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Rowing WOD 6/30: 21-15-9 Row for Calories, Power Clean, Push Up – Post Time

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A Renegade Rower killing the Power Clean!

Rowing WOD 6/30:

21-15-9

Row for Calories

Power Clean 95/65

Push Up

Rowing requires power and endurance.  Today’s Rowing WOD is focused on that power.  Keep a solid core and really stand up off of those footboards.  Try to feel like you’re suspending yourself weightless just above the seat without losing contact.  Keep that force horizontal.  Be sure to transfer that feeling of full body connection to your cleans and push ups.

Check out the video below for a couple of my favorite rowing drills as well as a drill for feeling that suspension.  If you don’t have time to watch the whole thing fast forward to minute 4:30 for the suspension section.

Post your time to comments.

Rowing WOD 6/29: 7 x 2min w/ 1:30 Rest – Post best split and stroke rate!

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Rowing WOD 6/29:

6 x 2min w/ 1:30 Rest

1st @28 spm

2nd @28

3rd @30

4th @30

5th @32

6th @32

7th @Open Rating

What stroke rating are you most efficient at?  Use today’s Rowing WOD as an opportunity to gain confidence and figure out what your most efficient race pace is for the next time you have to do a 2k or 1k… perhaps in an upcoming summer competition.

Post your best average split and the stroke rating you maintained.

Rowing WOD 6/25: 2x12min w/ 3min Rest; Post meters for each

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Row with a partner to step up your game!

Rowing WOD 6/25:

2x12min w/ 3min Rest

1st:

  • 2′ @18 spm

  • 2′ @24

  • 2′ @20

  • 2′ @26

  • 2′ @22

  • 2′ @28

2nd:

  • 2′ @28 spm

  • 2′ @24

  • 2′ @26

  • 2′ @22

  • 2′ @24

  • 2′ @20

When competing in a WOD it helps to know what pace and rhythm will be most efficient.  The best way to learn where you’re most efficient is by doing.  Use today’s Rowing WOD as an opportunity to experiment with different ratio and rhythm.  Try to hold a consistent split over each two-minute segment.  When the stroke rating (spm = strokes per minute) increases try to hold the split lower.  When the stroke rating decreases don’t let the split jump.

Post your Total Meters Rowed for each piece to comments.

Rowing WOD 6/23: “The Valley” 500m Row, 5 Erg Facing Burpees ….

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Chest to the floor.

Rowing WOD 6/23:

“The Valley”

500m Row, 5 Erg Facing Burpees, 

400m Row, 4 Erg Facing Burpees, 

300m Row, 3 Erg Facing Burpees, 

200m Row, 2 Erg Facing Burpees, 

100m Row, 1 Erg Facing Burpee

30 Seconds Rest

Pop Up!

1 Erg Facing Burpee, 100m Row, 

2 Erg Facing Burpees, 200m Row, 

3 Erg Facing Burpees, 300m Row, 

4 Erg Facing Burpees, 400m Row, 

5 Erg Facing Burpees, 500m Row

Today’s Rowing WOD is focused on intensity and moving through the hips.  Hit each row hard, but hold a consistent split.  Don’t just fly and die.  Your goal should be to come up the other side of the valley faster than you went down.  This a great opportunity to practice that quick release to get the feet out fast.  

Jump!

For the erg facing burpees, start facing the erg, drop down and touch your chest to the floor, pop up using your hips, then jump over the railing.  That is one erg facing burpee.  It doesn’t have to be a perfect push up on the way down, just get that chest to the floor without smashing your face or knees.

Post your time to comments and let us know how the Erg Facing Burpees go!

Rowing WOD 6/22: 2 x 2k w/ 4min Rest

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Ever think about doing a Rowing WOD on the water?

Rowing WOD 6/22:

2 x 2k w/ 5min rest

1st 2k: 

  • 750m @ Race Pace
  • 250m @ 18 spm (paddle light)
  • 750m @ Race Pace
  • 250m @ 18 spm (paddle light)

Rest 4min

2nd 2k:

  • 750m @ Race pace
  • 500m @ 18 spm (paddle light)
  • 750m @ Race Pace

Today’s Rowing WOD is a great way to test out the race pace you’d like to hold on your next 2k.  Set the monitor for 2,000m of work and 4 minutes of rest.  During the first 750m hold your ideal race pace and really execute with intensity.  Then paddle out for the next 250m .  At the 1000m mark build back up and row the next 750m at race pace.  Finish with a  paddle to recover.  The second 2k will be executed similarly.

To see your consistency during the race pace portions set the monitor to record split lengths of 250m.  This is done on the screen when you enter the work and rest.  After the workout go into the memory and check it out.

Post your goal 500m Split and how you executed the 750m portions to achieve it.