Books, Heart Rate, Hydration, Masters Rowing, Nutrition, Podcast Episodes, Polarised Training, Rest & Recovery, Strength Training
Excited to share my latest episode of the Faster Podcast, this time with Dr Charlie Simpson. Charlie is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at Oxford Brookes University…
Hydration, Masters Rowing, Nutrition
Many of us will be doing a lot of training on the rowing machine in these coming weeks, and it’s important to understand the impact of sweat and proper hydration….
Equipment, Heart Rate, Hydration, Masters Rowing, Rest & Recovery, Sleep
Every year I take a look at a few things to experiment with. All with the aim of improving my personal performance. In this post I’m sharing what I’m experimenting…
Heart Rate, Hydration, Rest & Recovery, Sleep
One of the things I’ve been experimenting with, over the last 8-weeks, is measuring and tracking my Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Morning Resting Heart Rate (MRHR). I’m doing this…
Sharing an interesting article on why sodium is important for Masters Rowers to perform at our best. Original article by Andy Blow and medically reviewed by Dr Tamara Hew-Butler. Disclosure:…
Hydration, Masters Rowing, Training
This is a repost of an interesting article on why athletes suffer from cramp, by Andy Blow. Medically reviewed by Dr Tamara Hew-Butler. Original article can be found at precision…
Hydration, Masters Rowing, Nutrition, Training
Podcast interview with Andy Blow from Precision Hydration. In this episode, Andy and I cover the topics related to hydration for masters rowing, and answer questions from the Facebook Masters…
Precision Hydration: So after a whole heap of time sweating on ergos and bike ergs over the lock down period, I started to do some research on hydration and the…
Heart Rate, Hydration, Masters Rowing, Rest & Recovery, Rowing Faster, Training
Training is important, but what you do with the rest of your time in the week, can make a big difference in how you respond and improve from your training….
Hydration, Nutrition, Racing, Training
There are plenty of ideas and studies published on this topic. Below is what works for me and my athletes, based on science and best practice guidance from National Institute’s…