Masters Rowing
Why Strength Training Over Spring Is Key For Masters Rowers To Go Fast In 2023
Strength training improves your strength, and it will also improve your rowing economy, reduce risk of injury, and improve performance. Find out how.
Read More5-Reasons Masters Rowers need to do strength training. (Premium access)
Strength training will make you faster, both on the ergo and the water. This article explains why.
Read MoreNutrition for rowing with Dr Charlie Simpson, Oxford Brookes
Learn from one of the world’s leading experts in sports nutrition, what works for rowers.
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 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 MoreDon’t let these mistakes kill your high intensity training
foundation, HIIT sessions can take your performance to the next level. This is a premium subscriber article.
Read MoreHow Little Training Can You Get Away With?
You can get away with significantly reduced training without losing much of your hard-earned fitness.
Read MoreHow to avoid making season killing mistakes
Sharing some of the common mistakes and lessons learnt so that you can prepare for your best season ever in 2023. Always training in the middle is a common mistake 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…
Read MoreHow to adjust supplements to your training needs
Making sure you are ready to perform at your best I’ve been asked by a few readers what supplements I take, and when I considered how to answer this question, it depends on my training and general needs. I start with a food first policy. I make sure my nutrition plan is designed to meet…
Read MoreTips to Go Faster in the same regatta next year. (Premium access)
Tips to Go Faster in the same regatta next year.
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