Metcon: 1/2 Karen – 75 Wall Balls For Time (20/14 lbs.)
Cash Out: 2k Row @5k Pace
This Wednesday the Boston College Men’s Crew Team hit this wod with force. It’s another good one to focus on using the power from our legs and hips in the boat. Have some fun and do your best to execute the 2k row at the end as prescribed. If you’re not feeling it then back off a little, but be consistent. Have good form in all movements and have some fun kicking up the intensity.
Mobilize and then go for a walk! Get outside and enjoy a walk around a lake or along a river if possible. Check out what’s in store for the Renegade Rowing Team this weekend!
Community Rowing Inc. (CRI) is set to host the fourth annual Rumble on the River, a free outdoor music and rowing festival scheduled for Sunday, September 15 from noon to 6:30 p.m. at the Harry Parker Boathouse, 20 Nonantum Rd. in Brighton.
The Renegade Rowing Team will be racing and there are many other activities to check out including live music and a VIP Beer Garden. Register for access to the Beer Garden here … Rumble on the River VIP Beer Garden Experience!
America is an amazing place to call home. Today is Patriot Day. Get outside and do this on the water if possible. Honor today by working hard in whatever you do, both inside and outside of the gym. This can be fit into a 2 hour practice with time in between each piece for mobility and rest. Push yourself, Have Fun, and think of all those serving our country both home and abroad who help make this country awesome.
Today’s Rowing WOD is an opportunity to use rowing as a warmup and cool down. The deadlifts are for strength and muscular endurance. Form and speed on the bar should be the focus in hopes of transferring power/skill to the boat. Push hard in Helen and get that heart rate and breathing up. This is the second practice that the Boston College Men’s Crew Team did with Renegade Rowing. If you can do this on the water even better! This practice should take no longer than 2 hours. Cut out some of the running if you’re strapped for time.
Post your load for the Deadlift, score for Helen, and splits held for the rowing and running.
One more week until the Renegade Rowing Team races at the Rumble on the River!
4 x 2k w/ 4:00 rest
Visualize the middle of our next 5k
1st @5k+5
2nd @5k+3
3rd @5k+1
4th @5k or @5k-1
While it’s good to constantly vary your training to push your boundaries, there is something to be said about repetition to build your confidence! Today’s Rowing WOD is an opportunity to build your aerobic capacity and work on a couple of tactical and technique fixes.
Have a game plan for each piece including the split and stroke rating you want to hold. Ideally each piece will be done a little bit faster. If you’re working on efficiency or sequencing, focus on one fix each piece. Perhaps you find your breath and rhythm on the first. Or maybe it’s sequencing and body preparation that needs attention on the second. If you choose the right pace it will build your confidence and you will be ready to tear up your next 5k and Rowing WOD.
Post your average 500m split for each piece to comments.
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.