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Cleaning Your Concept2 Rower
Maintenance on your Concept2 rowing machine is one of those things that’s easy to forget but is well worth your time. It doesn’t take long, and will greatly increase the life of your machine. Concept2 really did us all a favor with how easy it is to maintain these...
5 Tips for Establishing a Workout Routine
Motivation to workout can be hard to come by. Most often we are so gung-ho to start something new, with that newly awakened sense of “I got this”, that we barge ahead only to burn out 3 weeks later. Establishing a workout routine is tough, and it can be hard to stick...
Do’s and Don’ts of the Rowing Finish Position
Today, I'm going to be talking about the finish position. That's going to be the back part of your stroke, where you finish your drive. I'm going to talk about what you want to be doing, and what you want to be on the lookout for when critiquing your own rowing...
Spot Reduction – Does it Work?
I’ll admit it, I’ve laid on the ground doing countless ab exercises praying that tomorrow would be the day I would finally have abs. Spoiler alert, they never came. I’m sure I’m not alone in this. We all have that specific area of our body that we would like to tone...
Can I Stay Home and Stay Fit?
It’s a strange time for everyone in the fitness world. In a matter of days, most of us went from having a gym full of equipment to quarantined in our house for 14 days (or more) to avoid spreading COVID-19. I’ve seen many worries on social media pertaining mostly to...
Ankle Mobility in Rowing
Most people may think you don’t need much mobility in order to row. They may be correct, but you do need plenty of mobility to row WELL. One area that I want to focus on is ankle mobility. I want to explain why this is important, and some exercises you can do before...
The Starting Five
One of the easiest ways to improve upon a score for a workout is to make sure you’re starting it off right. It’s easy to slowly build into the piece, but those splits in those first strokes will greatly affect your average. It’s worth it to start out strong so that...
Why It’s OK to Suck at Something New
One of the hardest things to do in life is to keep going when you know you just suck at something. For some of us, it’s getting to the gym. For others, it may be meal prepping. For me, it’s been blogging. If you look at the history of my posts, it’s been multiple...
Getting On and Off the Rower Quickly
Getting stuck in the foot straps on the rower can be frustrating when you’re shooting for a good time in the workout that day. Over the years I’ve used the same technique for getting on and off the rower quickly. Below I have a slideshow of the different steps to get...
Initiating the Drive: Heels not Hips!
A common technique fault that I see on the rowing machine is when athletes are initiating the drive with their hips and not their heels. Watch the video above to see what I mean. If you are initiating the drive with your hips, you will lean back and this puts you in...
5 Essentials for Rowing a Marathon (or Longer!)
Tackling an indoor rowing marathon is no easy feat. In this post, I’ve outlined my five essentials that you need for when you row your marathon. I’ve rowed two marathons myself, so this list is coming from experience. I hope that these five things help you complete...
Keeping the Chain Level
You may have heard that in your rowing stroke, it's important to keep that chain level throughout your entire rowing stroke. Here, I'm going to teach you why it's important and why keeping that chain level can affect other parts of your stroke and make you a better...