In the 20th episode of The Indoor Rower, Tony talks to Josh Knight, the 2024 crowned British Rowing Indoor Open Heavyweight Champion. Clocking in an eye watering 5:47.6 over 2000 metres. Josh’s journey into rowing wasn’t conventional. A former hockey player at the University of Liverpool, he only picked up an oar less than two years ago. Now at age 23 he is a rising star in the GB Performance Development Academy.

He's recently won gold at the Olympic Pathway Regatta and turning heads at GB trials. In this episode he talks about his rapid transformation, what it took to go from hockey to rowing and where he sees himself heading as Paris 2024 fades and LA 2028 draws closer.

Key Points:

0:00 - Introduction

1:32 - Josh talks about his upbringing and background.

3:50 - Josh discloses what got him into sport.

5:43 - Josh shares how he got into the Performance Development Academy.

9:29 - Josh details his typical training week.

11:17 - Josh explains how he approaches recovery.

15:01 - Josh shares what his favourite and least preferred types of training sessions.

16:59 - Josh talks about his British Rowing Indoor Championship race.

18:59 - Josh discusses his Great Britain trials and how his performances went.

21:33 - Josh details the summer regattas he is entering this year.

24:41 - Josh discloses his future plans.

26:44 - Josh shares his new goals for the future.

31:45 - Josh gives his message for people starting a new sport at any age.

33:14 - Josh talks about what rowing has taught him in the last 18 months.

36:42 - Josh discusses how important weight training is for him.

38:39 - Josh shares where the listeners can follow his journey.

40:17 - Tony rounds up the episode.

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