Row Faster This Year
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Sometimes a thread on the Masters Rowing International Facebook group goes ballistic. This happened recently when Shannon Borum asked for book suggestions. Looking for book suggestions (fiction and non fiction) about rowing. At the time of writing 152 comments had led to a list which is very long indeed. I listed most of the books below […]
Here are the items that fit in well in a home gym suitable for rowing training. Make the room pleasant – add posters on the wall or your favorite music collection so that you really want to be in the room. Working out alone is a challenge so a nice view or good photos of […]
Get our Covid-19 training programs – There are 2 – one free and one paid-click on the photos Update 22 April 2020 An update from Frank Dean: A local Invercargill, NZ lass who was taking Pilates (mat classes) I was attended has gone online using Facebook streaming. It’s a private group to join (NZ$15 per month) […]
We want to support you while rowing clubs are closed. Marlene has written home rowing training programs for you to stay fit while we cannot get on the water. Training at home during virus lockdown There are 2 options – the free “lite” version which gives you a choice of workouts at varying intensities. You can […]
November is “off-season.” I know everyone’s hitting the winter training hard, but I just can’t. I am mentally and physically burnt out. All said, 2019 has been a big year for me in rowing even though I didn’t race a lot. Many firsts! My first indoor regatta–I crushed it! Got a “new-to-me” Fluidesign for my birthday-anniversary-Christmas-Valentines-Day-next-five-years. Now I […]
Graham Spittle is a listener to the Faster Masters Rowing Radio podcast. On our November Q&A episode he asked this question I have been watching YouTube and it seems some people do a pre-warmup, warmup. As a 71 year old heavyweight is this necessary? British Rowing Indoor Championships (BRIC) were held this past weekend at […]
The Head of the Charles is 26 days away as I sit and write. Less than four weeks. Somehow I found time to create a past history spreadsheet for my event. I used the last five years’ results to calculate the average winning time, the average top 5 finishers time, plus their corresponding benchmarks at […]
Faster Masters is following one athlete’s progress towards the Head of the Charles 2019. Casey McKenna is a 35 year old single sculler, a mom fo a 2 year old. She trains alone since her job relocted to Kentucky and she was massivly excited when she got her entry into the HOCR this year – […]
Don’t believe us – listen to our Faster Masters members to tell you how using our programs helps their rowing. Persephone Wynn is 63 and coming back to rowing after some health issues My boat is a 20 yr old very tippy Fillipi – mostly tippy because I have little or no feeling in my […]
I am writing to ask a few questions about the “Faster Masters Program”. My partner and I have been rowing a pair and double for a couple of seasons here. We belong to a small masters club, however, we have no coach. We have picked up some coaching during the past two seasons but it […]