On this episode, we have a BIG guest…..no seriously, he’s MASSIVE! Mike Tuck is one of the most recognisable figures in British Basketball. After growing up across the Atlantic, he found himself becoming a true Sheffield-er with the Sheffield Sharks Basketball Team. Brad and I chat with Mike about why not just “a tall guy who played,” but how he became one of the pillars of modern British basketball culture. He describes what it was like growing up in Canada, moving to the US on a basketball...

Another massive result in camp this week. The hunk of a man pictured above has cartianly worked his socks off over the last 20 weeks. He wishes to remain anonymous so we'll refer to him as AD in this post. When AD came to R5 he was stuck in an all too familiar cycle. The stress and demands of his job meant booze was the go to relaxant. What started as a few pints on a Friday to unwind, slowly turned into post work drinks at the pub on a Thursday. The occasional Tuesday and Wednesday beers...

After weeks of waiting in anticipation, I finally picked up my road bike this past weekend. Which means Triathlon training is slowly, but surely, ramping up. Swimming and running have been a weekly fixture for quite some time now. The cycling I haven’t pushed as much, maybe too over confident in my cycling abilities. There’s also less barriers to entry with swimming and running. Mainly, a lot less kit. But if you’re going to do a triathlon, you kinda need a bike. Hence forth a deep dive over...