I’m not a great believer in predictions, especially when it comes to human effort. There’s too many variables that come into play. Yet, I sincerely believe in “edu-guessing” (making educated guesses) that get close to reality. That holds true when trying to a predict a team’s 2k erg scores. How to predict a team’s 2k […]
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How to Select Rowing Rigging Numbers for Beginners
Rowing equipment has gone through a significant revolution the past ten years. There’s been new oar designs, wide acceptance of the Euro-style rigger, advancement in foot stretchers, and the continued development of new materials. These improvements have meant significant changes in the rigging numbers used for the leverage measurements (oar length, spread, span, etc), and foot […]
How To Improve Your Erg Racing On Race Day
Erg racing is NOT like a normal rowing race. Besides the “inside” aspect, there’s the main difference of a “shared-machine.” You race, then I race, and then someone else, and so on…all on the same machine. With that “shared-machine” perspective facing you on indoor-rowing race-day, there are a few simple actions you should take to […]
The Rowing Lesson of 1 Percent
[This post is a significant update to the original post The Little Things] Little things count. That’s the rowing lesson I got from reading Tom Peters’ book The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE. Never heard of Tom Peters? He’s crusty. He has an axe to grind. But he makes up for all of that because […]
When Good Ergometers Do Bizarre Things
Had something really funky happen this week at practice. Ergometer trouble. The team was rowing a fairly standard Monday practice for us. Three sets of pyramids, with one set being: 30 sec on/ 60 sec active rest 60 sec on/ 60 sec active rest 90 sec on/ 60 sec active rest 60 sec on/ 60 […]
Rowing Shell Maintenance—A Plan For Success
How long should your rowing shell last? Three years? Five years? Longer? How long should your rowing shell last? Barring any unforeseen tragedies like fire, theft, or a major collision it is not unreasonable to expect a brand new rowing shell to last 10, 15, even 20 years—or more. That’s a lot of hard strokes […]