Recovery is often an overlooked part of training and using key methods you can promote faster muscle and joint recovery and allow you to execute each training session to a higher level. As an often overlooked part of training, a refined recovery promoting routine will help you push your training further. Warm Up: The WarmContinue reading “Methods around training to promote recovery”
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An Explanation of the Chaos of Bumps
The Town Bumps is an annual race in which Cambridge clubs compete over a week to determine who will receive a wooden spoon, who will receive blades and who will take home the headship. Crews line up, spaced between baits bite lock and fen Ditton corner in starting order (determined by a time trial orContinue reading “An Explanation of the Chaos of Bumps”
The Importance of Weight Training
Strength Training – Building Explosive Power Explosive power is very key at all levels of training in order to succeed competitively and have the strength and endurance to drive the boat 2,000m faster than your competitors. Strength training is a useful tool in order to boost development and maximise performance. Rowing uses over 85% ofContinue reading “The Importance of Weight Training”
Light Weight Rowing in recent years
Lightweight rowing came to light when it was added to the world championships in 1974 for men and 1985 for women. It is a category whereby limits are places on the maximum weight of competitors and according to the International Rowing Federation (FISA) this weight category was introduced, “to encourage more universality in the sportContinue reading “Light Weight Rowing in recent years”
Heart Rate Training and it’s Benefits
Heart rate training is a method of exercise in which you leverage your hearts functional response as an indication of workout intensity. Targeted Training is a great way to progress more quickly in your performance. By working specific areas, fitness, strength and endurance separately, they can be far more targeted and each make far quickerContinue reading “Heart Rate Training and it’s Benefits”
A Guide to Competitive Student Rowing
Student Rowing – Managing Time Anyone who has rowed at a national rowing event, knows how tough the competition can be. To have a chance at getting medals at these events you have to not only be technically advanced as an individual or crew, but you also have to be physically powerful in order toContinue reading “A Guide to Competitive Student Rowing”
20/20 Rowing Guide 