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.  

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

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.  

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

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.   

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.  

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.

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

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

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.