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Often the first rowing drill taught, but so often executed poorly and without care. This is one of the best drills to teach how to recruit more muscles into your stroke. Learn how to teach it, what it does for your boat and errors to watch out for. Timestamps 01:00 The arms and body drill - how to set up the boat from the finish, get run on the boat and recruit more muscles. Sitting in the finish position - shoulders behind your hips, leaning backwards and feet pressed flat into the shoes. Row with your arms square blades with your arms only - straighten, then bend them keep your body and legs still. Then move to a second position - adding a body swing forwards after the arms are fully straight - place the oar into the water, swing back and then bend your arms to complete the stroke. The familiarity of the drill makes us less careful in the execution. 02:30 What is the arms and body drill for? It's to teach sequencing. Release the oar from the water at the end of the power phase, how to enable the arms to lea