Row Faster This Year
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Marlene and Rebecca discuss – How to Feather Correctly – Drills to stop dropping the wrist while feathering Timestamps to the show Remember that the Faster Five explains all the detail we discuss today and more. The Bladework ebook is what you will need. 04:00 Virtual Races are happening. A round-up. 09:00 Live Races happening […]
Rebecca and Marlene explain The Faster Five essentials for rowing Technique, Bladework, Stroke Power, Racing and Fitness Assessment. Timestamps to the show 12:00 We launch the Faster Five. These are principles which are important to learn, how to practice and what to practice. Things to pay attention to and key reference points. The Faster Five […]
It’s the time of year that people start to pull crews together for head racing season. Many new sweep crews will be formed for HOCR (Head of the Charles) and other autumn head races. So what can you do to get your crew rowing well together, fast? Crew Sweep Rowing It is really hard to […]
Marlene and Rebecca talk about – Finding a coxswain – A new video tip – Have experienced masters rowers got an ‘attitude’ problem? Finding a Masters Coxswain Coxswains are essential to rowing eights and they are in short supply for masters rowers. Most of us find that we have to “grow our own” coxes – […]
Marlene and Rebecca discuss coaching the release this week. Faster Masters Magazine is designed for masters rowers. If you want to become a student of the sport of rowing, learning more will give you confidence in your own rowing practice. https://rowing.chat/sponsor/masters-rowing-magazine/ Timestamps to the show 06:00 Faster Masters has a newsletter subscribe page where you […]
Is this really a complicated subject – surely you just breathe when you want to? Well no actually that is not best for rowing performance. We chose a big topic for this week’s podcast. Breathing. Few of us re-learn how to inhale and exhale. Most just let it happen naturally when rowing. But we may […]
Rebecca and Marlene discuss conscious incompetence in the learning process, Discuss Conscious incompetence on our Facebook page. Timestamps 04:00 Conscious Incompetence in the boat. 4 development stages of learning as an adult – from unconscious incompetence through Conscious Incompetence and conscious competence to unconscious competence which is the goal. 09:30 It happens in your cerebellum […]
Marlene and Rebecca tackle the topic of rhythm in rowing. – What is rhythm? How to get it, how to lose it and get it back. Timestamps 04:00 Jonathan Tyson’s wife asks we were reviewing stroke and talking about left hand over/ahead of right to allow for the oar handles to pass over one another. […]
Marlene and Rebecca discuss – synchronising male / female masters crews – solving a leftwards lean while sculling – Buying a boat – particularly a single scull 1x – FISA Masters Regatta – Masters Nutrition Webinar from Rowing New Zealand Timestamps to the show 04:15 Synchronising male and female mixed crews – look if your […]
Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe discuss making an emergency stop in a rowing boat how to do a standing entry into a boat from the dock rowing with sweaty hands in warm weather Timestamps to the show 02:20 Staying on your program during weird times. If you abandon your rowing training program the spiral down […]