Huddle #45 – Chat with Cathy Millen, former 5x World Champion Powerlifter

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Cathy’s powerlifting career started when she was 14 years old, and wanted to improve her tennis & heard that the top girls in her age group were weight training. By the time she was 16 years old, she had accumulated Open NZ & Commonwealth Records and represented NZ in her first Women’s World Championships (no Juniors back then).

At 24 she won her first Open World Championships breaking her first World Record in the Squat of 230kgs. Grahame Fong was her coach and was instrumental in helping her achieve greatness in Power Lifting until she retired in 1994, with 5 World Championships and many records to her name! Including a notation in the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ for 11 consecutive WR’s spread out over 3 weight classes!

Cathy is arguably the most accomplished female powerlifter to come out New Zealand!

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Huddle #44 – Chat with Paul Briggs, former 2x Muay Thai World Champion, World Title Boxing Contender, and Coach

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Paul Briggs is a fighter whose career took into to the top in two disciplines – Muay Thai kickboxing (2 time World Champion) and boxing (fought twice for a World Title). His combined Fight record of 109F (97W 2D 10L and 56KO’s) makes him one f the most successful fighters to come out of Australia. Learn the wisdom he has collected along the way in this chat!

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Huddle #43 – Chat with Jon Jon Parks, Former Olympian (GB) and son of the bodybuilding Legend Reg Park

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Jon Jon Park grew up the son of legendary bodybuilder Reg Park. Jon Jon represented Britain in swimming in the men’s 100 metre butterfly at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Join us to learn about Jon Jon’s personal experiences as an athlete and his insights into the ways of his famous dad, the late Reg Park, and other insights into the modern history of bodybuilding! 

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Huddle #42 – Chat with Victoria Felkar, Sport Scientist and Female Athlete Advocate

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In this podcast we chat with Canadian researcher, practitioner and educator Victoria Felkar (MA, BKIN). She is a respected leader within the industry for her innovative and integrative approaches to health and performance. As an interdisciplinary researcher and instructor, she works across the fields of kinesiology, medicine, sport medicine, critical studies and the humanities. Victoria is currently completing doctoral studies at the University of British Columbia, with a focus on female hormone manipulation within sport and medicine. In this podcast we cover a range of topics including training history (e.g. the origins of kettlebell training) and the specific needs of the female athlete.

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