The Indoor Rower
A podcast dedicated to indoor rowing. Aimed at improving your performance and knowledge of the indoor rower whether you use a Concept2, Waterrower or the latest Hydrow.Training, nutrition, periodisation, health and fitness, strength, speed, technique and tips from Tony, rowing coaches, athletes and former champions competing at the top of their game.Whether you're starting a health and fitness journey, are a seasoned indoor rower, rowing on the water, looking for tips to improve your 2k or simply interested in the new fitness trend to hit the gyms in 2022, The Indoor Rower will provide useful information to get the most out of the sport.
Episodes
18 episodes
Episode 18: 24/25 Season Summary
In episode 18 of The Indoor Rower, Tony reflects on the indoor rowing season which, has come to its natural close, as far as major competitions are concerned. He details his experience of competing in the British and World Rowing Indoor Champio...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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13:22
Episode 17: Interview with Sam Blythe, former professional rugby player with Exeter Chiefs and Founder & Performance Coach of FM Indoor Rowing
In episode 17 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Sam Blythe, founder and coach of FM Rowing, a former British indoor rowing champion, a World indoor rowing silver and bronze medalist and an European silver medalist.Sam holds the 30-39 1...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:00:04
Episode 16: Interview with Jim Berriman, World Rowing Indoor Champion 40-44 hwt with a 5:58 2k
In episode 16 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Jim Berriman, the 40-44 current World Indoor Rowing Champion. Jim pulled a blistering 5:58 2, winning the gold medal by 8 seconds after only taking up indoor rowing a couple of years...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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57:36
Episode 15: Interview with Dr Simon Handley, former GB swimmer about health and overtraining
In episode 15 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Dr. Simon Handley, a GP Partner in Gloucester.Simon is a former international world medallist swimmer and a very powerful indoor rower. He’s pulled sub 1:30 splits for a mile, has a 2k pe...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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47:52
Episode 14: Undulating Weight Training: General Preparation Phase
In episode 14 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks about weight training periodisation, specifically for the first few months of the new season.This is designed for rowers who will be competing in the winter months of 2024/25. T...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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20:34
Episode 13: Interview with Elizabeth Gilmore - World Versa Champion 30-39
In episode 13 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Elizabeth Gilmore who has taken the indoor rowing world by storm, with a meteoric rise to the top. She’s not only claimed gold medals at the World Indoor Rowing Championships, but has shattered r...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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52:29
Episode 12: Q&A
In episode 12 of The Indoor Rower, Tony dives deep into the world of indoor rowing, addressing a plethora of questions from curious listeners. Whether you're a seasoned rower or just starting out, this episode is packed with valuable insights.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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31:27
Episode 11: Interview with Luke Wollenschlaeger - 50-59 2k World Record Holder
In episode 11 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Luke Wollenschlaeger, the current indoor rowing 50-59 2000m world record holder with a time of 6:01.00, shaving 0.7 seconds off the previous world record. Tony talks to Luke about his time in swi...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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52:15
Episode 10: Interview with Albert Maher - Former Irish International Sculler & Indoor Rowing Record Holder
In episode 10 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Albert Maher, one of Irelands top scullers from the nineties and noughties. He now competes in the masters 50+ age category, has recently broke the Irish 5K record in a time of 16 minutes and 41 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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57:59
Episode 9: Strength for Rowing
In episode 9 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks about the importance of strength training, not only for rowers but for most people who tend to have sedentary lifestyles . Tony talks about why we should strength train, going into detail of his curr...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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32:41
Episode 8: 2k race strategies
In episode 8 of The Indoor Rower, Tony discusses strategies for 2000 metre (2K) races. This episode is specifically related to the upcoming World Indoor Rowing Championships in Canada, followed by the C.R.A.S.H - B’s in early March.Tony...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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19:57
Episode 7: Interview with Eddie Fletcher - Coach, Consultant & Exercise Physiologist
In episode 7 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to consultant sport and exercise physiologist Eddie Fletcher. Eddie is coach to several World, British and European Indoor rowing champions and record holders (think Graham Benton and James Cracknell...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:04:11
Episode 6: Interview with Nik Fleming - 'The Big Bird'
In episode 6 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to fellow indoor competitor and fierce rival from 20 years ago, Nik Fleming - aka Big Bird. Nik is a former 4 x British Rowing Indoor Champion and a 3 x World Rowing Indoor Champio...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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56:33
Episode 5: Danish Rowing Testing Protocol - Dr Kurt Jensen
In episode five of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks about identifying your weaknesses and utilising rowing protocols from Canadian Rowing coach Ed McNeely and the Danish Rowing coach Dr Kurt Jensen. These two coaches have used these protocols for t...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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14:28
Episode 4: Periodisation - Competition Phase
In episode four of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks about the final phase of a periodisationcycle, the competition phase. Tony breaks this down into two main sections, detailing exercise routines leading up to the race itself. He also talks abo...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:47
Episode 3: Periodisation - Pre-Competition Phase
In episode three of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks about the fourth phase of a periodisation training annual plan, or what is sometimes referred to as the pre-competition phase. Tony discusses Transportation (TR) workouts, the importance of UT tr...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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18:16
Episode 2: Periodisation - Specific Preparation Phase
In the second episode of The Indoor Rower, Tony gives a recap on the subject of the firstepisode, the general preparation phase of training and expands on this area. Tony thendiscusses the specific preparation phase, the second phase th...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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25:30
Episode 1: Periodisation - General Preparation Phase
In this first episode of The Indoor Rower, Tony briefly talks about his background anddetails periodisation and the general preparation period. Tony goes into detail about boththe strength and endurance training portions of the general ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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16:56