Rowing
"An analysis of the pacing strategy adopted by elite competitors in 2000 m rowing" SW Garland
"All athletes or crews adopted a similar fast start strategy regardless of finishing position or sex, although the exact pace profile was dependent on rowing mode. This strategy should be considered by participants in 2000 m rowing competitions."
British Journal of Sports Medicine 39
"Better rowing through strength training" Wayne L Westcott
"we will concentrate on those exercises that specifically address the rowing muscles. However, the second objective is to strengthen the muscles not used in these activities, especially the opposing muscle groups that must balance the prime mover muscles and maintain joint integrity throughout thousands of repetitive rowing movements. That is, you need a sound and sensible strength training program for comprehensive musculoskeletal conditioning."
Wellness.MA
"A biomechanical review of factors affecting rowing performance" A Baudouin and D Hawkins
"Many have explored the physiology, biomechanics, and physical aspects of rowing. However, few efforts have been made to understand the interrelationship between the biological and mechanical systems. This paper attempts to bridge these gaps by analysing rowing as an overall system driven by a biological system"
British Journal of Sports Medicine 36
"Junior national team strength training program" Ed McNeely
"Using Dutch Olympic, national, and club level rowers it was found that international rowers on average generated 204 kg of force [at the catch]. National level rowers generated 183 kg of force and club rowers generated 162 kg of force."
Victoria City Rowing Club, British Columbia
"Kinesiology of the rowing stroke" Thomas Mazzone
Illustrated discussion of the muscle involvement in the six stages of the sculling stroke.
Culver Athletics
"Modeling the leg motion of a rower during the drive and recovery phases of the rowing stroke" Suzanne G Hoffman
"although finding a knee torque curve which yields the desired behavior is quite difficult, the results obtained earlier, although incorrect, clearly indicate that it is possible."
University of Michigan
"The physics and physiology of rowing faster: the stroke" Stephen Seiler
"The Fat Middle Drive represents a happy medium. The catch is still important. Early leg drive is still critical, but the action is controlled and extended through the entire leg extension, not brutal and cut short. The athlete is trying to extend the power application over a longer time period."
Masters Athlete Physiology and Performance
"Physiology of the elite rower" Stephen Seiler
"In elite level rowers, both men and women, it appears that there is an optimal level of muscular strength associated with success. Strength training is probably important for many athletes to achieve this optimum. However, there is no evidence that greater and greater strength and muscle mass gains result in faster performances on the erg or on the water, at least not over the 2k distance or longer."
Masters Athlete Physiology and Performance
"Propulsive efficiency of rowing" Valery Kleshnev
"Average force and especially increasing the ratio of average to maximal forces are essential for increasing of blade efficiency. Rapid force development at the catch and longer maintenance at finish of the drive must be emphasised instead of applying highest peak force in the middle of the drive."
CoachesInfo.com
Rowing Biomechanics Newsletter Valery Kleshnev
Volume 1 2001
Rowing Biomechanics Newsletter Valery Kleshnev
Volume 1 2002
Rowing Biomechanics Newsletter Valery Kleshnev
Volume 1 2003
Rowing Biomechanics Newsletter Valery Kleshnev
Volume 1 2004
Rowing Biomechanics Newsletter Valery Kleshnev
Volume 1 2005
"Rowing injuries and lower back injuries: the case of the rower who drove himself to a bad back" Raphael Brandon
"we ... decided that he should introduce a dynamic, full range-of-motion hip flexion/extension exercise into his daily routine to help counteract the tightening effects of his city-centre driving."
Peak Performance
"ScrumTruk used for strength training by world champion rowers" Bruce Ross
"Gluteal strength and forceful hip movement are essential factors in developing boat speed for rowing. The ScrumTruk facilitates power gains, in these areas, in a controlled environment."
MyoQuip Blog
"Specialized strength training for rowers" Stephen Seiler
"Most rowing programs around the world incorporate a structured strength program of some type into the overall training program. However, the relative volume of these programs varies considerably, and some of the most successful rowing programs do almost no weightroom based strength training."
Rowing Physiology and Performance
"Strength training and endurance performance" Stephen Seiler
"Specific strength training can help us to teach our brain to communicate with the right muscles. ... However, the concept that just making muscles bigger and stronger will automatically translate to faster endurance performance is Wrong! "
Rowing Physiology and Performance
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