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Battling visual technical difficulties for the first minute or so, Paralympic and world-champion Dutch rower Corne de Koning is a man of SO many talents: in the gym, on the erg, in the boat, and in the kitchen. Corne talks about how to do alot of things, from how to get better at pull-ups to how to make a killer pizza. This is your rowing almanac of an episode, so get ready to be inspired along th...

Battling visual technical difficulties for the first minute or so, Paralympic and world-champion Dutch rower Corne de Koning is a man of SO many talents: in the gym, on the erg, in the boat, and in the kitchen. Corne talks about how to do alot of things, from how to get better at pull-ups to how to make a killer pizza. This is your rowing almanac of an episode, so get ready to be inspired along th...

Back after our holiday break, Marlene and Rebecca discuss this week's masters rowing news, Listener questions and the Fall Racing Season Program. Buy a question / answer https://fastermastersrowing.com/our-courses/ Timestamps 02:00 Ian Perkins asks I have recently been getting feedback that I’m opening my body early at the catch. Check the muscle sequencing on the drive phase. Bring the handle wit...

What's your boathouse/club doing to weather the pandemic and safely invite members back? Our special guest for this episode is Director of Rowing Programs for the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, Padriac McGovern. Padraic has been a thought leader throughout the COVID crisis, approaching shutdown and re-openings and future planning in a thoughtful and collaborative manner. Padriac also runs two of...

A brand new rowing competition just being launched. Be the first to hear about it from Alix James, President and CEO of Nielsen Kellerman. Timestamps 1:00 Background in sport - NK founded by Alix's stepfather. 03:30 NK was the first company to do rowing electronics as a business. Friends with Ted Nash whose crew used a home made amplifier system. Paul Nielsen fixed it - but suggested he could make...

Robin Dowell is mainly known as the coach of Swiss World Gold medal winning sculler, Jeannine Gmelin. He talks his journey as a coach from being a nearly-national team athlete from the British World Class Start programme through school, junior and international team coaching. Timestamps 02:00 My personal journey as a swimmer into rowing as a talent identified athlete. It’s the coach’s job to make...

Marlene and Rebecca discussed Timestamps 03:00 Rethinking the Olympics - what’s the purpose of it? Striving to achieve the highest potential you can. Dame Katherine Grainger on rethinking the Olympics https://open.spotify.com/episode/1VG3FAbAVWZsUIYKqBbFFn?si=efZQWup1TNa2sc8iRY1sLQ 07:50 The Economist asks if electronic sports should be included in the Olympics https://www.economist.com/leaders/20...

Rower, author, & speaker Arshay Cooper joins me to talk about how a group of all-black high schoolers in a rough area see a boat on campus one day and against all odds, become unlikely teammates that learn to trust and work as a very different kind of crew. Arshay's infectious energy and stories about finding his voice through rowing with athletes from many rival gangs is a do-not-miss story that...

Michael from Chicago Rowing joins me to discuss how AWESOME the gay Games are and what the realities of LGBTQ+ athletes still deal with. This humbling episode really shows us how federations still don't know how to "deal with" certain issues (this was fascinating!), how creative clubs are getting to recruit and include minorities and LGBTQ+ athletes, and SO much more! Gay and Lesbian Rowing Founda...

At Ready, Row! USA, Pride Month is all about inclusion and opportunity, supporting your friends & teammates in this amazing sport. Guests include Aquil Abdullah, Olympic and Hydrow athlete. Hydrow's virtual reality rowing featured 8 workouts, one for each color of the Pride flag (hydrow.com). Also invited is Brian Todd, founder and executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Rowing Federation. You may...

Concurrent Training in Rowing presented by Dr Koen Levels of KNRB the Netherlands Rowing Federation. The full audio for this presentation are on www.rowing.chat Koen Levels is a former PhD student of Human Movement Sciences. After his PhD in thermophysiology, he worked as a postdoc on a project on concurrent training in rowing at the Human Movement Sciences department at the Vrije Universiteit Ams...

Power, Pulse rate and Perception as a telling trinity in training monitoring of endurance athletes. The full audio and slides for this presentation are on www.rowing.chat Stephen Seiler received his doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is past Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation and past Dean of the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Agder in Kristi...

In search of effective feedback variables The full audio and slides for this presentation are on www.rowing.chat Lotte Lintmeijer finished her research master in psychology at Utrecht University. In 2013, she decided to leave her comfort zone and apply for a phd position at the Human Movement Sciences department at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), on a project at the interface of sports perf...

Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe discuss drills as part of rowing practice for masters rowers. Timestamps 03:00 Silicone wedding ring Silicone wedding rings Men https://amzn.to/2V5tIqH Women https://amzn.to/2YjEbRp 06:50 Carol Daley’s question I’d  like to  hear  Marlene Royle, Rowing Coach discuss  a  little  more  in  depth  about  inboard  and  its relationship  to  rigging. Goal of rigging is t...

Kristin is a lightweight rower who discusses with Rebecca how to be successful at rowing lightweight and improving your 2k. Timestamps 02:00 Background in rowing and professional personal training and fitness training for women and weight loss. 05:00 Pacing your 2k correctly. Knowing what not to do is important. Physiology - lactic acid flood hurts and the 3rd 500 is a suffer fest. 07:00 Have a st...

There's both corruption and racism in rowing. Saul Garcia is a former Mexican team international lightweight athlete. Having studied in Canada and trained in the national development squad there, he has a unique insight into the differences between both systems. 03:00 Background in rowing - I chose University of Victoria in Canada for my rowing career. Howard Campbell was my training partner. http...

Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe answer your rowing questions. [Ask Me Anything]. H Help Rowing Retailers Recover - We are building a giant sale page with a product from as many rowing businesses as we can. Send us your favourite product web link and we'll get permission to add it to the page. #RowingSale Timestamps 03:16 AMA and please comment. 05:30 Should you vary racing starts by weather or boa...

Fergus Mainland from Junior Rowing News (UK) and I talk about updates, what's happening during Covid (yes, things are happening!), races, predictions, and SO much more. Think it's not relevant to you if you're not in the UK? Think again. Follow @Juniorrowingnews for their new podcast and all the hot updates! Follow/Subscribe (or don't): YouTube: The Candid Cox Instagram: @Ironwillwhit & @TheCandid...

Luke Walton from The Rower Academy cohosts an awesome show with me about getting into university as a rower and cox, especially during Covid. What do you need, what are the misconceptions, and what are the tips and tricks you might simply overlook that could help you out? Geared towards junior rowers and grads going back for more, this is definitely a show for you! https://roweracademy.com/ @Thero...

Marlene and Rebecca kick into a discussion on how to row on rough water. Timestamps 07:00 Tips for new 1x single scullers. The Crossover hand position. Nest your right hand knuckle under the heel of your left hand 13:00 Sculling in rough water. Feather higher - focus on the release of the stroke and move fluidly round to crossover hands position. Relaxation - an active lack of tension. Lower body...

"The Strength Coach Roundtable" is rowing strength coaches Will Ruth, Blake Gourley, and Joe DeLeo. In this episode, we're joined by guest rowing strength coach and outreach coordinator of the Oakland Strokes program, Frank Clayton. Frank shares his knowledge and experiences of strength training with a large powerhouse junior program, his perspective on current events, and promotes the Rowers4BLM...

Martin has coached in UK, Ireland and Canada, a specialist in mens sweep he won Olympic Gold in Sydney 2000. We talk leadership, governance and good coaching. Timestamps to the show 03:00 Background in rowing 05:30 from Imperial College in 1995 where Bill Mason was coaching GB womens 8 09:30 How does junior rowing need to change to support rowing up to its Olympic peak? Do junior medalist become s...

Denise Aquino and Patricia Lyne started a podcast Rowing in Color to support equality of opportunity for athletes and to teach good practice. Timestamps 02:43 Introductions and background in rowing 06:00 Why start the rowing in color podcast? 08:00 Issues we are trying to highlight. What are the ground rules for coaches and athletes? 10:00 Who you have interviewed. What's the one thing you want yo...

Marlene and Rebecca have recommendations for easing back onto the water, getting into a single scull gracefully and working effectively at rates 24-26. Timestamps to the show 06:00 Recommendations for easing back onto the water. 50 - 30 - 20 - 10. In week 1 do 50% of what you would normally have done before Lockdown; week 2 do 30% less than normal i.e. 70% of your normal workload, then week 3 is 8...

It’s our FIRST birthday. Marlene and Rebecca started Faster Masters Rowing a year ago. Timestamps to the show 06:00 Frequency of episodes - should we stay weekly or revert to monthly? Let us know in the comments. 07:50 Ideas for substitute camps and regattas. Plan a weekend camp at your club. Friday potluck supper, Saturday row and get videoed, Do a video review on land. Afternoon paddle. Sunday r...