#32: Joshua ‘the beast’ Chisanga – On appreciating process, trail blazing and pro-rugby

In this episode, the BBB duo get to sit with a Kenyan giant, a brilliant sportsman with a special spot for music production. With the guest physically towering over them, they giddily tackle topics around sports and sportsmanship, shifts, sacrifice and then some! Following Joshua Chisanga’s journey, they talk strength and conditioning, discipline and deadlifts, living the dream, trials, teams, tenacity, headspace through surgeries and breakthroughs after delays and disappointments. Even as they polish lessons from the past, they underline ambitions, targets and heights yet to be reached with Olympics and more not far from reach. A hearty episode that celebrates a Kenyan icon who happens to be a great storyteller as is evident with his stories from around the world; Uganda to Zim, Nairobi to Newcastle, Poland to SA and so on! A great episode on drive, learning and unlearning, paving the way, surviving transitions, full circle moments, smashing through walls, resilience and beyond.

 

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About the Guest
Joshua Chisanga (Instagram, Twitter) is a celebrated Kenyan Sportsman popularly known as ‘The Beast’. A pro rugby player that has represented Kenya in both 7’s and 15’s, also becoming among the first Kenyan Rugby players to go internationally pro. He was the first Kenyan to play in the top flight English Rugby Premier League; The Aviva Premiership playing for The Newcastle Falcons. He later went on to play in the Polish league as well. In Kenya, he’s worked with clubs such as Homeboyz, where he spent about a decade of his career and later at Harlequins where he now calls home. Josh, an S&C coach and fitness consultant now heavily dedicates himself to mentorship, training and weightlifting. The holder of easily the heaviest deadlift in Kenyan rugby, is part of the impressive duo (w/ Mavala) behind 48Shred (Instagram) Fitness.

 

Show notes

• 48Shred Website
• Player Profile
• Nation Interview
• KTN Interview
• Going Pro
• Alesana Tuilagi, Nili Latu, Philip Wokorach, Michael Wokorach