Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Training for the Complete Rower: A Guide to Improving Performance
    Unavailable
    Training for the Complete Rower: A Guide to Improving Performance
    Unavailable
    Training for the Complete Rower: A Guide to Improving Performance
    Ebook248 pages2 hours

    Training for the Complete Rower: A Guide to Improving Performance

    By Paul Thompson and Alex Wolf

    5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    This book aims to provide and challenge coaches and rowers with best practice, advice, principles and training programmes to improve their rowing experience and performance. Regardless of whether you are looking to improve on-water performance, set an indoor rowing personal best or enhance the quality of your training you will find something of value within these pages. Topics covered include: training and technique; egrometer training; specific rowing conditioning; strength training; monitoring and assessing land training; mobility and flexibility; weighlifting technique; trunk training; nutrition and mental skills. 'With the approaches detailed in this book, were were able to break records on the water and on the rowing machine and face our Olympic final feeling totally prepared and genuinely excited about the challenge. Regardless of your starting point, the guidance in this book will help you take the next steps towards your own goal, and to making your own magic. Good luck!' Dr Katherine Grainger CBE and Anna Watkins MBE. Aimed at coaches and rowers at all levels of the sport. Fully illustrated with 90 colour photographs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrowood
    Release dateFeb 29, 2016
    ISBN9781785000874
    Unavailable
    Training for the Complete Rower: A Guide to Improving Performance
    Author

    Paul Thompson

    Paul Thompson was born in Altrincham, Cheshire in 1960. Educated at St. Bede's College in Manchester, the London College of Music and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he has taught in the Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University for more than three decades. Previously he taught at the Lady Eleanor Holles and Forest Schools in London, England, Colgate University in New York and Murray State University in Kentucky. With a life-long interest in British military history, he has recently had articles dealing with aspects of the Napoleonic Wars published in the Waterloo Association Journal, the Napoleon Series and the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research.

    Read more from Paul Thompson

    Related to Training for the Complete Rower

    Related ebooks

    Outdoors For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Science Of Strength

      Dec 16, 2019

      I have lost count of the times I have heard a runner say that they don’t do strength training. When asked why, I almost always get the response: “I don’t need it.” I then ask “How many times have you been injured?” or “Don’t you wish you were faster?

      4 min read

    • Article

      THE NEW RULES OF Recovery

      Nov 1, 2019

      THE NEW RULES OF Recovery
      9 min read

    • Article

      Simply the BEST

      Jun 26, 2020

      Simply the BEST
      8 min read

    • Article

      Is This New Swim Stroke the Fastest Yet?: The surprising performance and physics of the fish kick.

      Jun 25, 2015

      I tug my black swim cap over my hair, strap on my pink goggles, and keep a focused calm, like Michael Phelps before a race. It’s lap swim on a Monday afternoon at my local YMCA, and I’m going to attempt the fish kick. Most fish move through the water

      7 min read

    • Article

      BIKE SKILLS Masterclass

      Dec 29, 2020

      BIKE SKILLS Masterclass
      6 min read

    • Article

      Man Mountain

      Apr 22, 2022

      Man Mountain
      5 min read

    • Article

      Hungry As A Hunter

      Jul 22, 2022

      Hungry As A Hunter
      3 min read

    • Article

      Training Essentials for Ultrarunning

      Sep 21, 2018

      Jason Koop with Jim Rutberg R362 velopress.com “I’m not trying to scare anyone off from running an ultra, but if you screw up your hydration enough, you could end up in the hospital or even die.” Those are sobering words from author Jason Koop in Cha

      6 min read

    • Article

      Competition Time

      Nov 17, 2021

      Competition Time
      5 min read

    • Article

      Finding Your Why Through Tri

      Jan 24, 2024

      Finding Your Why Through Tri
      2 min read

    • Article

      Your Route Into Triathlon

      Aug 5, 2021

      Your Route Into Triathlon
      7 min read

    • Article

      Crossfit Myths

      Mar 22, 2020

      Crossfit Myths
      4 min read

    • Article

      Kit Zone

      Nov 26, 2021

      Kit Zone
      7 min read

    • Article

      Running Improvements

      Aug 20, 2020

      Running Improvements
      3 min read

    • Article

      Welcome To The Gym 2030

      Dec 30, 2019

      Welcome To The Gym 2030
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Crossfit King

      Aug 4, 2019

      The Crossfit King
      4 min read

    • Article

      Escape The Gym!

      Feb 24, 2023

      Escape The Gym!
      7 min read

    • Article

      Behind the Curtain

      Aug 8, 2019

      Behind the Curtain
      9 min read

    • Article

      New- Season Race Prep

      Mar 18, 2021

      Well first up, an ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ race are all the same when the gun goes off – you go hard, you race hard, you stick to the plan you’ve worked out with your coach, mates or yourself, and if there’s no plan at all, still just go for it! The only real

      9 min read

    • Article

      Find your FITNESS TRIBE

      Apr 7, 2022

      Find your FITNESS TRIBE
      5 min read

    • Article

      A Day In The Life

      Jul 12, 2022

      A Day In The Life
      6 min read

    Reviews for Training for the Complete Rower

    5/5

    1 rating0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words