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17/09/2026
Rowing Coaches - if I could help you achieve one result, what would you want my help with?
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16/09/2026
Congratulations to the Masters Squad at Marlow Rowing Club on an epic performance at the World Masters Regatta in Bled.
I've had the pleasure of working with a large number of this group for three years now, firstly with strength training, then proving some help with telemetry, coaching on the water and then this year writing the program as prep for the regatta.
They club home with a total of 🥇 🥈 🥉 49 individual medals, with many others setting new water PBs, exceeding previous year's results and generally maximising their performances. Some even beating former Olympians!
Awesome to see the results from the hard work this season. I love how open minded the group is, especially to new training methods and me making them do strange new jumps in the gym.
Well done all!
Moving your bodyweight around as you take the blade out is a good way to limit acceleration and therefore boat speed.
Think of the last moments of the drive being handle force and foot stretcher force together. Or as an easier cue for athletes: "finish feet and hands together".
It may seem like throwing your body right through the back end will give you more speed and power, in fact it may do at lower rates (this is a mistake I made when I was rowing).
But, if you want to get top speed at higher rates, you'd be better of staying as still as possible.
does this really well, and I think it is even more important in the bow seat of any boat.
If you want to improve this - do feet out both for some paddling and some bursts, going as high as you feel comfortable.
Effective length = total arc minus catch slip + finish wash.
Higher effective length can give you more power, better acceleration and ultimately higher boat speed.
It is definitely worth thinking about!
12/09/2026
How you view things changes how you do things.
These are some of the traits and habits I've seen across some of the best athletes that I've worked with.
What would you add to this list?
11/09/2026
I was pretty sure I'd be good at something, but I remember being incredibly frustrated that I hadn't found what that was.
Fast forward a few decades and I'm lucky enough to have made a career and a business out of something that I love doing.
It's not been smooth sailing, but that appreciation of what rowing did for me personally drives a lot of the passion I have for helping others do the same.
I know I can't be the only one who's had their life transformed through sport, let me know what it's done for you in the comments 🤝
Drill list 👇
Rolls ups - basically just the recovery phase, start from the finish with the boat still and roll up to the front, placing the blades just as you arrive. Looking for that good timing between the blades and the seat.
Single arm roll ups - as above but just with one arm, gives a little more stability. In a sweep boat this could be outside arm only.
Bungee - rowing with some added resistance to the shell, helps to feel when the blades are connected which therefore means when the blades have entered at the right point
Air strokes - rowing without the blades in the water, helps to simplify the drive into one accelerated push
Stand throughs - driving up off the seat and staying off until you take the blades out. Aim to do this 1cm above the seat and not trying to stand straight up
Legs only / straight arm rowing - helps to isolate the leg and hip connection without breaking the arms
Feet out - pretty self explanatory. Forces you to feel the correct timing of the release of the blades.
Half arms - finish when the arms are halfway to the body / elbow angle is about 90 degrees. Stops you from pulling through too far
Short slide bursts - gives you less time to think about the finish and therefore encourages a clean / loose release.
Give them a try!
Can you take the catch with bent arms? Yes, but the context and the details are important to understand.
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