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Planning for the Head of The Charles Regatta with Greg Benning

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Planning for the Head of The Charles Regatta with Greg Benning

whchambers 09/09/2020

Really excited to release my follow up interview with Greg Benning. With 19 wins at HOCR, 4 course records, and  7 wins at SilverSkiff, I just had to get him back on the podcast, to share with us his approach to training and preparing for an event.

Anyone that wants to get insights and inspiration, into how a multiple champion athlete, prepares and trains to win, you will not want to miss this episode.

Some of the key points covered;

  • How Greg plan’s his season to key races
  • How Greg measures and manages his training volume, intensity and recovery
  • Technology Greg uses in training and racing
  • Rigging, catch angles and how to approach power application
  • Key workouts and strength program
  • What Greg has learnt from other sports and how these insights can be applied to rowing
  • Coffee or tea? Coffee
  • Racing or training? Training
  • Crew or Single? Crew
  • Favourite race? Head of the Charles Regatta, Silver Skiff & Heineken Roeivierkamp

Links to Greg’s mentions

  • NK Empower oarlock
  • Linz, World Masters Regatta, 2021

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Training Intensity for Masters Rowers with Dr Charlie Simpson – Faster with Bill Chambers

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 and well known for his publications. The Complete Guide to Indoor Rowing and Advanced Rowing. In this episode, Charlie and I talk about how masters can train with intensity to improve their 1k sprint and head distance racing. Why strength training is important and how to go about it. Supplements and nutrition, what works and what doesn't. And a lot more… It's a long episode, and perfect for a long indoor endurance session. Defining training intensity The holy trinity in training intensity; heart rate, RPE and power Key training zones to pay attention to Lactate testing How to set up your season and week for training Nutrition and hydration strategies The Big 5 supplements that can make a real impact on performance Thank you to our Faster podcast supporters: Precision Hydration, Bont Rowing, Filippi Boats and Citius Remex seat pads. These companies want to support Masters Rowers to go Faster and offer exclusive benefits to my newsletter subscriber. To gain access to exclusive bonus offers, ensure you subscribe to my newsletter. If you'd like to connect with Charlie, you can email him at: charlessimpson@brookes.ac.uk
  1. Training Intensity for Masters Rowers with Dr Charlie Simpson 01:42:33
  2. Peter Hardcastle – Triple Olympian – Head Rowing Coach Imperial College – Strength Training – Mental Approach To Racing – Keeping Training Interesting 01:20:22
  3. James Goodwin – Head of physical performance and science for the Swiss Rowing Federation. 46:58
  4. Conversation with Anne-Marie Howald – U23 & Junior Team Coach – Swiss Rowing Federation 01:16:48
  5. Part 2 – Conversation with John Boultbee AM – Faster Podcast with Bill Chambers 01:02:41

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