Posts by whchambers
One Hundred and Fifty Years of Rowing Faster
An excellent summary of factors influencing rowing performance, and ideas for why rowing times have improved so dramatically over the past 150 years.
Read MoreWhy Strength Training Over Spring Is Key For Masters Rowers To Go Fast In 2022
Strength training improve your strength, but it will also improve your rowing economy, reduce risk of injury, and improve performance.
Read MoreMy go to breakfast before training. Superfood Porridge
Easy and fast to prepare. A great meal to fuel training sessions up to 90 minutes long.
Read MoreHow do the top athletes sleep?
Getting lots of sleep sounds like a guaranteed performance enhancer, and up to a point it almost certainly is.
Read MoreNew Training Plans Launched for 2022
Training plans designed for the 2022 Masters Rowing season.
Read MoreHow Masters Rowers can utilise lactate testing to dial-in their training intensity to train smarter.
Premium subscriber article. This article will be of interest to experienced rowers or coaches interested in understanding how to do Blood Lactate testing. Coach Marty Aitken describes how he uses Blood Lactate testing to ‘dial-in’ training intensities and monitor training progression.
Read MoreUSRowing Masters Webinar – 2 April 2022
USRowing has organised a full Saturday conference of masters-specific educational content offered virtually. Plenty of interesting speakers including a keynote presentation from Dr. Stephen Seiler on ‘Appropriate training for masters athletes’.
Read MoreAlways training in the middle can be costly. In fact, it can cost you your season and possibly your health.
We are aerobic beings, and your basic aerobic capacity plays a major role in performing at your best, especially when it comes to training and racing. Unfortunately, a common mistake many Masters Rowers (and other age groups) make, is training with a “no pain, no gain” mentality. This always on, high intensity training and pushing mentality, can lead to damaging the aerobic function, resulting…
Read MoreUpdate on February newsletter articles
Catch up on the Faster Newsletter news from February with a summary of articles and links.
Read MoreStrategies for fuelling training & racing.
Strategies for fuelling training & racing.
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