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Rowing WOD 10/15/14: RR Warmup, SDHP, Team Chipper, RR Warmdown – Post Scores

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Rowing WOD:

BC Men Spinning at the Canoe Kayak Dock - close to the finish line of the HOCR

1. 2k Row @5k+7

2. 1 Mile Run (easy pace);

3. EMOM10 – MR Sumo Deadlift High Pull @75/55 lbs.

  • Every Minute On The Minute for 10min Perform…
  • Max Reps in 20sec
  • Focus on Form, Rhythm, and Speed on the Drive

4. Perform in Teams of 4 – Split Up Work As You See Fit

  • 50 Slam Balls (20/15 lbs.)
  • 100 Partner Squat Med Ball Throws (20/14 lbs.)
  • 100 Ring Rows

5. 1 Mile Run (easy pace)

6. 2k Row @5k+7

Today’s Rowing WOD is an opportunity to use rowing as a warmup and cool down.  The sumo deadlift high pulls are for power and speed on the drive.  Form and speed on the bar should be the focus in hopes of transferring power/skill to the boat.  Push hard in the metcon and get that heart rate and breathing up.  There’s a video below of the Boston College Men’s Crew Team using Renegade Rowing for their daily practice.  They’ve been working hard in preparation for the Head of the Charles this weekend.  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/rowing if you’re strapped for time.

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Rowing WOD 10/13/13: Shuttle Run Pyramid (30min Cap) – Post Time or Levels Completed

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Rowing WOD:

BC Men's Crew and I doing a Row, Run, WOD, Run, Row! Training as a team raises both intensity and fun!

Shuttle Run Pyramid  (30 Minute Cap)

1,250m Row – 6 shuttles       

1,000m Row – 4 shuttles      

750m Row – 3 shuttles         

500m Row – 2 shuttles       

250m Row – 1 shuttle

The beauty of Rowing lies in the opportunity to push yourself as an individual and as part of a team.  Today’s workout is a shuttle run pyramid and a good example of how training with a partner can take your effort and performance to the next level.  If you don’t have a training partner you can still do this workout, but it would be a lot more fun to grab someone from the gym and show them what rowing is all about.

One partner will start on the rower and one will start on the run.  The rower completes the noted distance while the partner sprints the noted number of shuttle/wind sprints.  For the run, designate a starting line and then setup three cones at 10m, 20m, and 30m.  One shuttle run will be down and back three times to a different cone each time; in other words – touch the 10 and run back, touch the 20 and back, touch the 30 and back.  The partner that finishes each round first gets time to rest!

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Rowing WOD Demo with Renegade Rowing (From over two years ago! Back when this adventure began!)

Rest Day 10/12/14: Go For a Run! Good Luck at NH Championships!

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Rest Day:

During head race season, crews warmup with a 5k row. Then they race back. Epic!

Go For A Run!

There a couple of awesome half marathons this time of year in New England.  The Smuttynose Half was beautiful last weekend and the Newport Half should be amazing down in RI this weekend.  Good luck to all those competing!  If you’re not participating in a race this weekend get outside and go for a nice recovery run.  Nothing crazy, just get outside, get moving, get warm, and get your breath going.

Good Luck at NH Championships!

This weekend is the second race weekend of the regatta season in New England.  Yesterday was the Head of the Kevin on the Charles and the Head of the Housatonic down in CT.  Today is the NH Championships.  Good luck to all crews in their final prep race for the Head of the Charles!  Get after it!

Rest Day 10/9/14: Go For a Walk! Along the Charles if Possible!

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Rest Day:

BC Men Spinning at the Canoe Kayak Dock - close to the finish line of the HOCR

Go For a Walk! Along the Charles if Possible!

Life get’s crazy, especially this time of year as we gear up for fall parties and the holidays.  Speaking of Holidays, the Head of the Charles is known to rowers as Rowing Christmas.  Every year on the third weekend of October, rowers past and present gather to remember the good old days and push themselves to the limit against the best in the world.  If you can get outside today, go for a walk along the Charles River.  You will more than likely see other random people both tall and small looking at the bridges and turns scouting their line for race day.  Keep an eye out for coaching launches filled with coxswains doing the same thing from the water.  The biggest regatta in the world is just over a week away.  Time to get excited!

Never seen the Head of the Charles Regatta before?  Try the following today!  Take 15 minutes today to stop.  Breathe.  And go for a walk.  If you’ve got a river or body of water nearby go for a stroll and watch some rowing.  How does the boat move in relation to the body?  What part of the stroke does the boat move the fastest?  How’s the form look compared to your erging?

If you’re lucky enough to do this please share your thoughts, where you were, and what you saw!

Rest Day 10/2/13: How do you incorporate rhythm/skill in everyday practice?

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Rest Day:BC Men WU

How do you incorporate rhythm/skill in everyday practice?

Rhythm and Balance are two skills needed in the boat and in the gym.  One way to improve a skill is by deliberate practice on a regular basis and making every act an act of conditioning.  Showing your body and brain how to move properly over and over again in many different situations will force it to adapt and make a movement second nature.  The simple task of taking the blade out of the water and putting it in the water in time with the rest of your crew is one example.  Below is a video of the BC Men’s Crew Team practicing building 30’s and the chop spin.  How do you spin the boat?  Have you ever tried the chop spin?  Do you use spinning the boat as an opportunity to improve rhythm, balance, timing, and feel?