WHOOP Podcast

Olympic rower Tom George talks high strain, red recoveries, and how he broke the elusive 5:40 mark

Jul 7, 2021

52:32

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Recovery Doesn't Mean That You Can't Perform at a High Level

02:24

Acupuncture Therapy Improves Recovery

01:45

College Student Athlete - Is There a Balance Between Nutrition and Performance?

04:27

Introduction

2min

GB Boats - Year One of Eight, or Is It Nine Now?

3min

Rowing

5min

I'm Still in My Shed. Like Just This, Just This.

2min

Rowing Is the Worst Thing in the World

2min

Is Strength Training a Big Part of Rowing?

5min

How Do You Manage Between Training Sessions?

3min

Training Camp - Is There a Ton of Time Between Workouts?

3min

Do You Have a Balance Between Nutrition and Training?

2min

10.

College Student Athlete - Is There a Balance Between Nutrition and Performance?

4min

11.

Do You Have a Red Recovery?

3min

12.

Recovery Doesn't Mean That You Can't Perform at a High Level

2min

13.

Acupuncture Therapy Improves Recovery

2min

14.

Do You Like Roast Your Own Beans?

2min

15.

Is Coffee a Good Way to Start?

3min

16.

Are You Stressed About Training Camp?

3min

17.

Is the Team GB Planning on Hanging Around After?

2min

18.

Are We Going for Another Three at This Point?

2min

19.

The Art of Cycling

3min

Fewer than a dozen people have broken 5:40 in rowing. Olympian Tom George is one of them. Tom accomplished the feat during lockdown, while training on a rowing machine in his parents shed. A year later, he has his sights firmly set on winning gold for Great Britain in Tokyo. He joins Mike Lombardi to discuss making rowing history (2:36), staying calm in the moment (9:59), being accountable to teammates (14:50), strain and sleep (19:50), nutrition (25:56), managing red recoveries (31:49), how he increases recovery (36:33), the upcoming Olympics (43:53), and training for Tokyo (48:06).

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