Strength Coach Roundtable #18: Farewell Episode and “Science of Rowing”
This is the final episode of the Strength Coach Roundtable on Rowing Chat, as we launch into a new collaborative project called “Science of Rowing.” In this episode, we’ll tell you about our next project, how we learned to use research in our coaching and training for rowers, and cover “quick hits” on six different […]
Strength Coach Roundtable #17: Black Lives Matter, guest Frank Clayton
Co-hosts Will Ruth, Blake Gourley, and Joe DeLeo sit down with guest Frank Clayton, rowing strength coach and outreach coordinator at the Oakland Strokes rowing program, for a discussion on strength training, current events, and the Rowers4BLM fundraiser occurring this Saturday, June 13th. Anyone can participate from anywhere as a rower or sponsor, and funds […]
Strength Coach Roundtable #16: Ankle Mobility for Rowers
Blake Gourley has written a book on ankle mobility for rowers, detailing his comprehensive strength-and-rowing-coaching approach from initial assessment to strengthening, stretching, mobilizing, and making rigging adjustments. Tune in to hear about how the ankle is connected to rowing performance, and how rowers of all levels can improve ankle function to benefit rowing technique, speed, […]
Strength Coach Roundtable #15: Joy of Sculling Conference Recap
Hosts Joe DeLeo and Will Ruth presented and co-presented at the Joy of Sculling Conference in 2019. Will presented on low back pain and rib stress injury research and takeaways for rowers, rowing coaches, and strength coaches. Joe presented on the history of strength and conditioning training in rowing. Both co-presented “Strength Training 101,” intended […]
Strength Coach Roundtable: Joy of Sculling Conference Recap (Ep. 15)
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Strength Coach Roundtable #14: Core Training for Rowing
We bring in special guest Dr. Fiona Wilson for this episode to discuss core training for rowing. Dr. Wilson is a rower, physiotherapist, academic researcher and professor at Trinity College of Dublin, and part of World Rowing’s expert panel for the Low Back Pain Clinical Pathway project debuting in 2019. In this hour-long episode, we […]
Strength Coach Roundtable #13: “Rowing Stronger”
We’re back for a quick episode to talk about Will’s new book, “Rowing Stronger, Second Edition.” The first edition was Rowperfect UK’s best-selling e-book since 2016, and after 3+ more years of coaching, learning, writing, and talking with rowers and rowing coaches all over the world, Will has produced a second edition with revised and […]
Strength Coach Roundtable #6: Deadlifting for Rowers
We changed up the format a bit for this episode and spent the whole time just talking about one lift. We could make an argument that the best lift is the deadlift for rowing. The deadlift has a ton of carryover to rowing, for performance, reinforcing technical cues and coaching, and long-term back health. In […]
Strength Coach Roundtable #5: Performance Psych for Rowing
The Strength Coach Roundtable hosted a monster of a podcast about performance psych for rowing as we went nearly 90 minutes straight and all felt like we still had more to talk about. Will, Blake, and Joe were joined by guest Sara Hendershot for a discussion of performance psychology in rowing and how you can use […]
Strength Coach Roundtable #4: Recovery
We really jammed a lot into this episode to talk about recovery for rowing as well as strength training. You’ll learn all about active and passive recovery techniques, finding a recovery protocol that works for you, and of course WHY recovery is so vital to both short and long-term improvement, health, and performance. You can […]