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Squat to Row Better – The Why and How
How in the world can you get better split times on the rowing machine? Maybe you’ve been working on your technique day in and day out, and you’ve reached a point where you’re not seeing progress anymore. Once your technique is mostly dialed in, the next best way to...
Deadlift to Row Better: The Why and How
How in the world can you get better split times on the rowing machine? Maybe you’ve been working on your technique day in and day out, and you’ve reached a point where you’re not seeing progress anymore. Once technique is mostly dialed in, the next biggest way to...
Technique Tips for Rowing Safely
Safety is a big deal. When we want to improve our fitness, we don’t want to hurt ourselves in the process. There are a couple of key things to look for in your rowing stroke if you’re wanting to stay as safe as possible. I’ve grouped the technique considerations by...
Beginner Basics of Heart Rate Training in Rowing
You may read heart rate training and think you need to start paying attention to all these numbers or buy all of the things to track your heart rate. While you can buy some gear to help you accomplish heart rate training, it’s not required. Sure, the gadgets will help...
A Strategy for Getting Your Best 1k Time
With the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Rowing Sprints just around the corner, I’m dropping some tips to get a better 1K time. The first bit I harp on a lot. Having good technique will help you get faster, but this doesn’t come overnight. However, there are other things...
3 Tips to Get Faster Splits at Low Stroke Rates
You may have heard the saying “row slow to row fast”. If you haven’t, its entirely true! You may already be confused, so let me explain. In order to be efficient on a rowing machine, it’s important to work on keeping less strokes per minute while still maintaining a...
6 Things a Rowing Coach Wants CrossFitters to Know
All right CrossFitters, I'm calling you out here. As a CrossFit level 1 trainer, I've seen so many different technique flaws and issues when it comes to rowing. I know that rowing is not something that is focused on in a WOD. However, rowing can really hurt your...
Beginner’s Guide to Indoor Rowing
Getting a new workout machine is much like getting a new toy on Christmas. There’s so much excitement and anticipation to try it out! Many times we play with that new toy for a couple of days, and then it’s out of sight and out of mind. My guess is that’s not how you...
How to Use Force Curves to Fix Technique
You may know what a force curve is, and you might not. There’s no rule anywhere saying you need to know what your force curve looks like, or use it. However, it can be a useful tool to see how you’re applying power. Confused? No worries. We will get into what a force...
5 Signs You Need a Rest Day
Most of us are go, go, go. All the time. While it’s great to be motivated, it’s also dangerous to go until you drop. Being able to catch yourself before you get to that point is so important. It will save you so much mental headache in the long run. In terms of your...
What a Coach Can Do for You
In a world that is bent on doing it all ourselves, it’s rare that we seek out help. So much headache can be spared when we set aside pride. Not only that, but it can be a huge time saver as well. Having a coach to guide you through your health and fitness journey...
How to Improve Your Rowing for WODs
Workouts can take all shapes and sizes. You can go years without repeating a workout that doesn’t have its own name. Sometimes there’s rowing, sometimes there’s not. Most athletes want to get through the rowing portion to get on with the other part of the workout....