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Rowing WOD 1/16/16: Renegade Rowing League – 2k Row CRASH-B Style – Post Results

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Rowing WOD:

Renegade Rowing League is Back!

Renegade Rowing League is Back!

2k Row CRASH-B Style

* If you’re in the Boston Area come to Our Crew Fitness at 100 Holton St. in Brighton, MA at 8am to compete Head to Head CRASH-B Style.

** 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 Our Crew Fitness and host a 2,000m indoor race.  Anyone is welcome to come test themselves to see how they stack up.

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

Rest Day 1/14/16: When is your next 2k test? – 15min Mobility

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Rest Day:

RRC getting after some Hamstring Mobility

RRC getting after some Hamstring Mobility

When is your next 2k test?

CRASH-B’s are almost one month away!  They are otherwise known as the World Indoor Rowing Championships and they’re held at Boston University’s Agganis Arena on February 28th.  There will be hundreds of rowers and crossfitters from around the country and world descending on Boston to try to claim a hammer and a personal best.  Many of these athletes have been training all winter.  Knowing where their current 2k is and how they’ll respond to the pain and glory of competition is key.  That is why they’ll test their 2k probably within the next week.

Here at Renegade Rowing we will be hosting an opportunity for athletes from around Boston to come experience the competition they’ll see at CRASH-Bs.  The second race of this  winter’s Renegade Rowing League will be a 2k from 8am-9am this Saturday, January 16th at Our Crew Fitness.  Anyone wishing to compete and test their 2k can come on by 100 Holton Ave and give it a go.  The entry fee is $15.  Register here.

Below is a video of the Renegade Rowing League.  Take a look and then go take 15 minutes out of your day to focus on mobilizing your ankles, hamstrings, and hips!

Rowing WOD 1/13/16: For Time – 21-15-9 Calories, Power Cleans, Push Ups – Post Time

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Rowing WOD:

For Time …

21-15-9

Row for Calories

Checkout everyone's preparation for the catch!

Checkout everyone’s preparation for the catch!  They’re ready to suspend!

Power Clean (95/65 lbs)

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.

Post your time to comments.

Rowing WOD 1/12/16: 10 x 250m w/ 45sec Rest – Post Splits

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Rowing WOD:

Does your race plan involve you're Warm Up?

Does your race plan involve you’re Warm Up?

10 x 250m w/ 45 seconds Rest

Our next 2k race is this weekend at the Renegade Rowing League #2.  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.

This Saturday, January 16th, we will be testing our 2k again.  If you’re in the Boston Area you’re invited to come and visit Our Crew Fitness and compete in the Renegade Rowing League.  It will take place from 8 am – 9am.  In order to prepare for testing and competition some of the rowing wods this week will be focused on race pressure and executing a race plan.

Today’s focus is executing a 2k race plan at high intensity.  Set the monitor for intervals distance with 250m 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 250m Max Effort, but rather a calculated effort at a split close to what you think your current 2k split would be.  The goal should be to pull the lowest split possible, consistently through all 10 intervals.  For example: alternating between splits of 1:50 and 2:00 is inefficient.  Instead consistently pull 1:55 every interval.

Post your Splits and Thoughts to comments.

**** Example Dynamic Warm Ups ****

Renegade Rowing Dynamic WarmUp

Renegade Rowing DROM In Place

Rest Day 1/7/16: We’re Back! Check your Technique!

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Anja's back in town and crushing it!

Anja’s back in town and crushing it!

Happy New Year Renegades!  I hope you had a great holiday season with family and friends.  I had a chance to explore Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Vermont since our last post.  The hot weather was nice, but I’m very excited for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing this winter.  When you’re not in the gym training hard be sure to get outside and enjoy this beautiful world we live in.  With out further ado, back to work!  Keep an eye out for changes to the website and new announcements.  I recently started a new job at Community Rowing Inc. and I can’t wait to tell you all about it.

Check your Technique!

What do you need work on?

To start off the new year the Renegade Rowing Club has added some triple pause drills into their warmup to really dial in their body awareness and technique.  Below is a video I took on Thursday morning of the :30 pieces that were programmed last Tuesday.  Listen carefully and you might hear me calling hustles for each Renegade to continue working on the changes they addressed in the warmup.

Use today as an active rest day and take 15 minutes to row light and focus on form.  Make everything feel smooth.  Watch your power curve on the monitor, is it a smooth inverted parabola?  Where’s the peak?  Throw in some pauses on different parts of the recovery.  Be in control of your stroke at all times and maintain good posture.  If you find something that seems jerky or out of control try to change it and make it different.  Experiment a little and have some fun!