#172: Scottish Highland Games & Training for Performance
The Art of Manliness
The Art of Manliness
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🗓️ 26 January 2016
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
You've probably seen on TV or online the Highland Games: guys in kilts throwing giant logs, tossing hammers over their heads, etc. It's a fascinating strength competition, and one I've long wanted to learn more about and get in touch with my Scottish roots. Today on the show I'm talking with a Highland Games competitor named Matt Vincent. We talk what goes into training, how to get started with events if you're interested, a workout program called The Hate, and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Bratmica here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast. |
| 0:18.5 | So you've probably seen on TV or on the internet the Highland Games. |
| 0:21.8 | I probably didn't know they were called the Highland Games but you've seen the events |
| 0:25.1 | in the Highland Games. |
| 0:26.1 | The guys who were in the kilts, the throwing the giant telephone pole, looking things, |
| 0:30.3 | throwing hammers over their head, throwing big burlap sacks over the head of the pitch |
| 0:33.9 | fork. |
| 0:34.9 | Just a really interesting strength sport out there. |
| 0:36.7 | It's one of those fringe strength sports along the lines of strong men or powerlifting. |
| 0:40.5 | It's really fascinating. |
| 0:41.5 | I've always wanted to get involved with it somehow, get in touch with my Scottish ancestry. |
| 0:45.2 | Anyways, today on the podcast I have a world champion Highland Games competitor. |
| 0:49.3 | His name is Matt Vincent. |
| 0:50.3 | And today on the podcast we discuss the Highland Games, what's involved with them, how you |
| 0:54.5 | can get started if you want to try throwing a cable while wearing a kilt. |
| 0:58.5 | The type of training you need to do, the strength training to get ready and prepared for Highland |
| 1:02.8 | Games competition. |
| 1:03.8 | And we also talk about his programming that he's created called The Hate. |
| 1:08.1 | And we'll talk about why he calls it The Hate as well in a bit. |
| 1:10.8 | Really fascinating podcast. |
| 1:12.4 | So without further ado, Matt Vincent and Highland Games. |
| 1:24.5 | Alright, Matt Vincent, welcome to the show. |
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