Masters Rowing in Great Britain
Meet Digger Barnes, he is on the Masters Rowing Commission for British Rowing. 01:00 Masters rowing clubs in UK – they tend to be run by masters rowers around the country. The opportunity for anybody to join and learn to row. Digger started at age 45. That’s the really good thing about rowing. 03:15 Major […]
Masters Rowing in Belgium
Gwenda Stevens is the President of the Belgium Federation. We discuss masters rowing in Belgium, the clubs regattas and the new Masters National Championship event. Timestamps 00:45 Gwenda has been president for 12 years and she’s also an umpire and masters rower. 02:30 Masters rowing in Belgium isn’t a big sport. There are 28 rowing […]
Masters Rowing in Germany
Georg Gruetzner is the masters representative on the German Rowing Federation. Resource: Structure of masters rowing slides https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/systems-thinking-for-masters-rowing-1pptx/263741256?from_search=2 3 Value Bombs 1. Use the Block Racing format for masters regattas to enable boat sharing 2. Invest in masters learn to row pays dividends quickly (financial and participation) 3 Look to other countries for innovations e.g. […]
Masters Rowing in Ireland
What’s masters rowing like in Ireland? Gerry Murphy is Chair of the Masters Representative Committee for Rowing Ireland. A big increase in member registration has happened and masters are now 18% of total rowing registrations. Clubs see the benefit of having masters groups. There are many other regattas offering masters events – they will put […]
Get your rate up!
You’re preparing to race and are concerned you aren’t rating high enough. Why rating matters. Two drills you can do to get the rate up. What prevents you getting the rate up? Resource: Practicing Racing Starts https://fastermastersrowing.com/practicing-racing-starts/ 3 Value Bombs 1 – Know your ideal mid race rate 2 – Precise bladework can always be […]
Hydration for rowing
Staying hydrated for training and racing can give you hidden benefits. It’s very easy to become dehydrated and not realise. Performance improvements and recovery gains from hydration. Resource: Home Made Sport Drink Recipe (below in notes). 3 Value Bombs Timestamps What you are drinking and how to get fluids into your body. It’s more than […]
Bucket List Rowing
Ever since the 2007 movie, we’ve started bucket lists for everything. Now it’s time for you to plan your rowing event bucket list. Timestamps 00:30 Things we are going to do in rowing before “kicking the bucket”. The Faster Masters Rowing self-guided training plan to help get you fit, faster and the confidence you’re doing […]
Rushing in the rowing stroke
We continue our mini-series on speed murdering mistakes in rowing and sculling. Part two follows last week’s deep dive into blades on the surface …. this week we take a look at Rushing Off The Back. What, how, causes, cures. Timestamps 01:00 These issues are straightforward to resolve. As a coach I can see the […]
Dragging blades on the water murders boat speed
We start a mini series on things which kill boat speed. And how to fix them. Part One: Dragging oars along the water surface Resource Pontoon Floats are a cheap aide to building confident bladework 3 Value Bombs 1. Watch a crew – are blades parallel, is the space between athletes’ heads moving at the […]
Rowing blisters – 6 treatments
Timestamps 01:00 Prevent rowing blisters Hand cream may be insufficient to keep your hands soft and supple enough to prevent blisters forming. By wearing rowing gloves – padded palm and finger protection. The Crew Stop gloves are specialist – light and flexible gloves. 04:00 Treating rowing blisters your blister is filled with fluid. Tape your […]