Faster Podcast

The podcast for Masters Rowers who want to train smarter, race faster, and keep improving.

Faster with Bill Chambers is dedicated to inspiring and challenging Masters Rowers to learn, evolve, and discover what it takes to go faster.

In each episode, Bill sits down with world-class performers from rowing and business to explore the habits, tactics, tools, and routines that drive exceptional performance. Together, they uncover practical lessons that listeners can apply immediately—in training, racing, coaching, and life.

The podcast is listened to by thousands of rowers across North America, Western Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region. What brings them together is a shared commitment to continuous improvement and a desire to keep getting faster.

Guests enjoy the show's friendly, long-form format and the opportunity to review the final edit before publication. The result is refreshingly open, honest, and fair-dinkum conversations that go beyond the surface and reveal what really works.

 

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RSS Faster Podcast Episodes

  • The hidden cost of endurance - What every masters rower needs to know about AFib
    We're rowers.We train hard, eat well, stay lean, and pride ourselves on being fitter and faster than most people our age.So how is it that former elite rowers are almost seven times more likely to develop atrial fibrillation?This episode is personal. I've been through AFib myself, and today I'm sharing what the latest science reveals, […]
  • Power Meters #6: Training by Watts — Swiss Rowing
    James Goodwin is Head of Sports Science at the Swiss Rowing Federation. He explains how to train using power as your primary metric, how it changes session design, and how that translates into boat speed.Get the free Faster newsletter — the frameworks and tools I use: whchambers.com
  • Inside the World Indoor Championships — Fil Ljubicic
    Fil Ljubicic chairs the Indoor Rowing Commission at World Rowing. We talk about the 2025 Official World Rowing Indoor Championships and where indoor racing sits in the sport's future.Get the free Faster newsletter — the frameworks and tools I use: whchambers.com
  • Power Meters #5: Inside the Empower Oarlock
    Michael Naughton, Chief Operating Officer at Nielsen-Kellerman, on the Empower Oarlock — what it measures, why it measures it that way, and how to read what it tells you.Get the free Faster newsletter — the frameworks and tools I use: whchambers.com
  • Power Meters #4: Lessons from Olympic Gold — Noel Donaldson
    Noel Donaldson is one of the most successful rowing coaches in the world — multiple world championships and Olympic gold medals across three decades and two countries.He shares what he's learned using power meters with everyone from gold medal international crews to school crews, and how the data actually helps make a boat go faster.Get […]

Disclaimer

The people interviewed are well-trained experts and highly skilled in their areas of expertise. The information shared is provided in good faith.  The activities or research discussed in these podcasts should not be attempted without qualified supervision and training with professionals, and always seek advice from your doctor before undertaking exercise.