{"podcast":{"title":"The Jake Dearden Podcast","slug":"the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539","podcast_index_feed_id":7709539,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69937398989966fe08ad110d","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-jake-dearden-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69937398989966fe08ad110d/1771271314347-cbd86eb4-0be7-4550-b5b3-7baf167b3358.jpeg","author":"Jake Dearden","episode_count":48,"summary":"Welcome to The Jake Dearden Podcast - where high performance meets real conversation. Join Jake Dearden as he sits down with some of the biggest names in the sporting world to unpack what truly separates good from great. From elite training methods and the best recovery strategies to nutrition hacks, mindset shifts and the small habits that make a big difference - nothing is off limits. But this isn’t just about performance. Jake dives deeper, getting to know the person behind the athlete - their journey, setbacks, lessons learned, and the advice they wish they’d had earlier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T14:17:05.599138+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539"},"episode":{"title":"James Kelly - #28","slug":"james-kelly-28","published_at":"2026-05-19T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539/james-kelly-28","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-jake-dearden-podcast/episodes/james-kelly-28","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69937398989966fe08ad110d/e/6a0b6b58a9d744298396db36/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode James Kelly joins the podcast to talk about his rise from Aussie Rules football to becoming one of the world’s top HYROX athletes. We dive into elite training, mindset, pressure, coaching, race strategy, Melbourne lows, World Championship goals, and what really happens behind the scenes in professional HYROX. 00:00 – Intro 05:11 – Building an elite aerobic engine as a teenager 07:14 – Aussie Rules culture & stepping away from football 10:30 – Discovering HYROX through Hunter McIntyre 16:04 – Debut race in Birmingham & going sub-60 18:18 – The insane 15-minute World Champs call-up 23:09 – Pressure, expectations & elite mindset 29:19 – Melbourne struggles & bouncing back mentally 35:13 – Why changing coaches changed everything 46:55 – Training alone, Australian culture & elite preparation 5% off 247 Represent - Use code: JAKE247 https://uk.representclo.com/collectio... BPN supplements - 10% off, Use code: JAKE: https://www.bareperformancenutrition.com Whoop — 1 month free: https://join.whoop.com/gb/en/Jakedearden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode James Kelly joins the podcast to talk about his rise from Aussie Rules football to becoming one of the world’s top HYROX athletes. We dive…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5468,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539/episodes/james-kelly-28/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539/james-kelly-28.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}