Monthly Archives: February 2015

Video Review and Survey: How can the Renegade Rowing Workshop at Mt. Strength CF help you?

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Hey Renegades!

I hope everyone is staying warm and had a blast watching the Super Bowl on Sunday!  Now if only we could take care of this snow and the commute, right?  I just wanted to shout out to all of those athletes that participated in the Renegade Rowing Workshop at Mt. Strength CF last weekend.  Well done learning the stroke and mastering those skills and drills.  I had a blast working with you guys!

IMG_3541Last weekend I had the privilege to coach 13 athletes at Mt. Strength CF in Winchester as part of my Renegade Rowing Workshop.  The video review seen below was taken there and we all had a blast.  I love seeing people learn and improve.  If there is any way I can help you get better at something please let me know.

I’m constantly trying to learn more and improve myself as well as Renegade Rowing.  I would like to offer the best program and training I can and to do that I need your help.
If you could take a few minutes out of your day to fill out the survey below, it would mean the world to me.
Renegade Rowing(it’s not just rowing 😉 2015 Improvement Survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Aj3RjFFOnl6d2iIkBRhKcDAP6Zsl_0pNY2tfMzV5gZw/viewform?usp=send_form

To show my thanks for filling out the above survey, I would like to invite you to a Homemade BBQ dinner at the gym on Wednesday, February 11th at 7pm in the lounge.  I will have BBQ Pulled Pork and Collard Greens for everyone.  I will outline my intentions for the future and what I can offer.
Everyone who fills out the survey will be entered into a Door Prize Drawing at the BBQ Dinner, so tell your friends and spread the word!
Any feedback helps!  Thank you for being awesome!

Rowing WOD 2/4/15: 4x8min w/ 4min Rest – Post Focus and Avg Splits

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Rowing WOD:J Row

4 x 8min w/ 4min Rest

@26-28 s/m (2k+4 to 2k+6)

Deliberate practice is key to success and mastery of any sport.  It’s been said you need to spend at least 10,000 hours to master a discipline whether it’s athletic or otherwise.  While this may be the case the more quality and purpose you bring to your practice the more you’ll get out of it.

Today’s Rowing WOD is an opportunity to bring deliberate practice to your erging.  Row each 8 minute piece at a pace of 2k + 5 seconds.  Meaning if your 2k split is 2:00 /500m (8:00 2k) then you would row each piece today at 2:05 /500m.  Pick 4 things you want to improve about your technique and fix one per piece.  Things you can focus on are keeping level hands, initiating with the legs, smooth tension on the chain, keeping the feet attached to the footboards, or keeping the chest up at the catch.

Post your technique focus and average splits to comments.

Rowing WOD 2/3/15: 10×1:00 On, :45 Off – Post Splits and Distances

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Rowing WOD:

10 x 1:00 On, :45 Off

CRASH-B's here we come! Attention! Row!

  • Goal Pace!!!

Less than a month until CRASH-B’s!  You’ve been training hard all winter with a goal pace in mind.  Today is the day to attack it and dial it in.  Those with experience know the benefit of pacing, gaming, and executing a plan to produce a personal best performance.  In the end a game plan facilitates mental toughness and focus to deal with pain when things get tough.

On March 1st we will be testing our 2k at CRASH-B’s, the World Indoor Rowing Championships.  If you’re in Boston swing on by and say hi.  If not, crush a 2k in your hometown gym with a friend.

Today’s focus is executing your goal 2k race plan at high intensity.  Set the monitor for intervals distance with 1 minute of Work and 45 seconds of Rest.  Row the first two pieces as if they were the start of the 2k.  Row the next three pieces as if they were part of the second 500m, Row the next three pieces as if they were part of the third 500m, and finish the last two pieces with a sprint like the end of a race.

This should not be an all out Max Effort, but rather a calculated effort at a split close to your goal split.  The goal should be to pull the lowest split possible, consistently through all 10 intervals.  If you have a good start and settle in the first two pieces and a solid sprint for the last two pieces then you’re average split for all 10 pieces should be that goal split you’d like to hit on the 2k.

Post your Splits and Distances for each piece to comments.

Rowing WOD 2/2/15: 3x15min w/ 2min Rest – Post Distances

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I hope everyone had fun watching the Super Bowl and you’re ready to get after it this week!  Here is the training plan for this week.  Stay safe in the snow!

RRTP 2-2-15

Snapshot of this weeks training plan!

Snapshot of this weeks training plan!

Rowing WOD:

 

3 x 15min w/ 2min Rest

Varying Stroke Rate as follows

  • 5min @ 22 s/m; 75% Pressure,
  • 5min @ 26 s/m; 80% Pressure,
  • 5min @ 24 s/m; 85% Pressure

Today’s Rowing WOD will give athletes a chance to focus on a couple of technique fixes as well as gaining confidence to keep their head in the game every stroke for 15 minutes.  Pick a goal split you want to hold for each stroke rating and see how consistent you can be each time you’re at that rating.  Try to be a little more consistent and push a little bit farther each piece.  A good goal is to bring your split down by 3-5 seconds every time the rating shifts up.  When the rating shifts back down your goal should be to hold the same split you were holding on the last stroke rating.  Focus on smooth rhythm, vary the pressure of your drive and the length of your recovery to shift ratings, and breathe.

Report in with your distance rowed each piece.