76: Matt Bevilacqua - 3X Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard Champion & Professional Ironman

In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with Matt Bevilacqua - Three time Molokai 2 Oahu paddleboard champion and professional Ironman.  During the episode Matt shares around all things surf life saving ironman, breakthrough performances, hard training and fun sessions on the beach. Listen in as we delve into the following: Matt's origins in surf life saving Growing up as a surf athlete in Tasmania Matt's Nutri-Grain Series journey Matt's Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Races The highs and lows of Matt's career so far 00:00 Start 01:00 Introduction 04:00 Matt Bevilacqua Introduction 05:40 One thing that scares Matt 08:12 Matt's genesis story 08:37 Matt's junior days 09:30 Where Matt's love for the sport started 11:37 Talking about Matt's parents 14:00 Matt's dreams before becoming a professional ironman 14:56 Being a surf athlete in Tasmania and the Tasmanian athlete bond 18:10 Training with Michael King 19:25 What Matt learnt from training with a high performance squad 20:25 Matt's first Nutri-Grain IronMan qualifying year and race 22:10 Finding himself on the Nutri-Grain IronMan Series podium 23:37 Matt's second year on the Nutri-Grain IronMan Series 24:42 Matt on the importance of confidence 25:45 Matt's first Nutri-Grain IronMan Series win – Newcastle 2015/16 Series 28:38 Matt's 2016/17 Nutri-Grain IronMan Series 31:20 Performance Round 43:04 Molokai 2 Oahu paddleboard 44:42 Matt's study – High school teaching 45:36 Matt's bucket list 46:54 Matt's training advice 48:00 Matt's Physical Challenge 49:36 Matt's dinner guest 50:40 Matt's sponsors and supporters 51:45 Matt as a comedian 52:55 Close 55:35 End   Matt Bevilacqua on social: Insta: @matt.bevilacqua   Facebook: @mattbevy   Twitter: @matt_bevilacqua   Matt's first surf club - Clifton Beach SLSC   Matt's current surf club - Kurrawa SLSC     Matt's Sponsors: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain   Kracka Surf Craft   Engine Swim   BOS Oceansport   True Protein    Previous show guests that are mentioned: Episode #1: Ali Day Episode #22: Shannon Eckstein Episode #57: Matt Poole Episode #72: Jamie Mitchell   If you have enjoyed the show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  Powered by POGO Physio, Mermaid Waters, Australia