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Pair oar boats are fun and a huge challenge. We discuss what you should do when trying a pair for the first time and what makes pairs go fast. Timestamps 03:00 set up the rig correctly - handle at the right position - release at the same place - oar handle height. Set up to the pin work through position so you are both the same. If you don't know what this is, ask us!. 05:00 You can adjust inboard...

James will talk about the South African hosts of the World Masters Regatta. James will talk about the South African hosts of the World Masters Regatta 2023. He runs the venue services team for what may be the only African World Rowing Regatta for a while. 02:25 Roodeplaat Dam is 65 minutes from Johannesburg and 40 minutes from Pretoria. It's close to the OR Tambo airport. It's the venue for the na...

Steering is hard to get perfect. Learn the key issues as we get ready for racing season. - positioning the foot - roles in the boat - how to steer and how much Timestamps 01:00 Who steers - bow or stroke? Considerations - bow for head races, stroke for a straight, buoyed lane course. 02:15 How to set up the foot position. Make sure the steering wire is set so you get equal steering to both sides....

Going deep is a common technique issue, as is "corrugating" through the drive where the blade goes deeper and shallower. In this podcast Marlene and Rebecca discuss how to get a horizontal drive in the rowing and sculling stroke. Timestamps Horizontal Drive - what is a horizontal drive? 02:00 Why it matters? Stroke length is important for rowing and sculling. How long the blade stays in the water...

Things you wish you'd been told or learned earlier before teaching learn to row. You'll never stop learning because this is rowing - it's normal! Timestamps 03:00 Marlene's first learn to row class 1982 07:30 Use lifting a box to demonstrate the stroke sequence. 09:00 Port is on the right. Port wine is red, red is right (both start with R). 09:45 Tension - how comfortable are they on the water. 11...

Should we row differently based on our strength or sex? Marlene and Rebecca discuss lower and upper body strength in relation to rowing technique. Timestamps 03:15 Differences between men and women in general. The standardised testing difference is about 15%. For a standing broad jump - can you jump your height? 05:30 Boat speed differences at international level is 10-12%. The assumption is that...

4. -- Woaching masters is not the same as youth rowers. Adjust how you coach, how the athlete interacts with you and with the rest of the crew. Guest Duncan Holland explains his framework for the empowered athlete. Timestamps 02:27 Debunking the myth of masters being uncoachable. Duncan says "I find it relatively easy & a lot of fun." Learning in different ways. Words or pictures and videos. 05:00...

Hannah is the marketing media and volunteer co-ordinator for the first summer regatta of the year. Want easy live streams like this? Instant broadcasts to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn. Faster Masters uses StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/5694205242376192

Tessa is a Kinesologist and strength coach with a passion for training rowers. She specializes in athletes aged over 50. - How to counter the natural decrease in muscle strength and size with age. - Ways to balance rowing volume, strength training volume, and recovery. - Masters Rowers have complex bodies and many have training limitations or previous injuries. Females typically are more predispos...

Marlene Royle showcases how rowing training programs need to be adapted for athletes as the effects of menopause begin. - Changes to make to your training and recovery - Ways to use all the training categories and still include strength sessions - Interval work and how this changes through menopause Marlene Royle was among the first rowing coaches dedicated to masters. She coaches masters on the w...

Clarissa Kristjansson joins Rebecca and Marlene to talk aobut the physical aspects of peri-menopause and menopause. - Physiological changes in peri menopause and menopause - Managing menopause symptoms using lifestyle and medical interventions - The positive and transformative nature of this life stage. Clarissa Kristjansson PhD is the host of the Thriving Thru Menopause podcast and author of The...

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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 01:00 Rowing genealogy from our past. Marlene's ancestors were in the first families of Newfoundland, Canada. Alfred...

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 combin...

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 fir...

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 Bost...

Sybil is a rowing novelist, her book "Rowing Home" is about a Jewish family facing the rise of Nazi Germany and reviewing the appeal of Zionism. Rowing Home by Sybil Terres Gilmar - buy your copy. https://amzn.to/3I6dDtG Timestamps 01:00 Introduction and background in rowing. Sybil started rowing aged 69 and she's now in her 80s. Sybil visited Tel Aviv, Israel and saw a rowing club that was founde...

So you're going to do CRASH-B or another erg race. We share our checklist of things you should (and should not) do before the big event. Timestamps 02:00 Erg races coming up. 04:00 The week before your event. You have started the taper recovery week on your programme. - Get enough sleep - Eat really well - Get organised for your trip. - Give yourself time for doing things. - Keep stress levels dow...

When our rowing friends or coaches die, what can we do? We discuss ways to memorialize 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 Memorializing people. - Write articles - their teaching. - Tell stories about them. - Set...

We discuss the different types of masters training programs - for elite racers, for club racers, for fitness rowers, for return-to rowing. 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvkCApr2-l8 04:45 Types...

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...

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...

What are limiting beliefs and how do they affect your rowing? PLUS Book of the month with Jess Di Carlo. Timestamps 00:40 Today’s show is Book of the Month by Jess DiCarlo and the we talk about what are limiting beliefs…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. 01:22: Jess DiCarlo talks about the book of the month,...

Meet Dutch rowing photographer Merijn Soeters who has a new book out - The Big Picture. Timestamps 01:20 I started rowing as a student at Schol Amsterdam. I have hard work talent but not training talent. Once when I was bored at a regatta I was given a camera and afterwards, people asked to buy the photos. That got me started. 04:00 The simplest shot is a boat in action. For head races you shoot e...

Could masters rowing use a developmental model analogous to the Norwegian Youth Sports Development model? i.e. Make it fun first, developmentally oriented, and give equal respect to peoples' varied, developmentally informed performance choices as their bodies and life needs change. Timestamps 01:00 Introduction Oxford University Womens Boat Club 02:00 Norwegian Youth Sports Development covers biol...