Different technique for men and women
Should we row differently based on our strength or sex? Marlene and Rebecca discuss lower and upper body strength in relation to rowing technique. Timestamps 03:15 Differences between men and women in general. The standardised testing difference is about 15%. For a standing broad jump – can you jump your height? 05:30 Boat speed differences […]
Coaching the “empowered” athlete
4. — Woaching masters is not the same as youth rowers. Adjust how you coach, how the athlete interacts with you and with the rest of the crew. Guest Duncan Holland explains his framework for the empowered athlete. Timestamps 02:27 Debunking the myth of masters being uncoachable. Duncan says “I find it relatively easy & […]
Coxing Masters men
Join coxswain Kim Degutis, (Riverside Rowing Club, Cambridge, MA USA) as we talk head racing and tips for coxing masters crews. Dive deep as we talk – what’s different about coxing masters – how to get a group who want to row eights – advice to anyone wanting to start coxing masters 01:00 Rowing genealogy […]
Rowing Vacations – where can you go?
Rowing is fun, so is a rowing vacation even more fun? There are amazing places in the world where water is near tourist landmarks. Rowing past the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or through Venice or Saint Petersburg are all possible. We talk with an expert rowing tour guide. Timestamps 00:52 Ruth Marr of Rowing the […]
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 […]