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Technique Feature: Technique on the Erg Continued: Getting Comfortable

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

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

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

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Technique Feature: Planning Your Warmup

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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Focus on Technique Post-Sprint Season

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

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The Conveyor Belt Finish

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

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

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

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Stay in Touch with Speed Year-Round

By working some speed into each practice, your muscles never lose touch with going fast.  more

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Teaching Technique On The Erg

"Ergs Don't Float" - we've all heard it before; but there is still a lot of technique work that can be done on the erg.  more

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Row Like an Olympian

Many believe that masters, youth, and club athletes can't row like the Olympians because they're not as fit or as strong; the evidence seems to show otherwise.  more

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Olympic Rowing Technique - A Closer Look, Part II

Part II of Olympic Rowing Technique - A Closer Look; see Part I here  more

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Olympic Rowing Technique - A Closer Look

Now that Olympics are over and we know the results, it's helpful to go back and look at the still photos to see what the athletes were doing  more