On The Line - Olympian Andrew Lewis
JOIN ROBERT DUMAS AS HE JOURNEYS WITH OLYMPIC SAILOR ANDREW LEWIS THROUGH HIS TRAINING REGIME.
Transcript
00:00 This episode of On The Line is brought to you in part by Flo.
00:03 Out here in the sea, there are no lines.
00:08 The ocean opens up herself to everyone.
00:11 For TNT sailor Andrew Lewis, his job is to conquer the ocean.
00:15 With winds of adversity blowing him off course,
00:18 and the sails of misfortune against him,
00:21 we'll tell you this story of Andrew Lewis on his road to Rio.
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00:31 We're on the line.
00:32 In every sport, there's a line.
00:36 All athletes put themselves on the line for club and country.
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01:28 Today I'm going to take Robert into my world,
01:30 show him how it's done in the gym, the fitness side of my life,
01:34 how I get strong, how I stretch,
01:36 and how I'm able to do what I do from the strength side of things.
01:40 And then later on, I'm going to take him into the boat,
01:42 throw him in the ocean,
01:43 and really see if this guy can really sail and see how it is to be in my world.
01:48 Well, I'm ready.
01:49 Well, I think I'm ready.
01:51 All right, so what we're going to do is we're going to get your bum on your roller.
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02:06 You're going to bend a little bit,
02:08 and you're going to use your hip to thrust your whole thing.
02:10 All the way to the hip.
02:13 All right, that's it.
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02:19 Throw the hip harder.
02:20 Throw the hip hard, right, harder.
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02:24 Breathe.
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02:31 On to the next one, one time.
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02:37 You're going to hunt for a four, all right?
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02:46 Ten.
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02:53 Breathe, yeah?
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03:01 Solid.
03:03 Solid.
03:05 Solid.
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03:08 So this was a stretch and warm-up.
03:11 We eat now?
03:12 Yeah, we need some fuel, so absolutely.
03:14 Good, I like it.
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03:20 This is Mr. Lano Griffith, my strength and conditioning trainer.
03:24 Pleasure to meet you.
03:25 He's the guy who's responsible for making me fit again, strong again,
03:28 and being able to put me in a position where I can actually get back in the boat.
03:31 How is that all working out for him in this whole road to Rio?
03:34 It's been going really well.
03:36 Andrew is a very hard worker, so it's been easy for me to get things done with him.
03:41 He participates well.
03:43 He's asked a lot of questions.
03:44 He's very involved in what he's doing.
03:46 I mean, everything couldn't be done without the support of the team that we work with.
03:50 He's ready.
03:51 He's ready for Rio.
03:53 So we head into the water.
03:54 All right.
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04:01 There's going to be a long one out in the water.
04:04 Sun's hot.
04:05 Sure is.
04:06 We need that energy.
04:07 We need that energy.
04:08 That's what I eat, hard-boiled eggs.
04:10 I have some oatmeal for the energy, protein.
04:13 Oatmeal and protein and oatmeal together gives you a solid day of energy.
04:18 So I eat, you eat.
04:20 Bottoms up.
04:21 Cheers.
04:22 Cheers.
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04:49 Right, my muscles are now loose and so is my stomach at this stage.
04:53 We've had a quick protein snack and now suited up, make our way to the water's edge.
04:58 As Andrew takes the laser out for a quick test of the conditions, I'm on the jetty thinking,
05:03 how will we both fit in this thing and can my abs take it?
05:07 Well, I quickly find out.
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05:56 I'm not too sure whether I'm glad to be on land right now or whether I want to be back out there.
06:02 But it's really deceptive looking at the water here at this stage.
06:06 It's relatively calm, but when you're out there it's quite choppy.
06:09 And it's unbelievable how fast that laser goes.
06:13 It literally is, as they say, like laser.
06:15 You were able to balance yourself.
06:17 You didn't fall out of the boat while we were out there going fast, which is important.
06:20 Because as I told you, it's a lot of core and a lot of balance.
06:23 And yes, you have the strap there to help you, but it takes a lot of balance between the whole thing.
06:28 So yeah, I think you're pretty good.
06:29 You understood when to lean, when not to lean.
06:31 You got a taste of what the ropes do and how they affect the sail and affect the boat and help you power it up and depower it.
06:38 So yeah, I think you did pretty good.
06:40 You touched the line. You definitely touched the line.
06:42 I touched the line. I didn't go on the line, but I touched it.
06:45 That's important.
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