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Rowing WOD 12/15: Renegade Rowing League – 2k Row – CRASH-B Style – Post Time

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Rowing WOD 12/15:

Renegade Rowing League

2k Row CRASH-B Style

Attention! Row!

Attention! Row!

* If you’re in the Boston Area come to CrossFit Boston Iron and Grit at 114 Western Ave in Allston, MA at 8am to compete Head to Head CRASH-B Style.  There’s a $10 Entry Fee and Winner’s get the new Renegade Rowing T-Shirt as well as the pride of knowing they can drop the hammer on game day.

** If you’re not in Boston then grab your friends, hook as many ergs together as you can using the RACE VENUE SOFTWARE FROM CONCEPT2, and then race each other for 2,000 meters.  Put something up for grabs, like a shirt or a meal, for the winner!

Today’s Rowing WOD is a 2k Row.  It’s a test of how much pain and glory you can endure over seven to eight minutes.  Grab some friends and get after it.  This is the second of a monthly series of 2k competitions called the Renegade Rowing League.  Once a month Renegade Rowing will hook up all of the ergs at CrossFit Boston and host a 2,000m indoor race.  Anyone is welcome to come test themselves to see how they stack up.  Each month their will be a different prize.  This month it is a new Renegade Rowing T-Shirt inspired by CrossFit Boston Iron and Grit.

If you have access to more than one erg and can get a group of friends together to compete you can join in on the Renegade Rowing League as well.  Take a picture of everyone racing and then email it and the results to pat@renegaderowing.com.  I’ll post the picture and results of your race and include everyone that competed in the Renegade Rowing League.  All those that compete in the Renegade Rowing League have a shot at the prize for the month if they win their race category.  The Renegade Rowing League will use the same event categories as CRASH-Bs.

No matter what!  Post your 2k results to comments!

Rowing WOD 12/11: 6 x 650m w/ 1:45 Rest – Post Splits

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The Shallow V

The Shallow V

Rowing WOD 12/11:

6 x 650m w/ 1:45 Rest

  • Focus: Race Strategy

Are you ready for your next 2k?  Our’s will be this Saturday, December 15th, at the second race of the Renegade Rowing League.  Make sure you have a game plan going in. Use today’s Rowing WOD to test out different strategies and build confidence in your rowing. Perform the first two pieces with a focus on consistency in stroke rating and splits. If you’re feeling solid try to go a little bit faster each consecutive piece.  Keep after your training as we go through December and the Holidays.  It will be January before you know it and CRASH-B’s is right around the corner.  There will be more to come on preparing for the 2k.

Post your average splits for each piece to comments!

Rowing WOD 12/10: “Hills” – 3 x 10min w/ 4min Rest – Post Distance for Each

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Even pressure all the way through!

Even pressure all the way through!

Rowing WOD 12/10:

“Hills”

3 x 10min w/ 4min Rest as follows …

4min @24 s/m

3min @26

2min @28

1min @30

Rowing is a beautiful sport in that you create the resistance and determine how fast the boat moves.  That being said, keep in mind that you get out what you put in for things like strength, conditioning, and Rowing.  Ease into this workout for the first four minutes by finding your rhythm and breathing.  However, as the stroke rating goes up make sure you’re putting in the effort to bring the 500m split down and keep consistent pressure.

Set the monitor for 10 minutes of work and 4 minutes of rest.  During each ten minute piece follow the prescribed rating shifts.

Post your distance for each piece to comments.

Rowing WOD 12/8: 3k, 6′ rest, 2.5k, 5′ rest, 2k – Post Avg. Splits

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Nice work on the Team 10' Erg Warm Up! Solid catch timing!

Nice work on the Team 10′ Erg Warm Up! Solid catch timing!

Rowing WOD 12/8:

3k Row

6min rest

2.5k Row

5min rest

2k Row

Why is rowing fun?  One reason is that it provides a challenge in learning technique to be as efficient as possible while working everything from your head to your toes.  Elsewhere in sports and training, if you’ve tried the Pose Method of running you may understand the beauty of focusing on technique and the perception of what your body is doing in space. Focusing on form and technique gives your mind something to work toward rather than complaining about how much your legs burn.

Today’s Rowing WOD is a good opportunity to focus on one or two form fixes but get after it as well.  Set the monitor for Intervals Variable and enter the work/rest accordingly.  This WOD has the potential to build your confidence in the 2k.  Come up with a plan and execute.  Be consistent with your splits and stroke ratings for all three.  If possible go a little bit faster on each piece.  Vets might try for a pace of 2k+5, 2k+4, 2k+3 for each successive piece with a stroke rating of 28-32.  Find your efficient stroke.  Novices should focus on one form fix for each piece and work hard.

Post your Average 500m Splits to Comments along with an answer to this question…

Why is Rowing Fun?

**** Renegade Rowing Club ****

For those joining us at the Renegade Rowing Club this morning we’ll be continuing our work on speed deadlifts and box squats to develop the ability to turn our legs on quicker at the catch.  Here’s a short video of Trish doing box squats on Tuesday night.

Rowing WOD 12/7: 5RFT – 20 Cal Row, 15 PU, 10 DB GTO, 5 Split Squat Jumps, Rest 1:30 – Post Time

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Great job with the focus and finish timing from the Renegade Rowing Club last night!

Great job with the focus and finish timing from the Renegade Rowing Club last night!

Rowing WOD 12/7:

5 Rounds for time…

20 Cal Row
15 Push Ups (hand release)
10 Dumbbell Ground To Overhead 50/35
5 Split Squat Jumps (ea. leg)

Rest 1:30 between rounds

Today’s Rowing WOD is another long burner to build up your muscular endurance as well as your cardiovascular and respiratory endurance.  Fight to go unbroken in all the movements and be sure to get a good mobility session afterwards to begin rebuilding and realigning all of your muscle fibers.  Be efficient in your movement, keep a constant pace, and keep breathing.

Post your time to comments.