Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece have created one of the most remarkable communities in the world, attracting big wave surfers, NFL stars such as Christian McCaffrey, NBA talents, actors and actresses, UFC fighters, you name it, to come try their XPT Workouts. Prior to having Laird and Gabby on the podcast, Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter worked out with Gabby for the second time, surviving an intense workout that involves a lot (a lot) of time in the sauna, working out 10-feet deep on a breath hold, backflips, and a whole lot more.
ENJOY!
And enjoy our episode with Gabby and Laird on Wednesday, September 27!
Author, journalist, podcast host, and broadcaster, Travis Mewhirter has written 4 number-one bestsellers — including Kings of Summer: The Rise of Beach Volleyball, alongside Olympic gold medalist Kent Steffes. He has also written award-winning features, including a package at the Northwest Florida Daily News that earned him Sports Writer of the Year, and a heartfelt story on the late Eric Zaun in Volleyball Magazine, which was an honorable mention in the 2020 Best American Sportswriting.
Following the passing of Eric Zaun, Mewhirter, alongside Jon Mesko and Katie Spieler, founded the Eric Zaun Award, which has raised more than 25 thousand to fund beach volleyball players.
Mewhirter now devotes most of his time to playing and covering beach volleyball, via his podcast: SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, as well as writing for Volleyball Magazine and commentating on Volleyball TV. Mewhirter and Bourne have written two books together: Volleyball for Milkshakes, and Playbook of Champions, both of which were number-one best-sellers.
