Tag: erging
-
Indoor Championships
If you ever get asked to cox someone at an indoor race, I highly recommend it. Sometimes rowers don’t think about having a cox, so let them know that you’re available if you hear your rowers are thinking about entering an indoor race. When rowers are training for an indoor race, they might be erging…
-
Notes from “Erg With Olympians” 2/2
Continued from https://coxswainslog.com/2018/12/08/notes-from-erg-with-olympians-1-2/. Pause at the finish drill: Head and spine should feel connected. Don’t look up or down. Relaxed shoulders and strong torso. Connection through the feet. The point of doing the pause drill is better body preparation. Pause at arms drill: Make sure your arms are straight. Don’t push the arms away. Come…
-
Notes from “Erg With Olympians” 1/2
In February 2017, I participated in an extraordinary erg clinic for masters at ZLAC Rowing Club. What was most attractive about the clinic was the two well know and elite athletes, Luke Walton and Kerry Simmonds. Since a lot of clubs and rowers are using winter time to train on ergs more often, I am…
Coxswain's Log 