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How tapering works. 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 01:30 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. We hosted a Rigging webinar. 13:00 Tapering - the purpose of the taper is recovery. Get to the start line raring to go. 14:55 Super compensation system in your body. The amount you taper for a 6 day week training program. 7 to 8 days out the training volume reduces to half. The frequency of training does not change. 17:00 Mental preparation for the race Repair your boat Sharpening technique - practice what you are good at. Build confidence. Race Plan Dinner the night before 6 pm, no social media the night before. 21:00 Pre race Checklist This episode also covers head race checklists https://fastermastersrowing.com/planning-your-fall-rowing-season/ Plan for the unexpected to happen Don't want to have to make decis

Tools say a lot about a rower. Learn what the pro coach carries in her single and in the coach boat Timestamps 01:00 This past week - Marlene published an article Winning Head Races in Rowing https://ludum.com/blog/training-plans/winning-head-races-in-rowing/ 07:00 Your first head race - how to get mental and physical confidence. Test yourself to find the optimal rate. Try 3 minutes of the race one point in rate higher than you think. Analyse afterwards how you went. 14:00 Tools for Rowing - in the single scull Marlene has a mini bag with - Top nut wrench - Small adjustable spanner - Pusher outer tool for clip height washers and a bungee cord - 2 feet long. 19:00 tools for Rowing - in the coach boat - Metric and Standard wrench for top nut, 10mm and 8mm - 3 Screwdrivers - C2, Flat head and Philips head - Metric and Standard tape measure. 5 meters long - Sharpie magic marker - Electrical tape - white - and a pair of scissors. Enough to get you back to the boathouse safely where a full repair can be done. 26:

David is the author of the Trinity College VIII: Rowing for the Ladies Plate. A history of his student rowing career. Timestamps 1:50 Background in rowing 4:50 write a book as a lockdown project. I decided to learn Spanish and write a book. David Sanfey had 300 photos from our university rowing club. 09:30 I had done some writing prior to this book. 13:30 The writing process - I wrote down the events and then assembled them in date order to make a book. 17:00 David Hickey reads from his book The Trinity College VIII: Rowing for the Ladies Plate My first 6 lane regatta. Fog, bog and water. A story from the West of Ireland when a swan attacked our cox, Roger. 23:30 The quest for the Henley Royal Regatta Ladies Plate. 1875 was the last time it had been won by DUBC. We had come close since. But in the centenary, we got knocked out by MIT in the first round. 25:00 the 1977 campaign - we went to Nottingham as practice and raced Durham University. 27:30 The semi-final at Henley when we had a target on our backs. W

The head coach for Dulwich College talks about coaching, science and success. Timestamps: 01:00 Background in rowing - my experience was you could either have fun or win, not both. 03:45 The Australian national champs were amazing. It includes the national team, juniors and clubs all together. 07:00 Joining a club part way through the season. We had 6 weeks to the BUCS regatta... I tried to increase fitness. 10:00 I listened to all the athletes. It's their programme not mine. Happy squads are made when you match what they say that they want against what you can control. Training to suit their ambitions. 15:00 The arms race in junior rowing. It doesn't exist - win at all costs is dead. That's a welfare issue. People do a lot of training and the gossip machine feeds perceptions. 19:30 Cath Bishop's book - the Long Win is recommended https://amzn.to/2XX2Hda We don't want winning to be the end of the story. I am in a research group - researching elite athletes and how they are looked after. There is different t

Efficiency in rowing: Time pressures weigh heavy on most masters rowers. How can we get more efficient with our busy rowing lives? Faster Masters Rowing Radio hosts Rebecca Caroe and Marlene Royle discuss tips and challenges Support this podcast https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 02:00 New Zealand Masters Rowing Championships rescheduled to 29-31 October. National Championships will include 500m sprints for masters in 2x (handicapped) Rigging for Masters Webinar - tickets are on sale Event is 6 October 2021 https://fastermastersrowing.com/rigging 03:45 Rowing in a double with novices - coaching from 2x 10:00 Efficiency in Rowing - life hacks for your rowing. 11:00 Efficiency getting to the boathouse - the night before: Clothes, Weather, Time alarm clock, Driving time, eating for energy, Program, Text your crew to agree bad weather plan. 15:00 Decide in the shed, not in bed Apps for local wind forecasts Windy Windfinder Wind Guru 17:30 Equipment efficiency - Have a routine - oars first, t

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 02:00 This Past Week We have been discussing future articles with Ed Hewitt at Row2k. On the newsletter you can join our Advocates group where we share one article a month which you can share with your club group. 04:00 Rigging for Masters Webinar - basic boat set up for your private boat and for club boats - customise your own boat 11:00 Volter Nolte - How to get a longer stroke Using rigging adjustments for comfort. You will row better if you are comfortable in the rowing boat. 19:00 Impostor Syndrome in rowing What are your rowing activities that contribute to your rowing practice? 23:00 Coming to practice regularly. Objective measurements like kms rowed and number of practices you attend. Compare yourself with your own previous performance. Use video to do the comparison. 26:00 James Loehr's bo

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 02:00 This Past Week we launched our Advocacy page - if you want masters rowing articles to go in your club newsletter sign up here https://fastermastersrowing.com/advocacy 04:00 Rowing Tales call for articles. If you 07:00 Figuring out club integration - self organising masters and welcoming new members Welcome lesson includes orientation, boats, oars, racks, carrying boats. How fit are they, co-ordination, allocate to a training group. 13:30 Integrating different technique styles in sweep - look at the body and stroke lengths. Agree as a crew what to focus on - set the finish position first - where you adjust to. Measure on the deck 58-60-62 cm behind the pin - timing the finish first using pause drills. Check the correct hand is doing the right job - squaring, tapping down - agree a reference po

Coach of the New Zealand Olympic gold medal winning eight - Tony talks to us about his journey as a coach. Timestamps 01:00 My journey as a coach - Trinity College Dublin women and novices squads. I became a better rower because of having coached. 03:30 Coaches speak a lot of rubbish. I learned quickly not to say anything that doesn't add value. My little notebook of ideas. 06:50 Rowing drills - your only limit is your imagination The Steve Fairbairn influence 09:30 Do all athletes become coaches? Being a learner and a teacher is different 13:30 My final race as an athlete was 2002 LM2- I became the coach of the national team alongside Thor Nilsen. I felt guilty about jumping to the top of coaching to justify myself in I coached novices 2017 I coached the New Zealand junior - Alan Cotter and Barrie Mabbett invited me to discuss my future 19:30 I got approached again in 2019 for an eight to qualify for Tokyo - a 3 month engagement. 21:00 Qualifying didn't happen in 2019. We need to move together better. Findin

Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. https://fastermastersrowing.com/register/podcast-supporter/ Timestamps 03:00 This past week. Regattas in New Zealand changing dates for Masters Champioships 06:00 What's in the September Faster Masters program? 3 separate training plans 1k, 5k and HOCR 11:00 Questions and answers What's the best way to carry a single scull 1x? Balance is critical - shoulder or waist and check the geography you have to navigate. 14:00 Racing 17 km and how to adjust 5km program? Compare your race rate. Number of sessions a week and choose your core sessions. Do a 5k time trial on the water. Average split for Cat V intensity is likely 2-3 seconds per 500m slower for a longer race. 23:00 What is a dynamic recovery? Rowing News has an article by Volker Nolte called Swing or Co-ordination of forces. Advantageous to approach the change of direction with pressure on the feet. Co-ordinating forces so the f

Faster Masters Rowing Radio Planning your fall season - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. https://fastermastersrowing.com/register/podcast-supporter/ Timestamps 02:30 This Past Week - we had an article published on Ludum https://ludum.com/blog/athlete-health-fitness/managing-your-training-in-masters-rowing/ 06:00 Planning your fall season. First take the calendar and find the events you'd like to do. Select your peak event first - the big one. Your first race should be something local to where you live / train. You can row twice in one day and it should be low key and easy to travel to logistically. 14:00 Choosing your first race. The night before the race you may be nervous or excited. Practice sessions may be race simulations but they don't create this tension. Get your checklists sorted. 16:00 Spacing between races. Get 2-3 weeks between each race. Try to pick ones which dob't involve a lot of travel. Some people like to race the weekend befo

Lara is a pioneer of anatomy-based yoga. She lives in Princeton NJ, USA and has worked with rowers so she understands us! Timestamps 01:00 What does LYT stand for? Lights You Up - be fully engaged. 02:00 Lara's background in yoga - a sporty athlete who recognised the mind-body connections after a dance injury. When she ran a marathon her mind gave up before her body. 05:30 My perception of yoga was meditation and stretching. 06:30 Anatomy based yoga. The investigation of the internal workings of our body, A big pillar is eduction - we aren't taught about our bodies. 16:00 Typical vinyasa sequences are lacking intelligence because we are carrying natural imbalances. I do a reset at the start of class - neuro-development patterns,. 12:30 Most people don't use their glutes enough. Retrain neutral pelvis and work the glutes. Stabilise the skeleton with proximal muscles - those closest to your skeleton. 14:00 Working with rowers. We use large muscle groups repetitively. If the underlying stabilisers aren't as st

Faster Masters Rowing Radio 18 August 2021 - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Support this podcast from $1 https://fastermastersrowing.com/register/podcast-supporter/ Timestamps Launch of Head of the Charles training program - included in our subscription plans. https://fastermastersrowing.com/join 04:00 This past week 2 articles about athletes and food. https://www.rowingnews.com/2021/08/18/exercising-to-attain-a-perfect-body-a-futile-quest/ https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/how-our-female-rowers-ate-more-and-triumphed Nutrition and injuries are part of this month's August Faster Masters program 11.00 Assessing your Race Performance Take notes about each race during the regatta. What did you do very well? Set aside the results of the race. Review process oriented things 16:30 What do I need to improve on? Build these into your training practice. Emotional, physical and technical aspects of your race. 18:00 Analyse the controllables. What

Special Guest Greg AKA "Mustang Chef" a sculler & chef - 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/register/podcast-supporter/ Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week 05:00 Introducing our special Guest - Greg Upshur the "Mustang Chef" a passionate rower and healthy eater with top advice and a special recipe for us 10:00 Garbanzo bean salad is light and easily digestible. Racing and eating. The day before don’t eat anything you haven’t tried before - tested and true for your own system. Eat a little more than you think you should the day before. Your energy needs are high - eat for the preparation as well as the race. Avoid “gunky” food - high fat, pizza, blood sludge will slow you down. If you are eating in restaurants you are eating a lot of sodium. Yvonne Gill was the kiwi chef who taught Greg. 14:00 Foods to help hydration if you don’t want to drink water al

How to Get Your Blades Off the Water - Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/register/podcast-supporter/ Timestamps 03:00 This past week. As coaches we develop too - we change our understanding over time. 09:50 How to get your blades off the water. What causes imbalance? 13:00 What blade skills you need to have 19:00 Get the set / balance on the follow through after taking the oars out of the water. By the time the oars are perpendicular, your boat should be set level. 21.00 Drills to teach you how to get your blades off the water Teach how to feather first https://fastermastersrowing.com/how-to-feather-correctly/ Teach how to feel the weight of the oar in your hand Tapping drills and progressions to different body positions Delayed feather drill Set a high standard for drills 27:00 Do these drills slowly - this is key. Many athletes feather too quickly and lose connection to the boat. 31:00 Consistency - in a crew bui

Faster5 bladework and troubleshooting balance on the recovery - 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 from $1 https://fastermastersrowing.com/register/podcast-supporter/ Timestamps 05:00 This past week - Australia RowTrade magazine article, FISA survey about World Rowing Masters indoor championships and Racing Starts Challenge with US Rowing 15:00 Faster5 Bladework Know when you are squared or feathered - do the basic well Build this into your rhythm Learning effective squaring and feathering - what works for you Pay attention and slow down - row circles 20:00 As you age you can't train more hours per week. You have to row better technically to gain speed. Pick one thing - video yourself. 26:00 Troubleshooting balance on the recovery 1 - have body awareness 2 - scullers, nest your hands on the crossover. sweep each person responsible for your rigger 3 - Connection to the oarlocks Do t

Troubleshooting steering - 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/register/podcast-supporter/ Timestamps 03:00 This Past Week - we have been watching a LOT of Olympic sports. 06:30 Listener survey results 11:00 Troubleshooting steering a rowing boat. Why are you going off course? What's happening, why and how to fix it. Steer off a point on the bank / horizon align with the your stern of the boat. Equipment - is the fin straight? To find out if it's the fin causing the issue - take a few big strokes and stop rowing with oars off the water and let the boat run.... watch to see if it glides straight or goes off in one direction. 16:00 How to correct your steering. Leverage at the catch for pressure steering. 20:00 Boat checks for steering with a wire Is your rudder and fin straight? Is there tension on the wires Have a steering shoe that fits 23:00 Ste

Olympian Drew Ginn and Rebecca Caroe reflect on the Friday Olympic finals and the future prospects for the sport running up to Paris 2024.

Olympian Mahe Drysdale and Rebecca Caroe discuss Thursday's Olympic finals and preview the Friday racing.

Sarah Cook reviews the day 1 Tokyo Olympic Rowing Finals Womens 2x Mens 2x Womens 4- Mens 4- Womens 4x Mens 4x Plus the crabs, capsize, steering crash, doubling up and how to race in a screaming tailwind.

Sarah Cook reviews the crews qualified for Tokyo