Tom Rowland Podcast

Today is about recovery - being a professional guide or just an active person, you are going to get beat up quite a bit. Most importantly, when you live an active lifestyle, you don't really have time to rest and recover. So a crucial way to recover that is quick and helps you become more agile is yoga. I understand that time commitments that go into an active lifestyle and I know many of you might not want to travel to a studio or be in an uncomfortable situation. So I would encourage you to look into all of the free opportunities that are available for you out there. You can find yoga on Amazon Prime Video and there are over 4,000 videos where you can isolate your back or hamstrings and maintain flexibility and mobility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heath Daughtry runs the small boat division at Yellowfin Yachts.  He is responsible for 4 boat models from 17-26 feet.  His attention to detail has improved the quality of our boats over the years.   Heath also started the Skiff Challenge which is a 1300 mile race around the State of Florida which has grown into a fundraiser and awareness generator for the water issues affecting the State of Florida.  Today, Captains for Clean Water runs the race and is bringing additional attention to the race and the issues. Last year, Heath won the race with his partner Chase Daniels (Hear that podcast here). However, this year, that team is breaking up and Heath has asked me to be his partner in the race.  We announce my participation and discuss preparation for this endurance event. 1300 miles in a skiff is going to be difficult no matter what the weather is and both Heath and I are preparing mentally as well as physically for the race.  Past Skiff Challenges have been motivation for Heath to embrace the physical culture

In the XPT Breathing Course, we went through a protocol that many people can benefit from. If your mind races as you lay down in bed and it becomes more difficult to go to sleep, this method may help. Inhale for 5 seconds through your nose, exhale for 7 seconds. I was taught that the 7 second exhale is critical. It can be more than 7 seconds but not as beneficial if it is less than 7 seconds. Do this 5-10 times. I like to extend this out to a 7 second inhale and a 14 second exhale. Ill do this for 10 times and fall asleep like a baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many workouts are too difficult for someone’s current fitness or skill level. Scaling through progressions allows individuals to be able to participate in most workouts while gaining strength and skills to eventually be able to do any movement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noah Ohlsen is a legitimate CrossFit superstar. His resume includes 1st, 2nd and 6th place in the Worldwide Open, 4 1st place finishes and a 2nd in the Regionals, and he has been in the top 10 in the World at the biggest stage in CrossFit, The CrossFit Games, 5 out of 6 times to include a 4th place and a 2nd place at the 2019 CrossFit Games. Despite being a true star of the sport, Noah is one of the most positive, friendly and supportive people I have ever been around. His enthusiasm and positivity are infectious.  We met at the CrossFit Peak 360 in Miami and did a standard 9:00 am class. Noah just jumped right in with the regular folks like me after greeting everyone in the gym, fist-bumping and being genuinely interested in each person there. After seeing this authentic display of leadership, it was no surprise to me why he has created a loyal army of supporters around the World. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Noah Ohlsen on-site in a hot sweaty upstairs office at Peak 360 with his giant Golden Ret

So far on our breath series we have gone over the Wim Hof method and we have covered Box Breathing. But now we are going to talk about what to do in situations where you might be anxious, nervous or overwhelmed. In these situations you are taking short breaths into the top of your chest and you activate the sympathetic nervous system where you are ready for fight or flight. In situations where you will be stressed or anxious you can do the Box Breathing or Wim Hof method to relax yourself so that you can focus. Sometimes the fight-or-flight reaction might be good, but if you are about to fly on a plane, or make a business presentation, then you want to be calm and collected. When feeling anxious or overwhelmed, try this technique to bring you back to a relaxed state. Simply stretch your hand out and with your other index finger simply start at the wrist and trace a line to the top of your thumb as you breathe in through your nose, trace a line back to your wrist as you breathe out.  Follow this for all your

I got a question recently from a listener asking, "how do you start working out if you haven't worked out in a long time." My biggest concern is what is your reason for working out. That is the most important thing and is what will carry you through the process of getting fit. It is important to have a good "why" when you are getting back into the habit of fitness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Dunlap is a Firefighter and fishing guide who is preparing for the Everglades Challenge. He plans to do the event on a Standup Paddleboard. The Everglades Challenge is an unsupported, expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small boats. The distance is roughly 300 nautical miles depending on your course selection. There is a time limit of 8 days or less. Your safety and well being are completely up to you. You can follow the Everglades Challenge HERE, and watch Mike through instagram @chesapeaketjam. Follow @tom_rowland on instagram and watch every episode of Saltwater Experience for free on WaypointTV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I went to SealFit Kokoro, a 50 hour camp run by Navy Seals, one of the first things we learned was the technique of Box Breathing. Box Breathing is a technique that calls for breathing in for a specific time, holding for a time, breathing out for a time and then holding for a time. Repeat this 5-10 times. The idea of box breathing is that this protocol allows us to move from the sympathetic nervous system to the parasympathetic nervous system or from fight or flight to relaxation. It turns out that we learned this technique early because we would find many…many times that we would be placed in chaos and definitely in fight or flight and need to make decisions without emotion and clear headed. The technique is simple. Lets take 5 as the count for all sides of the box. You simply breathe in for 5 seconds, hold for 5 seconds, breathe out for 5 seconds and hold for 5 seconds. Repeat this 5 to 10 times. Try this when feeling anxious or preparing to perform. Maybe even when you are poling up on a big tarpon an

I know we have talked about the Deck of Cards a lot on this podcast, but I want to give you some variations of the Deck of Cards that you can do. No matter how many times I talk about it I continue to get questions about it, so lets go over it one more time. In an average deck of cards you have for suits (hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs). Face cards in this deck equal 10 and aces equal 11 or 1 if you need to scale it back. So from this point I will assign an exercise to each suit (for example burpees|spades, pushups|clubs, sit-ups|hearts, and squats|diamonds. So if you turn over a 3 of spades, that is 3 burpees, but a Queen of clubs would be 10 pushups. If you are outside you can take advantage of Joker cards or blank cards, designate them to be a running exercise or pull-ups. But often I will do this in a small space (like a hotel room) where I will have to just disregard the Jokers. So now that the Deck of Cards layout is established, let's go over some variations that I really like to mix up the Deck o

Chris Dombrowski is from Michigan and is known far and wide for his debut nonfiction book, Body Of Water: A Sage, A Seeker, And The World’s Most Elusive Fish. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Chris and getting to hear about his story and what inspired this book as well as his other fictional publications. Chris is from Michigan and earned his MFA from Montana where he then published Fragments with Dusk in Them (2008), September Miniatures with Blood and Mars (2012), and the collections By Cold Water (2009) and Earth Again (2013). Chris is quite the poet and draws a lot of inspiration from an early reading of Norman McLean’s novella A River Runs Through It. Chris has earned awards and honors for Associated Writing Programs Intro Award, Alligator Juniper’s National Poetry Prize, and a runner-up for Foreword Magazine’s Poetry Book of the Year. Chris still lives in Montana where he is a fly-fishing guide, director of the 406 Writers’ Workshop and the Beargrass Writing Retreat, and the Kittredge Distinguis

Wim Hof Breathing Method  In October of 2015 I came across a documentary that changed how I started my day. Vice did a documentary about a Daredevil named Wim Hof who, through a breathing technique, was able to do amazing things previously believed to be impossible. He ran a marathon barefoot in the Arctic Circle, another marathon in extreme heat, he climbed Mt Kilamanjaro in shorts and even went up Everest in a pair of shorts. He set world records for swims under frozen lakes, he stayed in ice up to his neck longer than anyone to set a World Record. He was also able to influence his autonomic immune system in a laboratory environment to astound the scientific community. What was the most impressive to me, though, was that he claimed that he could teach these methods to anyone and that anyone could do what he has done. Strong claim…but he proved it by takin untrained people right up Kilamanjaro and teaching a group of people to alter their autonomic immune system in a lab just as he had done. I was intrigue

In a recent podcast with David Redding (cofounder of F3 Fitness) we talked about an acronym that David came up with, CSAUP. These are workouts that are Completely Stupid And Utterly Pointless and is something that they put into the F3 workout routine. The definition of a workout that is CSAUP is when you tell someone what you are doing and they say, “I don’t get it…” Despite the name, I do think that there is a purpose for doing workouts like this (like a Tough Mudder) and I think they create a lot of value. While they might be completely stupid, they aren’t utterly pointless. The reason that I choose to put events like this on my schedule is because it stretches you. I believe that you thrive on the edge of your comfort zone. Growth happens when you get to the edge of your comfort zone and keep pushing through. That is why I have events that might seem completely stupid as a normal part of my physical activities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tripletail are a prehistoric looking fish that like to float next to debris or trap balls. There are several ways to fish for them including Flyfishing, live bait and lures. I have found a few other techniques that have caught fish that used to simply leave me frustrated. Join me today to discuss some tactics that might help you convert a shot to a beautiful Tripletail fillet on the plate. The Tripletail don’t seem to be able to see as well as other kinds of fish (like permit) because they have tiny little eyes. Because of that you will need to throw fairly close to the Tripletail. It can swim pretty fast once you hook it, but it doesn’t seem like it can swim fast over a long distance. So you need to be prepared for a short burst, but that is all. You can use shrimp, but I really like using flies. This is because you can make a cast, and if it is not where you want it to be you don’t have to reel it all the way back in and recast. You can pick it up from 40-feet away and put it where you want it. When I first

When you are traveling have you ever considered dropping in on a gym? You can call ahead and go to a gym for just one workout. This is extremely helpful if you are traveling and not wanting to lose the progress you've made in your fitness. Listen to this episode for tips and tricks of dropping in while traveling.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In order to catch any fish, you need to have confidence. Many people who fish for Permit do so without any confidence that the fish will bite. Anglers who have confidence catch more fish because they are getting the fly where it needs to be rather than playing it safe. Confidence is key. Check out this episode to hear how you can gain more confidence with tough species like Permit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Rucking? Why would you want to ruck? I go over the basics of rucking first fitness in this episode. Rucking 101. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trevor Williams is the host of another Waypoint Outdoor Collective podcast called The Farm Traveler Podcast. If you are curious about where your food comes from, how do you make the best food choice for you and your family, then you need to listen to this podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you start fishing in a new area? What if you are already a fisherman but you are new to a different kind of fishing? How would you get started if you didn't have a mentor or family in the area? Here are some tips if you have recently moved or are interested in getting started fishing your area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's very hard to have a bad day when you start your day in gratitude. In this episode, I go through a practice that my friends and I have used after morning workouts and it has been very impactful for me. If you would like to go through the meditation practice as we do it in the mornings you can listen by CLICKING HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices