Faster with Bill Chambers

Faster with Bill Chambers

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Faster with Bill Chambers episodes

  • Part 2 - Conversation with John Boultbee AM - Faster Podcast with Bill Chambers

    Former FISA Secretary General, Director of Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and CEO of the Australian Sports Tribunal shares his thoughts on what rowing needs to do to stay relevant and thrive vs. survive.

    John Boultbee AM, is well known in Australian as a lawyer and leading Australian sport administrator, particularly in relation to rowing and football. In 1990, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to rowing as an administrator. Between 1989 and 1995, John was Secretary General of the International Rowing Federation (FISA). John was a board member of the International Rowing Federation, Rowing Australia and Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta.

    In part 2 of our 2 part interview, John shares his ...

    • What John would do now to ensure rowing stays relevant
    • How the exclusion of lightweight rowing is hurting the sport
    • Why changing the format is not the answer to attract more people to rowing 
    • What rowing can learn from other sports
    • What led to the Australian Olympic team's success in 2000
    • Vision of the National Sports Tribunal
    • Connect with Bill to find out more about how to transform your business from those that have transformed businesses and teams at the highest level. www.whchambers.com

      1 hr 3 min
    • Part 1 of my conversation with John Boultbee AM - Former Secretary General of FISA & CEO, of the National Sports Tribunal

      Former FISA Secretary General, Director of Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and CEO of the Australian Sports Tribunal shares his thoughts on what rowing needs to do to stay relevant.

      John Boultbee AM, is well known in Australian as a lawyer and leading Australian sport administrator, particularly in relation to rowing and football. In 1990, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to rowing as an administrator. Between 1989 and 1995, John was Secretary General of the International Rowing Federation (FISA). John was a board member of the International Rowing Federation, Rowing Australia and Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta. 

      In part 1 of our 2 part interview, John shares his passion for rowing, as well as his perspective, on what rowing needs to do to stay relevant and exciting now and in the future.

      • What FISA needs to do to make rowing relevant and exciting for the current and future generations.
      • How rowing figures in future Olympic Games.
      • Why we don't need create novel new events and why we need to capture the excitement of traditional rowing through well televised and an improved spectacle for the majority of people watching rowing.
      • How better access through second screens and streaming, will help rowing to stay relevant.
      • What we can learn from Henley Royal Regatta's approach.
      • The importance of live data and animation.
      • The excitement of Coastal Rowing and the role Coastal Rowing has to play in the future of our sport.
      • Connect with Bill to find out more about how to transform your business from those that have transformed businesses and teams at the highest level. www.whchambers.com

        40 min
      • Conversation with Istvan Nemeth - Bont Rowing

        In this episode I connect with Istvan (Steven) Nemeth of Bont Rowing. Istvan, is a masters rower and cyclist, Director at Bont Cycling & Bont Rowing, workaholic, designer of Bont Cycling and Bont Rowing shoes. Bont Rowing is committed to producing the world’s best rowing shoes. Built around innovation, research and passion for the sport of rowing. Bont rowing shoes are used by World Champions at the elite and masters level, as well as many National and University crews. 

        • Importance of shoe fit
        • Why anatomic shape of the shoe is so important in power transfer
        • Correct foot stretcher angle
        • The importance of materials for high-performance
        • Why I personally use and recommend Bont Rowing shoes
        • Exclusive offer to my newsletter subscribers from Bont Rowing. You will get 20% off all Bont Rowing shoes purchases when you use the discount code at checkout. To find the discount code, either subscribe to my newsletter at www.whchambers.com or join the Masters Rowing Group on Facebook.

          43 min
        • Talking hydration for rowing with Andy Blow from Precision Hydration

          In this episode, Andy and I cover the topics related to hydration for masters rowing, and answer questions from the Facebook Masters Rowing Group. Click here to join the Masters Rowing Group on Facebook.

          • How does hydration affect cramping
          • What to drink, how much and when
          • What to drink for training
          • How does hydration affect blood volume and performance
          • How do I know how much I sweat and how much salt I need
          • How caffeine affects performance and dehydration
          • Andy has a few top 10 Ironman and 70.3 finishes and an Xterra World Age Group title to his name. He founded Precision Hydration to help athletes solve their hydration issues. He has a degree in Sport and Exercise Science and was once the Team Sports Scientist for Benetton and Renault F1 teams.

            Exclusive for Faster Podcast listeners, you will get 10% off your order of electrolytes that match how you sweat, at precisionhydration.com. All you need to do is enter the code FASTER10 at the checkout to get 10% off your order.

            Exclusive for Faster Podcast listeners, you can book in for a 20-minute call with one of the PH team to discuss your hydration strategy and to ask any questions you might have by clicking here.


            50 min
          • What we can learn from creating and leading the world's best rowing teams with Noel Donaldson
            Noel Donaldson is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most successful rowing coaches, building and leading teams to win multiple world championships and olympic gold medals over 3 decades in two different countries. In this episode, Noel and I explore his approach to building and leading world beating teams in a sport where money is not the reward, and what business leaders can learn from the.
            Importance of momentum
            Connecting with the people in the team
            Co-creation of the plan
            Defining goals and holding people accountable
            Paying attention to what can't be measured
            Managing through a decentralised matrix system vs. a centralised system
            Managing stakeholders and keeping dispersed groups focussed on the same goal
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            1 hr 23 min
          • Lead up to Tokyo with Edouard Blanc, Head Coach, Swiss Rowing Federation

            Lead up to Tokyo with Edouard Blanc, Head Coach, Swiss Rowing Federation. I am excited to reconnect with Edouard today, and to hear what he has been up to since we last spoke in April this year. I've been looking forward to this for some time. It's not often, one has an opportunity to gain insights, into a world class team, and in this episode, Edouard share with us, how the Swiss Rowing Team has adapted to the changes in the World Rowing and Olympic schedule. In this episode, I catch up with Edouard on three things: What has he been focussing on with the Swiss Team, since we last spoke? His plans for Tokyo His thoughts on technique and coaching technique 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

            • Rhythm Range Relaxation video mentioned can be found on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BrRIZFk7O4 
            • 41 min
            • Evolution of rowing style, training & equipment with Noel Donaldson

              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.

              1. Technique
              2. Approach to training and preparation
              3. Equipment
              4. 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

                1 hr 25 min
              5. Planning for the Head of The Charles Regatta with Greg Benning - Faster with Bill Chambers

                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

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                    1 hr 12 min
                  • Part 1 of my conversation with Greg Benning Vice Chair US Rowing 15 x Head of the Charles winner

                    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

                      1 hr 12 min
                    • Conversation with Dr Mark Campbell - Faster with Bill Chambers

                      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

                        1 hr 16 min

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                      Long-form conversations with the best people in rowing — coaches, sports scientists and athletes — on how to go faster.