Everyone watching the World Cup is looking at Mbappé, Haaland, and Messi and wondering the same thing... How do these guys actually build and maintain that physique at the highest level?

In this episode of Between Sets, we break down elite soccer fitness from a trainer's perspective, what it actually takes to perform at a World Cup level, why these athletes are built completely differently from bodybuilders, and what that lean, explosive physique actually requires behind the scenes.
In this episode:

✅ What elite soccer fitness really looks like — strength, VO2 max, sprint conditioning
✅ Training for football performance vs. training for aesthetics
✅ Haaland's 6'5" frame and 160+ goal output — what's actually behind it
✅ Why position changes everything — a goalkeeper trains nothing like a striker
✅ Why soccer players look lean but not "jacked" — and whether that's optimal
✅ Vic's take — what he'd actually programme for someone who wanted to train like a World Cup player

💬 If you trained like a pro footballer for a week, do you think you'd survive it? Drop your honest answer below. 👇
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The US government admitted UFOs are real. A man with a security clearance testified under oath to Congress that they've recovered non-human craft and biological material. And we just… moved on.

In this episode of Between Sets, Vic and Matt go fully down the rabbit hole — and this isn't a tinfoil hat episode. Some of this is congressional testimony, declassified documents, and on-the-record statements from Navy pilots and Air Force officers. And some of it is completely unhinged. They're covering all of it.

No correct answers. No agenda. Just two guys asking questions that literally nobody has good answers to.

In this episode: ✅ The real government UAP disclosures most people missed ✅ The Tic Tac UFO, Phoenix Lights & Rendlesham Forest — cases that still have no explanation ✅ Area 51, the Moon Landing, Simulation Theory & the Fermi Paradox ✅ Bigfoot, the Bermuda Triangle, Lizard People & the Mandela Effect — rated ✅ If aliens are real, what does that actually mean for humanity? ✅ Rapid fire — Believe It or Leave It ✅ The one question they'd each want answered about the universe

💬 What's the one conspiracy you can't fully dismiss? Drop it in the comments. 👇

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ABOUT BETWEEN SETS: Between Sets with Vic and Matt is the fitness and lifestyle podcast that goes beyond the gym. Unfiltered conversations about fitness, mindset, money, self-improvement, and real life — recorded between sets, no filter, no fluff.

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Five years ago nobody had heard of HYROX. Now it's sold out in every major city and your feed is full of orange bibs. So what actually happened?

In this episode of Between Sets, Vic and Matt break down the race that's taken over fitness culture — and they're being honest about what deserves the hype and what doesn't. Is HYROX genuinely the new marathon, or is it the CrossFit of 2025 — massive for a moment, then gone?

From a trainer's perspective and a regular gym-goer's perspective, this is the conversation the fitness world is actually having right now.

In this episode: ✅ What HYROX actually is — broken down simply for everyone ✅ How it exploded from one city in Germany to a global phenomenon ✅ Is it actually comparable to running a marathon — or is that just marketing? ✅ Who's really doing HYROX and why ✅ Is it good or bad for fitness culture overall? ✅ The CrossFit comparison — same trajectory or different outcome? ✅ Would Vic and Matt actually do one? (Honest answer inside) ✅ Hot takes — including whether wall balls should be illegal

💬 Have you done HYROX or are you training for one? Drop your time and experience in the comments. 👇

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ABOUT BETWEEN SETS: Between Sets with Vic and Matt is the fitness and lifestyle podcast that goes beyond the gym. Unfiltered conversations about fitness, mindset, money, self-improvement, and real life — recorded between sets, no filter, no fluff.

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Likes. Views. Approval. We're all chasing it. Nobody wants to admit it. Today we do.

In this episode of Quick Pumps, Vic and Matt go deep on the addiction that nobody in fitness — or life — wants to talk about. Validation. It shows up in why you post, why you train, why you dress the way you do, and even why you chose your career. And social media didn't create it… it just gave it an unlimited supply.

This one's personal. And if you're honest with yourself, it'll hit.

In this episode: ✅ Agree or Disagree — the most uncomfortable takes on approval and social media ✅ Hot takes on the fitness industry, going viral, and performing confidence ✅ This or That — 10k followers vs. 10 people who actually respect you ✅ Would You Rather — do great work nobody sees or average work everyone praises? ✅ Overrated or Underrated — follower counts, building in silence, posting your wins ✅ The question that stopped us both: are we doing this podcast for the right reasons?

💬 Be honest — what's something you've done purely for how it would look to other people? Drop it in the comments. 👇

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ABOUT BETWEEN SETS: Between Sets with Vic and Matt is the fitness and lifestyle podcast that goes beyond the gym. Unfiltered conversations about fitness, mindset, money, self-improvement, and real life — recorded between sets, no filter, no fluff.

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What if everything you're consuming about growth is actually keeping you stuck?
In this episode of Quick Pumps, Vic and Matt call out the uncomfortable truth that nobody in the self-improvement space wants to admit — consuming content about success is not the same as being successful. And most people already know exactly what they need to do. They just don't do it.
This one's going to hit different if you're honest with yourself.
In this episode:
✅ Agree or Disagree — the most controversial self-improvement takes
✅ Hot takes on morning routines, journaling, therapy & vision boards
✅ This or That — 50 books a year vs. one real risk
✅ Overrated or Underrated — 75 Hard, life coaches, meditation apps & more
✅ The question that made us ask: is this podcast part of the problem?

💬 Are you actually growing — or just consuming growth content? Drop your honest answer in the comments. 👇
🎧 New episodes every week — subscribe and never miss a drop.

ABOUT BETWEEN SETS:
Between Sets with Vic and Matt is the fitness and lifestyle podcast that goes beyond the gym. Unfiltered conversations about fitness, mindset, money, self-improvement, and real life — recorded between sets, no filter, no fluff.

CONNECT WITH US:
📸 Instagram: @itsthebspod
🎵 TikTok: @itsthebspod
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Everyone thinks they know themselves… until the questions get real.

In this episode of Quick Pumps, Vic and Matt go head-to-head on the life choices and personality questions that actually reveal who you are — and there are no safe answers here.

Dream job with low pay or boring job with a big paycheque? Grind your 20s or actually live them? 10 surface-level friends or 2 real ones? Start a business or climb the corporate ladder?

These aren't hypotheticals. These are the decisions that quietly define your entire life — and how you answer them says more about you than you think.

In this episode: ✅ Life choices that expose your real priorities ✅ Personality questions with no right answer ✅ Vic & Matt's unfiltered takes on ambition, money, friendship & success ✅ The question that caused the most disagreement (you'll know when you hear it)

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💬 Drop your answers in the comments — Dream job or big paycheque? We want to know where you land.

ABOUT BETWEEN SETS: Between Sets with Vic and Matt is the fitness podcast that goes beyond the gym. Real conversations about fitness, life, money, mindset, and everything in between — recorded between sets, no filter.

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Something feels off right now.

Everyone’s tired, distracted, anxious… but no one really talks about why.

In this Quick Pumps episode, we run through some of the biggest truths about modern life — using an Agree or Disagreeformat with no overthinking, no filters.

We react to statements like:

• Everyone is addicted to their phone
• No one actually relaxes anymore
• People are more anxious than ever
• Being “busy” is a personality now
• Most people don’t know how to be alone

Short, punchy, and built for real conversation — this one hits on attention, stress, distraction, and what modern life is doing to us mentally.

We’re doing more than ever… but feeling worse.

Maybe the answer isn’t more.

Maybe it’s less.

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Everyone is working…

…but somehow, everyone still feels broke.

In this episode of Between Sets, we break down why so many young people feel like they’re constantly behind financially — even when they’re doing everything “right.”

We talk about:

• The rising cost of living and why money doesn’t go as far anymore
• Why having multiple income streams is becoming the norm
• The pressure of side hustles and entrepreneurship
• How social media creates a distorted view of wealth and success
• Why working harder doesn’t always translate to getting ahead
• The reality of building a career in fitness, content, and creative industries

This is a real conversation about money, lifestyle, and expectations — recorded between sets — from people actually living it.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right but still not getting ahead… this one will hit.

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