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August 14, 2019

The ability to relax is an important yet often overlooked skill - exercise is supposed to be hard so they try to make rowing hard. I want to make it easy. more

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Technique Feature: Relax a Bit; It Does Not Always Have to be Difficult

June 19, 2019

Rowing is demanding enough once you start trying to go fast, no need to make it hard where it doesn't need to be. more

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Technique Feature: Handle Heights on the Erg and in the Boat

March 11, 2019

On the erg, there's no need to lift or lower the handle - we recommend keeping the handle level throughout the stroke, and we want you to do basically the same thing on the water more

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Technique Feature: Teach Fluid Rowing from Day One

January 7, 2019

The rowing motion should contain three elements: 1) horizontal 2) relaxed and 3) fluid more

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Technique Feature: Layback and Core Strength

December 10, 2018

While we used to see and coach 10 to 15 degrees, now the top rowers go to at least 30 degrees, quite a few to 45 and some even beyond that; core strength is essential to do this more

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Technique Feature: Technique on the Erg Continued: Getting Comfortable

November 27, 2018

Get comfortable on the erg to make it easier to work on both fitness and technique more

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Technique Feature: Oarlock Height, Footstretcher Placement

November 12, 2018

We did four days of racing at the Master's World Regatta in Sarasota, FL in borrowed boats, and there were a few things we made sure to check each outing more

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Technique Feature: Sweep Technique

October 4, 2018

There are some technical areas that are singular to sweep rowing more

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Technique Feature: Planning Your Warmup

July 23, 2018

It became obvious that my first piece was never my fastest, despite feeling that I had done a solid warm up and was ready to go more

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Technique Feature: Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them

June 19, 2018

While every rower is different, year after year we see people making the same mistakes, so I try to tackle the most common ones, their causes and how to fix them. more

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Technique Feature: Work on Skills in the Big Boats

April 10, 2018

While water temps are still low in many places, go out in big boats to work on skills more

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Technique Feature: Work on Clean Bladework Now

March 13, 2018

As the prospect of getting back on the water nears, start thinking about goals for 2018 - starting with solid bladework more

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Technique Feature: Pause at the Finish (of Erg Season)

February 28, 2018

As the erg season comes to a close, it may be a good time to take a short break from the rowing motion more

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Technique Feature: Technique on the Erg, Part 2: The Catch

December 19, 2017

The ergometer is a great place to work on your catch as you don't have the blade to consider and can focus on the body motion more

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Technique on the Erg

November 7, 2017

The erg is a great training tool, and can also be a great tool for improving rowing technique. more

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Finding Your Base Rhythm

October 16, 2017

In a head race, finding your base rhythm is everything. more

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Focus on Technique Post-Sprint Season

August 22, 2017

As the summer sprint season comes to an end, make your workouts primarily about technique. more

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The Conveyor Belt Finish

July 11, 2017

The rowing stroke is a cyclic motion in which the finish sets up the rest of your stroke more

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Horizontal, Long, and Fast

June 13, 2017

Rowers often go deep because it makes them feel like they're working harder. To fix this, focus on staying horizontal and staying long. more

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Control Blade Depth for More Effective Drive

May 9, 2017

As we get back on the water, one of the most common mistakes I see is burying the blade too deep; ideally we want only the blade to be buried on the drive. more