Shits and Niggles

We're back! Listen in to hear our excuses for the prolonged absence and realise just how rock and roll our lifestyles are. Plus we review the latest in male medical procedures with a couple of grim tales from the operating theatre! All this and more in the season 2 opener!

New guest alert! This week we sit down with Darragh Fanning, a former pro rugby player who played with both Connaught and a Leinster. We find out what life is like as a pro athlete and also learn how he transitioned from sport into being a successful business owner after he launched a national restaurant chain. We may also have unlocked the key to perfect nutrition so we can all eat like the pros!

This week we tracked down the elusive Trevor Slattery, retired soldier, active firefighter, gym owner and current strength and conditioning coach for the Clare senior hurling team. Find out what makes great athletes better and why Colin can't lose weight!

Jay took part in the Irish BJJ Nationals. Did he lose all the weight? Exactly how many people beat him up? Will Colin ever join him for training and feel the not so gentle touch of another man (or lady)? Learn all about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu AKA murder yoga/struggle cuddles, and find out what happens at a national level competition

Guest time! After climbing the tallest free standing mountain in the world and a quick detour to the hairdresser's, we welcome our next guest to our studio! Karen O'Reilly, mother of three children and minder of one adult, shares her experience of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with no previous mountaineering experience. Take a deep dive into an amazing experience and find out if you could take on the challenge

Join Colin and 30 odd intrepid adventurers as they cycle from Mizen Head to Malin Head to raise money for a worthy charity. Learn about protein explosions, dodgy navigation, a near murder of a bus driver and meet a man who cycled a gate! It lashed rain for the whole journey but that didn't dampen their spirits or stop them making questionable late night decisions. Listen in to find out more...

He actually did it! Months of injury, excuses and occasional training has finally paid off, our Colin is an Ironman finisher. This is the full race debrief from the Cork Ironman, the good, the bad, the shits and the niggles. Relive the highs and the lows of this phenomenal achievement

Will Colin be an Ironman or Tinman? The long awaited Ironman is coming this weekend, how well prepared is he? Is Jay injured again? Of course he is! Tune in for pre race nerves and excuses!

Should you do some last minute adjustments to your bike the night before a race? Should you take a shortcut across a swollen river? Were all the really well prepared people going the wrong way? Does BJJ work on a seal? Answers to questions you never knew existed and more in this jam packed episode!

The milestone episode! Jay's on holidays hanging around by the bushes in dodgy carparks. Colin may have had a stroke and why was he all dressed up rolling around in the dirt? All this plus adventure races, triathlons and BJJ competition prep for two lads way past their prime!

This week we introduce a brand spanking new guest, Aaron Gallagher (no relation). Learn about the legendary Pork Belly Triathlon and nutrition tips to ensure you never go hungry. Channel your inner Declan Moffet, minimum effort, maximum results!

Did we survive the West coast waves? Has Colin become the newest and crappiest superhero? Did Jay run over someone on a toboggan? Listen in for the latest adventures of SpongeBob Spare Pants and his black eyed sidekick!

Easter holiday special edition broadcast from the rainy West coast! Listen to the Clare version of Point Break: Can Johnny Ennistymon surf his way into the hearts of the nation? Will Bodhi Brokenbody manage to stand up on his paddle board? Only time, painkillers and a bucket load of anti-inflammatories can get them through this!

We reflect on the massive effort it took to organize an actual interview, discuss how to make yourself popular with COVID and the uncover mystery of the Mosney Massacre...

Struck down with COVID, we won't be stopped publishing! Though our training may have been curtailed this week, we finally get that illusive guest and interview two of the Row Hard or Go Home team - Gearóid and Oisín. Learn all about their attempt to row across the Atlantic in December 2022 and allow the lads to make you feel as inept as we now do!

This week, listen to us try an outside broadcast with the lads of "Row Hard or Row Home", as they prep for their Atlantic Row in December 2022. Delusions!

This week we chat about the relationship between diet and exercise, uncover the magical crinkle crisp trifecta and make excuses about why we're not winning world championships!

This week, for different reasons, both of us had a rest week enforced on us! Will Jay be ready for his competition, will he still meet his weight target? Will Colin have the body of an Adonis or was he left a cripple for the week? Find out now!

Episode one is where we take the opportunity to introduce ourselves and talk about what we think we might talk about! You can hear a little background about Jay and Colin, some of our sporting history and what we're currently up to. Why not join us on our journey as we try go from dad-bod to beach bum!