Katy Sears is the Creative Director and brains behind the marketing strategies and campaigns at HGG Performance.Before joining HGG, Katy honed her skills as a freelance marketing consultant, accumulating a wealth of experience in growing small businesses worldwide.As the Creative Genius, Katy's expertise has played a pivotal role in the company's success. However, she has often operated behind the scenes, rarely in the spotlight.In this episode, we shine a well-deserved light on Katy as she j...
Blakey Johnston made waves (literally) across Australia and the world when he broke the world record for the longest surf in March this year. Surfing for 40 hours, a total of 707 waves and raising a total of nearly $450,000 for The Chumpy Pullin Foundation.Having grown up surfing from the age of 6, Blakey lives and breathes the ocean. He owns and runs the Cronulla Surfing Academy in NSW where he teaches people how to surf.In this podcast we chat surfing, mental health and of course, Blakey’s ...
Dr Steven Duhig is a Lecturer and Researcher at Griffith University and Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Burleigh Bears.After obtaining his PhD in 2016 with a primary research focus on hamstring strain injuries, Dr. Duhig's research now centers around investigating the relationships between muscle architecture and injury risk, as well as performance improvement and injury prevention in various sports such as soccer, rugby league, swimming, track and field, football, and surfing.In this...
In this week's episode of the podcast, we had the pleasure of chatting with Xantheia Pennisi, a 24-year-old go-getter who shared with us her journey to becoming a professional cliff diver traveling the world. Xantheia started out as a gymnast in her childhood and later became a springboard/platform diver in her early teens. However, it wasn't until she discovered cliff diving that she found her true passion. Xantheia has competed in multiple Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series events...
A fractured spine won’t stop this IronwomanCalled a Triple Crown, Georgia won the Coolangatta Gold, a Nutri-Grain Iron Series and an Australian Ironwoman title all within the same season. She has taken 28 individual Aussie Gold medals, 3 consecutive Ironwoman wins and 5 open swim titles and was recently inducted into the SLSA Hall of Fame at only 26 years old.In this episode Georgia talks about her love for the sport, mental toughness, superstitions and how she had her eyes set on her 4t...
Ellie Salthouse is a professional Triathlete here in Australian and is one of the best in the entire world. We are beyond stoked to have had the opportunity to chat with her on the show and to get an insight into what it takes to be a full time triathlete.She has been in the sport since the young age of 11 where she got picked up by a coach who saw her potential early on. Ellie turned pro in 2010 when she was just 17 years old.In this episode we dive deep into what it takes to be ...
Abdullah Zeinab is an ultra cyclist from the Gold Coast. He first got into cycling in 2016 when he decided to bike from Melbourne to Adelaide to visit his mum. From here, he took his cycling to the next level by cycling Sydney to Perth (5,500km), around America (5,700km) and most recently becoming the first person to finish the 2,750km Rhino Run race across South Africa and Namibia.In this episode Abdullah discusses the mental challenges he experienced while being on the bike, how it's g...
Harbert, also known as @the.flowing.dutchman and founder of @dutchflowacademy, is a knowledgeable instructor of maces, kettlebells, and clubs from the Netherlands.Harbert became obsessed with the mace, aka steel mace, or macebell, and this led him to pursue the history of the mace by documenting its origins in India, where he has recently returned from.In this episode we learn about Harberts journey of discovering the mace, how he started sharing his knowledge online, running workshops from a...
Johannes Egberts is a self proclaimed breathwork obsessive - an advocate for various types and modalities of breathwork for people of all ages and demographics.He has traveled the world learning about holistic health and honing his craft by studying under experts such as Wim Hoff, Laird Hamilton, Patrick McKeown, and Professor Marc Cohen.Johannes is an accredited mountain guide and founder of @breathlessexpeditions, a master freedive instructor and has worked with the likes of NZ Warriors, NZ...
New to running, the host of Squeeze The Juice and founder of HGG Performance Mick Sears has begun the journey on his way to completing his first marathon.Recently Mick has realized there are lots of things no one tells you about when you embark on this journey.From pre race coffee to post race pizza and the unexpected poos and chafing that sneak up during training, there are lots of things for a beginner to learn!So, to lean in and find out more, Mick decided to call in seasoned ultra runners...
Kieran Foran is a professional rugby league footballer playing for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL and New Zealand at an international level.A veteran to the sport, Forans amassed a wealth of experience after playing over 260 games for the Sea Eagles, Bulldogs, Eels and the Warriors. He won the 2011 NRL Grand Final with the Sea Eagles.In this episode we dive into how the sport has changed over the years, some of the injuries and setbacks that Kierans faced during his career, and what the nex...
James Newbury is one of those guys that likes to have a crack at everything hard, then work hard enough at it to make it look easy.An athlete from an early age, @jamesnewbury took to CrossFit where he really made himself known, becoming Australia’s Fittest Man and earning 4 consecutive years at the CrossFit Games.In 2019, he earned the title of the 5th Fittest Man on Earth.He has since begun using the skills he learned through CrossFit and training to apply in business, co-founding and launch...
Nathan Grant is a successful business owner with an incredible story of how he turned a side hustle into a global company.Better known by his business name, The Slantboard Guy (@slantboardguy) began manufacturing high quality timber slantboards from his driveway on the weekends and in spare moments outside of his full time job.His equipment soon went viral and he began sending it to huge teams and celebrities across the world, taking him and his business on a wild journey.In this inspirationa...
Olivia May is a professional sprinter who has exploded online as a fitness and lifestyle influencer, where she shares her journey on all things gym, training, running and nutrition.Born in Melbourne, Liv relocated to the Gold Coast and has fully committed herself to becoming the best sprinter she can be, inspiring many others to follow their dreams along the way.She is an accredited strength coach and is working with online fitness platforms to create training programs. In this episode w...
Shannon “The Turkish Delight” Ross is a man on a mission, and he’s out to prove a point in his upcoming debut on UFC 284 this Sunday.After fighting on the contender series with appendicitis, and being told later on that if he’d waited much longer he probably would have died, Shannon is eager to show the world what he can do in full health.In this episode Ross goes into detail about his journey to where he is, and the necessary sacrifices, hard work, and dedication it takes to make it to the t...
Vanessa (better known as V) is a running coach and endurance athlete who loves pushing her mind and body to the limits!Since leaning into running only a couple of years ago, V has found a love for what it takes to persevere and overcome challenges, having tested herself on 42km, 60km and 100km ultra marathons.V ran a total of 465km for the month of April, and plans on topping that this month by running 25km a day for 25 days straight, a total of 625km.In this episode we talk about injury, str...
We launched Squeeze The Juice Podcast in early October of this year and since then, we’ve hosted some of the most talented athletes and individuals in the world.With gold medals, world records, and a few downright crazy feats of strength, endurance and willpower, we’ve tapped into the mindset of some truly incredible humans who are really squeezing the juice out of life!In this episode we cover all the exciting things that 2022 brought to HGG and STJ, then touch on the importance of reflectin...
Brandon 'Loupy' Loupos is a professional BMX rider based on the Gold Coast, Australia. He is widely regarded as one of the best freestyle BMX riders in the world, with a long list of medals, trophies and titles to back his talent including;2019 UCI World ChampionX Games Gold medalist - BMX Dirt (2018)X Games silver - BMX Dirt (2019)5 x UCI World Cup GoldAustralian representative and Nitro Circus riderAustralian ChampionIn this episode we talk about the journey to the top, starting as an ...
As part of our Movember campaign we wanted to wrap up the month with a chat about all things regarding mental wellbeing.Casey Lyons is the founder of LIVIN - an organization that promotes positive mental health for people through education and awareness programs.Casey, a former chippy by trade, founded the company after losing his best mate to suicide.In this episode we cover everything from mental health and wellbeing, things to look out for in your mates and loved ones, what covid revealed ...
Sean Bell is an ultra runner who has completed approximately 100 marathons, 2x 24 hour runs, won the Bali Hope 84km Ultra and this year ran 4000km’s from Cairns to Melbourne in 60 days! (60-80km per day)He’s taken the knowledge accumulated from these massive efforts and harnessed it to co-found a run coaching platform called First42k, where he is passionate about helping others to reach their running potential.In this episode we talk about about the mindset, discipline and strategy behind pla...