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Squat to Row Better – The Why and How

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

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

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

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...

3 Tips to Get Faster Splits at Low Stroke Rates

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...

Beginner’s Guide to Indoor Rowing

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

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

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

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

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....