Tag: australian rowing

  • Training intensity for Masters Rowing with Dr Charlie Simpson

    Training intensity for Masters Rowing with Dr Charlie Simpson

    Excited to share this 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 cover the following topics and a lot more…

    • 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

    It’s a long episode (99-mins) and perfect for a long indoor endurance session.

    The Complete Guide to Indoor Rowing, is the first comprehensive book to focus on this unique form of strength-endurance training. It is aimed at serious athletes, outdoor rowers and normal gym users.

    Advanced Rowing , brings together a selection of leading experts in the sport of rowing, including international head coaches from New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and Denmark, who have all coached crews to World and Olympic medals. Distinguished club and university coaches contribute from across the United States, Great Britain, and Australia. Between them, these coaches work with the top national level athletes in their countries and specialize in preparing them to an international competitive standard.

    Books recommended by Charlie

    • Wanted rowing coach by Brad Lewis
    • Assault on Lake Casitas by Brad Lewis
    • Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
    • The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
    • Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

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    If you’d like to connect with Charlie, you can email him at: charlessimpson@brookes.ac.uk

  • Peter Hardcastle – Triple Olympian – Head Rowing Coach at Imperial College

    Peter Hardcastle – Triple Olympian – Head Rowing Coach at Imperial College

    Peter (Pete) Hardcastle, is well known in Australian and World Rowing. Pete represented Australia at the Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympic Games in different boat classes. After the olympics, Pete moved to the UK in 2008.  where he coached at Dulwich College, Emanuel School and London Rowing Club, and coached the men’s four at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in 2014.  In 2017, Pete joined Imperial College as the Head of Rowing and in his first season at Imperial, he coached the crew that won the Prince Albert Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.  

    Pete is an amazing athlete, and still continues to amaze mere mortals, with his Ironman Triathlon exploits, and marathon running. In this episode, Pete and I explore what got him into rowing, and how he progressed to the U23 World Championships and then the Elite team under 4-years. We talk about personal motivation, and challenging others to explore what is possible. We review what is really going on with some of the rapid crews we are watching today, and he shares his tips on how to get yourself ready to race as well as preparing your race mindset.

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  • How to ensure rowing remains relevant with John Boultbee AM – Faster Podcast

    In my first conversation with John, he left us on a ‘cliffhanger’ with what rowing needs to do to stay relevant. In this follow up conversation, John shares his thoughts on what rowing needs to do to stay relevant and thrive, vs. survive.

    John Boultbee AM, is well known in Australian as a lawyer and leading Australian sport administrator, particularly in relation to rowing and football. In 1990, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to rowing as an administrator. Between 1989 and 1995, John was Secretary General of the International Rowing Federation (FISA). John was a board member of the International Rowing Federation, Rowing Australia and Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta.

    • What John would do now to ensure rowing stays relevant
    • How the exclusion of lightweight rowing is hurting the sport
    • Why changing the format is not the answer to attract more people to rowing 
    • What rowing can learn from other sports
    • What led to the Australian Olympic team’s success in 2000
    • Vision of the National Sports Tribunal
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