why not consider thrombolysis to clear out the clot ? use clot busters and catheter sucking out the clot?

Top lad!

Thank you for sharing. 4 years later Going through your journey now. Do you foam roll your calf or use a theragun now? Also how does your left leg feel now?

Loved and needed the video - I’m an athlete and found out I also have DVT and this is the encouragement I needed to get me back into training again

Still coming back to this Matt… hope all is well in Saudi!

Thanks for th9s as I have dvt in my leg calf is twice the How's the mess, any side effects?

Post thrombotic syndrome is a worry and affects up to 50% people in the months or years following a clot. I guess you have not had it and that being very athletic and doing intense training has prevented its development. For us mortals losing weight, exercising and wearing compression socks is recommended.

Thanks for sharing your recovery. I feel better knowing that even young competive athletes can have this happen to them and I am not an old wash-up. I am recovering from a dvt in my left leg. Like you I felt it in my foot and calf. It felt like I had torn my calf and soleus muscles. I have been on xarelto for a little over two months. Like you I could barely stretch the soleus at first. I have been able to stretch it more and more. I just tried the wall test and I can do both legs to 20 cm. I have been walking, climbing stairs, indoor cycling and swimming. I've done air squats holding 10 lbs. My squat depth is getting better over time. The toughest part is staying positive because it takes 4 to 6 months to heal.

this is sick!

Thanks for sharing. Would like to see a follow up video about how you got back on track. I currently have a PE which led to finding my DVT. Just finished my loading week of Apixban and feel so much better. Just not sure when I get get back to my previous intensity in training.

Great to see a video on someone who trained post dvt! I am always seeking but never find. I had a double pe and regrew giant clots on apixiban so had to move to warfarin. I suffer long term but like yourself my stats didn’t drop so I was told chest infection. The damage was massive and still effects me daily in the leg not the lung. I always fear pushing too hard, but seeing someone like you and what you achieved give s me great encouragement! Well done sir and congratulations on your mentality.

Please start making videos again!

Did you get cardio/ breathing difficulties. Youd be asking more of your lungs and heart than average person with training you do. Deep veins being main highway for overall blood flow and muscles are crying out for oxygenated flow

This is really interesting, I’ve been getting a lot of pain from back of knee down to Achilles, seems to move around a lot. Thought it was a strain so I’ve stopped running it’s been nearly 3 months and no improvement

The videos, content, insight and channel is brilliant!

Pure dedication - Good on you Matt

I was recently diagnosed with dvt. Went to emergency room after several days with extreme pain in my left leg. Doctor located a blood clot in my left leg. Was told that I would have to be on a blood thinner for rest of my life. I am a 6 ft 185 lb male who has played sports and worked out regularly since I was a young child. Just curious if you are still required to take a blood thinner? How has it changed your workouts?

Hi Matthew, just curious whether you still use this or whether you've moved on to something else? I'm considering scooping up a second hand one of these to track my running/strength training/hiking. I have a H10 and adding a watch makes sense. Do you have any watch recommendations? Cheers

1. Phenomenal 2. Why weren’t you paired together to qualify the M2- in the first place? Justification from British Rowing?

Some power and strong lifting from these guys given their 'size' lifting heavier weights than most gym goers

You’re a legend mate!

Lovee itt!

Op

whats with the black band some rowers hand under their chest while rowing?

Team work, great coaching = great outcomes #matthewtarrant #rowelite

Nice to see the win in 2021 in the Silver Goblets Mat! What does it feel like to win all THREE of the Henley Men’s Open events - phenomenal outcome especially after the questions raised by the rowing world after the BR selection for Tokyo 2021.

Mathew hi I’m a fan I go to your mothers school goodluck!

Hi Mathew I’m a fan of you goodluck with rowing I know your mum she is my head teacher I wasn’t old enough to meet you but I’m a fan!

Looking forward to you hopefully winning the ‘Trio’ after your undoubted disappointment after the very unique British Rowing Tokyo 2020 selection! Seriously questionable. Good luck Matthew and Morgan.

SO positive! How / why did this injury happen as an elite athlete and whilst on a BR training camp? Has this impacted on your selection for Tokyo? Good luck, whatever the outcome.

As always a reflective and honest video of the squad's journey to Tokyo. Good luck Matthew, you are an inspiration to the rowing community.

A true inspiration. Thank you for sharing Matthew, your reviews are incredibly enlightening.

Just thought I'd comment to say that this channel and you have been a big motivator in my rowing journey so far. Just broken 3 junior indoor records for Ireland this summer, and I'm hoping to join the big club and go national for GB in the near future. So, thanks Matthew!

Unfortunately , these videos actually give a poor representation to some junior rowers. So many juniors now copycat the over-finish!! just to get a score on the ergo. This unfortunately leads to poor technique and a mis-understanding about what should be done in the boat! Great work outs though, truly hard core.

I got told to stop training what I love and is a big part of my life.. Since got diagnosed with dvt am slowly getting better but want to start training

I just bought Ignite and then Polar comes out with Ignite 2. Not too many changes though, but still. I have been thinking to buy it over an year now. I like my watch, but there are few downsides. You are not getting notification, if you are in exercise mode. The clock vibrates after each kilometer, which is more annoying than helpful in long run. Heart rate works fine in training overall, but it is pretty bad at noticing sudden changes in your heart rate. This is a problem, if I want to check my current heart rate when I am not training, but not so much while I am training. I can see where were uphills just by watching the heart rate graph, so it works pretty well.

The Polar watch is taking your heart rate into consideration in order to calculate the calories, the apps do not have heart rate data....your resting heart rate is fairly high for an athlete

Just found this vid . im 56 unfit as f.. ankles are dying .need to get 20 kilos off cant run prob waliking but can ride a bike .so is this a good watch for mountain bike riding , plus floor traing .i also use bands for weights 124 kilo arm curl and all that stuff.Thanks for your vid ,you being a true sportsman

which boat are you going to be racing in in Tokyo? i remember you used to be in four but with covid has that changed

This is awesome, thanks for sharing Mate. Can't wait to see how you boys get on in Tokyo!

In the final race, coxed pair, what is bow seat's grip made of?

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing Matt - it must be awesome to be training with the squad again!

Hello Matt where do you find your yoga sessions?

Hi bud, new to running but i have been in the fitness industry for years. The reason why the watch thinks you go to bed at 1:30 when you been working out late, is because you need your body heat, heart rate and such to lower. And actually you havent been sleeping for "real" in a lot of the time since your body is still in "engage" state. Hope it made sense. Late workouts are really bad for your rest.

Really good, relaxed review. I've owned the Ignite for a year and used mainly for erg, swimming and treadmill and agree with your pro's and cons. I very much like its 'wearability'. One thing worth mentioning and some people might not realise is that you can change order and number of activities that you swipe to select. This is done on the web Polar Flow page (Click your person ID and then Sport Profiles then drag them left right, delete or edit) it will kick in on the watch later when it syncs. It means you can minimise that swiping problem by placing your favourite activities sequntially! Like you I was unsure about heart rate accuracy so have just bought the (sub £50) Polar H9 Chest strap. This syncs well with the Ignite, Polar BEAT and Flow Apps and also Sync'd seemlessly with my Erg (The Ignite broadcasts on 5kHz as well as Bluetooth and ANT+). Only two days in but the two seem to report very similar measurements. I was hoping the Ignite would monitor Erg distance rowed and/or Stroke rate but I don't think it does. I am not a rower but like to try and get the technique right for fitness. Any advice on resistance settings etc for best fitness would be appreciated. This is quite a confusing area because it's easy to assume you just bang the resistance up to level 10 and do what you can.

Brilliant video Mate, love the little snippets of insight into training and the GB team.

Great sesh... will do that tomorrow after work, have done it before so know where I need to start but one that had dropped off the radar so will look forward to it... happy new year!!

Need more of these videos :)

Happy New Year, I do like that workout 👌🏻 just got to get the start split correct 👍🏻

Happy New Year🥂