Josh Crosby & Joe De Sena | Voracious Rower

When winning isn't enough, try working to improve the "MOD," or Margin of the Day. That's the margin by which you win. One of Joe De Sena's favorite quotes: "will it make the boat go faster?" Josh Crosby, world champion rower and co-founder of BDY SQD, attacks life with a voracious appetite. Dedicated to constant improvement and pushing himself farther, his perseverance, persistence and passion led him to success as a rower, in adventure racing, and to be a pioneer in the realm of rowing in modern fitness. Don't just win the day - win by a large margin! LESSONS Focus on a shared goal and give 100% It's all about perseverance, persistence and passion Always go back to the team Margin Of the Day (MOD) - how much can you win by? Make your personal scores the best they can be Utilize your expertise and passion Find a moment of pause to refocus Find your direction Pursue that direction with ultimate voracity: Attack & commit LINKS BDY SQD https://gobodysquad.com/about-us/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Sefra & Joe introduce this week's interview (and Joe's kids shake the van to wake Josh up!) 1:30 Interview begins in Josh's beauty of a blue van: The Body Squad Mobile 3:25 Starting out as rower, coming from a long lineage of rowers 4:30 Being trained by a "quiet leader" 6:30 Moving the oar and training the body and mind 7:30 Everyone focusing on the same goal and giving 100% 8:45 Perseverance, persistence and passion 10:50 Setting the rhythm for the boat- getting to the junior World Championships 12:45 Getting recruited to Brown University 14:15 Margin of the Day (MOD) - how much you can win by 1 6:15 Making your personal scores the best they can be 17:15 Getting as fit as possible for the National Team 18:20 Shooting for the Olympics 20:30 Reevaluating and starting Indo-Row 22:25 Key Rowing Advisor to Orange Theory & starting Body Squad 23:25 Benefits of the Body Squad myofascial modality & infrared technologies 26:30 Attach & Commit 27:15 Sefra & Joe have a tête-à-tête about what they learned   SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay   FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena & Sefra Alexandra Dr. Johnny Waite & Col. Nye were off rowing on the river Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2019 Spartan