Join me as I speak with Matt Draper about his experience in rowing over the last 30-years that has taken Matt from High Performance Manager with Australian Rowing to organising Olympic and World Rowing Championship events ..read more

In this episode I talk with Jan Lammers, CEO of RP3 Rowing Machines. History of RP3 Design philosophy to simulate on water rowing Why dynamic rowing machines are better for your back E-racing and the future of connected rowing ..read more

This episode will help you better understand the range from Concept2. Meredith and Kevin explain all there is to know about the different blades, oar shaft and grips from Concept2. We discuss how Concept2 started to where they are today. Key differences between the different blade shapes and oar shaft. How to set up the boat with different oars. How to care and maintain the equipment. To ideas and best practice on how to test which set of oars/scull are the best for you ..read more

Multiple masters champion Greg Benning & I discuss how we look back on our last season and training to plan forward for the next season. Lessons learnt and tips from Greg and I to share and hopefully inspire you in your training and racing ..read more

Dr Tony Rice is a legend in sports science and has been involved in sports science with Rowing Australia for more than two decades. Tony is the Head of Performance Support at Rowing Australia. Tony and I cover many topics, yet I was really curious to understand more about the Endurance Training Score (ETS) system that he developed, to quantify the specific training loads in rowing. Tony covers in detail his thinking on how to breath in rowing for optimal performance. His experiments with the best race week taper, dynamic warm-ups and how to best activate the body to be ready to race. Some fant ..read more

Nick Lloyd is the woman's coach at the Swiss Rowing Federation, and the assistant coach to Ian Wright. Growing up in Sydney Australia, Nick has been involved in and led the coaching of some of the most successful school crews in Australia and New Zealand. Now assisting Head Coach Ian Wright in the Swiss programme, Nick shares his thoughts on what it takes to bring a crew together as one to go fast, and his approach to technique. Books mentioned in the interview. True Blue Last of the amatuers Boys in the boat Video mentioned in the interview. ‘The Crew’ Rowing Documentary - Nudgee College ..read more

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 ti ..read more

Live interview with Iztok Cop, at the European Junior Championships, where Itzok explains the Filippi small boat range.  If you want to know what single scull is best suited to you, take some time to hear Itztok explain all the differences between the Filippi small boat range. Refreshingly open and fun conversation with one of the legends of our sport ..read more

In this episode I cover the metrics that I track during a rowing season, to monitor and manage performance. This episode ought to be useful for anyone seeking to understand what training metrics and devices are best to improve their performance in rowing. To subscribe to my newsletter go to www.whchambers.com to sign up ..read more

Join my conversation with Dr Charlie Simpson about nutrition for rowers.  How to fuel for different training sessions What to eat and when after exercising or strength training Supplements (BCAA, Beta Alanine, Protein etc...) Are all calories the same What to watch out for in diets Options for vegetarians  Go to the episode webpage to download free material. www.whchambers.com Dr Charlie Simpson, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at Oxford Brookes University B.S. Kinesiology (University of Texas at Austin), MapplSci Applied Exercise and Sport Science (University of Sydn ..read more