Posts Tagged ‘Rowing’
Short conversation with Dr Charlie Simpson on Training Intensity & Nutrition
Faster podcast with Bill Chambers and Dr Charlie Simpson. 29 March 2021. Charlie is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at Oxford Brookes University and well known for his publications on Rowing. The Complete Guide to Indoor Rowing and Advanced Rowing.This Master Class, will present attendees with interesting information about the relationship between common…
Read MoreUpdate on Aerobic Efficiency
In 2020, I posted on Aerobic Deficiency and how Always training in the middle can be costly. In fact, it can cost you your season and possibly your health. It is one of the more popular articles, so I thought I’d update you, with some of my data from the first 3-months of 2021. In…
Read MoreDon’t let these mistakes kill your high intensity training
Now that I’ve been training through the winter and early spring, with plenty of long aerobic base foundation work, I’m turning my attention towards introducing some longer threshold intervals, and later on, introducing some high intensity intervals. I’m especially looking forward to the shorter, higher intensity work, as these kinds of sessions are fast, and…
Read MoreThe Physiology of the Finishing Kick
What can we learn from the studies done on other sports like running, and how does this potentially apply to rowing? We see crews that bolt out of the start and hold a fast pace all the way (Aussie Men’s 4-) and the Kiwi Pair that settle into a relentless pace and simply grind through…
Read MoreHow the brain limits performance. Strategies & Tactics for Masters Rowers.
Latest podcast episode with Prof Samuele Marcora. In this episode, I talk with Prof Samuele Marcora about how the brain regulates performance, and what we can do about this to go Faster.Prof Marcora is well known in the world of sports science and considered an expert in this subject.He has a Bachelor in Physical Education from the…
Read MoreLive Master Class Sessions & Instructors
Super excited to announce today, the live sessions with our world-class instructors. More information will be released later this week, so be sure to join the newsletter to be the first to find out. Training & Nutrion For Masters Rowers Instructor: Dr Charles Simpson, Author and Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science. Sport. Faculty of…
Read MoreIn Pursuit of Excellence – Insights from the America’s Cup challenger series
After demolishing Team INEOS, 7-1 in the Prada Cup Challenger series, Luna Rossa’s James Spithill wasn’t gloating in the victory, he came across humble and focussed. “No doubt going through real racing, I think we’ve taken a good step forward. But it’s not enough…” Sharing this short article I came across, to inspire and challenge…
Read MoreWhat Is Fatigue?
Original article By Alex Hutchinson, New Yorker Magazine, December 12, 2014 Roger Bannister at the end of his record-breaking mile run at Oxford, in 1954. Photograph by Norman Potter When, on a blustery day in Oxford in 1954, Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile, measuring out the full capacity of his lungs and legs…
Read MoreHow the brain regulates performance – Faster Podcast
Conversation with Prof Tim Noakes MD Prof Tim Noakes, is well known in the world of sports science and considered an expert in this subject. Originally born in Harare, Zimbabwe, he grew up in South Africa, studying Medicine and Exercise Science. He is the author of several books on exercise and nutrition, including the Lore…
Read MoreNew Features For 2021 Filippi Boat Range
It’s been a couple of weeks since I placed my order with Filippi for my new F22 single scull, and I’m excited to share with you, an update on some of the latest features that will be included on the new F22 single and the 2021 boat range. The whole process of ordering has been…
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