Faster with Bill Chambers

Faster with Bill Chambers

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Faster with Bill Chambers episodes

  • Conversation with Mick Miller - 6 x Olympic Strength & Performance Coach - Faster with Bill Chambers
    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
    1 hr 5 min
  • Conversation with Martin McElroy MBA - Olympic Gold Medal Winning Coach

    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

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        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 

        1 hr 31 min
      • Interview with Aram Lemmerer on the Biorower - 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. 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
        54 min
      • Interview with Aram Lemmerer (Aram Training) 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
        43 min
      • Interview with Ian Randall (Randall Foils)
        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
        1 hr 12 min
      • Conversation with Thomas Poulsen, Head Coach of Rowing Denmark.
        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
        1 hr 14 min
      • Dr Valery Kleshnev, Rowing Scientist
        Interview with Dr Valery Kleshnev, one of the world's leading experts in rowing biomechanics and advisor to Olympic rowing teams. In this interview Valery chats with me about his life growing up in the former USSR, what first attracted him to rowing, and his journey to becoming the head of Biomechanics for the Australian and Great Britain Rowing teams. Valery covers some fascinating insights into his past as an international rower, including how he won the  championship single scull for the USSR at the age of 18 and insights into the what some of the top crews focus on measuring and improving to make the boat go faster.
        This is a long form conversational interview with Valery and we will do a follow up on his thoughts on the key aspects on how to set up the boat and athlete to go fast. 
        You can connect with Valery at www.biorow.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/valery.kleshnev
        1 hr 28 min
      • Interview with Edouard Blanc, Head coach of the Swiss Rowing Federation
        Conversation with Edouard about his approach to rowing and training. We talk about Edouard’s coaching in the UK and with Cambridge University, through to the present day with the Swiss heavyweight men. Ideas, tips and inspiration on what’s really important and what’s not. Why we are seeing higher stroke rates to fixing car windscreen wipers. Thanks to Edouard for being a good sport and going first 👍🏼
        42 min

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