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Reflecting on a Memorable Weekend Journey: Rediscovering My Roots in Rowing
Reflecting on a Memorable Weekend at Brown University with my team of 30 years ago! I embarked on a remarkable journey last weekend that took me back to the foundation of my success and shaped the person I am today. Join me as I delve into the treasured memories and...
From Competitive Rowing to Enjoying Rowing: My Journey as a Three-Time Olympian
From Competitive Rowing to Enjoying Rowing: My Journey as a Three-Time Olympian As a three-time Olympian and a medalist in men's single scull rowing, I've spent countless hours on metal rowing machines. The competitive standard, the Concept2, was my daily companion...
Picking the Right Rowing Camp: The Art of Lowering Your Erg Score
Summer is here, and for many rowers, it means one thing: rowing camp. But is a rowing camp really what you need to get recruited for college? In this post, we'll discuss why focusing on your erg score might be a better strategy. Let's start by clearing up a common...
The Erg Score is the SAT of Rowing, High School Rowers, this is important!
The ERG SCORE is the SAT OF ROWING: What can be done to accelerate and optimize rowing performance and recruiting? Elite Coaching can accelerate rowing performance and positively increase the odds of getting recruited. The earlier high school rowers are exposed to...
Unacceptable Erg Scores – Elite Coaching is the solution
Have you been rowing for over 2 years and are not getting faster? Rowing is one of the toughest sports that tests an athlete’s mental and physical limits to a degree rarely seen in athletics. The lack of new personal records is caused by subpar coaching by individuals...
Olympic Coach Martin Aitken
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-with-international-rowing-coach-marty-aitken/id1513678975?i=1000564472553
Are summer rowing camps worth it?
Below are talking points I will address: Different rowers seek different results from rowing camps. Do parents know what is at stake for their high school aged child when attending a rowing camp? Exposure to rowing on the water vs. improving the erg score to get...
College Rowing Recruiting: Dos and Don’ts
Do you want to get recruited to college?
Three Great Stretches For Rowing
I love these stretches: Range of motion is the key to producing a maximum of power per stroke. Staying flexible is also an insurance to avoiding getting spinal injury from rowing. If you like to know who my stretching mentor is just email me. :-)?
More cameras in rowing boats please!
Rowing is not known to be a super exciting sport to watch outside of the Olympic cycle, nor was sailing, UNTIL cameras were installed aboard the sail boats and catamarans and everything became more exciting. Check out this footage, would it not have been even more...
Rowing and Olympic Experiences and Coaching Video Podcast!
Hello Rowers and Parents of Rowers! Join us for a video podcast on rowing and the Olympic experiences and coaching that I have enjoyed. https://youtu.be/5B6s5oCfBkU Feel free to ask questions. See you then! Xeno
Tokyo Olympics 2021 – Olympics Barcelona 1992 – Atlanta 1996 – and Sydney 2000
Tokyo Olympics remind me of my own Olympic adventures. I raced at 3 Olympics: Barcelona, Atlanta, and Sydney. Each Olympic participation had its own twists and challenges. Erin, my wife, made a post on Facebook with three different pictures of me at the different...
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Reflecting on a Memorable Weekend Journey: Rediscovering My Roots in Rowing
Reflecting on a Memorable Weekend at Brown University with my team...
From Competitive Rowing to Enjoying Rowing: My Journey as a Three-Time Olympian
From Competitive Rowing to Enjoying Rowing: My Journey as a...
Picking the Right Rowing Camp: The Art of Lowering Your Erg Score
Summer is here, and for many rowers, it means one thing: rowing...
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