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#2 Adapting Technique – Making Technical Gains with Physical Compromises

Adapting Technique – Making Technical Gains with Physical Compromises

The challenge as we get older is that our bodies are not as mobile and flexible as they once were.

What’s important for us to protect our joints? Staying injury-free is very important.

As we age, we might have injuries that come from other situations that affect our rowing; we may have degenerative changes in our joints, arthritis that comes from other injuries; and there are things that we can do to still improve our technique.

  • How to protect various parts of the body
  • Our back
  • Our posture
  • Our shoulders
  • Our hips
  • Understanding boat orientation
  • Body mass adjustments through the stroke cycle
  • Rigging adjustments for stroke length

Would be able to row keeping a $100 hundred-dollar bill between your oar collar and your oarlock. If it falls in the water, the coaches get to keep it.

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