Too many rowers think their effectiveness depends solely on tugging the oar handle. Their leg drive consists of a jump or a kick, but this creates only momentary force.
When we put ourselves in uncomfortable situations, such as rowing workouts, our minds may get distracted by the discomfort.
As with a bicycle, speed and stability are related.
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Repetition training improves stroke mechanics at race pace with work bouts of less than two minutes.
Is it because of stiffer or lighter boats and oars? Different training? Changed strategy? All of the above?
All of us like working on our strengths. But improving a weakness is even more powerful.
The move, although not unexpected, ends weight-based categorization at the USRowing Youth National Championships and USRowing’s Youth Regional Championships.
Plant-based foods do not guarantee better nutrition.
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Erg tests are an unavoidable part of rowing, but there’s no reason they have to be so terrifying. From 2K to 6K to the ‘hour of power,’ rowing’s erg stars share the test-prep strategies that put them on the path to personal bests.
This winter, do more than just watch splits on the erg. Make every session technically productive so your mechanics improve.
How to turn self-doubt into the self-sustaining confidence you need to perform.
More than bruises are at stake when knuckles smash into the knees.
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Blake Haxton reached his goal of winning a Paralympic medal Saturday in Tokyo racing in Paralympic Canoe Sprints.
A fitness primer for the pool.
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