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But we’re currently in lockdown because of coronavirus, so I thought I’d do something different. In this episode, I’m joined by Alex Horscroft – a new guest writer for the Expert Tableâ¦</p> 188 </div> 189 190 <a class="entry-button ct-button" data-type="background" data-alignment="right" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/alex-horscroft-county-champion/" >Read More</a><div class="ct-ghost"></div><ul class="entry-meta" data-type="simple:slash" ><li class="meta-author" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><a class="ct-meta-element-author" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/author/benlarcombe/" title="Posts by Ben Larcombe" rel="author" itemprop="name" >Ben Larcombe</a></li><li class="meta-date" itemprop="datePublished" ><time class="ct-meta-element-date" datetime="2020-03-31T16:01:41+01:00" >March 31, 2020</time></li></ul></div></article><article id="post-6097" class="entry-card post-6097 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" ><div class="card-content"> 191 <h2 class="entry-title"> 192 <a href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/talent-practice-and-quitting/"> 193 Talent, Practice, and Why Harrie Almost Quit Table Tennis (S02E08) </a> 194 </h2> 195 196 197 <div class="entry-excerpt"> 198 <p>This is Episode #8 of The Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month weâre talking talent, practice, and why a few weeks ago Harrie almost quit table tennis altogether! If you’ve ever worried that youâ¦</p> 199 </div> 200 201 <a class="entry-button ct-button" data-type="background" data-alignment="right" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/talent-practice-and-quitting/" >Read More</a><div class="ct-ghost"></div><ul class="entry-meta" data-type="simple:slash" ><li class="meta-author" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><a class="ct-meta-element-author" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/author/benlarcombe/" title="Posts by Ben Larcombe" rel="author" itemprop="name" >Ben Larcombe</a></li><li class="meta-date" itemprop="datePublished" ><time class="ct-meta-element-date" datetime="2019-11-28T16:49:35+00:00" >November 28, 2019</time></li></ul></div></article><article id="post-5945" class="entry-card post-5945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" ><div class="card-content"> 202 <h2 class="entry-title"> 203 <a href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/tom-lodziak-adult-beginner/"> 204 Tom Lodziak: How to Crush It as an Adult Beginner (Bonus Interview) </a> 205 </h2> 206 207 208 <div class="entry-excerpt"> 209 <p>Harrie’s not been very well this month so this is a special bonus episode of The Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe. In this episode, I’m joined by Tom Lodziak for a chat about how to crush it asâ¦</p> 210 </div> 211 212 <a class="entry-button ct-button" data-type="background" data-alignment="right" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/tom-lodziak-adult-beginner/" >Read More</a><div class="ct-ghost"></div><ul class="entry-meta" data-type="simple:slash" ><li class="meta-author" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><a class="ct-meta-element-author" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/author/benlarcombe/" title="Posts by Ben Larcombe" rel="author" itemprop="name" >Ben Larcombe</a></li><li class="meta-date" itemprop="datePublished" ><time class="ct-meta-element-date" datetime="2019-10-30T11:04:16+00:00" >October 30, 2019</time></li></ul></div></article><article id="post-5926" class="entry-card post-5926 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" ><div class="card-content"> 213 <h2 class="entry-title"> 214 <a href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/quality-vs-quantity/"> 215 Quality vs Quantity: Table Tennis Training (S02E07) </a> 216 </h2> 217 218 219 <div class="entry-excerpt"> 220 <p>This is Episode #7 of The Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month weâre discussing the quality and quantity of your training. This season, Harrie’s made some changes to his weekly training schedule. Instead ofâ¦</p> 221 </div> 222 223 <a class="entry-button ct-button" data-type="background" data-alignment="right" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/quality-vs-quantity/" >Read More</a><div class="ct-ghost"></div><ul class="entry-meta" data-type="simple:slash" ><li class="meta-author" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><a class="ct-meta-element-author" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/author/benlarcombe/" title="Posts by Ben Larcombe" rel="author" itemprop="name" >Ben Larcombe</a></li><li class="meta-date" itemprop="datePublished" ><time class="ct-meta-element-date" datetime="2019-09-26T15:41:58+01:00" >September 26, 2019</time></li></ul></div></article><article id="post-5863" class="entry-card post-5863 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" ><div class="card-content"> 224 <h2 class="entry-title"> 225 <a href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/harder-better-faster-stronger-table-tennis/"> 226 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Table Tennis (S02E06) </a> 227 </h2> 228 229 230 <div class="entry-excerpt"> 231 <p>This is Episode #6 of the Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month weâre chatting about the physical side of table tennis. Is physical training even important for table tennis? If so, what kinds ofâ¦</p> 232 </div> 233 234 <a class="entry-button ct-button" data-type="background" data-alignment="right" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/harder-better-faster-stronger-table-tennis/" >Read More</a><div class="ct-ghost"></div><ul class="entry-meta" data-type="simple:slash" ><li class="meta-author" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><a class="ct-meta-element-author" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/author/benlarcombe/" title="Posts by Ben Larcombe" rel="author" itemprop="name" >Ben Larcombe</a></li><li class="meta-date" itemprop="datePublished" ><time class="ct-meta-element-date" datetime="2019-08-31T19:02:07+01:00" >August 31, 2019</time></li></ul></div></article><article id="post-5711" class="entry-card post-5711 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" ><div class="card-content"> 235 <h2 class="entry-title"> 236 <a href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/beating-nerves-handling-pressure-managing-emotions/"> 237 Beating Nerves, Handling Pressure, and Managing Your Emotions (S02E05) </a> 238 </h2> 239 240 241 <div class="entry-excerpt"> 242 <p>This is Episode #5 of the Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month we’re chatting about the mental and emotional side of our sport. If you struggle to beat your nerves, handle the pressure ofâ¦</p> 243 </div> 244 245 <a class="entry-button ct-button" data-type="background" data-alignment="right" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/beating-nerves-handling-pressure-managing-emotions/" >Read More</a><div class="ct-ghost"></div><ul class="entry-meta" data-type="simple:slash" ><li class="meta-author" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><a class="ct-meta-element-author" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/author/benlarcombe/" title="Posts by Ben Larcombe" rel="author" itemprop="name" >Ben Larcombe</a></li><li class="meta-date" itemprop="datePublished" ><time class="ct-meta-element-date" datetime="2019-07-29T09:57:24+01:00" >July 29, 2019</time></li></ul></div></article><article id="post-5627" class="entry-card post-5627 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" ><div class="card-content"> 246 <h2 class="entry-title"> 247 <a href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/top-5-table-tennis-drills/"> 248 Harrie’s Top 5 Table Tennis Drills (S02E04) </a> 249 </h2> 250 251 252 <div class="entry-excerpt"> 253 <p>This is Episode #4 of the Expert Table Tennis Podcast with Ben Larcombe and Harrie Austin-Jones. This month we’re chatting about our favourite table tennis drills! If you’re looking to add some more table tennis drills into your training, thisâ¦</p> 254 </div> 255 256 <a class="entry-button ct-button" data-type="background" data-alignment="right" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/top-5-table-tennis-drills/" >Read More</a><div class="ct-ghost"></div><ul class="entry-meta" data-type="simple:slash" ><li class="meta-author" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><a class="ct-meta-element-author" href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/author/benlarcombe/" title="Posts by Ben Larcombe" rel="author" itemprop="name" >Ben Larcombe</a></li><li class="meta-date" itemprop="datePublished" ><time class="ct-meta-element-date" datetime="2019-06-28T12:12:11+01:00" >June 28, 2019</time></li></ul></div></article><article id="post-5622" class="entry-card post-5622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" ><div class="card-content"> 257 <h2 class="entry-title"> 258 <a href="https://www.experttabletennis.com/end-of-season-review-2019/"> 259 Harrie’s 2018/19 End-of-Season Review (S02E03) </a> 260 </h2> 261 262 263 <div class="entry-excerpt"> 264 <p>This is Episode #3 of the new style Expert Table Tennis Podcast! 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