WEBVTT 00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:13.179 The mic is hot and the game is on. You're listening 00:00:13.179 --> 00:00:16.100 to News for the Nation podcast by Aces Nation, 00:00:16.339 --> 00:00:19.480 where we talk about nutrition, sports performance, 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:22.820 the journey of a student athlete, and more. I'm 00:00:22.820 --> 00:00:28.699 Claire. I'm Zach. Time to level up. Welcome back 00:00:28.699 --> 00:00:31.539 sports fans. Today we're starting part one of 00:00:31.539 --> 00:00:33.780 a review of a documentary that we're watching. 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:36.619 We wanted to keep it in the sports realm. We're 00:00:36.619 --> 00:00:40.560 watching Six Nations Full Contact. OK, it's about 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:43.280 rugby. If you don't know what Six Nations rugby 00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:46.240 is, it's probably the biggest in the world, I 00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:48.340 would say. So you should definitely look it up. 00:00:48.420 --> 00:00:52.520 I have in the past year become way more of a 00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:56.159 rugby fan than I thought I would. And any time 00:00:56.159 --> 00:00:58.500 it's on early in the morning on the weekends 00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:04.769 when it's in season or. Any like world matchups 00:01:04.769 --> 00:01:07.750 are happening. I'm trying to watch it So I've 00:01:07.750 --> 00:01:11.209 seen some pretty incredible games so far Claire 00:01:11.209 --> 00:01:16.769 you like rugby I don't think I ever watched a 00:01:16.769 --> 00:01:23.670 rugby match. I will say I am more privy to some 00:01:23.670 --> 00:01:27.519 rugby players just because This is a little embarrassing 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:30.659 to admit because of my time watching Love Island. 00:01:30.859 --> 00:01:33.019 There are a lot of rugby players on the line. 00:01:34.099 --> 00:01:38.560 But yeah, no, I'm not super big into it. However, 00:01:39.180 --> 00:01:41.280 just watching a little bit of this documentary, 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:45.120 I I'm very interested in watching it more, although 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:48.239 it is hard for me to watch because I'm like, 00:01:48.379 --> 00:01:51.260 dang, that looks like it hurts the whole time. 00:01:51.780 --> 00:01:54.239 Yeah, I know these hits are incredible. Hard. 00:01:54.579 --> 00:01:59.349 Yeah. No pads. Guys are just laying into each 00:01:59.349 --> 00:02:02.269 other. It's it's crazy to watch and just to know 00:02:02.269 --> 00:02:04.829 even for me playing football, those guys are 00:02:04.829 --> 00:02:09.830 doing that without pads on. Yeah. So to see some 00:02:09.830 --> 00:02:11.870 of the injuries that they have or just some of 00:02:11.870 --> 00:02:15.669 the bleeding and facial fractures, it makes sense. 00:02:16.210 --> 00:02:19.590 Yeah. Like, I think when you think about the 00:02:19.590 --> 00:02:22.740 sports that are common. in america that we watch 00:02:22.740 --> 00:02:24.900 it i feel like it's a combination of a lot of 00:02:24.900 --> 00:02:30.199 them like football soccer maybe even like wrestling 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:33.099 or some sort of like mixed martial arts just 00:02:33.099 --> 00:02:35.240 because there's no padding or anything so there's 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:37.819 a lot of like physicality and aggressiveness 00:02:37.819 --> 00:02:41.860 just bare bare bones Yeah, I think that's a good 00:02:41.860 --> 00:02:43.759 point. Like I was going to bring that up to of 00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:46.000 like all the similarities that happen within 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:49.319 it. You know, the contact is probably the closest 00:02:49.319 --> 00:02:52.120 related to football. I think because of the origin, 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:56.240 you know, of what we know as football today and 00:02:56.240 --> 00:03:00.240 rugby being so closely tied on the family tree, 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:04.919 if you will. Soccer, yes, probably like the energy 00:03:04.919 --> 00:03:07.360 system and how the game flows. Right. It's a 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:10.419 continuous match. And you mentioned wrestling. 00:03:10.719 --> 00:03:13.039 And yeah, I agree. Have you seen those guys with 00:03:13.039 --> 00:03:15.439 cauliflower here? I mean, it's like, hey, there 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:17.960 it is. Yeah. You don't need to be on the mat 00:03:17.960 --> 00:03:22.319 to get it right now or even like after after 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:24.740 a play or whatever. They're like pinning each 00:03:24.740 --> 00:03:27.360 other down. You know, there's there's a lot of 00:03:27.360 --> 00:03:30.400 similarities, which is. Crazy to think it's just 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:33.259 one sport and you've got all that going on. Yeah, 00:03:33.259 --> 00:03:37.060 I know I know so Alright, so just so everyone 00:03:37.060 --> 00:03:39.759 knows Claire and I have decided not to share 00:03:39.759 --> 00:03:43.219 notes beforehand so that we're having a natural 00:03:43.219 --> 00:03:50.169 conversation here about it so first episode Well, 00:03:50.210 --> 00:03:51.810 okay, so we only we're only covering the first 00:03:51.810 --> 00:03:53.770 two episodes right now It's an eight part eight 00:03:53.770 --> 00:03:57.330 episode series So we're gonna do four of these 00:03:57.330 --> 00:03:59.710 and kind of let them build on top of each other 00:03:59.710 --> 00:04:03.169 here So the first the first two what I noticed 00:04:03.169 --> 00:04:07.409 just overview of both of them was the first episode 00:04:07.409 --> 00:04:12.169 was about The main players who it was like their 00:04:12.169 --> 00:04:14.210 best players, right? They were smaller guys and 00:04:14.210 --> 00:04:16.750 the second episode was about two bigger guys 00:04:16.750 --> 00:04:19.509 going at me So that's the first thing I noticed 00:04:19.509 --> 00:04:22.709 was they highlighted different people or different 00:04:22.709 --> 00:04:25.889 types of players in these two episodes one being 00:04:25.889 --> 00:04:28.470 like the more flashy or like marquee type of 00:04:28.470 --> 00:04:31.250 players and the second one being like the the 00:04:31.250 --> 00:04:33.629 biggest bruisers that could you know face each 00:04:33.629 --> 00:04:36.610 other and and really kind of emphasizing the 00:04:36.610 --> 00:04:41.439 physical contact of the sport Mm -hmm. I noticed 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:43.300 the same thing. Yeah, I thought it was interesting 00:04:43.300 --> 00:04:45.540 and I kind of liked that I mean obviously they 00:04:45.540 --> 00:04:48.120 focused on them as people their relationships 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:51.040 with the team with the coaches But I I like that 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:53.019 they also spent a decent amount of time focusing 00:04:53.019 --> 00:04:55.939 on like what their specific role was Position 00:04:55.939 --> 00:04:58.600 -wide and as a player and what the purpose of 00:04:58.600 --> 00:05:03.480 their position was And went through the matches 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:05.000 or the games that they were playing and kind 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:07.350 of talked about That role what they were doing 00:05:07.350 --> 00:05:10.910 well and what to look for I thought as a Non 00:05:10.910 --> 00:05:15.810 -rugby watcher that was helpful Yeah, I agree 00:05:15.810 --> 00:05:22.230 The first episode When they were showing the 00:05:22.230 --> 00:05:24.750 first guy gosh off the top of my head I blanked 00:05:24.750 --> 00:05:26.689 right now whether or not he's from ireland or 00:05:26.689 --> 00:05:29.009 scotland. He was like he's like their main player 00:05:29.009 --> 00:05:32.709 Yeah, and and they showed the training footage 00:05:32.709 --> 00:05:36.290 where he's like he doesn't care about strength 00:05:36.290 --> 00:05:38.410 conditioning type of training or whatever, you 00:05:38.410 --> 00:05:41.709 know, just inside of me that just like like I 00:05:41.709 --> 00:05:44.629 could really I can relate to having players like 00:05:44.629 --> 00:05:46.910 that because I've seen that happen. But man, 00:05:46.910 --> 00:05:49.029 it just drives you nuts. But I'm glad the guy 00:05:49.029 --> 00:05:50.769 admitted it. He said, you know, I'm probably 00:05:50.769 --> 00:05:53.410 I'm probably not the best in these training sessions. 00:05:54.389 --> 00:05:57.310 Yeah, because his focus is different, you know, 00:05:57.310 --> 00:05:59.730 and it's interesting when he shared his story 00:05:59.730 --> 00:06:03.540 that he wasn't even really going to play. You 00:06:03.540 --> 00:06:05.759 know, yeah, and being on the national team wasn't 00:06:05.759 --> 00:06:09.579 really a like a big goal for him. Yeah, it wasn't 00:06:09.579 --> 00:06:12.199 in his life plan, but he went. I think what did 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:15.639 he say? He left school to be a stonemason. Yeah, 00:06:16.060 --> 00:06:19.040 so that was interesting. I definitely felt the 00:06:19.040 --> 00:06:23.079 same in tight inside twinge when he said that 00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:25.600 and just like the description of the relationship 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:28.629 with the coach and how he. you know, maybe wasn't 00:06:28.629 --> 00:06:32.930 like the smartest character or he wasn't necessarily 00:06:32.930 --> 00:06:36.529 the most responsible outside of practice. And 00:06:36.529 --> 00:06:39.670 I think there are always, that always brings 00:06:39.670 --> 00:06:42.889 up specific instances of potentially like athletes 00:06:42.889 --> 00:06:45.810 that we've worked with where it's like, ah, how 00:06:45.810 --> 00:06:48.050 much better they could be if you would just maybe 00:06:48.050 --> 00:06:50.810 take those things a little bit more seriously, 00:06:50.850 --> 00:06:53.149 like the strength and conditioning or the recovery 00:06:53.149 --> 00:06:56.740 or the nutrition piece. But it was, Nice to see 00:06:56.740 --> 00:06:59.939 that at least at the end of the episode. He was 00:06:59.939 --> 00:07:03.759 talking about With now having a daughter who 00:07:03.759 --> 00:07:05.899 at that point I think was almost 10 10 weeks 00:07:05.899 --> 00:07:09.800 old he had a Shift in perspective and I think 00:07:09.800 --> 00:07:12.220 that made him a little bit more Responsible and 00:07:12.220 --> 00:07:15.439 also made him want to be better and try more 00:07:15.439 --> 00:07:19.879 to set a good example for her Yeah agreed. He 00:07:19.879 --> 00:07:24.899 definitely seemed Like it's like the way that 00:07:24.620 --> 00:07:27.660 The episode started and the way it ended was 00:07:27.660 --> 00:07:31.319 seemed like a maturing as you were talking about 00:07:31.319 --> 00:07:35.459 for sure. One thing that I noted from that episode 00:07:35.459 --> 00:07:39.540 about that guy was he plays on the Irish team, 00:07:39.540 --> 00:07:43.060 but he has an apartment in a Scottish team. Sorry. 00:07:44.060 --> 00:07:48.420 Sorry. And he plays there on their national team, 00:07:48.439 --> 00:07:51.759 but he has an apartment in Paris. Did you notice 00:07:51.759 --> 00:07:54.970 that they said it was his apartment? Yeah, it 00:07:54.970 --> 00:07:57.509 seems like they play in Paris a lot. So I don't 00:07:57.509 --> 00:08:00.689 know if maybe that's why or if maybe they have 00:08:00.689 --> 00:08:05.310 family there. I don't know. Yeah, who knows? 00:08:05.689 --> 00:08:08.189 It could be kind of like how I don't know if 00:08:08.189 --> 00:08:10.750 I live in Tampa, but I have family somewhere 00:08:10.750 --> 00:08:13.490 else and I have an apartment there. I don't know. 00:08:13.709 --> 00:08:16.290 That's a good question. It was just interesting 00:08:16.290 --> 00:08:18.569 to me when when they came across like I had the 00:08:18.569 --> 00:08:21.970 little text on the screen to sit down. Wait, 00:08:22.149 --> 00:08:27.319 what? Yeah, yeah, they focused on on him and 00:08:27.319 --> 00:08:31.079 they focused on a guy from England who played 00:08:31.079 --> 00:08:36.720 similar position and this guy was Gosh, why am 00:08:36.720 --> 00:08:40.019 I I don't know I'm liking but he's from a different 00:08:40.019 --> 00:08:42.279 country, right? He came from yeah, he was born 00:08:42.279 --> 00:08:46.299 in the Philippines and he Also went to school 00:08:46.299 --> 00:08:50.179 in Singapore before moving to England. Yeah, 00:08:50.179 --> 00:08:53.730 which was interesting that you know He's on national 00:08:53.730 --> 00:08:57.190 team for England and he's been elevated, you 00:08:57.190 --> 00:09:01.490 know to as their their top guy Mm -hmm. So I 00:09:01.490 --> 00:09:03.809 thought that was that was also interesting to 00:09:03.809 --> 00:09:07.590 you know highlight these two players Individually, 00:09:07.710 --> 00:09:09.909 right which I'm sure they're I like the other 00:09:09.909 --> 00:09:13.490 teams Players as we as we come around to it. 00:09:13.529 --> 00:09:16.590 Yeah, and it seems like that position What was 00:09:16.590 --> 00:09:19.929 it called? something flyer it seems like they're 00:09:19.929 --> 00:09:22.549 the quarterback of the team essentially like 00:09:22.549 --> 00:09:28.610 they set the tone they're the kind of self -proclaimed 00:09:28.610 --> 00:09:33.009 or unspoken leader if you will of the team so 00:09:33.009 --> 00:09:35.429 I think it makes sense that they highlighted 00:09:35.429 --> 00:09:37.230 those two and I think the reason they probably 00:09:37.230 --> 00:09:40.389 highlighted the English and the Scottish ones 00:09:40.389 --> 00:09:43.230 was because of the rivalry but also I think because 00:09:43.899 --> 00:09:46.580 They're pretty they're out of the six. I think 00:09:46.580 --> 00:09:49.440 they're the more high -profile teams from what 00:09:49.440 --> 00:09:53.679 it seemed like they were Describing. Yeah, not 00:09:53.679 --> 00:09:58.440 this year. No, I Ireland with the wind on st. 00:09:58.679 --> 00:10:02.679 Patty's day day. I bet they were They weren't 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:05.159 gonna lose on that day. I know tell you that 00:10:05.159 --> 00:10:07.379 I watched that game. They played Scotland. They 00:10:07.379 --> 00:10:11.860 were not gonna lose Nice. Yeah, very interesting. 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:16.059 I Throughout the entire thing I am through my 00:10:16.059 --> 00:10:19.620 head what was going through it Just with what 00:10:19.620 --> 00:10:22.620 we talked about the physicality of it was I would 00:10:22.620 --> 00:10:25.720 be interested to see a little bit more of the 00:10:25.720 --> 00:10:27.840 behind -the -scenes of their training program 00:10:27.840 --> 00:10:31.960 their recovery Maybe we hear from like athletic 00:10:31.960 --> 00:10:35.799 trainers physicians if they work with any dietitians 00:10:35.799 --> 00:10:38.879 like but what meals look like and and that sort 00:10:38.879 --> 00:10:42.129 of thing because I think Obviously, we have a 00:10:42.129 --> 00:10:44.389 little bit more of an inside look into what that 00:10:44.389 --> 00:10:48.450 looks like in America. And even if we haven't 00:10:48.450 --> 00:10:51.909 worked necessarily in like professional, it pretty 00:10:51.909 --> 00:10:54.610 much mirrors collegiate, but maybe just like 00:10:54.610 --> 00:10:58.350 a bigger budget. So I would be curious to see 00:10:58.350 --> 00:11:00.350 what these guys are doing just because of the 00:11:00.350 --> 00:11:04.490 physicality of the sport. And like, obviously, 00:11:04.690 --> 00:11:08.570 from my perspective, thinking of, you know, combining 00:11:08.570 --> 00:11:11.370 like, how do you combine nutrition for football, 00:11:11.529 --> 00:11:14.250 soccer, wrestling, MMA, like that's a lot of 00:11:14.250 --> 00:11:18.429 different things and energy systems and focuses. 00:11:18.870 --> 00:11:21.750 How do you kind of navigate wrapping all of that 00:11:21.750 --> 00:11:26.250 into one sport and giving these guys the best 00:11:26.250 --> 00:11:28.929 recommendations for performance and recovery? 00:11:28.990 --> 00:11:32.090 So that was what was going through my head and 00:11:32.090 --> 00:11:36.620 being curious about what They might be told and 00:11:36.620 --> 00:11:38.899 what guidelines and resources are given versus 00:11:38.899 --> 00:11:42.100 what they actually are able to execute Yeah, 00:11:42.100 --> 00:11:45.259 I agree. Also the thing that I was thinking about 00:11:45.259 --> 00:11:50.039 just like you were Was I was watching their their 00:11:50.039 --> 00:11:51.480 training footage right where they have these 00:11:51.480 --> 00:11:54.840 little clips of stuff that they're doing whether 00:11:54.840 --> 00:11:59.480 it's like hurdle mobility or There was some back 00:11:59.480 --> 00:12:02.480 squatting in the first episode second episode 00:12:02.480 --> 00:12:09.120 there was some rowing happening with the Italian 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:14.120 team, which was a little limited on the range 00:12:14.120 --> 00:12:16.919 of motion. I'm not sure. I'm not sure why it 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:20.259 was programmed the way it was. Yeah. There was 00:12:20.259 --> 00:12:24.059 some trap bar deadlift. There was some sled pushing 00:12:24.059 --> 00:12:27.179 also in the second episode. So, yeah, I'm also 00:12:27.179 --> 00:12:30.139 watching these things. And sure, I have thoughts 00:12:30.139 --> 00:12:35.179 in my head about how to train rugby and Just 00:12:35.179 --> 00:12:37.899 trying to see like the different cultures, right? 00:12:37.960 --> 00:12:42.279 Because I know Training culture in I know in 00:12:42.279 --> 00:12:44.279 England. It's it's way different than it is in 00:12:44.279 --> 00:12:47.759 America, right? but like even different for what 00:12:47.759 --> 00:12:51.379 it is in Italy what it is in other parts of the 00:12:51.379 --> 00:12:56.360 UK or Ireland, so Yeah, it's just interesting. 00:12:56.360 --> 00:12:58.759 I wish they would go more in depth. I feel like 00:12:58.759 --> 00:13:01.399 right now It's like we got to show off like the 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:03.899 players get people who don't watch the sport 00:13:03.899 --> 00:13:06.379 to like have a little more interest in it Maybe 00:13:06.379 --> 00:13:09.919 we'll see something like that episode. I don't 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:12.480 know four or five six ish somewhere in the middle 00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:15.440 They can maybe go a little more in depth as the 00:13:15.440 --> 00:13:19.100 season goes on right and after they introduce, 00:13:19.440 --> 00:13:21.500 you know different storylines from different 00:13:21.500 --> 00:13:26.710 teams and whatnot in but Yeah, I want to I want 00:13:26.710 --> 00:13:28.470 to hear some more insight and I'm sure we could 00:13:28.470 --> 00:13:31.149 do our own research and reach out to other people 00:13:31.149 --> 00:13:34.450 but hopefully they can kind of give shed some 00:13:34.450 --> 00:13:38.590 light to Casual viewers, I guess if you will. 00:13:38.610 --> 00:13:44.230 Mm -hmm Yeah, but you mentioned the Delight nutrition 00:13:44.230 --> 00:13:46.190 side of it in the second episode. You see that 00:13:46.190 --> 00:13:51.870 guy in that giant burrito in the car Good for 00:13:51.870 --> 00:13:58.139 him yeah i'm sure too with their schedules they 00:13:58.139 --> 00:14:00.139 they have to be a little bit creative but yeah 00:14:00.139 --> 00:14:03.179 i think the main thing is just like how much 00:14:03.179 --> 00:14:08.139 stress the physical contact of like not having 00:14:08.139 --> 00:14:10.820 pads and being that physical during that sport 00:14:10.820 --> 00:14:13.059 and i'm sure during training and practice too 00:14:13.059 --> 00:14:16.929 how much strain that puts on their bodies Aces 00:14:16.929 --> 00:14:19.309 Nation is a team of former college athletes and 00:14:19.309 --> 00:14:22.029 coaches on a mission to improve the sports culture 00:14:22.029 --> 00:14:25.269 experience and change today's expectations. 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So 00:15:04.720 --> 00:15:08.240 that will also jack up your energy needs as well. 00:15:08.779 --> 00:15:11.320 Yeah, I would imagine a lot of those guys are 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:13.659 trying to carry just a little extra body fat. 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:17.200 If they can, just in case. Yeah, just in case 00:15:17.200 --> 00:15:19.879 they need it. Yeah, but you're right. I mean, 00:15:19.899 --> 00:15:22.360 the energy expenditure of some of these guys, 00:15:22.700 --> 00:15:24.580 especially the two guys in the second episode. 00:15:24.779 --> 00:15:30.259 I mean, they were large human. Yeah. It was funny, 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:32.580 too, because they're not like I think also when 00:15:32.580 --> 00:15:37.480 you maybe compare it to to American football, 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:39.700 you can see like a pretty drastic difference 00:15:39.700 --> 00:15:42.240 between like body types and certain positions 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:45.919 in football. Whereas there was some difference 00:15:45.919 --> 00:15:48.019 in rugby, but I think it was much more consistent 00:15:48.019 --> 00:15:50.600 across the board of like, the larger guys were 00:15:50.600 --> 00:15:53.080 larger, but they weren't like that much larger 00:15:53.080 --> 00:15:56.740 than like the leaner guys. So they were all like, 00:15:57.080 --> 00:16:01.039 pretty large. It was funny the comment made in 00:16:01.039 --> 00:16:03.500 the first episode about one of the guys, the 00:16:03.500 --> 00:16:07.059 commenter said, I don't know how he can be built 00:16:07.059 --> 00:16:10.779 like a t -rex but move like a ballet dancer Because 00:16:10.779 --> 00:16:14.480 he was moving So I thought that was funny too 00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:18.399 of like looking at how large these athletes are 00:16:18.399 --> 00:16:21.240 in terms of like they're just so muscular Their 00:16:21.240 --> 00:16:25.639 quads are huge. They're tall but they're fast 00:16:25.639 --> 00:16:29.590 Yeah, I know and and they're Gosh, they're so 00:16:29.590 --> 00:16:32.549 so strong. I can't imagine being in the scrum 00:16:32.549 --> 00:16:34.830 right there with everybody pushing against each 00:16:34.830 --> 00:16:38.750 other Yeah, I think my body would break in half 00:16:38.750 --> 00:16:43.769 Yeah, I mean the all those moments of like high 00:16:43.769 --> 00:16:47.490 -force outputs is just incredible how they continue 00:16:47.490 --> 00:16:50.289 to do it, you know throughout the game and these 00:16:50.289 --> 00:16:55.009 directions and take hits and One of the interesting 00:16:55.009 --> 00:16:57.230 things I thought from the first episode when 00:16:57.230 --> 00:16:59.490 they were showing training was, you know how 00:16:59.490 --> 00:17:02.289 when you get tackled, guys will lay down on their 00:17:02.289 --> 00:17:05.829 side and outstretch their arms for the ball back 00:17:05.829 --> 00:17:11.029 towards their players? They were training that 00:17:11.029 --> 00:17:13.630 to be like as fast as possible, right? Yeah. 00:17:13.910 --> 00:17:16.130 I thought that was really cool, right? Like I 00:17:16.130 --> 00:17:19.529 think that's a symbol of like we're keeping possession 00:17:19.529 --> 00:17:24.549 and type of thing. So. Yeah, just incredible 00:17:24.549 --> 00:17:28.049 how they do what they do Mm -hmm. Yeah, I thought 00:17:28.049 --> 00:17:30.529 that was interesting too and it it just kind 00:17:30.529 --> 00:17:33.589 of put the emphasis on like Whatever it takes 00:17:33.589 --> 00:17:35.849 at all costs. We will not be turning this ball 00:17:35.849 --> 00:17:38.769 over so the fact that they're like Practicing 00:17:38.769 --> 00:17:40.990 that and drilling it in so that you know in the 00:17:40.990 --> 00:17:43.450 heat of the moment It's not like get rid of it. 00:17:44.069 --> 00:17:46.970 It's We've practiced this under pressure. I know 00:17:46.970 --> 00:17:50.799 what to do. It's second nature What didn't you 00:17:50.799 --> 00:17:58.640 like about the first two episodes? I Don't know 00:17:58.640 --> 00:18:00.140 that there was anything I didn't like I think 00:18:00.140 --> 00:18:02.319 it's too early on to be like, oh I really didn't 00:18:02.319 --> 00:18:04.900 like that I think the only thing I could think 00:18:04.900 --> 00:18:07.000 of was what I mentioned before I'm just kind 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:09.579 of not really getting more of a look into like 00:18:09.579 --> 00:18:11.640 what they're doing outside of practice because 00:18:11.640 --> 00:18:16.059 I'm just very curious about that but I think 00:18:16.059 --> 00:18:20.279 overall there was a good mix of Explaining things 00:18:20.279 --> 00:18:22.900 looking at the personal lives of the individual 00:18:22.900 --> 00:18:26.319 players and then also showing the game and the 00:18:26.319 --> 00:18:32.500 competition Yeah Anything you didn't like well 00:18:32.500 --> 00:18:35.519 not gonna say let me put it this way first before 00:18:35.519 --> 00:18:38.359 I tell you what I didn't necessarily Like about 00:18:38.359 --> 00:18:42.559 it. It's really giving me welcome to Rexam vibes 00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:46.599 Minus the superstar owners, right? Have you seen 00:18:46.599 --> 00:19:00.539 welcome to Rexam? OK. OK. You know, Tim brought 00:19:00.539 --> 00:19:03.319 that up to us a long time ago when we were still 00:19:03.319 --> 00:19:05.460 working at Hyde House when the first season came 00:19:05.460 --> 00:19:07.920 out, we were working on direction. Yeah, we were 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:10.599 working at Hyde House when it came out. Oh, I 00:19:10.599 --> 00:19:14.900 don't know what that is. It's a show about. Well, 00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:21.450 OK, I figured that. Thank you. So it gives me 00:19:21.450 --> 00:19:24.450 Welcome to Wrexham vibes, but without the superstar 00:19:24.450 --> 00:19:28.670 owners where I've seen the show I haven't seen 00:19:28.670 --> 00:19:31.549 the most recent season, but it really it kind 00:19:31.549 --> 00:19:34.950 of goes into the players on the squad What their 00:19:34.950 --> 00:19:37.289 personal lives are, you know what their backgrounds 00:19:37.289 --> 00:19:40.250 are and then it shows, you know match footage 00:19:40.250 --> 00:19:45.289 and and maybe they talk about some coaching perspectives 00:19:45.289 --> 00:19:49.279 or Front office perspectives or something like 00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:51.000 that. So it's kind of giving me the same vibes 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:56.680 here Which is good and I like that But this is 00:19:56.680 --> 00:19:58.779 the only part I didn't like they're only focusing 00:19:58.779 --> 00:20:01.680 on like two people each one. So I'm only seeing 00:20:01.680 --> 00:20:06.019 one match two teams really, you know, like every 00:20:06.019 --> 00:20:10.960 episode where I feel like There's enough room 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:15.099 to show four teams two matches and maybe go into 00:20:15.099 --> 00:20:18.670 four players But OK, like I wouldn't find it 00:20:18.670 --> 00:20:21.730 hard to handle everything back and forth moving 00:20:21.730 --> 00:20:23.690 from person to person because they pretty much 00:20:23.690 --> 00:20:26.809 put up the team name on the screen whenever they 00:20:26.809 --> 00:20:30.390 jump back and forth between players. Yeah, that's 00:20:30.390 --> 00:20:32.849 my only thing right now is it feels like only 00:20:32.849 --> 00:20:35.289 eight episodes. Maybe we're not going to see 00:20:35.289 --> 00:20:37.529 a lot of people, you know, maybe they've got 00:20:37.529 --> 00:20:40.970 just certain ones honed in. I mean, they've got 00:20:40.970 --> 00:20:43.829 some people that they haven't talked about in 00:20:43.829 --> 00:20:46.910 particular that are speaking or commenting on 00:20:46.910 --> 00:20:51.150 the game in these like studio settings. Yeah. 00:20:51.670 --> 00:20:53.970 Yeah. That's maybe what the only thing I don't 00:20:53.970 --> 00:20:57.069 like is I feel like it's it's it's so limited 00:20:57.069 --> 00:21:00.390 in what they're giving me as far as how many 00:21:00.390 --> 00:21:04.490 people they're showing backgrounds for. Yeah. 00:21:04.650 --> 00:21:10.109 Yeah. OK. Interesting. Also, the latency of the 00:21:10.109 --> 00:21:12.690 changes, you notice that the Italian coach is 00:21:12.690 --> 00:21:15.309 not Italian. I think he's Australian. or something. 00:21:15.549 --> 00:21:18.309 I did notice he wasn't Italian. I think a couple 00:21:18.309 --> 00:21:21.769 of the other of the players aren't either. Yeah, 00:21:21.890 --> 00:21:23.869 without one Italian guy that they highlighted. 00:21:23.869 --> 00:21:27.549 He was from New Zealand. I don't know. Yeah, 00:21:27.690 --> 00:21:29.109 something like that. Well, maybe the coach is 00:21:29.109 --> 00:21:31.029 from New Zealand and that would make sense, wouldn't 00:21:31.029 --> 00:21:34.470 it? Yeah. But yeah, the accent was different. 00:21:35.230 --> 00:21:38.769 And yeah, that's another thing. I'm glad that 00:21:38.769 --> 00:21:43.309 that guy's girlfriend spoke Italian. in the documentary, 00:21:43.309 --> 00:21:47.130 right? Cause I was wondering like, man, they're 00:21:47.130 --> 00:21:49.069 showing us Italy, but no one's speaking Italian, 00:21:49.109 --> 00:21:52.490 you know? Yeah. I did notice that too. I was 00:21:52.490 --> 00:21:55.190 like, you're not from Italy or maybe you live 00:21:55.190 --> 00:21:57.630 there, but you're definitely not. We definitely 00:21:57.630 --> 00:22:02.750 don't speak Italian. Yeah. So, um, what do you, 00:22:02.769 --> 00:22:04.390 what's your call? I haven't looked ahead to the 00:22:04.390 --> 00:22:08.210 third episode. Uh, what's your call? What two 00:22:08.210 --> 00:22:14.160 teams are they gonna highlight? Probably Ireland 00:22:14.160 --> 00:22:17.119 Yeah, I'm probably gonna say Wales because they 00:22:17.119 --> 00:22:19.799 haven't shown that okay Yeah, I would go with 00:22:19.799 --> 00:22:22.500 those two probably is the next one but yeah, 00:22:22.579 --> 00:22:25.319 you know, we'll have to see Maybe they'll circle 00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:28.599 back. I Don't know that'll be it'll be sweet 00:22:28.599 --> 00:22:32.839 to find out. Yeah, I think if it's I haven't 00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:36.480 watched This one I know watched this since the 00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:38.079 last season came out so I can't quite remember 00:22:38.079 --> 00:22:40.079 but the formula one we were talking about tried 00:22:40.079 --> 00:22:43.140 to survive very similar, obviously, just focusing 00:22:43.140 --> 00:22:48.079 on Formula One drivers and teams and primaries 00:22:48.079 --> 00:22:52.140 and all that stuff. But the episodes, at least 00:22:52.140 --> 00:22:54.559 in the beginning, would highlight specific drivers, 00:22:54.680 --> 00:22:57.519 specific teams. But then at some point, especially 00:22:57.519 --> 00:23:00.299 when it was a big race, it would just talk about 00:23:00.299 --> 00:23:03.059 everybody, depending on who was leading, who 00:23:03.059 --> 00:23:05.420 was doing not so great, if there were any crashes. 00:23:06.180 --> 00:23:08.779 So I wonder if maybe at some point they'll tie 00:23:08.779 --> 00:23:11.420 it all together, especially when it Starts to 00:23:11.420 --> 00:23:13.700 become like more of like the big championship 00:23:13.700 --> 00:23:15.920 season and they'll just kind of blend it all 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:18.019 together and talk about everybody all at once 00:23:18.019 --> 00:23:21.900 Yeah, maybe they will do that. I know you mentioned 00:23:21.900 --> 00:23:23.940 with that formula one show that there's a lot 00:23:23.940 --> 00:23:26.960 of drama this one I feel like there's just based 00:23:26.960 --> 00:23:29.279 on the second episode with those two big guys 00:23:29.279 --> 00:23:32.680 right going at you know Battling against each 00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:35.019 other in the game. I feel like there's a lot 00:23:35.019 --> 00:23:37.980 more respect probably between these guys then 00:23:37.980 --> 00:23:40.839 there were formula one drivers, but That's an 00:23:40.839 --> 00:23:44.079 opinion. I don't know. Yeah, I don't Yeah, I 00:23:44.079 --> 00:23:46.940 would say there that you also probably have to 00:23:46.940 --> 00:23:49.059 have a lot more respect just because of the way 00:23:49.059 --> 00:23:53.160 this sport is like if you're Tackling people 00:23:53.160 --> 00:23:55.579 and like essentially manhandling people. I think 00:23:55.579 --> 00:23:57.539 it's to some degree like you have to respect 00:23:57.539 --> 00:24:00.900 each other immensely To not like really mess 00:24:00.900 --> 00:24:03.779 each other up Is there anything you're looking 00:24:03.779 --> 00:24:12.990 forward to in the next? six episodes I think 00:24:12.990 --> 00:24:16.289 I just want to get to know rugby as a sport more. 00:24:16.529 --> 00:24:19.210 Like I'm just looking forward to continuing on 00:24:19.210 --> 00:24:21.809 and just learning more about the sport as a whole 00:24:21.809 --> 00:24:25.170 through getting to know the players, the team, 00:24:25.289 --> 00:24:27.769 the dynamics, and then just seeing the matches 00:24:27.769 --> 00:24:30.950 more just because I went into it understanding 00:24:30.950 --> 00:24:34.950 what rugby is, but not really having an idea 00:24:34.950 --> 00:24:39.150 of the ins and outs of it. Yeah. So we've seen 00:24:39.150 --> 00:24:42.930 three teams so far. Who's your favorite team 00:24:42.930 --> 00:24:47.750 out of those three? I have this. I don't want 00:24:47.750 --> 00:24:50.269 to say it's an issue, but I feel like when I 00:24:50.269 --> 00:24:52.710 if I ever watch a show or something like this, 00:24:52.990 --> 00:24:56.869 whatever first team comes on, I have like an 00:24:56.869 --> 00:24:59.789 emotional connection to. So at this point, it's 00:24:59.789 --> 00:25:06.369 not not a bad team to root for there. So all 00:25:06.369 --> 00:25:08.900 right. That's good. That's good. Yeah, but we'll 00:25:08.900 --> 00:25:12.920 see how I feel next time Yeah, we'll see how 00:25:12.920 --> 00:25:15.759 it goes as it continues. I'm excited about it 00:25:15.759 --> 00:25:19.299 to like you said just To keep learning a little 00:25:19.299 --> 00:25:20.500 bit more because they're probably gonna give 00:25:20.500 --> 00:25:22.519 us some insights throughout I don't know. I don't 00:25:22.519 --> 00:25:25.400 know a ton about rugby but enough to know what 00:25:25.400 --> 00:25:30.039 a try is So for everyone listening a try if anyone 00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:34.210 says it that in rugby uh terms it's like a touchdown 00:25:34.210 --> 00:25:36.829 in american football right and then there's a 00:25:36.829 --> 00:25:39.970 point after attempt where they kick the ball 00:25:39.970 --> 00:25:42.470 through the uprights as well so some similarities 00:25:42.470 --> 00:25:45.849 that are happening there between american football 00:25:45.849 --> 00:25:49.009 and rugby but uh yeah i'm excited about continuing 00:25:49.009 --> 00:25:54.369 to to see more footage um maybe it'll just help 00:25:54.369 --> 00:25:59.269 me think a little bit more critically about how 00:25:59.269 --> 00:26:01.470 to train that sport or how to train other sports 00:26:01.470 --> 00:26:04.650 or just maybe take key concepts away or help 00:26:04.650 --> 00:26:10.089 me to deep dive into different theoretical areas 00:26:10.089 --> 00:26:12.990 of strength and conditioning. So I'm excited 00:26:12.990 --> 00:26:16.289 to keep watching it, see these guys, you know 00:26:16.289 --> 00:26:18.470 who they are as people on the background. I think 00:26:18.470 --> 00:26:20.809 that the one guy from England in the second episode, 00:26:21.029 --> 00:26:26.509 he kind of reminded me of the world's strongest 00:26:26.509 --> 00:26:29.900 man, Eddie. the beast oh really yeah he reminded 00:26:29.900 --> 00:26:31.480 me of him just a little bit because i've seen 00:26:31.480 --> 00:26:33.799 a documentary about him and you know they're 00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:35.960 both from england from these like these smaller 00:26:35.960 --> 00:26:38.400 towns and whatnot and so that's kind of just 00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:40.180 what it reminded me of when i was watching it 00:26:40.180 --> 00:26:44.700 but uh but pretty pretty cool so far uh i'm excited 00:26:44.700 --> 00:26:48.640 to see the other part uh shout out to uh my ga 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:51.059 grace morgan for recommending the documentary 00:26:51.059 --> 00:26:57.160 so we'll see grace yeah I'm excited. I hope everyone 00:26:57.160 --> 00:27:00.640 else continues to watch this. Maybe watch all 00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:02.200 eight and see if we even know what we're talking 00:27:02.200 --> 00:27:05.259 about, be ahead of the game. We'll pick back 00:27:05.259 --> 00:27:08.779 up on this one in a couple of weeks as we shift 00:27:08.779 --> 00:27:11.960 back to our normal strength conditioning and 00:27:11.960 --> 00:27:15.740 nutrition topics. So thanks for listening, everybody. 00:27:15.900 --> 00:27:18.680 We will catch you on the next one. See ya.