Tug of War
Tug of War is a simple display of strength, but is there more to it than that? Listen in to find out.
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Explore "olympicsports" with insightful episodes like "Tug of War", "#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness" and "#ICYMI - The Science of Curling, with Olympians Brad Gushue and Nina Roth" from podcasts like ""Stuff You Should Know", "Lex Fridman Podcast" and "StarTalk Radio"" and more!
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#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness
Travis Stevens is the 2016 Olympic Judo silver medalist and BJJ black belt. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(10:08) - What is Judo?
(17:55) - Travis's signature throw
(23:20) - Fundamentals
(25:12) - Throws
(38:04) - Gripping
(46:37) - Weight cutting
(1:15:50) - Injuries
(1:19:50) - Jiu-Jitsu
(1:23:33) - Lex on his judo competition experience
(1:26:58) - Levels of mastery
(1:40:09) - Matches
(1:54:10) - Travis inspired Lex to practice judo
(2:00:24) - London 2012 Olympic games
(2:42:01) - 2016 Olympic games
(3:16:24) - Mixed team competition
(3:23:50) - The value of epic throws
(3:27:17) - Shohei Ono
(3:33:39) - Chess
(3:38:42) - The coach
(3:45:18) - Advice for young people
#ICYMI - The Science of Curling, with Olympians Brad Gushue and Nina Roth
Slide down the ice with Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice as they investigate the surprising science of curling. Featuring author and curler Dean Gemmell, physicist John Eric Goff, 2018 Olympic curler Nina Roth, and 2006 gold medalist Brad Gushue. (Warning: Adult Language.)
NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/science-curling-olympians-brad-gushue-nina-roth/