Episodes

  • Episode 87 "Chalk & Cheese and Olympic Roly-Polys"

    Episode 87 "Chalk & Cheese and Olympic Roly-Polys"
    Mar 25 2026
    Hello there Dearest listener and potential beloved Patron, I hereby present episode 87 of the podcast that isn't really about weightlifting to you. Recorded at hacksaw ridge in the rain and at altitude we really get into it. First up listener and Patron Angela has sent her knackered coffee machine to Tom in the hope that he can fix it and move it on. So takes me through the finer details and makes a coffee before we head up the ridge. Huge thanks to Angela and family for coming to see me on tour too - which you can do by going to robrouse.com. Other hot button topics include - The offal available at Morrisons, the phrase 'Chalk and Cheese', the perils of acid rain when you're running an aquatic centre, Spring, the wonder that is Paul Foot and Olympic roly-polys! If you'd like to support the podcast directly and listen ad-free just join us on patreon Enjoy the podcast! Rob XXX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Episode 86 "Penny Farthings & Coffee W@nkers"

    Episode 86 "Penny Farthings & Coffee W@nkers"
    Feb 26 2026
    Hey there Dearest listener and beloved Patron, Sorry for the elongated break in comms, it's been a busy old time of late, but I'm delighted to say we are back with episodes in the can and the editing back in full swing. A section of this episode was recorded just before Christmas which goes to explain a short discussion about 'sad advert music' and a rant about seasonal markets on country estates that take the piss out of the consumer! Tom introduces a potential new voting policy which could completely overhaul the current system and hopefully lead to a saner world. We also discuss the danger of delicious Dhal, rolling the dice on use-by dates on pork mince and we go deep-dive into Penny Farthings and Tom's self confessed 'Coffee W@nkerdom' Enjoy the podcast and I'll crack on editing the next episode! Thanks so much for your patience and your support, we really appreciate you all. Rob's currently on tour! Come see a live show - all the dates are here! Rob & Tom XXX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Episode 85 "It's World Monkey Day!"

    Episode 85 "It's World Monkey Day!"
    Dec 14 2025
    Hello there Dearest Listeners and beloved Patrons of the Podcast. December 14th is a huge day! Not only is it World Monkey Day, it's also listener Kerry's birthday! So happy birthday Kerry! On this packed episode, we discuss - The Power of the Buttock - The Yamaha Corporation - World Monkey Day of Course and much much more. Also we're going to do a festive Q&A episode where you can ask me and Tom Anything! simply email your question in to robscomedyvillage@gmail.com and put the subject title "UWP AMA" Get tickets to see Rob on Tour Come to The Comedy Village Also here's a link to John Noakes Climbing Nelson's Column https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMrB_3wq2ak & Tom's Engineering Series! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efiTDgJjqXY&t=1432s Enjoy the POdcast. XXX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • Episode 84. "There's a Rat in me Citroen"

    Episode 84. "There's a Rat in me Citroen"
    Nov 26 2025
    Hello there Dear listeners and Beloved Patrons Tom has the Citroen story to beat all Citroen stories on this week's episode. Bearing in mind, my Citroen (now gone) was an absolute catalogue of disasters, this one is a pearler! He then regales me of how he got locked locked inside a theatre in ludicrous circumstances, it's an absolute sh@t storm of human error. We discuss the near-death peril of Old-school Blue Peter challenges and the origin of Anne Summers + much much more. See Rob on tour Come to The Comedy Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Episode 83. "Tom's Packed Schedule"

    Episode 83. "Tom's Packed Schedule"
    Nov 4 2025
    Hello there Dearest listener, UWP Officianado and potential Patron It's hard to describe to you just how packed Tom's schedule has been this week, so it's a miracle we've managed to snare him for this weeks episode, don't take my word for it, he'll tell all on the Ep. We also blow the lid of a massive potential and at this point mercifully, utterly hypothetical product recall on all Huel drinks. Although like all the best science fiction, these things are only a few clicks away from reality. And we have a spectacular DOUBLE pant cage review from our man in the field Alan Lunt. Enjoy the Podcast! Catch Rob on Tour - March / April 2026 The Unliklely Weightlifters at Leicester Festival 2026 Visit The Comedy Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • UWP Ep. 82 "Gift Voucher Admin Sh*tstorm"

    UWP Ep. 82 "Gift Voucher Admin Sh*tstorm"
    Oct 24 2025
    Hello there Dearest listener and potential Patron (Patrons support the podcast directly and get episodes ad-free) This Episode we discuss the minefield of admin that can explode out from the innocent and best intentioned gift voucher. There’s a full re-arrangement of Blurs ‘The Universal’. There’s fleet news as Rob has finally disposed of the ‘Shitroen’. Tom launches a bizarre advertising campaign for his ‘Coffee machine reconditioning business’, an update on the Jehovas witnesses and much, much more. Come see Rob Live on tour here visit The Comedy Village Enjoy the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Episode 81 "Some VERY Good News"

    Episode 81 "Some VERY Good News"
    Oct 7 2025
    Hey there Dearest Listener and beloved Patrons! Welcome to Episode 81 of the podcast that really isn't about weightlifting. This week there is some VERY good news for all of us, of course we discuss fabric care, Tom's started a new repair business and Rob fears electrocution (as we all should). Tom's carried out a full service of the lifting rack at Hacksaw Ridge, we discuss home-made gyms vs the behemoth that is Pure Gym, vicars and Inheriting a strange family business. Enjoy the podcast! Check out Rob's tour at www.robrouse.com Come to one of Rob's clubs at The Comedy Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Episode 80. "I didn't know Jeff did that!"

    Episode 80. "I didn't know Jeff did that!"
    Sep 22 2025
    Hey there dearest listeners and potential patrons We're back in the dojo discussing all and sundry. Rob got stuck at the automatic checkouts after last weeks launch party at Tesco, holding a packet of liver and might still be there. Tom got told "he was really lucky" by an Amazon driver and much much more. It's the weightlifting podcast that really isn't about weightlifting! Enjoy the podcast. catch Rob on tour Spring 2026 come to a show at The Comedy Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins