FPM Podcast

Jenny and Marcus give you a behind the scenes look at a portion of one of our FPM Member Zoom calls, discussing how to keep your approach to Skiing and Off-Water Training Simple. 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Structure allows simplicity 3:20 - Journaling or Note taking is incredibly valuable! 5:40 - Start simple…pick one of two of these things from this talk 6:02 - 3 Things in this Podcast: The Skiing. The...

This week, MB and Rob discuss Rhythm and Swing in a bit of detail, and cover a few popular ideas or concepts that may have been misinterpreted in the past: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Timing 2:08 - Swingset Analogy, revisted 7:20 - Bring it back to Skiing 10:10 - “Be Patient”??? 12:40 - Why the “Be Patient” is wrong….or how to fix it. 13:50 - Setting up the Turn is huge! 16:29 - 2 systems to consider 17:2...

MB does a deeper dive into some of the most important topics from the first 15 episodes of FPM Podcast. 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Stance: It’s a “Keystone Fundamental”, Most important fundamental in skiing. The center of every other movement. If you want to improve your skiing, Find ways to Conceptualize, think about and improve this in your own skiing this year. Dryland Drills can help breakthrough to...

This week MB and Rob take a quick question from the BallOfSpray forum, discussing how far ski technology has come in the past 20 years! Enjoy it and let us know what else you wanna hear us talk about in future episodes!! 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - How Far has Ski Tech come in the past 20 years 1:18 - Ski Shape 1:48 - Ski Construction 2:27 - Haven’t had a breakthrough like the sport of Snow Skiing, yet… 3...

This week Rob is back, and he and MB are discussing the most fundamental element of the FPM Water Ski pyramid: Athletic Stance! 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - The most basic fundamental of skiing: Athletic Stance 0:55 - Why is this so important? 1:53 - Athletic Stance on a Water Ski, is COMPLETELY different than Athletic Stance in almost any other sport. 3:03 - Body Perpendicular to Ski 4:40 - Water Skiing i...

This week is a fun call MB had with an FPM Member, Alex Montagu, who was doing a school project on the Physics of Water skiing. So, we figured we'd share. Thank you Alex, for reaching out!! We apologize for the Audio...MB's head set sucks....now we know! 0:00 - Intro - High School Physics Project! 0:50 - Why Physics 1:22 - If you care about skiing better, you want to Understand physics 1:47 - EVER...

This week we try something new....conversations with everyday Hero's, like our FPM Member Mike Kennedy, who has made some significant life changes in the past year or so. Hope you all enjoy this conversation! 0:00 - Intro   0:57 - Restoring old boats   2:20 - Making the Sport more accessible?   3:09 - 1991 ProStar Repowered with 2018 Ilmor engine   4:12 - When did you first sta...

This week we are sharing a Video Coaching lesson with one of our FPM Members Sam Kennedy.  Unfortunately, its best suited for YouTube , so if you want to watch this video lesson, head over to FlowPoint and catch it there! 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - 3 Basics Sam has been working on 0:33 - Press Play 1:16 - Drifting in on Gates 1:25 - Difference between 2 separate 22'offs 3:15 - Efficient Acceleration...

This week MB and Rob take another question from @BallOfSpray and break it down! Show Notes: 0:28 - Is 15 Off Important? 2:05 - Is skipping 15 Off simply “avoiding the problem”? 3:20 - 80/20 Rule 5:10 - What makes 15 Off different than 28 Off and shorter? 6:30 - Struggling to make Buoys vs Movement/Position based focus 7:10 - How many passes should you be able to run? 1 0:25 - 34/22 vs 36/15 as a s...

Frequently Asked Questions about FPM 0:45 - Is this program for me? I’m a beginner, I don’t ski the course, I’m NOT a pro!!... 1:20 - Is this information I can get by searching the internet on my own?? 2:18 - What equipment do I need?? 3:20 - What is the minimum time requirement to actually see results from FPM? 5:40 - Does FPM Work?? 6:10 - How individualized or specific is this water ski program...

Off-Water Training, with MB, Jenny and Rob! 0:35 - Waterskiing is asymmetrical, due to our tandem stance 1:00 - trying to recover a balanced body through strength training and mobility 1:20 - Is FPM just CrossFit??: Jenny LaBaw’s expertise/background 2:30 - Water Skier’s biggest weaknesses 3:30 - What is a Healthy Spine? 3:50 - Rob’s Stretching story…and why it didn’t work… 6:15 - Importance of Mo...

MB and Rob discuss some things to consider and look out for, when trying to ensure that your kids are on the right gear   1:00 - Are kids on Bad Gear:  Ski, Bindings, Handles, etc… 2:00 - If you go to the effort to invest in your childs time on the water, make sure they are on proper equipment 2:55 - Modifying skis might be the cheapest 3:30 - Modifying skis might actually be the best fo...

Jenny and Marcus decided to discuss a thread from the BallOfSpray forum, titled "How strong do you need to be?" Take a look at the show notes below, subscribe to the podcast, and let us know what topics you want to hear us discuss in future episodes! 1:36 - Try not to compare yourself to the pros 3:20 - Have some guidance for your off-water training 4:30 - Standard Benchmarks for determining stren...

Tis' the Season....Middle of winter, when many of you have moved on to other things and aren't even reading this right now, BUT some of you are still here....hungry for progress. So this week Rob and MB discuss some tips, tricks and considerations for those of you who are going to try to ski some this winter OR even for you crazies that are skiing THROUGH the winter! And, if you are someone who kn...

On Today's Episode, its a BOS episode...where Rob and Marcus take a few questions from BallOfSpray's forum.  //  WE APOLOGIZE in advance, as one of our microphones died in the middle (5:20 mark) so hopefully the degraded sound doesn't cause too much of an issue for everyone out there. 1. What's the thing that's holding you back from the next 6 buoys? 2. What's the special thing that Joel...

MB and Rob are on today, talking about one of the most important topics in water skiing: Keeping it Simple!...so you can actually make consistent progress. How much should you think when you ski? What do you do about adverse conditions: boats, ropes, driving, etc..? They get into it and a whole lot more. See the Show Notes below, and please subscribe and share if you like what you hear! 0:54 - Ath...

Heading to warmer weather, during the Off-Season, is a great way to "bridge the gap" between last season, and the upcoming one. It allows you to limit the degradation of your timing, rhythm and ski fitness, as well as helps keep your spirits up and your passion on high. Rob, MB and Jenny discuss a few important things you might want to consider before taking a trip to warmer weather this Winter/Sp...

People have been asking for it for a while now, so here we go! The FPM Podcast! This is just a quick Welcome and hello from Marcus, Jenny and Rob! More coming soon! Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify!