Rowing Faster
Conversation with Edouard Blanc – Head Coach, Swiss Rowing – Faster Podcast
I am excited to reconnect with Edouard today, and to hear what he has been up to since we last spoke in April this year. I’ve been looking forward to this for some time. It’s not often, one has an opportunity to gain insights, into a world class team, and in this episode, Edouard share…
Read MoreSwiss Rowing Championships championnats suisses d’aviron 2020
So the racing season is over. One race done, and all done for the year. Very grateful, that with everything going on around the world, and in Switzerland, we were able to come together to race together. Great organisation skills from the Swiss Rowing Federation, the organising committee of Luzern, and discipline from all the…
Read MoreConversation with Noel Donaldson – Faster Podcast
Insights into how rowing has evolved over the decades Really excited to share with you, my conversation with Noel Donaldson. Noel is widely recognised, as one of the world’s most successful rowing coaches. He has held posts as the head coach at the Victorian Institute of sport winning countless King’s Cup races, Elite Development, Head Coach and high-performance director at Rowing…
Read MoreTraining Update – Week 35 – 3 Weeks To Go!
Nice to have a recovery week. Time to recover from a big block of volume in the last two weeks, as well as to allow the body to ‘super-compensate’ and build on the hard work done. So in a recovery week I normally drop down to about 8-9 hours of volume, yet maintain the intensity.…
Read MoreAvoid a pain in the ass.
I use and recommend this seat-pad for rowing and especially on the ergo. The ProW seat pad developed by Olympic and World Champion rowers, with Citius Remix in Denmark. This seat pad has an innovative shape that relieves bottom/ass pain, helps you to sit tall at the finish of the stroke and assists in the…
Read MoreTraining Update – Week 34 – 4 Weeks To Go!
Wow. What a big week,following a big week of both volume and the introduction of more high intensity. It’s always a fine balance of when to introduce high intensity, and how to introduce the intensity. I have found that I respond best to a 4-week block, two to three session a week is enough, and…
Read MoreFilippi F22 & Nelo R75 Perspective after 2-months
Rotsee, Luzern Switzerland 2020
Read MoreConversation with Dr Mark Campbell – Faster Podcast
My guest today is well known in Australian rowing and surf lifesaving, competing and winning over the last 40+ years in both still water and surf boats. He has served as the President of Mosman Rowing Club in Sydney. Along with his wife, and Olympic athlete Gillian, awarded coach of the year. He is a…
Read MoreTraining update – week 32 – 6 weeks to go
Photo by Craig Verzone, 2020
Read MoreWhat do the world’s best do to prepare their mind set to win?
Drew Ginn & James Tompkins (2004)
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