Really excited to share with you, my conversation with Noel Donaldson. Noel is widely recognised, as one of the world's most successful rowing coaches. He has held posts as the head coach at the Victorian Institute of sport winning countless King’s Cup races, Elite Development, Head Coach and high-performance director at Rowing Australia, as well as the head coach for Australia and then New Zealand Rowing. Perhaps best known as the coach of the “Oarsome Foursome” from Australia winning gold medals at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics and coach of the outstanding 'Kiwi Pair'  to three consecutive Gold medals, including a double gold in 2014 in the M2- and M2+. With so much experience and building winning teams, and crews over the years, I thought it would be nice to have a conversation with Noel and get his insights into how rowing has evolved over the years, across some different themes. Technique Approach to training and preparation Equipment Join Noel and I, as we talk about how rowing has evolved over the decades. Like and subscribe, so you never miss an episode. This episode is brought to you by, Faster with Bill Chambers. To find out more, about high performance coaching in business and sport,  go to www.whchambers.com

Really excited to release my follow up interview with Greg Benning. With 19 wins at HOCR, 4 course records, and  7 wins at SilverSkiff,  I just had to get him back on the podcast, to share with us his approach to training and preparing for an event. Anyone that wants to get insights and inspiration, into how a multiple champion athlete, prepares and trains to win, you will not want to miss this episode. Highlights from my conversation with Greg How Greg plan's his season to key races How Greg measures and manages his training volume, intensity and recovery Rigging, catch angles and how to approach power application Key workouts and strength program What Greg has learnt from other sports and how these insights can be applied to rowing Coffee or tea? Coffee Racing or training? Training Crew or Single? Crew Favourite race? Head of the Charles Regatta & Heineken Roeivierkamp Links to Greg's mentions NK Empower oarlock Linz, World Masters Regatta, 2021 This podcast is brought to you by High Performance Coaching in business and sport with Bill Chambers. Find out more by clicking here. www.whchambers.com To make sure you get all the latest information, ideas and inspiration, subscribe to my newsletter and join our community on Facebook.

My guest today is well known in both World Rowing, US Rowing and business. He is a competitive master-level rower, with 19 wins at HOCR, 4 course records.  7 wins at SilverSkiff.  Half dozen FISA Veteran or US Masters Nationals with 6+ wins/regatta. He is the Vice Chair of US Rowing, captained the 1984 crew at the University of Pennsylvania, former President of Cambridge Boat Club and co-founder of the Boston rowing Federation. He is a highly successful Boston-based investment banker and an avid saltwater fly fisherman. My guest today, is Greg Benning. Greg's mentions OXO Cold Brew Coffee Maker The Cyclist's Training Bible, Joe Friel Fast After Fifty, Joe Friel Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, editor, Mark Twain Fitbit Versus 2 for tracking resting heart rate SuperOp blood pressure cuff Back Bay Life Science Advisors US Rowing Boston Rowing Federation Heineken Roeivierkamp  This podcast is brought to you by High Performance Coaching in business and sport with Bill Chambers. Find out more by clicking here. www.whchambers.com

My guest today is well known in Australian rowing and surf lifesaving, competing and winning over the last 40+ years in both still water and surf boats. He has served as the President of Mosman Rowing Club in Sydney. Along with his wife, and Olympic athlete Gillian, awarded coach of the year. He is a highly successful entrepreneur, owning the original RowPerfect Indoor Sculler and a highly successful vet practice on Sydney’s northern beaches. My guest today, is Dr Mark Campbell. Links to Mark's mentions: Rowperfect Indoor Sculler https://www.rowperfect.com.au/indoor-sculler-2/ Mosman Rowing Club, Sydney Australia http://mosmanrowing.com.au South Curl Curl Surf Lifesaving Club https://southcurlcurlslsc.org Harbord Veterinary Hospital https://www.localvet.com.au/Harbord/ The Greek Way, Edith Hamilton They're a Weird Mob is a 1966 Australian film based on the novel of the same name by John O'Grady under the pen name "Nino Culotta". This podcast is brought to you by High Performance Coaching in business and sport with Bill Chambers. Find out more by clicking here. www.whchambers.com

My guest today is Mick Miller.   “I believe in challenging people so that they can grow and evolve, and change the world for the better.” Mick has seen it all. He's worked with elite athletes chasing Olympic glory, world champions, professional Rugby League teams, America's Cup campaigns, and up-and-coming youth champions. He's seen athletes through good times and bad, through victory and meltdown, through triumphant euphoria and heart-breaking despair. He's brought athletes back from career-threatening injury, rebuilt teams that were crumbling under pressure, and mentored his junior athletes through the challenges of growing up. Then in 2013, at age 49, he discovered a lump in his neck that turned out to be cancer. He then discovered more about himself that he could ever have imagined. Mick’s cancer survival journey started in a bed at the Oncology ward at Royal North Shore Hospital Sydney, then took him on a journey of recovery and discovery  around and  to the heart of Australia in a ‘68 VW Beetle. Only then was he able to listen to his own heart, let go of everything he was preconditioned to be, and discovered who he really was. High Performance Mindset Zoom Call Join Mick and I on Zoom where we will be sharing with you the way champions build a high performance mindset.  When: Aug 15, 2020 10:00 PM Zurich & Afternoon in the USA Click here to register in advance for this meeting When: Aug 22, 2020 11:00 AM Zurich Click here to register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Some notes from the conversation with Mick Mosman Rowing Club, Sydney Australia RowPerfect Indoor Sculler Favourite piece of exercise equipment? Yoga Matt Link to The Right Path Short Film  This podcast is brought to you today by High Performance Coaching with Bill Chambers. Find out more by clicking here. www.whchambers.com

After hearing Drew Ginn OAM, talk about the GB 8+ approach to performance, and the simple rule that they created "Will it make the boat go faster", I was curious to speak with the man that brought the crew and the team together to win in 2000 and to uncover some of the insights and approaches that led to the crews success. Martin McElroy is probably best known for guiding the British Olympic Team’s men’s rowing eight to gold at the Sydney Olympic games in 2000 and is credited with creating a simple yet insightful phrase that has become ubiquitous in sport and business “Will it Make the Boat Go Faster”, a simple question that focuses on what makes a difference. He has always been fascinated by the ability of people and teams to come together in the pursuit of extraordinary outcomes. He’s led sport and business teams on a daily basis, and supported other business leaders, teams and organisations as they’ve worked towards their goals.  Martin works with sports and business organisations supporting their efforts to improve personal, professional and organisational purpose, still finding time to coach young athletes in his home town of Victoria in British Columbia. His lifelong interest in the topic of people and performance, experience of failures and successes, and a continuous desire to reflect on what he’s learned over the years leads to a fascinating conversation in this podcast. Books and resources Martin mentioned in the podcast: Podcasts. Don't tell me the score, BBC Books, The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge Power Breath  RP3 ergometre The 'black boat' was a Vespoli 8+ Connect with Martin Martin on Twitter @McElroy_MJP Martin on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/martin-mcelroy-484161 Learn from the world's best rowers and coaches, how to create your own training plan. The Masters Training Courses, are the most comprehensive guides that I’ve ever put together to help Masters Rowers go really fast. 'How to create your Training Plan' will enable you to build your own training plan and know what you need to do, to train smarter and so that you can go faster. Click here to find out more.  This podcast is brought to you by FASTER with Bill Chambers. To find out how you can transform your personal, business and rowing performance, visit www.whchambers.com 

Aram is an innovator and high-performance rowing coach, continually in pursuit of best practice in all aspects of rowing. Aram is best known for his online video analysis and the founder of the world's leading 'high-spec' indoor rowing machine, the 'Biorower. In this the second of our conversations, Aram and I talk about the Biorower in more detail. Find more about the Biorower at www.biorower.com  Find out more about Bill and High Performance coaching for business and sport at www.whchambers.com Access online master classes from Faster with Bill Chambers

Aram is an innovator and high-performance rowing coach, continually in pursuit of best practice in all aspects of rowing. Aram is best known for his online video analysis and the founder of the world's leading 'high-spec' indoor rowing machine, the 'Biorower. This is the first of a two part interview with Aram. In the second interview, Aram and I talk about the Biorower in more detail.  You can find Aram at: https://www.aramtraining.com &https://www.biorower.com This course is brought to you by FASTER with Bill Chambers.  I'm proud to release the latest online course from FASTER. The Ultimate Race Week Plan, is the distillation of knowledge and experience, gathered from the world's best sports scientists and trainers, on what needs to be done in the week leading up to race day for Ultimate Performance on the day.  You will learn tried, tested and proven processes, that will have you ready to be at your best on race day.  Understand why the taper is so important, what to do, when and how.  Learn how to plan your workouts day by day, leading up to race day.  Know what to do the day before, so that you are fresh and ready to race.  How to warm up and prime your energy systems.  How and when to fuel for your best performance.  Know what you need to do after the race to recover, and be ready race again.  You can find out more and purchase the course by clicking on the following link: https://row-fast-masters-rowing-school.teachable.com/p/pre-post-race-preparation/?preview=logged_out  You can find more about Bill at http://whchambers.com

Ian is an educator, artist and inventor who has rowed since the age of 10. Ian has represented his state (NSW) in the lightweight sculls, and a member of the University of New South Wales winning 8+. For the past 10-years Ian has been competing and winning as a Masters rower, whilst at the same time being busy inventing things to help us all go faster. www.randallfoils.com. For more information on FASTER with Bill Chambers, please visit www.whchambers.com

Thomas is a 5 times world champion and Olympic champion in the men’s lightweight four for Denmark. Thomas’s crew was amazingly fast, setting the incredible time of 5’ 45” for 2,000m. In our conversation, Thomas and I talk about coffee 😆, what it takes to go really fast, and how he and his athletes are adapting and taking advantage of the delay in the Olympic Games. Thomas on Instagram: thomas_pulsen