Club Masters Rowing needs
Faster Masters Rowing Program for clubs is written by experienced coach, Marlene Royle. She specializes in coaching rowing to adults from 27 to 80 plus years and has a track record of racing success.
Masters need special programs because our age range is diverse, our physical abilities are varying and overall rowing must be a fun journey that we want to engage with.
And so Rebecca Caroe and Marlene Royle founded the Faster Masters Rowing business to serve this global audience.
For club boards running a masters group can be challenging because masters don’t conform to the model for youth and scholastic rowing training and racing. The Faster Masters Program allows a club group to self-organize around a program and educational articles which is renewed each month.
The beauty of the Faster Masters program is that it is flexible. It allows the occasional rower to participate as well as the mad-keen trainer who wants multiple workouts per week.
The online program comes in 6 modules – each participant can download and print the month’s lessons for individual study. Erg and water training is at the heart of Faster Masters. Seven days a week workouts are available – with a recommendation that participants do 3 core sessions – all the others are optional. The program has a clear focus on building up to an event or regatta and switches from 1k racing in the summer through head racing in the fall and erg events over winter.
Land training is provided with a suite of exercises which can be done in a home gym using light weights or kettle bells and some simple ancillary equipment like elastic bands. Building core strength and muscle strengthening is important for ageing well and all of the exercises come with video demonstrations for clarity.
For students of the sport a monthly technique article and frequent video demonstrations allow self-guided improvements to bladework, body positions in the boat and an understanding of how to finesse the rowing/sculling boat movement. These are also built into the workouts.
Lastly articles on Rowing lifestyle – how to age well and Performance mindset and psychology complete the monthly modules.
Club groups get a further benefit of a monthly coaching zoom call with Rebecca or Marlene to run through questions, seek guidance on program interpretation and video analysis.
