The Lots of Watts Podcast

The Lots of Watts Podcast episodes:

• 08.29.2018

  Episode 26

  Sam talks about the sauna, gym etiquette, key factors in successful schoolboy rowing programs, rowing at an American university, how to row an hour of power, intermittent fasting, plyometrics and deadlifting.  

  
• 08.20.2018

  Episode 25

  Sam talks about lifting for performance vs size; sets, reps and rest.  

  
• 08.09.2018

  Episode 24

  Sam talks about being your own coach, how to navigate training the day after hard training, structural integrity, the relative importance of training and absolute vs relative strength.  

  
• 08.01.2018

  Episode 23

  Sam talks about Geraint Thomas, training with injury, the importance of height in rowing, Eric Murray's strength training and uneven pectoral development.  

  
• 07.25.2018

  Episode 22

  Sam talks about the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong & sleep and answers questions on the sauna, yoga, caffeine, sumo vs coventional and gaining 1lb per week.   

  
• 07.18.2018

  Episode 21

  Sam talks about having your own criteria for success, fasting, resistance training for indoor rowing, what coxes should do when rowers erg, how to gain weight and pre-competition coitus.  

  
• 07.11.2018

  Episode 20

  Sam talks about how you should scarcely comment on social media, how running might not necessarily help you lose weight, how many lengths of boat speed is a girlfriend worth and the caloric requirements of building muscle and training hard.

  
• 07.05.2018

  Episode 19

  Sam talks about training & performing in the heat vs the cold, the 500m WR, training with sickness, getting healthy, motivation and recruiting.  

  
• 06.28.2018

  Episode 18

  Sam talks about life at 120kg+, birthdays, mobility, yoga, rest and how to maintain strength while losing weight.  

  
• 06.21.2018

  Episode 17

  Sam talks about how he deals with injuries, the difference between steady state and aerobic training, how he overcame career low points, the mentally required to go sub 6:05 for 2km, massage, compression garments and sensory deprivation tanks.  

  
• 06.13.2018

  Episode 16

  Sam talks about smartphones, music during training, the aerobic requirements for power athletes, cryotherapy and walking.

  
• 06.06.2018

  Episode 15

  Sam talks about UFC 225, deloading, how to train through a rib stress fracture, what to do before a 2k test, the difference between lifting for higher or lower reps, recovery and sleep.  

  
• 05.30.2018

  Episode 14

  Sam talks about his current training, the UFC, Lebron James, steady-state rowing,  optimal body composition and gaining mass.  

  
• 05.23.2018

  Episode 13

  Sam talks about his favourite podcasts, answers question about periodisation and the contentious issue that is aerobic training as well as reads from Lots of Watts about Beta Alanine, Fish Oil and Vitamin D.

  
• 05.17.2018

  Episode 12

  Sam reads about peri-workout nutrition, nutrient cycling, intermittent fasting, supplement use, caffiene and creatine.  

  
• 05.09.2018

  Episode 11

  Sam answers questions about how to not fall off the ergo seat, his current training/nutrition, sodium bicarbonate and beetroot juice.  Sam also reads from Lots of Watts regarding nutrition.  

  
• 04.19.2018

  Episode 10

  Sam squarks about #shredforthewed, back maladies, how to "shred", when improving means going faster and considerations for outfitting a home gym.  

  
• 04.10.2018

  Episode 9

  Sam talks about his powerlifting comp last weekend, #shredforthwed and cross-training for indoor rowing performance.  

  
• 04.02.2018

  Episode 8

  Sam talks about his upcoming powerlifting competition, injury and answers questions on where to put your conditioning work when powerlifting, whether low bar squatting is better for rowing and why progress stagnates.  

  
• 03.20.2018

  Episode 7

  Sam reads about pacing, pre-race nutrition, warming-up and tapering.

  
• 03.20.2018

  Episode 6

  Sam talks about recovery/"over-training", balancing academia and rowing and how many calories he eats a day.  

  
• 03.08.2018

  Episode 5

  Sam talks about training, specifically how to think about organising your training, when to bail on a session and whether warming down is always a good idea.  

  
• 02.28.2018

  Episode 4

  Sam answers questions regarding footwear for indoor rowing, to what extent his failed 500m WR attempts were adversely affected by a lack of aerobic training as well as his current and future goals.  

  
• 02.20.2018

  Episode 3

  Sam reads from Lots of Watts.  Topics include Goal Setting, Drag Factor, Footwear and Technique.

  
• 02.12.2018

  Episode 2

  Sam answers questions regarding how to go from 6:27 to 6:04 in a year as well as the differences between training in a team environment and as an individual.  

  
• 01.15.2018

  Episode 1

  Chapter One from the ebook Lots of Watts.  Chapter one is an introduction that includes passages "About Me" and "About Lots of Watts".