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How to carry a single scull | Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. 04:00 How to carry a single scull Marlene was photographed in Steve Kiesling's 1991 book, the Complete Recreational Rower and Racer carrying her single. https://amzn.to/3qZR5Bf 07:00 Watch a video of how to carry a single scull. Rebecca lifts each boat out of the water. Showing how to find the balance point. Lifting to waist height - rest the shell on your thighs for stability. LIfting to riggers vertical and carry on your shoulder or at waist height (in the crook of elbow) Lifting to carry the boat above heads, resting on your head. - Wing rigger - 3 stay rigger - Reverse wing rigger 12:35 Marlene's cautionary tale about carrying a wing rigger on a windy day Carry the boat with your hands in 2 differ

Michael rowed in the Olympic 1868 Australian VIII (silver medal) as well as the 72 crew. He then coached the 1976 crew. He also has had a long and successful career as a schoolboy coach in NSW Australia. Timestamps 01:30 Background in rowing 1963 St Ignatius' centenary rowing 3.30 Olympic crews - how I got selected. I rowed with Howard Croker 07:30 Won the Kings Cup and selected for 1972 Olympics 08:30 Freddy Bachmann - the reserve for the Swiss team won the Silver in M2- 11:00 Freddy's technique points - legs compressed at front stops is "leg drive for free" - accelerate the seat into the catch - this makes the boat go forward - move off back stops together - also makes the boat go forward 15:00 School rowing - schoolboys have less time now to row. Their times haven't gone faster in 25 years. 21:00 Opportunities and challenges for schools rowing. Water conditions are worse, they use camps a lot. I see the Rowperfect rowing machine as the closest thing to simulate the rowing stroke. 23:50 There is not the s

The podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle & Rebecca Caroe. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Marlene's article in Rowing News Magazine e-news - Self improvement 101 05:45 Masters Rowing Survey This will take 10 minutes max. It's a global survey on the state of masters rowing and is multiple choice, mostly. https://bit.ly/rowingsurvey 09:00 Making winter ergs fun. Variety - build your erg work into a circuit. Aerobic medley with 10 minutes on each gym machine. Do core exercises in between erg pieces Set up some good music playlists Target your countdown to a bribe which you'll enjoy Shower room count the clothes hooks around the room. Have an accountability partner. 14:00 Building new habits - make it easy, reduce friction and make it visible so you can see your progress. 16:00 Alternate exercises on the erg Face Pulls - high rowing up to your eyes with the

Meet the director of the recently released movie "The Novice" about an obsessive rower and her college team. Lauren rowed for 4 years while at university in Texas. Stars Isabelle Fuhrman and Amy Forsyth with Kate Drummond as the head coach, Charlotte Ubben as the coxswain and Jonathan Cherry as the novice coach. Timestamps 01:50 Lauren Hadaway is the writer and director of the full length feature film, The Novice. She was told to 'write about what you know and a story only you can tell'. Taking the obsessed artist trope and translating it to rowing. A sport characterised by internal drive, grit and ambition. 04:00 Why is the film so dark? Lauren is a sound specialist. Whatever sound effect you choose, what does it add to the story? 07:00 In her first 2k test the scene has the lead character, Alex played by Isabelle Fuhrman, "make love" to her erg - she objectifies herself and the machine. It's a bit like being in love with the erg and the story arc of that initial interest building to obsession before desce

Drills for leg drive off the catch | Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Speaking at the US Rowing Convention, CRASH-B erg training program launch 06:00 Setting up your erg Resistance - the drag factor on Concept2 erg, Water rower, RP3 and Rowperfect. C2 drag factor is 100 - 110 or 115 for masters. Comfort - set your seat and foot height to avoid lower back load and over-use injuries Make your Erg "boat-like" is the key. 12:00 How to set up your erg to be like your boat - single scull. Do short 250m pieces at firm pressure low rate, come into the dock and get on the erg (also on the dock) and row 250m at similar pressure and rate. Do they feel the same? If no, adjust the erg damper setting and drag factor. Fixed Head rowing machines versus floating head rowing machin

Our guest this week is Baz Moffat, the co-founder of the Well HQ, a community that promotes womens health in sport. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 05:00 The December Faster Masters program CRASH-B training plan for 2k racing on erg is now available in ALL our programs (except Magazine). CRASH-B 13 Feb 2022 Canadian indoor champs 30 Jan 2022 Irish indoor champs 22 Jan 2022 10:00 Baz Moffat from The Well HQ. Interest in pelvic floor but it was "medicalised" as a topic. And hadn't been re-interpreted into sport. The team at the Well includes an exercise physiologist and a general practitioner (family) doctor. 16:00 The "Caught Short" kit of period products for your club changing room 90% of women will leave a venue if her period starts and they don't have a product to use. 18:30 pelvic health for rowing What is your pelvic floor? Its role is to hold everything up and keep you dry. Coughing, laughing, sneezing, jumping shoul

Katie Rodgers is a passionate rower and supporter of Row for the Cure - a breast cancer charity. https://rowforthecure.org/ Timestamps to the show 01:00 Your background in rowing 02:00 How Row for the Cure got started - the teams are all in pink Cathy Frederick founded it as she wanted to fund raise for the Susan G Koman cancer centres. 04:15 since the pandemic we have a new focus. We are now a grant giving organization as well as a fund raising group. 07:000 who gets involved in fund raising? Ambassadors - these people row on different teams and spread the word. Participants - these guys fund raise or raise awareness. How can I get involved? Host a regatta Integrated fund raisers within a regatta - the Head of the Hooch has an event just for Row for the Cure crews. 11:30 How much money have you raisedTo date US$3.2 million has been raised. Our goal in 2022 is to reach $3.5 million. 13:00 October is a big month for us as it's Breast Cancer Awareness month. We run #PinkTheBoathouse We celebrate joyful moments

Future Plans | Faster Masters Rowing Radio Faster Masters future - What we've done so far - What we'd like to do in future - Your ideas Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 It's the holidays in USA so Rebecca is hosting solo today. 02.30 US Virtual Rowing convention - Masters Monday will feature Marlene and Rebecca talking on a Vision for the future of Masters Rowing. This link is to the schedule https://usrowcon2021.sched.com/ 04:00 Coaching in a rowing tank - what can you do inside with a group of beginners? Sweep or sculling Use the mirrors Drills for technique Recommend you stay square blades for beginners. - Teach the timing points - watch the outside elbow (sweep) both elbows (Sculling) watch the slide. Film the athletes 07:00 Faster Masters future - we'd like you to be a part of our planning - What we've done so far - Training programs; webinars (one off) 11:45 Rowers who don't want to race. Would you like a Faster Masters program which suits you

How to plan your rowing season - when to peak - how racing contributes to peak events - winter / summer racing - what to work on for fitness https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This past week - Rowing Canada Aviron safe sport webinar. British Rowing strategy https://www.britishrowing.org/2021/11/have-your-say-british-rowing-strategy/ Karapiro Rowing are seeking a Board chairman. 03:00 Best wishes to the Canadians affected by the recent storm and flooding 07:00 What is a peak in rowing? You are gearing up for a big performance. When you peak you want to be as rested and prepared as possible. The taper period is longer, if your training volume is high. 7-14 days before the big event to allow recovery and attain a fully rested state. 11:00 you can do 2 to 3 peaks per year. In between you review the date of your last peak and when the next major event is. Every race is NOT a peak. Winter peak can be races or big erg events Summer peak can be national championships 13:00 After a peak event

Matteo Steffanini is a former international athlete who started a private club "Rowing in Tuscany". Designed for small groups and crews he takes long weekend mini camps to guide you how to improve your rowing. You row with an experienced athlete because it's easier to learn by watching and following than explaining with words. Plus you get to row in Italy! https://www.rowingintuscany.com/

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Dr Schneider is both an ethics specialist, she is also expert on the state of drug testing in sport and works with WADA. Timestamps 01:15 Background in rowing - from recruitment at university to the 1984 Olympics and retirement in 1985 before the 2010 comeback as a master and learning to scull with Volker Nolte. 06:30 The history of drugs in sport - it's always been there We knew it took off in a couple of sports - cycling where they used strychnine or sugar and ether. 1956 Olympics in Melbourne when USSR joined was the first where steroids were used. In 1984 cyclists were blood doping. Two types of performance enhancement - Strength - testosterone and steroids - Cardiovascular - increasing blood update and EPO Some sports use stimulants too 10:00 The IOC took notice when someone died and introduced the rules. Angela joined WADA in 2000. Beating the tests is the ongoing challenge 12:00 If it wasn't banned, it wasn't cheating. When it was against the rules then it was cheating - a game of deception and the eth

Feet on the footboard | Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. - How the foot pressure changes through the rowing stroke. - Drills to practice foot connection Sponsor www.UniDragon.com colourful puzzle Christmas gift. Get a 10% discount using the coupon ROWING841 Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. We will be speaking at the US Rowing Convention (virtual) on An Inclusive Vision for the Future of Masters Rowing. https://usrowing.org/sports/2021/9/29/2021-usrowing-convention.aspx 06:40 How the foot pressure changes through the rowing stroke. The goal is to move the oar handle using the kinetic chain. Pushing onto the heels during the power phase. The heel connection happens naturally. If you push with quads to initiate then as you add the heels it transfers into the glutes. 15:00 Drills to practice foot connection Focus on the last third of the drive - activate the he

Choose a rowing camp that suits your needs | Faster Masters Rowing Radio Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Doing race debriefs after a big event helps to decide future priorities. 06:00 Faster Five - Technique. how to get set up properly in the boat - adjustments to make. Going faster by not slowing down. 08:00 Developing new speed - improve what you already have. Improve the quality - makes rowing more fun. 10:00 Do the basics really well. Are you getting your blades off the water? Rowing harder and maintain technique. Rowing harder in difficult conditions. Rowers have to maintain the same quality under conditions of fatigue and pressure. You can always do drills stationary, even if you are tired. Advert www.unidragon.com 10% Coupon code Rowing841 16:30 Camps for rowing A change is as good as a rest. Reasons to go on camp. Training - get a good block of hard work done. New challenges - a

Istvan Nemeth talks sport shoes and why rowing has been slow to join the party. Timestamps 01:00 Istvan Nemeth has a background in sport science and started rowing as a child and more recently cycling and surf ski. 03:15 Performance enhancement is our focus. We developed a shoe based on this first and injury prevention second. What does it take to drive through your foot during rowing? Stability in the kinetic chain. 06:30 What is the shape of the human foot? We did 20,000 laser scans of feet around the world. 09:15 Rowers should look at orthotics more. When your foot drives the foot splays out a bit. The heel cup in our shoe is anatomical - if you grip with your toes check your insoles for indentations from your toes. 13:00 The average rowing shoe is quite narrow. Shoe materials are carbon - not a shock absorber like rubber. This is a waste of energy in rowing. soles are 3mm thin. Waterproofed inside and outside using super stretch fabric for flex, 17:00 Heel restraints - loose shoes make it harder to get

Write the topic first - Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Watch live. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:30 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. HOCR results and congratulations to our winners 10:00 Ask Me Anything - Marlene and Rebecca answer your questions. Doing 2 races in one day. How much time do you have in between races? Dry clothes, eat immediately, hydrate and fuel. Rest if you can. Zone out in your car and listen to music or read. Set an alarm. Plan any changes to your race plan for race #2 Take a snack in the boat in a plastic bag. 18:00 Paused finish. I don't coach this but it's not necessarily wrong. Look at the athletes and crew you have - what works for them? Drew Ginn ad a quicker recovery and high skills for catch timing when he started doing the paused finish. 20:30 Focus on the follow through position. Finish the cycle

John Wojtkiewicz is challenging the structure of the sport of rowing - how are we constrained? What could we do better? Top challenges for clubs 1. new members 2. Digital advertising and awareness 3. Equipment rotation schedules 4. Strategic vision - 10 to 30 year future map Timestamps 01:00 John wrote a provocative article on LinkedIn which caught my eye Rowing as a Zero Billion Dollar Industry - How we devalue our own sport https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rowing-zero-billion-dollar-industry-how-we-devalue-our-wojtkiewicz/ 03:30 Is this amateurism endemic to our culture? We cheapen our own sport - people want it to be insular and hold onto traditions and exclude new joiners. This keeps investors out. 07:00 Golf clubs have paid professionals to coach. Most rowing clubs have coaches - many are compensated. But a member doesn't have the experience of a country club. 08:40 What is the rowing club experience? From the parking lot to the boat - is everything in the boat working? Pre-emptive maintenance. The first

- Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 03:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Best wishes to HOCR competitors; NZ Legion of Rowers has a masters newsletter www.lor.kiwi Rowing Tales 2021 published https://amzn.to/3vLFoQo 13:00 Stroke power is how you move your boat each stroke. It starts with peak power. your highest output possible. This is a test you can do - see the Fitness Assessment in the Faster 5 16:00 What affects stroke power? Firstly you can increase your peak power. Can you improve your base pace speeds? Technique also affects stroke power - be connected on the drive. On the erg your force curve is important as a guide - increase the volume / area under the curve. 19:00 Drills you can practice to develop power and stroke efficiently 20:30 Ways to increase power Get stronger Listen to last week's podcast about the posterior and ki

Leg to back connection to make stroke power in rowing - Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 02:15 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Rigging inaccuracies around the pins. 07:00 The Caught Short Kit for female athletes who menstruate - Help yourself to pads and tampons. Can you make one for your club? 10:00 Legs to Back Connection The power of the legs has to be connected to the oar handle. Leg drive must directly move the oar handle. If you drive and don't move the handle = shooting the slide. If you move the handle and don't move the legs = no power Feel Pressure on your hands and feet - check for yourself. Often described as the hardest part of the rowing stroke to train. 14:00 How does the kinetic chain link? This is how you are connected together. The biomechanics of how the body moves and flexes. The l

Mark Wilson and Jim Dietz share insider tips for how to line up your boat at EVERY turn, EVERY bridge, EVERY dock including the warm up, Chute and start line for the Head of the Charles Regatta Steering Guide - for scullers (1x, 2x). Mark and Jim run All American Rowing Camp. You can buy their in person course on the Charles River http://www.allamericanrowingcamp.com/ Timestamps 01:30 If you are coming to race for the first time and don't know the course, this will help you. 03:50 Be 100% on the day. You need this... to all line up when you race. Only the weather is variable! 05:30 The warm up line - Mark and Jim recommend you boat from the Falls launch area and row the whole 4,700 meters course down to the start including the Basin. This is the way to steer the right line through the warm up. Time yourself through the warm up from Falls to the start the day before. It is narrow at Elliot Bridge - stay close to the bank. Listen to marshals. This area is the most busy in the whole warm up. 08:50 the Buoys a