Tag: Masters Rowing

  • Preparing for the HOCR with Greg Benning

    Preparing for the HOCR with Greg Benning

    Join Greg and I, as we discuss Greg’s preparations for this years Head of The Charles Regatta. How he adapted his training through Covid-19 and what he has been experimenting with. 

    Greg Benning, started rowing at the University of Pennsylvania in 1980 and has been engaged in the sport ever since. Greg is the Vice-Chair of US Rowing and a multiple winner of the Head of The Charles regatta.

    This episode is a recording of the exclusive Live event for the Masters Rowing Group and my newsletter subscribers. For more information and to subscribe to my newsletter, go to www.whchambers.com and subscribe.

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  • Faster Podcast Interview with International Rowing Coach, Marty Aitken

    Faster Podcast Interview with International Rowing Coach, Marty Aitken

    Marty Aiken is known world wide as one of best coaches around. Marty started coaching in the 1980’s and has a track record of success at World Championships, Henley Royal Regatta and the Olympics having coached Xeno Muller to a Gold in 1996 and Silver in 2000, and the Gier brothers to Gold in 1996.

    Marty has held positions with Rowing Australia, the Victorian Institute of Sport, GB Rowing, Scottish Institute of Sport and Swiss Rowing and was recognised as Coach of the year by the International Rowing Federation.

    Marty is a great story teller with plenty of stories to share with us about his time working with Jürgen Gröbler, Harry Mahon, Paul Thompson and Chris O’Brian. Marty shares what it was like to coach Xeno Muller and the Gier brothers to Gold in the 1996 Olympics, along with his thoughts on how to move the boat fast.

  • USRowing Masters Webinar – 2 April 2022

    USRowing Masters Webinar – 2 April 2022

    USRowing has organised a full Saturday conference of masters-specific educational content offered virtually. Plenty of interesting speakers including a keynote presentation from Dr. Stephen Seiler on ‘Appropriate training for masters athletes’.

    I will be presenting two webinars at the conference, and look forward to seeing you there.

    1. How to use data to effectively plan, track and manage your training program.

    This webinar will be of interest to masters rowers that are interested in preparing for the regatta session, or simply want to understand what metrics they need to track and how to use them in order to train in a systematic way. 

    Topics covered will include:

    • How to measure and track training load. 
    • How to track progression. 
    • How to measure and monitor recovery. 
    • Sharing insights and pragmatic approaches from the world class rowing programs. 

    It will be an hour-long webinar will include a Q&A, so be sure to prepare yours in advance.

    2. How to plan your return from illness, injury or an extended time off rowing.

    This webinar will be of interest to anyone that is looking to understand different approaches to return to rowing after taking time off. I will be sharing my own personal experience in returning to rowing after a near fatal accident, along with tried and tested approaches that you can use to plan your return. 

    Topics covered will include:

    • How long will it take to get back in shape. 
    • What you need to focus on, when and for how long. 
    • How to increase your training over time to keep progressing safely. 
    • Pragmatic ways to track your progress 

    This will be an hour-long webinar will include a Q&A, so be sure to prepare yours in advance.


    Registration information from USRowing

    Individual Conference Pass ($79): This pass will get you full access to all live sessions within the conference and their recordings. This pass is intended for one person to have access to the conference.

    Boathouse Pass ($299): This pass is intended for a boathouse to gain access to the conference. After registering for this pass, account holders should email EventsTeam@usrowing.org with an excel spreadsheet of members names and email addresses that should have access to the content. There is no limit of attendees per boathouse pass.

    Individual Conference Pass with Championship Membership ($129): This pass will get you full access to all live sessions within the conference and their recordings. This pass is intended for one person to have access to the conference. This pass also includes a USRowing Championship Membership at a discounted rate. While a membership is not required for this conference, if you do intend to renew your membership, this is the time to do so to take advantage of a discounted rate!

    More information can be found at here and registration is done via Regatta Central at the following link.

  • 3 Tasty Time Saver Ergo Workouts

    3 Tasty Time Saver Ergo Workouts

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    This article, both twelve-week training plans, and the full library of protocols and calculators are part of Faster Membership. CHF 129 for the year.

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  • This will help you set up your heart rate training zones. (Premium access)

    This will help you set up your heart rate training zones. (Premium access)

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  • Podcast interview with Adrian Cassidy

    Podcast interview with Adrian Cassidy

    Excited to share this interview with Adrian Cassidy. Adrian has so much experience to share from rowing and high performance. Adrian rowed for Team GB winning world Championships from junior through to elite before an accident that ended his rowing career. Adrian shares his come back story from a broken neck to a career as an international rowing coach. His experiences and insights from coaching at Cambridge University Boat Club, then British Rowing, and Rowing Ireland where he was chief coach.

    Adrian shares some wonderful stories and insights into rowing and how his passion for excellence and helping others to achieve their potential led to the creation of Ludum, specialised performance management software to make life easier for rowers and rowing coaches. As well as setting up the Rowers Conference, to help advance rowing coaches skill and coaching expertise.

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  • Interview with Dual Olympian & Entrepreneur, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg

    Interview with Dual Olympian & Entrepreneur, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg

    Excited to share with you my latest podcast episode, where I interview the dual Olympian and 776BC co-founder Cameron McKenzie-McHarg.

    Cameron has a great story to tell. From growing up in a small country town, to discovering rowing at school. The attraction of other sports like Australian Football and being so good he was recruited by the Western Bulldogs in 1999.

    Cameron returned to rowing in 2001 with the goal of representing Australia at the Olympic Games, and rowed for Victoria and Australia for over 12 years, winning multiple World Cup and World Championships medals. Cameron has also represented Australia at two Olympic Games; Beijing 2008 and London 2012, with his career highlight claiming Silver in the Men’s Four at the Beijing Olympics.

    Now an entrepreneur and co-founder 776BC Cameron shares some great insights and lessons learnt from high performance sport that translate to business and life. 

    Rowing Career Highlights

    • 2012 London Olympic Games: 6th Men’s Eight
    • 2010 World Championships: Bronze Medal Men’s Eight
    • 2009 World Championships: Silver Medal Men’s Four
    • 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: Silver Medal Men’s Four
    • 2008 Lucerne World Cup: Gold Medal Men’s Four
    • 2006 Poznan World Cup: Gold Medal Men’s Eight

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    Upcoming podcast interview – Live with Adrian Cassidy – 22 Dec @ 15:00 CET 

  • Workout of the week

    Workout of the week

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  • Workout of the week

    Workout of the week

    Endurance Builder

    This weeks workout is aimed at those that want to improve their aerobic base. Improving your aerobic base, requires spending time exercising at or just below your aerobic threshold. For most rowers, this will be at 75% of peak heart rate.

    90 minute endurance session

    • 15 minutes on the erg bike
    • 30 minutes on the ergo. Alternate between 5 min at SR 18 & 5 min at SR 20
    • 15 minutes on the erg bike
    • 30 minutes on the ergo. Alternate between 5 min at SR 18 & 5 min at SR 20

    Focus on generating as much power and acceleration whilst getting enough recovery at the low rate to keep the heart rate at 75%. Alternate on the bike erg to break up the session. Maintain the heart rate on the bike. No bike? Do something else like a short jog outside.

    Strength & Conditioning

    This week’s workout from James Goodwin, is the kneeling overhead press with a resistance band. This will strengthen your shoulders, back and core. Can be done easily at home with a rubber band.

    James is the head of performance sport for Swiss Rowing.

  • All about the right fit with Bont Rowing

    All about the right fit with Bont Rowing

    Listen to my conversation with Istvan Nemeth, Managing Director of Bont Shoes and Bont Rowing, as we discuss the importance of having the right fit and connection through the feet, from the drive and through the recovery. Istvan will cover some of the key points you need to pay attention to when choosing your shoe along with the latest developments from Bont Rowing.

    Istvan and the team at Bont have a long history in creating shoes for cycling and rowing. With top World Tour Cycling, Olympic cycling and National Rowing crews using Bont shoes.

    You can find out more on Bont Rowing.

    This episode is a recording of the exclusive Live event for the Masters Rowing Group and my newsletter subscribers. For more information and to subscribe to my newsletter, go to www.whchambers.com and subscribe.

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