The Filter is Off Podcast

The boys are back with a bang.. and Michael is on fire. We look At Deadly Dozen's inaugural Sprint event in Sheffield, we go all zen over the Hyrox Cruise & discuss what might happen for age group athletes with Hyrox and World Triathlon joining forces and the excitement around the new fast and ultra race formats. Add to this an exceptional pb for one of Michael's clients, practical coaching advice on pacing, specificity and building mental resilience. (spoiler  alert Michael & Mark may differ here!!). We finish with Michael's EMOM training tips for breaking the dreaded Wall Balls and previews of upcoming races in Birmingham and Poznan.

BONUS EPISODE: EXCLUSIVE interviews with  @jason.curtis.official @davejparkin and the inaugural Deadly Dozen Sprint. Jason outlines the growth of the format and the whole DD brand whilst Dave recaps solo and doubles world record.

BONUS EPISODE: In exclusive interviews we grab Jason and Dave straight after the inaugural Deadly Dozen Sprints. 

Jason discusses the event atmosphere, high judging standards, inclusivity and scaling for adaptive athletes, and the vision to make Deadly Dozen a global, versatile fitness-racing brand.

Dave tells us the new challenges of the Sprint in both solo and doubles format and how he enjoyed the rapidfire nature of the event.

The Three Musketeers cover all the latest news including the end of meals for UK hyrox volunteers (* since recording Hyrox have announced that this was a communication mistake and meals have been reinstated, we are awiating parking update. We discuss Sportograph consent bands and Hyrox's cease-and-desist actions over data scraping from third‑party apps. We also consider the financial and access pressures on elite competitors, the implications of higher costs for parity in the sport and the growing reliance on sponsors.

After the industry debate we revisit recent races in Budapest and Cornwall, explores marginal gains in training and performance, shares predictions for upcoming Elite series in Hamburg. Michael & Gerry reflect on race-day lessons and look forward to see how good training blocks translate into good race times.

In this conversation with Ciaran Parkinson (ciaran_fit4rox) he talks candidly about his priorities and the challenge of balancing fatherhood, coaching and elite-level Hyrox competition.

We discuss a wide and varied range of topics including event travel logistics and sponsorship realities, race strategy and nutrition and supplement habits, his priority for individual client attention in his coaching business. We look at what success means for Ciaran and his goals for the coming season.