5 Head Racing Tips

Head racing rowing stories for you to learn the best tactics for overtaking, starting, fending off another crew, maintaining form, race plans, and sprinting for the line. Timestamps 5 Tips for head racing 01:50 Head Racing is fun – we are going to share one tip each for five critical parts of your race. Firstly, […]
Should clubs have a masters learn to row program?

Learn to row programmes for masters. Masters rowing has two types of member – returning rowers who learned in their youth and adult beginners. Should club boards consider adding more learn to row programs? We discuss the advantages and disadvantages. Timestamps 01:30 Learn to row – who wants to do it? 02:30 Clubs need a […]
Erg racing checklist

So you’re going to do CRASH-B or another erg race. We share our checklist of things you should (and should not) do before the big event. Timestamps 02:00 Erg races coming up. 04:00 The week before your event. You have started the taper recovery week on your programme. – Get enough sleep – Eat really […]
Rowing and death

When our rowing friends or coaches die, what can we do? We discuss ways to memorialize rowers. And what we can do to support and celebrate with rowers facing end of life. Timestamps 02:00 Rowing and death. Iconic coaches are passing away. Makes you think about who influenced you and who you worked with. 03:30 […]
Types of training plan for masters rowing

We discuss the different types of masters training programs – for elite racers, for club racers, for fitness rowers, for return-to rowing. Benefits of ‘cross fit’ versus the more traditional ‘miles make champions’ approach. Timestamps 01:00 Types of training though year 01:30 The new “Spacer Placer” rowing Tool for pushing out spacer washers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvkCApr2-l8 04:45 […]
Balance in rowing

Balance is lost as we age. How can rowers learn balance – in the boat, in life and physical balance? How to balance a quad scull. Timestamps 03:00 Balance as you age. Typically it changes around age 50. There is a loss of muscle mass – it affects co-ordination like walking and neuro-muscular aspects like […]