The High-Performance Operator

A Blueprint to Health, Capacity and Sustained Performance Under Pressure.

Intervals at last

24 December 2011

A good week with 4 erg sessions and 2 weight sessions. Feel better now that I have started intervals but just need to…

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Re visiting my first ever erg session

21 December 2011

Yesterday I went for my first interval session. I was debating what to do as i looked back through my training diary and…

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Hating the science and wanting to hurt

18 December 2011

Ok, so last year when I was training, everything I did was determined by pace/500m as outlined in the interactive plan. This time…

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A small improvement in pace

2 December 2011

Wow – another week flown by already and another good weeks training in the bag. With last week’s slight frustration worrying about splits,…

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Improvise, adapt and overcome

1 December 2011

This week I learned that sometimes the weeks training plan is not always possible. Thursday was a prime example as I had to…

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A step in the right direction

25 November 2011

So end of week 2 and much the same as last week really. Got some good metres in at a low rate in…

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A long way to go

18 November 2011

So week 1 is officially in the bag and I am now ready for 2 days weekend rest (mental note to self –…

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A new beginning [Part 2]

6 November 2011

Finally it’s over! After 25 arduous weeks I have completed the transfer from the Royal Marines to the Royal Navy as a Physical…

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A new beginning

3 August 2011

On summer leave for 3 weeks and have a programme lined up including rowing rowing and rowing. End of the programme i plan…

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My Journey of Pain – The 2011 World Indoor Rowing Championships

5 March 2011

SIT READY. My heart is pounding, I feel sick and my stomach turns. ATTENTION. ‘I’m not ready’ says one voice in my head;…

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