15th January 2023
Clwb Iron Podcast
The Strongman Life with Matt Dimond | EP19
In this episode of the Clwb Iron Podcast Matthew and Alex speak to former Wales strongest man and Britain's strongest man Matt Dimond. In this conversation we speak about that the strongman life is really like, what the competitive strongman life is like and the impacts strongman has both physically and psychologically.
0.00 - 0.44- Introduction. Who is Matt Dimond?
0.44 - 16.00 - Matt recaps Wale’s Strongest Man 2021 and the different aspects in competitive strongman
16.00 - 28.00 - What is the psychological preparation for a strongman competition like and what goes through the competitors heads on the day?
28.00 - 35.35 - Why do strongmen have ego’s when they have every reason to have one? Are there mind games in strongman?
35.35 - 40.30 - Matt speaks on recent medical troubles and how he overcame them to come 6th in the UK’s Strongest Man.
40.30 - 59.05 - What does the next couple of years look like for Matt? Matt speaks on how important his training partner is to him.
59.05 - 1.18.08 What is Matt’s nutrition like when he is on comp prep? How much does he eat?
1.18.08 - 1.27.45 - How has Matt having a coach and a team around him helped him in prep for strongman competitions?
1.27.45 - 1.30.31 - Outro
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