Training
Always 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 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 MoreWhat the best do to constantly improve. Are you planning for 2023 now?
Success loves preparation, and it’s not uncommon to see athletes heading into the last months of the year, without a clear goal for the next year, and an understanding of what they need to do to achieve their goals. With the off season in Europe and America and with at least 6-months to racing in…
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 MoreWhat It Takes to Row Across an Ocean
A new study gathers insights from 71 trans-ocean rowers who (mostly) made it to the other side. Sharing original article by Alex Hutchinson, Sweat Science 9 February 2022 Last year, while reporting an article on learning how to suffer better, I interviewed transatlantic rower Bryce Carlson. His stories about dodging hurricanes during his record-setting 38-day row…
Read More3 Tasty Time Saver Ergo Workouts
Here are some of my favourite time saver workouts, you can incorporate into your training, to get a great workout in less than an hour! These are individual sessions, not a training program. If you’re training 4-5 times a week, then one of these workouts per week would be a good starting point, with the…
Read MoreWorkouts of the week
Couple of sessions that are handy to include in your general preparation period to spice it up a bit. These can be done on the water or the ergo. Session 1 20 min progressive warm up and activation3 x (6 x 2 min on/off) Target 95% of race pace split split. Stroke rate 28-305 min…
Read MoreThis will help you set up your heart rate training zones. (Premium access)
Exclusive premium access and includes downloadable heart rate calculator. In order to train at the right intensity to reach your training goals, you need to establish your max heart rate to set up your heart rate zones. Get this wrong and you can end up training at the wrong intensity and killing your season. Get…
Read MoreWorkout of the week
This week’s workout is from Craig Smith. Craig is the head of rowing at Caufields Grammar School in Melbourne. He is also a super fast Masters Rower. Craig’s haul of medals from the Aussie Masters Regatta 2021 Aerobic intervals on the Ergo Sets of 500m on 1 min off at T2. Rate 27-29. Do them…
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