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The Rugby Pod

Conditioning a Champion - James Parkes chats with Jim Hamilton

The Rugby Pod

The Ringer

Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.75.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

After a successful playing career at Gloucester and Saracens, James Parkes went on to become a key cog in Exeter's success story. He was lead coach for Strength and Conditioning under Rob Baxter for 9 years and helped Exeter become one of the most successful teams in premiership history. James and Jim chat through their overlapping careers and journeys, what helped make Exeter so successful over the last ten years and what's next both personally and professionally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because I'm

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a bit of a homebody and I love a five, but I think it's just the holiday period.

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It's just for me, it's the most romantic period and I think anyone who's listened to my records

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will know that I'm quite a big fan of rope rings.

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On this episode, I chat with former Exeter Chiefs, Strength and Conditioning Coach.

1:31.7

He's been through everything with Exeter on the rise, winning the premiership, winning the European Cup

1:37.7

and also the Sarasana scandal. It's the powerful, the wonderful, the legendary James Parks.

2:07.7

Parksy, talk us through your journey in rugby, not as a player, which was very good, but more so at Exeter.

2:24.7

Like you had nine, ten years there. Were you there when they were cramped?

2:29.7

No, no, no. I was incredibly fortunate. It all coincided with me leaving a job because I didn't get

2:35.7

almost somebody in rugby league and seminal moment for me where I stood up for the values that I believe

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