Episode 11: Interview with Luke Wollenschlaeger - 50-59 2k World Record Holder

In episode 11 of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Luke Wollenschlaeger, the current indoor rowing 50-59 2000m world record holder with a time of 6:01.00, shaving 0.7 seconds off the previous world record. Tony talks to Luke about his time in swimming, water polo, rugby and the move into crossfit, which ultimately led him to the world of indoor rowing. Luke discusses his training routines, strength and conditioning training, his work with John McGrath and Bill Chambers, nutrition as well as discussing his current world records and his future plans to attempt to break numerous other world records.

Key Points

0:00 - Introductions

1:23 - Luke recounts his early life and getting into swimming.

4:01 - Luke discusses his time playing water polo.

5:04 - Luke talks about his move to rugby.

6:38 - Luke recounts his move into crossfit.

10:10 - Luke details the crossfit exercises he struggles with.

13:18 - Luke discusses his strength and conditioning training.

16:26 - Luke recounts his move into indoor rowing and setting world records.

23:07 - Luke discusses working with John McGrath and Bill Chambers.

28:33 - Luke details his nutrition at different stages of his training.

31:49 - Lukes discusses his world records and how he got there.

43:17 - Lukes shares his goals for future world records and how he plans to approach his training for them.

Links

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Youtube: @LukeWollenschlaeger

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