and has completed multiple Ironman triathlons, 100 mile ultramarathons including UTMB. | 3 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#5: Ben Duffus – How to Win Trail Ultramarathons whilst Studying for a PhD | Ben Duffus is one of Australia's best ultra trail runners and loves mountains - the steeper the better, and has has a slew of victories under his belt. In 2014, Ben also podiumed (3rd place + 1st Junior) in the Skyrunning World Championships (80km - Mo... | 1 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#4: Richard Bowles – Running the World’s Longest Mountain Trails | Richard Bowles is an adventure runner who has run some of the world's longest mountain trails. He is the first person the have run the world's longest marked trail - Australia's Bicentennial Nation Trail from Healesville, Victoria to Cooktown, | 25 2 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#3: Andrew Hedgman – Running the Length of New Zealand | At the age of 22, Andrew Hedgman ran the entire length of New Zealand, from Cape Reinga at the tip of the North Island, to Bluff at the very bottom of the South Island, a distance of approximately 2,200km – in 28 days, averaging 80km per day. | 19 2 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#2: Dave Alley – How to Ride and Run Around Australia | David Alley is the only person to have cycled AND run around Australia, and holds three world records - fastest cycle around Australia, fastest 10,000km run, fastest run around Australia | 6 2 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#1: Matthew Tommasi – Welcome to the Born to Kick Arse Podcast | In this very first episode I give an introduction to myself, as well as an overview of the content and direction that I plan to take this podcast. I will be interviewing incredibly inspiring people and try to extract as much knowledge and wisdom as I c... | 27 11 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Definitely worth a listen for motivation
To start with, I find Matt very hard to listen to as he is very slow.
Buuuuut!!
Matt gets some amazing guests on the show and asks a lot of the questions I would want to ask.
These guests are truly amazing and inspiration & from a sport and fitness lover it motivates me and puts my own training into a different perspective.
5 stars for this podcast series and good job Matt for seeking such awesome & motivation athletes to listen too.
Highly recommend 👌🏻
100% Subscribed
Have been meaning to write a review for a long time. Listened to every episode and have loved every one. Great guests, and great depth of questions and discussion. Always left inspired!!
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