TESTIMONIALS
I joined Faster Masters Rowing during lockdown to help me to keep up with rowing. Your output has kept my interest and I have enjoyed what I have followed. My rowing club got back to full operation and I joined with the aim of winning in sculls. Last time I competed and won in 1x was 2002. This has been one of my best seasons. Not only did I win 1x in Masters I (I am 70) at Llandaff Regatta, but also at Hereford, 2x at Evesham, Landaff, Hereford and Stourport. 7 pots in total!
Kent Matthews
cardiff, UK
You use good descriptive words to explain This gave me a bit more autonomy compared to a camp to figure it out on my own.
Sculling Intensive Camp attendee
USA
For myself as a sculler, I have found golden nuggets of training tips from you guys, as well as valuable philosophical/mental approaches to the sport that hopefully serve to keep all things competitive in realistic perspective. You guys are great!!
Jeff Laband
Ancient mariners rowing club, USA
I am very glad I joined Faster Masters. It has helped me train more intelligently and I am making progress. I also am very appreciate of the Faster Masters Rowing Radio, I have learned so much, thank you.
Deb Taylor, Ohio, USA
California USA
I will state that the training plan most definitely works, and extremely well. While following the plan as closely as possible during my 78th to 79th year I improved my performance continuously, and actually somewhat to my surprise. So I wish much continuing success to FMR.
Tony Tarlo
Canada
Thanks, Rebecca. Best words of wisdom. [Podcast listener.]
Alexandra Hambro Tapley
Boston, USA
Mike Huet
Ontario, Canada
Dave Frost
California USA
We have taken Marlene’s coaching input on board and have been working hard on the ergs to ‘fix it’, videoing each other as well. We are definitely more together and sequencing better.
Early days as two of the crew are away but we actually get to go on the water today as the incessant rain has finally subsided.
We are enjoying working through this as a crew/group.
Weybridge Rowing Club
London, UK
I have been faithful to your training program for the last 2 months and I feel pretty strong relative to this spring in prior years. I appreciate that the program pushes me out of my comfort zone (for example, today’s, which I am currently procrastinating on as I have to do it on the erg bc of bad weather).
Kim E.
Texas, USA
Marlene takes serious masters rowers seriously, and knows about striving and excellence in masters rowing, and helps us achieve our goals through smart training and hard work.
Faster Masters Podcast listener
i took on board your comments before starting on today’s erg session and implemented the ideas.
The result was a transformation!
David Kidwell
LAKE DISTRICT, UK
Lisa McMath
Colorado USA
Jeanette Brimble
Ontario, Canada
Steven Maynard-Moody
Kansas, USA
I’m looking forward to implementing your training over the next year. Last year I struggled with trying to figure out how to handle masters training with bits and pieces of advice here and there. But with your structure that I see just in the first month, it’s going to help out greatly. It’s hard enough rowing let along making stuff up as I go along!
Chris Krupiarz
USA
On the way to the erg sprints Friday night, in the car we listened to the Faster Masters February podcast. Thank you for that. My teammates loved it and we had great conversation afterward.
Jess DiCarlo
Pittsburgh, USA
Karen Watts
Florida, USA
Faster Masters is definitely helping me – it is extremely hard to coach yourself sensibly.
Persephone Wynn
NOTTINGHAM, UK
Amazing thing – is that the Program is relevant – by which I mean it works to a plan and is very logical. And it actually has a lot of days each week on the program, not just two or three.
Gordon Williams
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Hi Rebecca, As a relative newcomer to rowing (18 months regular club rowing after a few corporate rowing/learn to row programs at my son’s school boatshed, at age 55), I am finding your podcasts and the other Faster Masters resources absolutely invaluable. They always seem to answer any questions that I have when I don’t have our coach to hand. And I’m forever sending links of info to my crew mates.
Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience and adding to the fabulous community of masters rowers worldwide.
Many thanks
Pip Bulbeck
Australia
I would give the training plans a five as they were exactly what I was looking for. I don’t see any obvious areas for improvement.
Geoff
Geezer Rowing Group in Wayne PA USA
I do enjoy the information you provide and the podcast. I absolutely love rowing and coaching and have gained some good pointers from Faster Masters.
Lynne Broad
Australia
Rick
Geezer Rowing Group in Wayne PA USA
I rate it a 5 – wished I had this kind of direction 30 years ago! The strength program has been particularly helpful with the core and hips and I’ve learned a lot about how to engage the entire body with relatively small weights in what appears to be a muscle specific exercise (1/2 kneel OHP is a good example). In terms of suggestions, it would be helpful if we can get some guidance on cross training – for example, sometimes I use the spin bike for the long Cat 6 workouts but I am not sure where my pulse should be relative to my max for the workout (I try to keep it at 65 to 70% of max but it never quite feels like a workout at that level).
