6th Feb 2018 marked my last day in the British Army. I was 600 nautical miles off the coast of South America and reflecting on my time in the military and my medical discharge. I loved every minute of my time in the Army, I never would have left if I hadn’t of been medically discharged. I was adamant I wouldn’t become bitter about my discharge and 3 years on I’m really proud to say that I’m totally at peace with it - I’m just so grateful for the time I was able to spend in the military and to be able to meet so many awesome and inspiring people. The Army gave me more than I ever could have ima ..read more

Into Week 6 of my Ocean Ready Training Block in preparation for the Great Pacific Race 2021. Since getting onboard with Gus’ programming, just over a year ago, I’ve learnt so much and I’ve never felt better. I feel good, I’m moving well, my imbalances have improved so much and I’ve learned to love the power of mobility and flexibility. So, it’s not surprising that I’m writing this blog post and singing Gus’ praises. I’m absolutely pumped and loving the progress I’m seeing and feeling. Various exercises I have been doing as part of my current training block. I’m someone who has trained since I ..read more

After a long and challenging road with many COVID-19 related obstacles, the fleet of 2020 successfully made it out to La Gomera for the start of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge (TWAC). I have nothing but pure admiration for anyone who successfully creates, builds and runs a successful ocean rowing campaign and gets to the start line of their respective ocean/route. The age-old saying springs to mind: “The hardest part of rowing an ocean is getting to start line” … while that isn’t always the case there has never been a year where it would be more appropriate with all of the extra Covid ..read more

Int-row-duction Let’s not beat around the bush - most people dislike indoor rowing ... mainly because its bloody hard work but also because it’s widely misunderstood and in turn underutilised. How many times have you seen a Concept2 used merely as a warm up tool, when in fact it is an incredible, objective, competitive and interactive piece of equipment. When I was going through training in the British Army I wanted to improve my pull ups. I was terrible at them and desperately wanted to know the secret to being able to do lots of good quality reps. I remember it so clearly – I went up to th ..read more