Well I may be breaking the minds of the clients I work with, but I’m also doing a really good job of rebuilding as we go. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-fit-to-row/message

161: Intention - Process - Results

Feb 15th, 2022 6m 39s

I believe these 3 steps are held together by world-class basics.Here’s today’s podcastEpisode Home:https://www.getfittorow.com/get-fit-to-row-podcast/161-intention-process-results--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co

160: Invisible super-powered movements

Feb 4th, 2022 9m

There is one movement in rowing that’s super powerful, it’s easy to see, but few would know how much power it’s generating, it’s in the body swing.I’ve always thought that the power of a rowing stroke comes from linking the core muscles to eve

159: World class consistency

Feb 2nd, 2022 5m 59s

If world basic basics is a personal thing, world-class consistency is something others can value.I’ve been thinking about the difference between basics and constancy, I think the former is something to focus on as an individual and the latter

158: Hydrow rowing machine made me simile

Jan 14th, 2022 5m 26s

I always preferred rowing with a crew.Here’s the thing when I was rowing at Auriol Kensington Rowing Club I learnt that crew boats were my thing and I enjoyed a quad more than anything, a quad is 4 scullers.You can learn to row on a rowing ma

157: Float like a butterfly..... world-class basics

Jan 13th, 2022 8m 54s

I think and what I have learnt over the years is what people say and what people do can often be very very different.When it comes to high performance, goal setting or just doing something better than others, sometimes you don’t want to share

156: My frosts congeal the rivers in their flow

Jan 12th, 2022 5m 33s

I've got that winter feeling, a January feeling, one that's very familiar.For a few years, I spent some time at Quintin Boat Club on the Thames by Chiswick bridge.The club had an open fire, we would recover after a session by it.This poem th

155: Power, and hand speed

Jan 11th, 2022 11m 32s

Do you go faster because you slide faster, or is it the hand speed, or is it more a leg thing… Eric Murray knows 💪I listened and watched a series of coached sessions with Eric Murray, a multi times winning Olympian.When you listen closely to

154: Push, pull, hinge and drive

Jan 10th, 2022 12m 7s

It’s the welcome back weights session, make sure you’re up to speed with your technique.There are 4 key exercises to focus on, each builds towards maximising power.Here’s today’s podcast:https://www.getfittorow.com/get-fit-to-row-podcast/154

153: Welcome back session

Jan 7th, 2022 9m 28s

I simply love low rating, it requires a good deal of personal coaching, meaning you, yes you have to think about what you're doing.Here’s today’s podcast:https://www.getfittorow.com/get-fit-to-row-podcast/153-welcome-back-sessionWhat about y

152: Train in blocks

Jan 6th, 2022 7m 38s

Sounds simple, build blocks and your progress faster.Here’s today’s podcast:https://www.getfittorow.com/get-fit-to-row-podcast/152-train-in-blocksWhat about your fitness and rowing, are you ready to get started?--- Send in a voice messag

151: The playbook

Jan 3rd, 2022 8m 27s

You can’t get to greatness without some help.Fact.You’ll need to believe in a coach, a coach who believes in you, a coach that has your goals and performance in mind.The Playbook series on netflix’s shares a few moments of insight that could

150: Catch 22

Jan 2nd, 2022 3m 53s

Yes, it’s the start of 2022, and the start of the rowing stroke is called the catch so it seems rather fitting to be writing and sharing today’s podcast called "{catch 22}.Get the catch right and the rest can be worked on.But here’s the other

149: Looking down the race track of 2021

Dec 31st, 2021 16m 4s

So the race is done. 2021 is done.How did we do?Here’s today’s podcast:https://www.getfittorow.com/get-fit-to-row-podcast/149-looking-down-the-race-track-of-2021What about your fitness and rowing, are you ready to get started?--- Send

148: Get Fit in 2022

Dec 29th, 2021 3m 30s

It’s that funny time between Christmas and New Year, a time when we get a chance to reflect on the year that’s past, a chance to look at where you are, a chance to think about who we might want to be in the new year ahead.I think getting fit i

147: Weak but focused

Dec 28th, 2021 9m 4s

Yes, the leg is better, but I’ve lost strength.Here’s the thing, and it’s something worth sharing but keeping fit, and getting fit once your past 30 is a must in my experience.As you all know having strained my hamstring whilst playing 5 a si

146: Heart rate, mental health and wellness

Dec 27th, 2021 9m 44s

I’ve learned by studying myself very closely that my daily training habit keeps my mental health strong.Here’s today’s podcast:https://www.getfittorow.com/get-fit-to-row-podcast/146-heart-rate-mental-health-and-wellnessWhat about your fitnes

145: Complete rowing

Dec 23rd, 2021 7m 19s

I know it sounds too simple, but, once you’ve got fit to row, the next step is learning to row.But, at this point of writing this blog and preparing for today’s podcast I don’t yet have a place or a boat to coach people to learn to row, but I’

144: Preparing for a 2k test (audio)

Dec 17th, 2021 10m 1s

Ok, let’s be honest I haven’t yet met anyone who likes carrying out the 2000m test.But, I’ve also learnt that people don’t put enough focus into the mental prep and planning around the test.So, I’ve given it some thought and have done a podca

144: Preparing for a 2k test

Dec 17th, 2021 10m 1s

143: A visit to the pyramids

Dec 11th, 2021 11m 2s

The most obvious thing about a visit to the pyramids is, if you go up you have to come down.I understand from reading around the subject that the pyramids of Giza took 20 years to build and needed the manpower of over 100,000 men. That’s a lot

142: One last dance

Dec 10th, 2021 10m 8s

One thing that you have to do in rowing when it comes to crew boats (and the bigger the crew the harder it is) you have to “think and move as a team”.From a training perspective, a lot of your time will be spent as an individual.Moving from i

141: World class basics

Dec 9th, 2021 8m 54s

I think to be the best you, you need to work out how to be world-class at something basic.Or in other words, how do you work towards world-class basics?For as much as it sounds simple, it's not, there is a lot that will get in the way, a lot

140: Get fit, simple

Dec 8th, 2021 12m 4s

If I said to you “would you like to get fit” what would your answer be?I guess I ask this as I think most of us would say yes, but for some of us we wouldn’t have even given the idea a thought ever.Ever, does that mean you don’t need to or do

139: Fast hand moves! Feet up thinking day 3

Dec 8th, 2021 8m 2s

I wanted to dig into a movement I’ve talked about before, hands speed.Or maybe I want to highlight what you should do with your hands on the rowing machine or in a rowing boat.You see the hand movement needs to be fast, not slow, and it needs