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Build a coaching system around you

How to blend your individual progress with the coaching resources (virtual and in person) available to you. How can I do each part better, not how can I do more.
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Pivot! When things go wrong

Why the rowers, crews and clubs that cope best are not the ones where nothing goes wrong. They are the ones that can change direction when the plan falls apart….

Rowing is a Triple Extension Sport

Hip extension is dominated by the three muscle groups – hamstrings, glutes and paraspinals. Get the timing right, your back becomes the connector between them.

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01:15 The power phase takes less…

Supplements for Masters Rowers

Supplements for Masters Rowers: Eat Well, Then Close the Gaps
Bruce Ware presents on supplements for athletic performance.
Download his slides
https://fastermastersrowing.com/supplementation-for-masters-rowers/

Is your diet really enough to support the training you’re…

The outside hand is a second oar pivot

Follow one hand through one stroke in sweep rowing. Your outside hand is a second oarlock – controlling the handle when the blade is under the water.
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00:45 Setting the height
Visualise…

Soft Hands: Strong Stroke

How gripping tighter makes you slower. In this episode you’ll discover why the tightest grip on the handle is often the slowest stroke, and what to do about it instead….