Coaching with Cam
Let’s work out what kind of coaching you actually need.
I’m not going to tell everyone they need the most expensive option. Some rowers just need a good programme and the discipline to follow it. Some want a coach reading their sessions every week. A few want me in their corner. All three are proper training, just different amounts of coaching behind it.
Who I coach
You don’t need to be a certain sort of rower.
I coach juniors, masters, complete beginners and athletes competing at the highest level. Some train mainly on the erg. Others race on the water, row coastal or beach sprint, or are trying to make the next team.
The level changes. The job doesn’t: understand the person, write training that fits, and keep adjusting it as they progress.
How we can work together
The difference is how much coaching sits behind it.
Core
A programme built for you. You go and do it.
Coached
Your own Yamsquad coach, every week.
Want to learn to do it all yourself? The Yamsquad Playbook gives you the keys, one-off.
Coaching a squad? See consultancy for clubs and programmes.
2,000+
athletes coached in person
1,000+
athletes coached online
CB (me)
New PB after six years
Six years stuck on the same personal best. Consistent, targeted training finally broke it.
RK
Sub-7:30 goal → 6:28
Wanted to break 7:30 and laughed when I said we'd look at sub-7. Medalled at the British Indoors with a 6:28.
EG
2k: 7:01 → 6:42
Came over from running and chased rowing-machine world records. Set several in the 40+ category.
EH
Sub-7 and off to Princeton
Worked together to get under 7:30 for university recruiting, then kept going to sub-7.
JH
Zero to rowing at 55
Wanted to start safely. Now on the water and erging several times a week. His doctor asked how he's so fit.
What it actually looks like
Your week, in the app, every week.
Starts from your testing
The training targets what will make the biggest difference to you.
Every session tells us something
Splits, rate, heart rate and how it felt show how you are responding.
Adjusted as you go
The plan changes when your results, recovery or life say it should.
Regular re-tests
So we know what's working and what comes next.
This week
Example athlete
- Mon
10k steady
GreenConversational. Rate 18–20.
- Tue
Weights A
StrengthHinge, press, pull. Two in the tank.
- Wed
4 x 2k
RedBuild each one. Last rep is your best.
- Thu
Weights B
StrengthSquat, bench, pull-ups, carries.
- Fri
50 min steady
GreenEasy means easy. Nose breathing.
- Sat
Rest
RestThe engine absorbs the work.
- Sun
8 x 500m
RedSharp and quick. Full recovery between.
What I coach
Getting faster takes more than a programme.
Fitness is one bit. Turning it into boat speed, fitting it round your life and getting it out on race day are the rest.
Your fitness
We test where you are, then train what actually needs improving. Not what everyone else is doing.
Your technique
Video reviews pick out the one or two changes that make the biggest difference, so fitness shows up as speed.
Your structure
Erg, water, weights and rest planned together around the time you've actually got.
Your race day
Pacing, prep and what to think when it hurts. So the work turns into a result.
Pricing
Three ways to train with Yamsquad.
The difference is how much coaching sits behind your programme.
Core
Built for you, adjusted from your feedback. You crack on with it.
£165/month
or £1,650 a year (two months free). 3-month minimum on monthly.
Coached
Your own Yamsquad coach reviews and adjusts your training every week.
£295/month
or £1,475 for 6 months up front (one month free). 6-month minimum: that's how long it can take to make a meaningful change, and it means your coach knows you're committed to making it.
Coached by Cam
Me as your coach, with unlimited access to me. Five places, application only.
£2,195 for 6 months
or 6 monthly payments of £399.
A few quick questions. I'll reply within 2 days.
Frequently asked questions
The things people usually ask me before getting started