Ep 519 – James Simpson Soldier Turned Wheelchair Rugby League Star

Power Athlete Radio

Power Athlete

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

James Simpson, ex-soldier turned England wheelchair rugby league star joins John and Tex to talking training, mindset, and finding yourself through competition. Over a decade ago, Simpson lost both legs plus three fingers and the muscle from his right forearm in an IED explosion. Learn how he adjusts the Power Athlete Methodology to ensure he meets the demands of wheelchair rugby league and elevates his teammates.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into Power Athlete Radio, featuring The Crew,
0:11.8	where a former pro football player and a D3 All-Star use strength and conditioning
0:16.0	as an excuse to talk about anything but. Now here's John and Tex.
0:27.2	So where you at?
0:31.0	I'm in the north of England, in Yorkshire.
0:32.1	Okay.
0:35.3	In a place called Leeds, city called Leeds.
0:37.8	Yeah. No, I'm fairly familiar with it.
0:40.4	And it's glorious by our standards.
0:42.7	It's 20 degrees, which is hot for us.
0:44.1	And it's pretty sunny.
0:44.4	It's nice.
0:48.1	Are you allowed to leave your house without the bagman taking you away?
0:50.1	We are, but I'm not.
0:52.8	I have to isolate for 10 days.
0:55.0	We played at the weekend. We had an international fixture against Wales.
0:57.0	And one of the players tested positive for COVID post-game.
1:00.0	So now the teams have had to go into 10 days of isolation.
1:04.0	And hiding.
1:05.0	But you already played the game?
1:07.0	Yeah, we played on Saturday, Saturday afternoon.
1:10.0	What's so weird is it's so deadly.
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