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Good stress and bad stress - what they are and how to handle rowing stress | Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowing. Timestamps one thing to improve masters rowing. 02:00 This Past Week - Marlene met Tony, a faster master from Shurebrook, Canada. 04:00 Good stress / bad stress A good stress helps you grow , challenges you. Something unfamiliar but which stimulates you to improve. It pushes you in a positive direction. Bad stress is too much of a challenge which causes breakdown. Coach tells stroke "you are responsible for the outcome of this race". Putting athletes into situations which are way over their heads is inappropriate 10:45 Learning to push yourself into situations where you are vulnerable and uncertain is part of the rowing journey 12:30 Integrating new people into the club as an outing plan. Good stresses - training with incremental goals. Raise the bar gradual. A more challenging boat balance situation. It was clear we had gone too far so we switched boats. 18. 30

Miranda is a former national team rower turned coach. She is interested in mental health and how it affects rowers and coaches. Timestamps 03:00 Miranda's background in rowing 06:00 A congenitial heart condition diagnosis 07:30 Transition to coaching. Be open minded and do as much as I can. Going out in the launch with other coaches Read books Try things 09:00 What can I see? What do they see? Training my eye to see things in the boat. Communication skills - what do they say. 12:00 Rowing and leadership coaching Each year everything is new What does this group need? A laboratory. Intangible leadership Tangible things - what you can measure 15:30 Leadership coaching - putting everything on the line is an awful strategy as a leader. Individual, team, organisations - all have leadership skills and support career transitions. This generation wants more - break out of a traditional role. What energises and excites you? 23:00 mental health for rowing Curiosity and compassion. Egos can be big - naming and shaming

Balancing a boat is easier with personal balance skills | 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. 04:14 The training program for August 2022 from Faster Masters Training module - 1k program peak 5k program for Oct & November peak HOCR specific program Fitness is standalone 5 workouts for fat burning, endurance or strength endurance Land training includes Balance Exercises in the gym Benefits of having a rowing accountability partner 09:00 Body balance exercises Supportive of our movements for ageing athletes Balance is trainable over time. 11:00 The J-curve drill -Rebecca's favourite balance exercise in the boat 14. 30 A basic pause drill at part of the cycle. Count One 1000, Two 1000 then go Choose a point in the recovery to do it.. Marlene prefers arms and body away.

Ted Pytlar joins Marlene and Rebecca to talk about his club masters group and their experience of rowing, racing and training | Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. This episode is sponsored by the Faster Masters 12 week 5k training plan. https://fastermastersrowing.com/register/head-racing-12-week-program/ 04:00 This Past week Rowing News Magazine published Marlene's article on Periodisation of Technique. 08:00 Merijn Soeters new Book of rowing photography https://fastermastersrowing.com/best-rowing-books-2020/ 10. 30 Our podcast name - we emailed a question to all subscribers 11:30 Ted Pyltlar's background in rowing 13:30 Moving to the single scull - the ultimate boat The club mix of boats has changed as the interest in rowing singles has changed. 16:00 Delaware River is rocky and can get shallow so we lose skegs often 17:00 Training Goals - focus on head race preparation. We organise ourselves as a group of 4

Incorporating novices | 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 01:15 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Rebecca's rowing hack got published on row2k - the Coxing Plank https://www.row2k.com/features/5880/rowing-hack--the-coxing-plank/ Marlene has been teaching new novices. 06:00 Beginners joining your group. Do you start in single sculls or team boats? The coach does a 1 on 1 session overview of the sport. Important to get in the boat in the first lesson. Nobody ever asks how do I turn the boat around! First session - ensure they are comfortable, it's a stable boat, they can find where the water is with the oars. 14:00 Incorporating novices into your club - start them in a group together. People learn at different speeds. - basic skills of stopping, backiing, turning and rowing. Do check how to structure your l

When to take risks with your race plan | Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. 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 has been teaching beginners 08:00 Race Plans - these are included free in our subscription products. Check the Performance module. 09:00 Mentality for racing - it's individual. - be committed to doing your best - on this one day - emotions - skill levels It's process based mentality and NOT results based. 11:30 Racing is 90% mental Know yourself and make a plan to calm yourself. A race is an opportunity to express yourself. 12:45 Your brain will tell you to protect yourself. It will try to keep you safe. In between your thoughts, talk to yourself. Make your mistakes in practice and in trials. 15:30 Racing is often intuitive - build your experience to improve this. 19:00 The four quarters and what to do strategically in each - first quarter - do a st

New book; The New Toughness Training for Sports | 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 04:15 How tough are you? Have you ever thought to yourself, it’s never over until it’s over or never give up? Or said, I could have rowed faster if I had stayed concentrated in the second half of the race; I wasn’t thinking clearly. Building mental and emotional strength, an essential ingredient for success in rowing and sculling, is what James Loehr’s book; The New Toughness Training for Sports is all about. Buy from Amazon https://amzn.to/3yI3fnm [affiliate link] Loehr’s classic book covers issues related to recovery, understanding the language of emotion, signs of overtraining, the performer-self versus real-self, balancing stress and recovery, as well as the role of awareness in the mental toughening process. Loehr describes toughness t

Blade depth on the drive | Faster Masters Rowing Radio Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 02:30 Keep the top edge consistent level and covered at this height through the drive. Important for an effective drive. It affects the length of time the oar is in the water. 04:00 common errors with blade depth Going too deep The blade has floatation and will sit in the water at the correct height if you just leave it with no pressure. Add pressure to the blade does bury it a little more. Lifting the hands too high causes deep blades. Use the reference point for the handle “aim for where your knees were” Norm Graaf advice. Opening up the body too early on the drive sequence. If the body lifts away from the knees this causes the blades to go too deep “rowing up over the barrel”. 07:00 The blade is not fully square when it goes into the water. This causes it to dive deep. Is there enough height above the water to square on the recovery? A solution is to relax the ha

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 - who is the fund raising group in your club? 04:00 Corporate rowing if you’re interested in a discussion - get in touch. 05:00 Marlene’s rigging dock talk 07:00 book of the Month with Jess di Carlo is Olaf Tufte’s Skjerpins. https://www.ark.no/boker/Olaf-Tufte-Skjerpings-9788241953811 This literally means “sharpening” or more prosaically “Get a grip - you can always get better”. It's in Norwegian and Jess used Kindle translate function to read it. 10:30 Olaf is strong on visualisation and spent 10 minutes working on the first stroke before the Beijing Olympic final. 15:00 Hiking with his family - he found himself in trouble and said 'get the breathing right and the head will follow'. 21:00 Start rowing slowly and rebuild the stroke

Who are you becoming? the importance of contemplating this question - become the athlete you want to row with. Support this podcast https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 03:00 This past week Rebecca was at the South Island Masters Regatta. 05:00 There is a need for handicaps in masters rowing to make the races work better. What do you think are the benefits? 08:00 Who are the athletes you want to row with? Can you row with them? Why do more experienced athletes warmup square blades? different attributes of an athlete - Trainers, Racers, Technicians What is it they do that I would like to also do? 12:00 Attributes of rowers you admire and aspire to be like - positive attributes They show up, on time, volunteer, open minded, pay dues on time, friendly and build community, convivial and congenial, social sharer 14:00 Open minded on the water gives and asks for feedback. Use the same language that the rowers use for a discussion about feedback. 17:00 How's it going? is a good way to ask for feedba

Isaac learned to row for an Atlantic crossing and has since rowed the length of the River Thames with Emma Green who is also new to rowing. Benjamin Ajayi-Obe is Isaac's rowing coach from Putney Town Rowing Club and Emma Green was his crew-mate on one of the trips. We discuss their journey and learnings. Timestamps 03:00 Isaac sees the big challenges in life which require him to act. I like to set challenges outdoors - his first was the English Channel swim 06:20 Endurance is the ultimate test of mind, body and soul. Ben invited Isaac to row the channel 08:00 Ben was 2-3 years into his own rowing and decided to the the Atlantic Row. Isaac has incredible resource for the campaign. Ocean rowing can be learned during the row. 10:30 Putney Town Rowing Club lent us a boat 2x. Ben let Isaac learn by trying. the priority was boat feel - the rowing machine is forgiving Self-correcting is a new mindset. 13:00 On the ocean crabbing is part of the row. Isaac said our first wildlife encounter is 10 days in when it was q

Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Timestamps: 01:00 This Past Week - we launched the June training program. 06:50 Fundraising for rowing clubs. Little and often is a good mantra. Regattas - every club should do a winter and summer regatta. Different types of regatta - boats are provided, racing for time, skills and drills, juniors and masters are good companion athletes. 13:00 Summer head races - Maine State Championships around 3 buoys for 5k. The "Killer Meter" a 1k race with a mass start. The CRI Classic is a preparation for HOCR. The Head of the Kevins - 3 series of races seeded by time Cambridge Winter League over 3 months with cumulative time. 19:00 Small fund raisers - a service fee on race entries - bottle returns and tin cans - jumble sale / rummage sale / bake sale - junior disco - raffles - donated merchandise in kind and gift certificates 28:00 Run a learn to row for parents of juniors 30:00 Corporate r

3 core drills to combine into a crew | Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what you can learn from elite athletes. Intention and attention. 08:00 Crew lineups - combination that can cooperate. Good rhythm and flow and energy. Does it "click?" Is the recovery matched up? 15:00 What should I adjust? - Blending into a crew starts with following the stroke. Can you improve your precision? - Start from the finish position - align this. Arrive at the finish blade extraction together. Check blade angles are parallel in a static position check. - Come out of the water together - Focus on getting to the recovery perpendicular blades together. 19:00 Use peripheral vision to see the finish of your oars 20:00 Drills for crew alignment. - Pause drills use arms and body away. Get tot he same position before the knees rise. - Double Pause drill - count "One one thousand, two one thousand, row" - P

Why do trials and tests? | 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. Marlene is coaching a camp - why go on camp? https://fastermastersrowing.com/how-to-select-a-camp/ 07:00 The role of trials and testing Situations where rowers don't want to do a time trial. But coaches want a measure of fitness. - race in single sculls 10:30 Are you trying to boat the best possible crew? What is your philosophy of training - how do you measure progress? Have the strategy discussion. What do you want from your rowing? Why are you here? These will guide your boat lineup choices and testing and trials. 14:30 The main tests you can do 1 - On indoor rower do a 10 second peak power ini Watts. Who's the strongest? No preparation needed. 2 - 1k test - shows your top end fitness. Compare to world

Should you row differently in a headwind and a tailwind? Why and what and how? Sponsored by LifeProof phone cases https://amzn.to/39IBIIj Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. 07:00 Lifeproof phone cases - demonstration of how to use them in a rowing boat. Waterproof phone cases damage and drop-proof for mobile phones 08:30 Belt clip attaches to a boat tie on the rigger 10:00 Handlebar attachment - a small tube stays on your boat. 12:00 Arm strap - 3 different lengths of velcro 15:00 Rowing in a headwind Headwinds slow down your power phase. Expect a more 1:1 ratio. Be patient, control what you do - don't allow the wind to rush you. Maintain your length in the water. Adjust stroke rate so it feels good. You aren't "rowing in mud". 18:30 Changes to make for headwind rowing. Square later Be patient at the catch - legs can be slower Hold onto the finishes - keep back and arms dynamic Use your body

Picking lineups | 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 03:20 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. 06:00 Picking training lineups What does each crew need? Stroke, bow, designated caller and the 2 seat is your thinker Where to sit a newcomer in a rowing boat crew. 16:00 Type of practice Select crews depending on the workout plan Do race lineups for key races and for practices. 20:00 Ricking race lineups What are your priorities over the season? You won't peak for every regatta SElect your boatings / events which will be priority Diverse crews when a long way from the peak event. Do split sessions with 2 crew lineups in one practice. 24:00 Be practical about groups of 2 and 4 athletes. Group people into 4s and then split them into two doubles. This makes the day structure easier to consider. 28:00 Heats / reps /

The Handle Grip | 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. Racing Starts Challenge May 23-25 with Mary Whipple, Adam Kreek and Cam Kiosoglous FREE tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/racing-starts-challenge-2022-us-rowing-tickets-325393539837 05:00 And we launched a kit / gear store with JL Rowing Buy through May 12 https://jlrowing.com/collections/faster-masters 12:00 Hand placement and grip. In our final instalment about the rowing and sculling stroke we will focus on holding the handle(s). Establish your hands correctly or end up under or over-rotated. Find the right place - sit at 3/4 slide and place the blade in the water square. Put your hand on the handle and ensure your wrist and hand back are flat. The top row of knuckles is on top of the handle - not in your p

Catherine Humblet talks about how virtual rowing is becoming more social with The Indoor Collective. Timestamps 00:30 Background in rowing on the US National Team 02:00 A virtual world that taps into the DNA of rowing - socially 03:00 How did you get started? Erging needs to be fun and motivating. Catherine wants to expand the sport. 05:45 Features - solo or team practice. Shared audio channel so you can hear each other The speed of the boat is based on average speed of everyone rowing. Coxswain mode for encouragement. Custom workouts - including meters based and can upload to the Concept2 logbook Visuals of a river and overall time and splits display on the screen. 09:00 User stories - Athletes without Limits are military veterans doing rehab. You need to know the people to fix a time to train. 12:00 What's coming up? Event series this summer - fun experiences. Gameplay elements will be built out in new features of the app. 15:00 Get involved by searching for IC Row or Indoor Collective inside the App Store

Timing the catch, how it should feel, drills to improve 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 01:30 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. When procedures for communication don't work out through an organisation. Lake Safety committee - many users of the water. 09:00 The placement of the oar at the catch. Get pressure on the blade is key to moving the boat well. You are moving while placing. The entry is the final action of the recovery - your wheels are still turning. It's important not to stop - this causes missed water. Minimise missed water equals minimising slip. As the blade enters it's traveling in the same direction as the boat. Get fully buried before putting pressure on the handle. 11:30 Visualise what you want at the catch. Describe it in words. This helps you understand. The difference bet

The Drive | 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 02:30 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Organising groups of different skills Crew racing lineups https://fastermastersrowing.com/select-your-masters-lineups-for-regattas/ 09:00 Jess Di Carlo reviews book of the month Socrates the Rower. Rowing as stress relief. https://amzn.to/3DYROZq see more rowing books https://fastermastersrowing.com/best-rowing-books-2020/ 14:00 The Drive - a good drive relies on a good recovery. Building power as you move into racing. Technique for the drive - get the blade into the water. Mechanics - move the boat past the blades and not pushing the blades through the water. Focus on lower body - legs, hips and push on the footstretchers. Maximise stronger muscle groups and use them first. Pressure on the handle and footstretcher a