Join coxswain Kim Degutis, (Riverside Rowing Club, Cambridge, MA USA) as we talk head racing and tips for coxing masters crews. Dive deep as we talk – what’s different about coxing masters – how to get a group who want to row eights – advice to anyone wanting to start coxing masters Timestamps 01:00 Rowing genealogy from our past. Marlene’s ancestors were in the first families of Newfoundland, Canada. Alfred Royle was at Ottawa Rowing Club pre WW2. Rebecca’s Great Grandfather, WD Caroe Rowed for the First Trinity BC in 1880s. They won the Ladies Plate coxed fours event at St Neots Amateur Rega ..read more

Rowing is fun, so is a rowing vacation even more fun? There are amazing places in the world where water is near tourist landmarks. Rowing past the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or through Venice or Saint Petersburg are all possible. We talk with an expert rowing tour guide. Timestamps 00:52 Ruth Marr of Rowing the World joins the show and tells us the story of how she started Rowing the World, her combined passion for rowing with her combined passion for travel. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Rowing the World 05:13 Ruth tells about her first tour experience with the FISA World Tour in 2012 i ..read more

Head racing rowing stories for you to learn the best tactics for overtaking, starting, fending off another crew, maintaining form, race plans, and sprinting for the line. Timestamps 5 Tips for head racing 01:50 Head Racing is fun – we are going to share one tip each for five critical parts of your race. Firstly, the key rule is to practice everything beforehand. DON’T do it in the race for the first time. 03:30 Clarifying your understanding of every call – what it means and how to do it. It’s essential everyone in the crew has identical comprehension of the cox’s calls. The Start 04:00 Startin ..read more

Learn to row programmes for masters. Masters rowing has two types of member – returning rowers who learned in their youth and adult beginners. Should club boards consider adding more learn to row programs? We discuss the advantages and disadvantages. Timestamps 01:30 Learn to row – who wants to do it? 02:30 Clubs need a strategy and goals first. Does LTR fit into this? Marlene coached in 1982 Boston, MA and it was the only learn to row in town. Pathway to club membership 04:30 What is the funnel pathway to membership of the club? This is important to figure out. A community club needs presence ..read more

When our rowing friends or coaches die, what can we do? We discuss ways to memorialise rowers. And what we can do to support and celebrate with rowers facing end of life. Timestamps 02:00 Rowing and death. Iconic coaches are passing away. Makes you think about who influenced you and who you worked with. 03:30 Ways to Memorialise people. Write articles – their teaching. Tell stories about them. Set up a scholarship – Craftsbury has one for Larry Gluckman Harry Mahon website of his coaching methods as a learning resource. 07:30 Frank Cunningham from Lake Washington RC published a book comprisi ..read more

There are many different types of masters training programs – for elite racers, for club racers, for fitness rowers, for return-to rowing. In this episode understand the benefits of ‘cross fit’ versus the more traditional ‘miles make champions’ approach. Timestamps 01:00 Types of training though year 01:30 The new “Spacer Placer” rowing Tool for pushing out spacer washers. 04:45 Types of training what is your goal? In a weekly cycle use a mix (polarised) low, high, medium pace intensity & strength training. Different types of session you can choose. Endurance-low intensity 16-20 strokes p ..read more

Balance is lost as we age. How can rowers learn balance – in the boat, in life and physical balance? How to balance a quad scull. Timestamps 03:00 Balance as you age. Typically it changes around age 50. There is a loss of muscle mass – it affects co-ordination like walking and neuro-muscular aspects like hearing and vision as well. 04:45 Balance can be trained and maintained. Keep your muscles in good condition. Notice changes in your balance. 05:30 standing balance – it’s more challenging. Exercises to test and train your balance Stand on one foot and time how long you can do this. Incorpora ..read more

What are the limits to masters rowing? Can we challenge ourselves more? Is comfort more important than skill? Rebecca and Marlene discuss technical skill challenges and physical challenges as you age. Risk versus rewards. Timestamps 02:00 are limits being challenged now? Pay attention to how our bodies are changing. A class of masters who are high performance athletes exists. along with newcomers to the sport. Masters handicaps are less accurate for older athletes showing that masters are getting faster. 04:00 Head of the Charles results the top 50 year olds times were faster than 30 year olds ..read more

What are limiting beliefs and how do they affect your rowing? Some of call it the voice of the inner lizard. We’ll talk about how to set yourself on a good course for this holiday period. Timestamps 01:22: Jess DiCarlo talks about the book of the month, The Compleat Dr. Rowing by Andy Anderson. He is Dr. Rowing from the column in Rowing News magazine. . 03:15 The story of the Japanese rowers, rowing words, and the style of stories 04:55 The story “Seat racing a Twinkie” or was it a ham sandwich? Limiting beliefs 15:15 What are limiting beliefs? The definition. 17:00 Jess talks about perfection ..read more

We need endurance training at low rate but golly it’s boring. Learn some strategies to pass the time profitably investing in improving your performance and training consistency. Timestamps 02:00 Low intensity sessions – how to approach them. Common training mistake is to do the lower intensity session too hard. “Conversational level” workout – can you sing while rowing? It trains your heart – it is beating slower and pumps more blood per heartbeat. A conditioning effect is lower morning heart rate as a result. This builds capillary density. 05:00 Goal is training consistency. Build a data set ..read more