Heavy/Light

Heavy/Light is a podcast dedicated to the sport of Scottish Highland Games. From results, news, training, to debate, we will cover every aspect of the Heavy Athletics. Host Mike Beech is a National and World Champion in the games, and the guests come from all over the world of kilted athletics.

Highland Games Newbie Mistakes 07/07/2021

Highland Games Newbie Mistakes SOLO EPISODE OH GOD. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/19730099

Plinko Trees & World Records w/ Jarvina Routt 05/20/2021

Plinko Trees & World Records w/ Jarvina Routt I was super excited about the chance to sit down and talk throwing and plenty more with Throw Bros. Sponsored Athlete and former World Record Holder Jarvina Routt. She's been on my list of folks to chat with for a while, and she didn't disappoint! /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/19171925

It's Not Track & Field w/ Kyle Lillie 05/11/2021

It's Not Track & Field w/ Kyle Lillie Start to finish, an excellent conversation with Pro Athlete and Sacramento State Throws Coach Kyle Lillie. We get into it all: the difference between throwing in college and throwing next to the beer tent, wire hammer vs. scottish, drinking after throwing tantrums, and philosophy for throwing/lifting training. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/19049516

Chungus Training w/ Garrett Blatnik 05/02/2021

Chungus Training w/ Garrett Blatnik Garrett Blatnik is a newly minted pro Highland Games Athlete. Top Amateur in 2019 and one of the best sheaf and WOB throwers in the sport. He also got very handsome briefly in 2020. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/18938756

Stones Q&A, Tequila, and Your Baby Bird 12/11/2020

Stones Q&A, Tequila, and Your Baby Bird After taking questions about Braemar and open stone on social media, I take part in the time-honored tradition of drinking just enough to slur and make no sense, then turning on the microphone. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/17157707

A Big Old Announcement 12/05/2020

A Big Old Announcement Updates on Masters World Championship 2021 w/ Mike Dickens. Mike is now in charge of the annual kilted swingers convention we've all come to know and love. We also make approximately one joke each. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/17076728

Got a Big Giant Hog 10/15/2020

Got a Big Giant Hog Y'all out there doing the damn thing, so I'm gonna do my best to keep the shine coming your way. Let's get after these results. Also I got a big giant hog. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/16411391

Natty Lights 2020 10/04/2020

Natty Lights 2020 The results are in! I wasn't there so it doesn't count! Let's look over the results from 2020 Lightweight Nationals and see how long until I'm weeping. Also NASGA is 400 years old at this point. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/16265456

"LASER" 09/14/2020

"LASER" What better reason to turn on a microphone than getting drunk at home and deciding you need to make fun of your friends for trying their hardest at something? /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/15998099

"The Heavies" Watch Party 08/23/2020

"The Heavies" Watch Party I switched on the ol' camera rig and did a YouTube live stream watch party for the Amazon Prime Documentary "The Heavies" that featured the Highland Games and several of the top pros journey to championship games in 2016. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/15716210

A Comprehensive List of Dorks 08/10/2020

A Comprehensive List of Dorks In keeping with the "list stuff and talk about it" spirit, the community provides me a list of their favorite kilted dorks. For real though, these episodes are massively fun and I love the comment sections of these posts being a hangout of sorts. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/15542924

Your Favorite Event (Sucks) 08/01/2020

Your Favorite Event (Sucks) AS A MAN OF THE PEOPLE...I reached out to you all on social media to see which of our nine silly little events were your favorite. You did daddy proud! /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/15440420

Results and Robert the Rock 07/27/2020

Results and Robert the Rock We haven't had many results to pull up lately. So, with a few good-sized backyard games having taken place in the last couple of weeks, it's time! /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/15370928

Why are you wearing those kind of shoes, dork? 07/19/2020

Why are you wearing those kind of shoes, dork? In one of my trips down YouTube memory lane, I stumble across two things: 1) musical brilliance, and 2) my old gear load out. I take the opportunity to go through common gear questions and how my load out has progressed over the years. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/15259772

The Path to Pro 07/07/2020

The Path to Pro Made as a longform response to a common question about how athletes progress from beginner to pro, I finish the episode with some advice for everyone, no matter the skill level. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/15119429

Light a Candle 07/01/2020

Light a Candle Just when I thought there was a reason to train. That'll teach me to ever try! I also watched the Netflix thing, and it was cool. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/15035996

Exactly How Much Do I Suck? 06/23/2020

Exactly How Much Do I Suck? We all want to know the standards. We all want to be told, objectively, that we are terrible. Here comes my subjective objective measure of what are good throws and what aren't. We also run down the games and athletes that posted numbers for June. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14940317

Lifting Weights is Cheating 06/19/2020

Lifting Weights is Cheating There are a lot of options out there for lifting programs to support your highland games career. Whatever you choose will be wrong, everyone will hate you, and here's why! /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14896268

THE PIRATE FESTIVAL IS ON 06/17/2020

THE PIRATE FESTIVAL IS ON This episode is a round up of all the games that we know are still on or have been rescheduled. The Boyne Pirate Fest is safe, and that's how we know everything is going to be ok. Also pair a mask with that eyepatch. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14860688

I'm Proud of Us 06/06/2020

I'm Proud of Us Yes, another podcaster and wannabe influencer weighs in on this pivotal moment in our culture. I only discuss it in terms of the Highland Games, however. Also my sincerest apologies for not giving any updates on my deck or other woodworking projects on this episode. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14720477

The Podcast Before Time 06/02/2020

The Podcast Before Time Heavy/Light is on vacation, but I didn't want to leave my sweeties hanging for too long! I use my laptop time machine to re-visit the first Highland-Games-related podcast I ever recorded. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14674988

Kilt on Kilt Crime 05/22/2020

Kilt on Kilt Crime I KNOW Y'ALL NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH THAT GATE I BUILT. Let's also talk about Skinny/Fat on Heavy/Light. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14534309

Controversies! 05/15/2020

Controversies! Here it is. Finally an episode where I give my heartfelt opinion (almost) all of the dumb shit we argue about incessantly. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14437412

Angus McBarks 05/12/2020

Angus McBarks In a huge lapse of judgment, I took to social media to ask you bunch of dork what the weirdest shit you've seen at a Highland Games/Festival is. Thanks, I hate it. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14382149

Database Skulking 2 05/08/2020

Database Skulking 2 When 2020 is a lost cause, why not look fondly back on all the best throws in 2019. Featuring weights for distance! Also featuring data entry errors! /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14338946

Drawing Women 05/01/2020

Drawing Women Gearing up for another turkey trip, coaching a sport while sucking at it, too old to be content creators, an article on women in the highland games, ipads instead of cereal. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14237234

Wasted Intensity 04/24/2020

Wasted Intensity After a little memory jog from the works of F. Brebner, I talk at length about the different kinds of people attracted to competing in this ridiculous sport. History! Social commentary! Futurism! Ammonia caps! /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14136242

The Re-Cocking 04/21/2020

The Re-Cocking "Ugh, I have a hemorrhoid." /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14087732

Gettin' Your Void Filled 04/17/2020

Gettin' Your Void Filled I asked all y'all to share what you're doing to replace your hobby times now that HALLAN GAME is cancelled. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/14025179

Getting Eaten Kills the Bloodline 04/10/2020

Getting Eaten Kills the Bloodline We move from fly fishing, to conjugate periodization, to the evolutionary basis of anxiety. Trust me, I'm as lost as you are. /episode/index/show/heavylight/id/13928354

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