Ben Simons
@benthebounce
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Bobsleigh Athlete #teamGB | 2x Olympian #Sochi2014 #PyeongChang2018 | MSc scholar | Shropshire Lad | IG: benthebounce
Joined June 2012
11 years ago. I'd just made it through the first round of Bobsleigh trials and set up twitter to try to get some sponsorship. #MyTwitterAnniversary
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RT @_chrishaigh: Sums it upā¦ Double leg break in August, double promotion in Mayš š . Thank you so much for having me @OxCityFC , Iāve loveā¦.
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What a ride it's been, brother š.
After an amazing and action packed 15 years in the wildest sport ever to be created, itās time for me to say goodbye. I would like to thank my friends,family, teammates,the international Bobsleigh community and coaches for the support you have given me throughout the yearsāļø
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RT @johnstanners318: From last years PB to now šš. Discipline creates progress š¤. Progress reinforces belief! . @The_BBSA .@HQRAFSport .@raā¦.
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RT @The_BBSA: Reminisce on @benthebounce cracking career, going through the 120+ appearances for GB Bobsleigh š¬š§. Click the link below to rā¦.
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Here I am, reminiscing at the site of the greatest race of my career. It's a warm summers day, with no ice in sight and now more than ever it seems appropriate to announce my retirement from the sport of Bobsleigh. #Arete
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RT @RUGBY_STR_COACH: Imagine building a $1T+ company with >1M employees and still going home to get 8 hours each night, but somehow coachinā¦.
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The Amazon CEO on why he believes in āwork-life harmonyā and not work-life balance.
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Very grateful of the incredible network of professionals I've acquainted during my sporting career. Thanks @NickChadd for today's call š.
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RT @hmmrmedia: Lots of new (and archived) jumping content on the site over the last 2 months. Here's our roundup:. .
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Throughout May and June we looked at team at jumping. Our team of contributors put together 1 new video lesson, 4 new podcasts and 6 new articles on the topic from 9 contributors. Find links to both o
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RT @mattelias400h: I fear the Commonwealth Games has lost its heartā¦ .it always used to be a beautiful balance of performance & DEVELOPMENTā¦.
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RT @mica_lolita: Extremely sad news to hear about Raph, who was just a lovely soul. Sending thoughts and hugs to his family and loved oneā¦.
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RT @hmmrmedia: āStarting acceleration sets up everything thereafter. If stride one isnāt right, thereās no coming back. And we can work staā¦.
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We often think of explosiveness as just one quality, but the fastest sprinter isn't always the best bobsledder or long jumper. Explosiveness can be expressed in different ways. Olympic bobsledder Ben
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RT @hmmrmedia: Do we need to get rid of long GCT plyos? āI donāt know if I look at plyos as needing to match the ground contact time of youā¦.
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We often think of explosiveness as just one quality, but the fastest sprinter isn't always the best bobsledder or long jumper. Explosiveness can be expressed in different ways. Olympic bobsledder Ben
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RT @hmmrmedia: āWhat makes the long jump so difficult is that there's no room for error. You have 120ms that dictate the jump. There are noā¦.
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We often think of explosiveness as just one quality, but the fastest sprinter isn't always the best bobsledder or long jumper. Explosiveness can be expressed in different ways. Olympic bobsledder Ben
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RT @hmmrmedia: We often think of explosiveness as just one quality, but the fastest sprinter isnāt always the best bobsledder or long jumpeā¦.
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We often think of explosiveness as just one quality, but the fastest sprinter isn't always the best bobsledder or long jumper. Explosiveness can be expressed in different ways. Olympic bobsledder Ben
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RT @Steve381: What an incredible day at the āDiversity of Speedā event co-hosted by @TeamHallam and @TalentedAthlete World-class practicalā¦.
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Is the benefit of General Prep really building a 'base'? Or is it just the fact that you back off intensity for 8 weeks, and nobody's circuits get fried.
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RT @The_BBSA: We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Olympic gold medalist and world champion bobsledder Tony Nash MBE - a legendā¦.
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