It is on. Training camp 1 with the legendary @duncroy1 complete! We did it in rain (and stayed dry thanks to our @thrudark equipment which is epic 💪), the sun (and didn’t get squinty thanks to our @oakley sunnies 😎), the warm and the cold. We never thought that we’d have got the knowledge to row our very own ocean rowing boat, Dolly Parton, in the North Sea by now. TOTALLY OARSOME!!
Scary? ✅
Sea sick? ✅
Gaining knowledge and confidence? ✅
Got a lot to practice and still to learn? ✅
Aware of the crazy scale of our challenge? ✅ ✅ ✅
Hungrier than ever to ROWFORROBERT? ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Determined to make every single one of our supporters and donors proud? 💯 💯
Doing everything we can to ensure people bereaved by suicide get the help they deserve when they need it most? 👍 👍 👍
@suicideandco@worlds.toughest.row
#ashfamilyrow #rowforrobert #atlantic2027 #fundraiser #worldstoughestrow
Four EPIC days training with this trio of morale mountains Three23 🤙🏻🏔️🏔️🏔️
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All four seasons in 4 days, a good helping of headwinds and a whole load of selfies 🤳😂 Phase 1 nailed 🏦
@olicarr_smith@fred.judd00@toby__yates1
Happy Easter 🐣 I hope everyone’s had a cracking weekend (pun well and truly intended 😅)
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It’s been an awesome start to the UK Training Season with @oardinarycrew Phase 2 Training Camp. Spicy conditions and curries 🚣🌶️🌬️🌊💪🏻
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Looking forward to seeing the lads progress through year 2 of their campaign preparations both on and off the water. Let’s gooo.
A HUGE congratulations to all the teams in the @worlds.toughest.row fleet of 2025, those who have finished and those that are soon to finish, for everything you’ve achieved both on and off the water 🌊
Looking back on the last two years of coaching, I feel incredibly lucky to have worked with such phenomenal crews. I’ve watched you give everything to your campaigns, training and preparation and in turn your expeditions speak for themselves 💪
To my athletes: you’ve earned my total respect through your grit and determination. Thank you for your trust, hard work, and unwavering commitment throughout. You took on the ocean and Mother Nature and gave her everything you had … seeing you thrive out there is the BEST feeling as a coach. We’ve shared some unforgettable moments which I’ll be reminiscing, smiling, laughing about and regaling for years to come. I’m beyond proud of each and every one of you, for all that you’ve achieved.
Looking forward to debriefing with you all soon. In the meantime I hope you’re all recovering strong, adjusting well back into ‘normal life’ and reflecting back on what you’ve just achieved and the epic journey the last 2 years has been 🌊🚣🏼⚡️🤙🏻 Until then, huge kudos and congratulations 🤙🏻✨🙌🏻😎
WTR2025 Team summary:
My coached crews:
- @teamseaslife
- @force_horizon
- @theentrepreneurship2025@theoceanrowingacademy crews:
- @scotlandthewave (lead coach @aaron1664 )
- @greens2blue (lead coach Aaron)
- @jakedarcy.still
- @secondoaryfun
- @ocean_oarsmen
Legacy legends:
- @kiwifondue
📸: @worlds.toughest.row@pennybird_and_camera
Big session with the lads. Great to see Dunc & Gus today and get a solid push/pull gym session in. Try it and let me know how you get on;
WU;
12 Press ups,
12 Inverted Rows,
15 Banded Arm Extensions.
4 Rounds;
10 DB Press,
12 SA Rows.
3 Rounds;
Max Dips,
Max Pull Ups.
3 Rounds;
12 Incline DB Press,
12 Bicep Curls,
12 Rope Pull Downs.
4 Rounds;
12 Seated Chest Press,
12 Lat Pull Downs.
Maiden voyage on Black Betty 🚴🏼♂️ huge thank you to @seandodsworth_ at @leadoutperformance for creating this absolute dream machine 🤩 excited for the adventures with her that are to come ⚡️
AM Conditioning
Straight from the @burstathletics Erg Workouts.
5x
3’
90s Rest
*we did 6 - because always go one more.
@worlds.toughest.row with the setup of dreams
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#app #startup #workout
The McGill Big 3 … 365 days consecutive 🏦
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A year ago my physio told me to do the The McGill Big 3 every day for 6 months to ensure the best chance of success for my recovery from spinal surgery…. I decided I would double it and I’m proud to say I’ve now completed 365 days 🔒
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The McGill Big 3 exercises are:
- Bird Dog
- Curl Up
- Side Plank
(My physio also added Glute Bridges as a Brucey bonus 4th exercise).
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- 10 second hold (maximal contraction, fist clenched, tongue on the roof of your month, pelvic floor engaged)
- 10 second rest.
- Repeat 10 times on the same side
- Repeat 10 times on the other side
- Total 20 reps for each exercise
- Total workout time: 27 mins
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You might think after 365 days of doing these seemingly simple exercises I wouldn’t be feeling any stimulus, response or benefit but I’ve only found I get a deeper and stronger contraction the more I do them. A lot of it has been about mind-body connection to find the best engagement possible 🧘🏼♂️
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I was extremely fortunate that the same week as starting my exercises that Ep 185 of @hubermanlab podcast was released. In the episode Andrew Huberman interviews Stuart McGill @backfitpro (OG back pain and all things spinal specialist). It is a phenomenal and insightful interview. One of the key takeaways I was left with was the consistency you need to apply to The McGill Big 3. This serendipitous timing left me with 100% buy in to the process. I was locked in 🔒 I cannot thank Andrew Huberman or Stuart McGill enough.
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For anyone suffering with back pain (or anyone who trains alot and wants to bullet proof their back) I implore you to listen to the interview. Andrew Huberman also has a demo on YouTube with great cues for posture, engagement and maximal contraction ⚡️
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I’m so grateful for my health and for having a relatively speedy and strong recovery. I’m also very grateful for the support I have around me and to those that have gone above and beyond in the last 12 months … thank you. You know who you are 🙏🏻
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Looking ahead I’m so stoked for the future. Ohhhh baby, LFG 🚀
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#mcgillbig3 #backpain #recovery
World Record Fastest Crossing of The Arctic Ocean 🏆@thearcticchallenge2025 ❄️🌊🚣🏼♀️🇺🇸
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Absolutely phenomenal preparation, performance and execution from start to finish …. Huge congratulations and kudos @hannah_huppi@thejimmygraham@johnhuppi and Andrew Tropp. A team of legends, achieving something truly legendary 🥳
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The team smashed it across the Arctic Ocean and in World Record time! Battling freezing temperatures and challenging weather systems, skilfully negotiating periods on para anchor and executing a near perfect course … taking a HUGE 5 days off the world record in the process 🏆💥
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I’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with the team through @theoceanrowingacademy training pathway. The team have been phenomenal to work with. All high performing athletes in their own right. Switched on, professional, driven, determined, hilarious and humble… the perfect team to work with 🙌🏻
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I’ve worked with Hannah specifically for 2.5 years and I want to take the opportunity to say her comms, organisation and eye for detail are only second to her grit and resilience. A true example and embodiment of the never give up attitude 👊🏻
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Congratulations team! You’ve absolutely smashed it. Very bloody impressive and I’m hugely proud of you all and not just for what you’ve achieved but how you’ve done it too 🚀⚡️
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#worldrecord #tora #wattsequalsknots
@oartherainbow World Record Fastest Trio of the mid-Pacific and First Trans Athlete to row any ocean 🏆🌊🚣🏼🇺🇸🌈
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HUGE congratulations to @thetranstraveller@awildjolie and @courtneyfarbercpt for such a phenomenal crossing from start to finish. The team had a long and challenging campaign, they weathered the storm through various iterations of the team, they were geographically challenged spread across America, each with busy professional and personal lives, yet they left no stone unturned in their training and preparation which ultimately led to their performance on the ocean. They rose to every challenge and test thrown at them (including Julie getting a raccoon bite less than 2 weeks before race start and needing to finish her rabies vaccinations during the row itself 😅😂🦝). They went out to Monterey thoroughly prepared and ready to execute their mission statement:
- Stay True
- Stay Fast
- Stay Friends
They adapted quickly to life onboard and soon were thriving on the ocean. They exercised their routines, seamanship skills and boat optimisation excellently. They were dogged, determined and focussed and worked relentlessly to be as high performaning as possible. All the while prioritising the team first … A happy boat is a fast boat!
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@aaron1664 and I have worked together to coach and support the team and we’ve had the pleasure of working with them for 2.5 years. To see them finish their row on Monday was absolutely phenomenal. Not only did they achieve their mission statement, they thrived out on the ocean and in turn became the fastest trio to row the Pacific Ocean. The cherry on a big, awesome rainbow cake 🍒🎂🌈
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From both Aaron and I at @theoceanrowingacademy we’re very proud for all that you’ve achieved in your campaign and the row itself. Transcending the row, the world record and everything in between you’ve done yourselves and everyone involved bloody proud and you should rightly be very proud of yourselves and each other 🙌🏻
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38 days, 0 hours, 6 mins 🏆
Stay True, Stay Fast, Stay Friends 🌈
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#tora #worldrecord #wattsequalsknots
@swiss_raw Double Ocean Champs 🏆🏆 World Record fastest crossing 🏆🇨🇭
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What these 4 Salty Swiss Savages have achieved is truly phenomenal in what is already a truly extraordinary sport 🚣🏼
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I want to say a HUGE congratulations to Jan, @samuel.102._102@ingvargroza & @yassins_vlog … a more hungry, humble and hard working team you will not find. They approached this ocean row as if it was their first crossing, left no stone unturned in their preparation, trained like pure savages both on and off the water, achieved one of the highest ever compliance scores in their @ocean_ready_ programme. They were calm and collected in Monterey, ready to do business. They did their talking out on the ocean …. They went out hard and they didn’t let their foot off the gas for a single stroke, making every shift count and their performance and net result speaks for itself ⚡️🪢
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When the crew reached out to conduct @theoceanrowingacademy Pacific Specifics Training Course I was delighted and I’m not afraid to admit I was also a little apprehensive. The winners of TWAC2021 reaching out for training … both their intention and humility couldn’t be clearer. I wanted to make sure I was able to add value to this epic team and I hope I did in albiet a small way. I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with these 4 man mountains. So bloody inspiring witnessing their approach, preparation and mindset and how that all come together into their incredible successes and catalogue of achievements on the ocean 🏆
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Swiss Raw 🇨🇭
🏆 TWAC2021
🏆 WTRP2025
🏆 WR Fastest Mid-Pacific Crossing
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EPIC!!! Take a bow lads. Have the best time in Hawaii. Enjoy all the comforts of dry land, you’ve bloody well earned it 🏝️
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I love this sport 🌊🚣🏼 so many AWESOME expeditions happening, so many EPIC projects in the pipeline. LFG 🚀
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📸 @worlds.toughest.row
#tora #wattsequalsknots
4 year Landiversary with these salty sea dawgs 🌺🏝️🚣🏼♀️🏆
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2021 arriving in Waikiki Yacht Club Honolulu setting the world record in a time of 30 days, 7 hours and 30 mins. Beyond grateful for the memories made and the time we spent together onboard American Spirit turning watts into knots ⚡️🪢🇺🇸 @lat35adventures
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Fast forward 4 years and @anguscollinsbe is back on the water circumnavigating Great Britain, aiming to be the first person in history to do so solo and unsupported 🇬🇧 he’s designed and built his own boat named Goosander which is in equal mesaure a piece of art, a Bond vehicle and a naval architectural masterpiece 🖼️ please get behind Angus and show him all of your support. What he is doing is absolutely mind blowingly awesome, challenging, technical and hardcore. Fair winds and calm seas brother. LFG 🚀🧭
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Also … and very fittingly @swiss_raw are due to finish tomorrow!! They’re currently on track to break the world record (held by @kiwifondue 🥝🫕🧀) by a staggering margin of over 4 days!! FOUR DAYS!! These Swiss Savages have been full send since day 1, they’ve had their foot to the floor the entire way. Never in doubt. Last 100nm to go!!! LFG!! Be ready to see these champions arrive in Kaui, Hawaii on @worlds.toughest.row YouTube tomorrow 🎥🏆🥳🔥
