Tom Rowland Podcast

Memorial Day is an opportunity to pay our respects to those who have served and sacrificed.  Many choose to do a tough workout on this day and the most iconic is the Murph Workout which honors Lt Michael Murphy.  The Murph Workout is: Run 1 mile, 100 pullups, 200 pushups, 300 squats, Run 1 mile.  To do it as prescribed, wear a 20 lb vest.  As we approach Memorial Day, I wanted to visit this workou...

Gena Laielli holds the Guinness Book of World Records Most Burpees in 12 Hours. She completed 5332 Burpees to beat the previous record and take the official title. That is cool, but what is really cool is why she did it. Her daughter had omphalocele, a rare condition, and the Record was to bring awareness to this condition to provide hope for other parents and children with the condition. Follow G...

Capt Lou Tirado and Capt Mike Faulkingham are guides in Maine.  They have a podcast called Hooked In New England and specialize in chasing, catching, and conserving the Gamefish of New England.  It was a pleasure to have them on the show to discuss conservation and the future of the Striped bass. CLICK HERE to hear me as a guest on the Hooked In New England Podcast. Go and follow their social medi...

Scott Walker gives a step by step instruction to mark birds on the Simrad Halo Radar.  He explains the Harbor, Offshore, Bird, Weather Modes as well as how to do split screens.  He explains how he sets his screen up to use the offset mode to look ahead and how he sets the distance so that he can find birds, boats, weather or boats.  The new Simrad Halo radar has preset modes that make it easy to s...

John Wooden has a famous quote: “Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do”.   Wise words that have served many well. We discuss how this quote may apply to the quarantine that we are all experiencing.  Additionally, we completed the Wim Hof Quarantine Challenge and are on day 41 of the 100-day Burpee Challenge.  How’s it going? Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets o...

A viewer asked what exercise I would pick for overall conditioning for outdoor activities if I could only pick one.  Thankfully I don’t have to pick only one because I don’t believe that one exercise is perfect for every situation.  However, I can pretend for today’s show.  While I don’t think that one exercise is perfect, I think that the Kettlebell Swing is about as close to perfect as I have fo...

Jessica Mills is known worldwide as Homemade Wanderlust.  She is primarily known for being a Triple Crowner or someone who has through hiked the Appalachian Trail, The Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail between 2015 and 2018.  Since then she has become a Youtube star with 259,000 subscribers as well as many other ways that she connects with her following.  She has figured out how...

Burton Young from Barracuda Tackle joins us on Instagram Live to talk cast nets.  Burton has brought innovation and design to the cast net business.  Much of the loyalty that Barracuda enjoys is because they listen to their customers and take care of the guides who use their products.  Barracuda has a Guides Relief Program to provide financial aid to many guides who are experiencing difficulty wit...

Tom Rowland of Saltwater Experience asks Capt Scott Walker of Into the Blue about using Mapping chips. Scott uses C-Map Reveal with his Simrad NSS Evo 3 16" unit. Scott installs the chip, selects the map, and shows how he would use the chip to find inshore spots like coral heads or lobster spots. Tom asks about using the C-Map Reveal chip to find swordfish spots in deep water. Scott explains and s...

Combine the Wim Hof 40 day Quarantine Challenge with 100 days of Burpees and you have our April/May challenge. We are 34 days in. How are you doing? Want to join? Come in...it’s not too late.  If you need further instructions please CLICK HERE for full description or read below: We will do the 100 day Burpee challenge. This one is easy to explain. On April 1, drop and do 1 burpee. On April 2nd, do...

Tell someone that fishing is a physical sport and you may get some funny looks.  Fishing on the flats of the Florida Keys is quite a bit different than sitting under a shade tree with a bobber, worms, and a 6 pack.  Poling a skiff is hard work.  Often guides pole into the wind for hours at a time with 2 heavy dudes on the bow.  Guys do this 100 days in a row or more during the season.  It is like...

Troy Casey is also known as Certified Health Nut.  He was once a Versace Model who became more and more interested in how his body was working mostly for the sake of looking his best for his job.  After some exposure to black mold, he has gone on a mission to reclaim his health using any means necessary.  He’s worked with indigenous tribes in the Amazon as a medicine hunter, studied the ancient Vi...

Kyle Gemas is a world-traveling angler and adventurer.  He has traveled and fished in some amazing places and has been a guest on the podcast before to recap his trip to the Seychelles.  You can find that episode here. Recently, Kyle targeted the Arapaima on a fly rod.  Arapaima routinely reaches lengths of more than six feet and in some exceptional cases more than eight feet. The maximum recorded...

When you get on the boat to go fishing do you have a dedicated go to, catch anything rod?  Capt Scott Walker tells us about 2 rigs that he ALWAYS keeps ready on his boat, no matter where they are going or what they are fishing for.  Find out what this rig is by listening to this episode with Capt Scott Walker of Into the Blue TV. Follow Scott @captscottwalker or @intothebluetv Get 30% off any orde...

Lao Tzu said, “Correct the mind and the rest of your life will fall into place”.   This applies to our April Challenge fairly well.  The April Challenge is:  The 100 Day Burpee Challenge.  Add 1 burpee a day for 100 days. We are pairing this challenge with the Wim Hof 40 Day Quarantine Challenge.  Find the complete description here. Each of these challenges helps us to work on discipline as well a...

Boat Ramps, Public Parks, Marinas, Playgrounds are closed due to the Coronavirus.  New research shows that direct sunlight is the most effective means of killing the Coronavirus.  Could this mean that we can reopen these areas for fishing, working out or playing outside?

Chasten Whitfield is a college student and USCG Captain who is fishing in the professional Bass Tournaments.  She is primarily known for her work with terminally ill children through Chastenation, her organization dedicated to taking children fishing.   Chasten was featured on Saltwater Experience and was also my very first podcast guest.  Yep, she is #1.  It is easy to find that episode by scroll...

On one of my first episodes, I tracked down a gentleman who was preparing to do a race that was extreme…even to me. The race was a 3,000-mile rowing race across The Atlantic Ocean! He was doing it to raise awareness of the issues that veterans struggle with like PTSD, veteran suicide, and depression. This issue is particularly close to his heart because he is a former special forces member himself...

Trolling motors have become quieter over time and we have started to use them more and more inshore and offshore to catch bait eliminates the anchor in certain situations. It has become a really valuable tool and in my pursuit to be able to use the trolling motor all day I have gone through a bunch of different iterations of batteries and chargers. This year we had a breakthrough. We have a Power-...

Today we are doing 20 burpees as a part of the #TRPFitnessChallenge we are adding one burpee each day of April. This is an exercise in discipline and Jocko says "Discipline = Freedom" and we are working towards that. In addition to that we are doing the Wim Hof 40 day challenge. Now in days 11-20 we are doing 3 rounds of breathing and a 1 minute cold shower (add in pushups after your last round of...

These Physical Friday podcasts have been a lot of fun for me to go through old workouts that I used to do and trying to find as many workouts that you could do with as little equipment as possible. I will be doing a live workout today at 4pm EST on my instagram (@tom_rowland) and my Facebook (Tom Rowland) and my Youtube (permitfly4). You can tune in on any of those and join me in a quarantine work...

Dr. Layne Norton is known across the World as Biolayne.  He has a BS in Biochemistry from Eckerd College with honors (>3.5 GPA) in 2004 Ph. D. Nutritional Sciences with honors (>3.5 GPA), University of Illinois 2010.  He wrote his Thesis on  Leucine is a critical factor determining protein quantity and quality to initiate muscle protein synthesis.  Layne has been published in many scientific publi...

Robert “RT” Trosset is a legendary Sportfishing Captain out of Key West, FL.  RT has 240 World Records and endless fishing accolades and has been inducted into the IGFA Hall Of Fame.  His 2 boys, Chris and Robert Jr are following in his footsteps doing great things in both fishing and diving.  All 3 Trosset’s sat down with me to discuss growing up in Key West, deciding to be a guide and how the bu...

Captain Scott Walker and I talk about some of the do's and don'ts of reef fishing while we can tuna in his kitchen. The Florida Keys have reefs 4 miles out, easily accessible. Because they are easily accessible you need to be courteous because there will be many boats out there trying to fish. Charter boats are out there trying to make a living and you are out there to make your friends and family...

If you are part of the #TRPFitnesschallenge today calls for 13 burpees + 3 rounds of Wim Hof Breathing + Pushups followed by a 1:00 cold shower sometime today. I referenced an article about my performance increase as it related to Burpees due to Wim Hof Breathing. Find that article here 2 quotes to ponder today Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningfu...