It's some 10 years on and I still remember the first time I met Baffs (a nickname). Standing 6.5ft trained and ready to show the world what he had to offer.

What I have come to realise and appreciate since this moment is, some people have a gift to share, and they want to share it, but you have to be prepared to ask them to share because if you don't you won't quite realise what it is there sharing.

What Baffs shared with me and a few others was the power of knowing what you can do, when others don't, but you help others achieve more because you give it without expectation, if that makes sense.

I was coaching the men's squad, we were in the ergo (rowing machine) room, we were to complete a widowmaker exercise, it was going to be 4 men vs 4 men (4 groups), a race over 2,000m. 

Who was going to win? The best team of individuals or the team with the best leader.

I think we know how this one ended.

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What I've learnt recently is training people is a process, there has to be a willingness to listen, learn and be patient.

I've recently come across two people who I would say are elite athletes in cycling and running, both have chosen to not take up rowing as part of their fitness program.

I think there are two reasons, 1: Their ego expects them to be elite from the start. 2: They want minimum learning.

But learning anything new takes time, and getting fit takes time.

So if you are not ready to drop the ego and you are not ready to go back to a learning environment that ok, Get Fit To Row is not for you.

But, for those that have an open mind, want to learn, I can guarantee you will get fit and you'll know more than most how to row!

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It's the simplest of things to do, but, not many do it.

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Someone asked me what does it feel like to sit in a boat that really moves well?

It feels like your lifting it out of the water, moving it along few meters effortlessly, then putting it down again.

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If it's possible for everyone to be world-class, which I believe it is, what will stop you from getting there? 

Is it nurture or nature? Or is it just the power of the mind that will make you world-class?

When your next training, think for a minute, "am I training my mind to be world-class or am I just hoping my body will get me there"

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Well, I did have a day off, so let's get back on it!

A session that I love doing, because of the battle of the mind over body!

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I'm going to take a day off training, Get Fit To Row has got me fit to row, but I think I just need a little rest for a day, to feel good about life!

Also, I've been doing some work on the GFTR idea and the website. 

The Get Fit To Games - yes it's maybe a thing! Let's see what happens.

The website www.getfittorow.com is looking sweet, built-in 3 days, now taking a few weeks to optimise it.

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It's never just about rowing, I can tell you think. I like to keep busy, and a trip is planned to Majorca end of the month, which means I'm changing some of the daily workouts to Get Fit To Cycle!

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Well, the exciting news is I have a website now for Get Fit To Row - www.getfittorow.com i have also just had a meeting with a few very good people that might help me build a boat club, help expand Get Fit To Row and also help with some promotional events. Could be a great thing for the local area schools......

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Every idea has a story, well if learning to row was not an easy enough idea to run in 2012 on The Thames, Get fit To Row was going to be easier.

I often think how do I make getting fit for the people I train more focused?

Let’s start at the beginning.

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