The Hosts
Both Jeremy and Matt have competed in a variety of strength sports for years and years, ranging from Mas-Wresting to Track and Field, Strongman, and Armlifting, both eventually developed a love and passion for the Highland Games. They began a podcast in 2023 and it's still going strong. In late 2023 they began hosting Highland Games in Virginia. Shortly thereafter they helped develop a new database for the sport Heavyathlete.com
Jeremy Futrell
Matt McDougal
Jeremy has been competing in the games since 2018. Jeremy has won multiple Amateur games qualifying twice for the East Coast Championships. Jeremy also took over as main athletic director for Goin' Rogue in 2024. Goin' Rogue runs games a year all across Virginia.
Matt is an accomplished athlete since school age, going as far as the Olympic trials for discus. Matt has been competing in the games since 2021 turning Pro in 2023. Matt runs The Barn Gym in Ruther Glen, VA. As of September 2024 Matt is ranked 6th out of all Professional throwers in North America.