The experience of UT2 training as a master rower

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- Bill's rowing background
- Injury recovery
- The mental side of training
- What is UT2?
- Details of Bill's UT2 workouts
- The impact on erg scores, the numbers
- What goes on in your head?

UT2 Training - Bill Jackman

Graham Bagnall shares his experience and insights into racing and training through your 50s, 60s and 70s.

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- Graham's rowing background.  
- Consistency of training
- Training errors and injury
- The importance of the club & squad, positive peer pressure
- Racing motivation and purpose
- Diet

Training And Racing Into Your 80s - Graham Bagnall

Coaching: Learn to Row.  All you need to know!

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- Simon's rowing background and passion
- Why coach Learn to Row?  
- What's the club's purpose and benefit?
- Marketing and organising the course
- How to manage and communicate with students
- Dealing with different learning styles
- Coaching from the boat versus from a motor launch
- Timing, number of sessions to achieve competency
- Using Video
- Teaching boat handling and other skills necessary to join a club

Coaching Learn to Row - Simon Hunt

Richard shares his experience rowing after a prostate cancer diagnosis.  He details his treatment, training and the benefits of rowing.

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- Richard's rowing background
- Training schedule
- Cancer diagnosis
- Importance of health checks
- The mental and physical challenges
- Rowing through treatment, the impact of exercise
- Changes to the body, hormones and testosterone
- Taking EPO and the effects
- A plant-based diet and the direct benefits

Rowing After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis - Richard Ratcliffe

Adrian Bellardie details water safety and rowing on the Thames Tideway.

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Clarificaitons: 
- The Quintin Head had 320 entries, but only 300 were allowed to race.
- The decision to race or cancel the Head is made between the Chief Umpire and the committee

We cover:
- Adrian's rowing background
- Stream, tide bridges and weather
- Special navigation rules of the Thames Tideway
- Rowing the slacks; the history and purpose
- Incidents, how they happened and how they could be avoided
- The Steers Qualificaiton at Quintin Boat Club
- 'River Rage' and how to deal with it

Safety and the Thames Tideway - Adrian Ballardie

Adrienne McConnell shares her rowing journey:

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- From an LA kid, to Phillips Exeter 
- Rowing at Cal
- Coaching at numerous east and west cost programmes
- West and East coast rowing culture
- The technology and growth of rowing commentary and broadcasting
- The growth of women's rowing
- The impact of money in the sport
- Rowing as a Master for the Olden Bears

Rowing Race Commentary - Adrienne McConnell

The Novice Master Experience - Roman Kolcun

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In this episode Roman details the start of his rowing journey.  From Learn to Row, to is first races and his first 2k.

- Learning the technique on the erg and water
- Terminology and how confusing it is!
- Racing, rushing and crabbing
- Winning a heat at Hammersmith Amateur
- Dying during a 10x1 min erg workout.  How hard can it be?!
- First 2k test - 7:08!

The Novice Experience - Roman Kolcun

Tom Bishop details how to set up your sculling boat and blades.  He details:

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- The problem we're solving
- Why boat size matters
- The set up, what to prioritise
- The span, and when to adjust it
- The blades - length, inboard, outboard and the right ratio
- The footstretcher placement to allow catch and finish angles
- Feet Height for power and control
- Gate Height
- And a lifetime of adjusting!

Rigging & Gearing Your Boat and Blades - Tom Bishop

Huw Jones explains how to bow steer to victory on the Tideway.   We cover:

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- Huw's rowing background as a long-time racer and coach
- How to communicate when bow steering
- Where is the stream?  How to know when you're in it
- Intimidating the competition when side-by-side
- How to look over your shoulder, when and how often
- Looking to stern, what to look at to stay straight
- Key obstacles and on the Tideway
- How to row well when steering

Bow Steering the Tideway for Speed - Huw Jones

Matt Knutzen details life as a rowing parent.  Matt shares his rowing background and experience with:

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- Parenting a rowing-obsessed teen
- The time and attention the sport requires
- Friendships, the deep bonds of teammates
- Selection disappointment and success
- Travel
- Supporting coaches and what not to ask
- Understanding the difference between a service and a club
- Supporting the club with all that needs doing

Being a Rowing Parent - Matt Knutzen

Richard Ratcliffe is back.  After sharing a positive update on his cancer battle, Richard shares insight on training with data using Training Peaks.

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- What is Training Peaks
- How to record data
- Definitions, what you need to know
- What we know now about smart training
- You're training too hard!
- Overtraining, what it is and how it feels
- Using heart rate and understanding the training levels


Training Peaks for Rowing - Richard Ratcliffe

Lesleh shared her pioneering rowing story and the beginning of Endeavor Racing Alliance.

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- Her beginnings in Ontario, starting rowing or women
- Competing at the highest level, Worlds and Olympics
- Returning to the sport after raising a family
- Setting HOCR course records
- Starting Chinook Performance Racing 
- Starting Endeavor Racing Alliance - providing a home for elite atheletes while also supporting the next generation
- Running camps
- Racing all over the world!

Endeavor Racing Alliance - Lesleh Wright

FitClub.site - check it out.

Athene McGregor-Macdonald started FitClub in 2016 to make life easier for herself, organising rowing sessions at her club.  It has since grown to 120 clubs and about 5,000 rowers actively using the software.

Athene has worked hard to keep FitClub free for all these years, although costs are increasing.

See the site for videos and a simple process to sign up.

- Mark rower availability
- Rower profiles (side rowed, sculler, etc)
- Book boats
- Set lineups
- Confirm race schedule years in advance
- Mark boats for repair
- Club boat and equipment inventory
- Land workouts, recording results with charts and graphs
...and more.  It's endless and vital to clubs.

If you're still chasing people on email and WhatsApp...it's time to make everyone happy and use software designed for the job.

FitClub.  The solution you need to organise rowing sessions - Athene McGregor-Macdonald

Tom Bishop returns.  Last time we spoke about how to adjust the boat to your body, in this episode, Tom describes how to use your body to move the boat.  

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Tom takes us through the whole body from hands to feet.  He explains what they should do and how they should feel, when making the boat go faster.

Tom also shares insight into specific international scullers, how they use their unique bodies to find speed.  

You'll also hear Tom share what he looks at, thinks about...and his unique stroke counting habit.

How it Should Feel - Tom Bishop

The Chiswick Sculling Ladder - Dov Ohrenstein

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Dov shares his rowing background before detailing the Chiswick Sculling Ladder.  The Ladder welcomes scullers of all speeds to train together and compete over a 5.5k course on the Thames Tideway.

- How it got started
- The challenges and solutions
- Growth and participation
- The community it builds
- How the competition makes everyone better
- The volunteers who make it happen

Dov also shares his approach to the latter, what he thinks about and does to row at his best.

The Chiswick Sculling Ladder - Dov Ohrenstein

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Rowing Injury Prevention and Treatment with Pam Newharth.

Pamela Neuharth PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy

Pam shares her rowing story, including recent wins, such as her title defence at the River City Rebellion in Sacramento.  Pam them details:

- Common rowing injuries
- The cause of the injuries
- Steps for prevention
- Tips for treatment
- Vital core strength
- Rest, sleep, and how to care for yourself




Rowing Injury Prevention and Treatment - Pam Neuharth

Rowing Art - Kate de Freitas
https://katedefreitas.com/
Instagram: @katedefreitasart

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Kate de Freitas is a rower and an artist.  She details her work going through:

- Her rowing and artistic background
- The power and beauty of rowing art; boats, water, bodies, effort, energy and movement
- Her process, watercolour and oil
- The history of rowing art
- The upcoming exhibition at Henley Royal Stewards Enclosure





Rowing Art - Kate de Freitas

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I spoke again with Richard Ratcliffe about his experience rowing faster with a plant-based diet.  We cover:

- Why did he go plant-based
- His previous diet
- The impact after a few months
- His Cancer diagnosis, the impact and the advice he received
-Research on animal vs plant-based diets
-Protein, can you get enough and in enough quantity?
- Dining in and out.  The social impact and making meals
- Ethical and animal welfare considerations
-Three years on, will you continue?

Plant-Based Diets for Cardiovascular Safety and Performance in Endurance Sports https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/1/130 

Plant-based diets benefit aerobic performance and do not compromise strength/power performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37869973/#:~:text=Plant%2Dbased%20diets%20benefit%20aerobic,systematic%20review%20and%20meta%2Danalysis 

Recommended books:

The Fibre Fuelled Cookbook: Inspiring Plant-Based Recipes to Turbocharge Your Health
by Will Bulsiewicz

The Happy Pear: Vegan Cooking for Everyone: Over 200 Delicious Recipes That Anyone Can Make by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

Naturally Vegan: Delicious Recipes from Around the World That Just Happen to Be Plant-based
by Julius Fiedler

Big Vegan Flavor: Techniques and 150 Recipes to Master Vegan Cooking
by Nisha Vora



Rowing faster with a plant-based diet.  -  Richard Ratcliffe

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In this episode I speak with Ellie Warren about Thames Tideway water quality.  Ellie explains her work in testing water quality and tells us all about:

- The testing results
- How the testing works
- River Action and their good work
- The new sewer system in London
- The flood tide foamy stuff!
- The health of the river 
- The dangers and what clubs can do

Links:

River Action https://kit.riveractionuk.com/river-rescue-kit/
PTRC testing results: https://www.putneytownrc.co.uk/watertesting




Thames Tideway water quality - Ellie Warren

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Riccardo Dei Rossi shares his Olympic experience and the benefits of rowing camps.  Riccardo owns TravelRow in Italy.  Riccardo shares how to make the most out of camps and the unique offering of TravelRow.  He shares

- The 5 different sites he has across Italy
- The opportunity to row from a club in the heart of Rome
- A typical day at a rowing camp
- The details of each site
- His partnership with Filippi 





Rowing Camps - Riccardo Dei Rossi, Olympian

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Martin Carr details umpiring, what it is, what it takes and what you need to know.  Martin shares:

- His rowing background
- How he became an umpire
- What umpires need to know
- What crews need to know
- The skills coaches and crews need to practice
- Knowledge vs Behaviour
- When and how to protest
- Why it's so hard to stop a race!

The Umpire! - Martin Carr

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In this episode, I welcome back Tom Bishop.  Tom shares his successful experience at recent championship regattas.  He shares how we put race preparation to use and executed on race day.  We discuss:

- Rowing styles
- Training at different parts of the year
- Long distance vs short intense pieces
- Planning for events
- Logistics and administration
- Taking care of yourself on race day
- Racing tactics
- and more...!

Race Preparation and Execution - Tom Bishop

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Today William Darlington discusses the mutual benefits of performance and recreational club rowing.

William is the lead performance coach at the Globe Rowing Club in London.  He details:

- The difference between performance and recreational
- The natural tensions between performance and recreational
- Supporting both performance and recreational in a club
- Working with individuals on their rowing journey in the club
- How the two purposes can benefit each other
- Celebrating success, when success is differerent for different members
 

Supporting Performance and Recreational Club Rowing - William Darlington

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Luke Dillion of the RNLI covers everything rowers need to know about the RNLI on the Thames Tideway.

- The RNLI's purpose
- Wakes and rowers - what to do!
- When and how to contact the RNLI
- Examples of call outs and emergency situations
- How the RNLI supports local rowing events
- What the RNLI wishes every rower and club knew...


The Thames Tideway RNLI and Rowing - Luke Dillon

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Joachim Sutton returns to cover all aspects of rowing a pair.

- What makes a pair technically different from other boat classes?
- Gearing  and technique
- Matching your partner
- What makes a good pair partner?
 - Steering and Communication
- Choosing a boat

As mentioned by Joachim, check out Drew Ginn's videos on YouTube.
https://worldrowing.com/2014/07/23/drew-ginn-dazzling-career-rowing-116309/


How to Row a Pair - Joachim Sutton

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Charles Windeknecht shares his experience coaching athletes through changes to achieve excellence.  We cover:

- Spotting bad habits
- Identifying the issue
- Finding the solution and articulating it to the athlete
- Commitment to change
- Motivation and inspiration
- Continuous improvement


Coaching for Excellence: Making the Right Changes - Charles Windeknecht

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Chris Harrison of Vesta Rowing Club has been organising the Scullers Head for 20 years.  In this episode, Chris covers:

- Organisation
- Entries
- What happened last year!?
- Categories and sub-categories
- Marshalling
- Passing
- Timing
…and more



Vesta Scullers Head - Chris Harrison

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Today I speak with Jess Weir, double World Champion, about her rowing journey so far.
- Starting Learn to Row at 13
- Experiencing early success and enjoyment with rowing
- Scholarship to Shiplake
- Winning Henley Women's in a single
- Winning the 2x U19 World Championship
- Being recruited and rowing for Washington
- Winning the U23 8+ World Championship

An introduction to Jess Weir - Double World Champion

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In this Episode Jess Weir shares her insight and experience rowing for a US University as a non-American recruit.

We cover:
- Title 9 - the money supporting women's rowing
- How to get noticed
- What is recruiting like?
- The school visit
- Communicating with the coaches
- What's it like when you arrive?
- The resources and support the programmes provide


Non-US women rowing at US Universities - Jess Weir

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Today I'm speaking with Jeff Finkelstein, the design engineer of the PM3, PM4 and PM5 erg monitors.  Jeff takes us through the design history and priorites in designing a product so important to competitive rowing.  We cover:

- Jeff's first contact with C2 and the Dreissigacker brothers
- The issues they solved with the PM3
- The design priorities and challenges
- The importance of consistency and data accuracy
- How the monitors have impacted and expanded the sport
- Priotities and features for the future

The Erg Monitor Design Engineer - Jeff Finkelstein

Hear stories and insights from those who live and love rowing.

Complete Rowing is a podcast hosted by Ken Creighton, offering in-depth conversations with individuals passionate about rowing.  The podcast features a range of guests, including coaches, athletes, and club organizers, who share their experiences and insights into various aspects of the sport.  Topics covered include training methodologies, coaching strategies, equipment setup, safety considerations, and personal stories of resilience and dedication within the rowing community. 

Ken Creighton, a lifelong rowing enthusiast with leadership experience in junior, university, alumni, and masters clubs, initiated the podcast to share the knowledge and experiences he has accumulated over the years.  His aim is to provide valuable insights and foster a deeper understanding of the sport among listeners.  

Complete Rowing is available on multiple platforms, including SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, making it accessible to a broad audience interested in the multifaceted world of rowing. 



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