Episode 17: Interview with Sam Blythe, former professional rugby player with Exeter Chiefs and Founder & Performance Coach of FM Indoor Rowing

In episode 17 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Sam Blythe, founder and coach of FM Rowing, a former British indoor rowing champion, a World indoor rowing silver and bronze medalist and an European silver medalist.

Sam holds the 30-39 10km British Record completing the distance in a blistering 32 minutes and 57 seconds, that’s a sub 1:39 average split and rowed a sub 6 2k in his 40th year!

Within this episode Sam talks about his upbringing in London and love for football, playing professional rugby, his transition into indoor rowing, his coaching style and FM Rowing. He also delves into rowing training and technique for a sub 6 footer, weight lifting, returning to rowing after injury and his future indoor rowing goals.

Key Points

0:00 - Introduction

1:05 - Sam speaks about his upbringing and how he got into sport.

9:06 - Sam details how he got into playing rugby professionally.

15:28 - Sam talks about his kids.

16:52 - Sam shares how he transitioned from professional rugby into indoor rowing.

22:50 - Sam discusses some of his indoor rowing records and medals.

24:56 - Sam talks about his training and coaching style.

38:21 - Sam goes into detail about his rowing technique.

42:22 - Sam explains how he integrates weightlifting into his training.

48:01 - Sam details his thoughts on the upcoming World Rowing Indoor Championships in February which will be held virtually. 

55:38 - Sam shares his short and long term goals.

Links

https://fmrowing.com
https://x.com/FMPTExeter
https://instagram.com/samblythe
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