Rowing WOD 1/27/15: Race Pressure 2x1k, 2x500m, 2x250m – Post Splits

Rowing WOD:

Greg of the RRC getting after it!

Race Pace

2 x 1k w/ 5:00 Rest

2 x 500m w/ 3:00 Rest

2 x 250m w/ 1:30 Rest

Have you ever seen a WOD posted in your gym like 5-5-5-5-5 Back Squat and that’s it?  Did you think that would be a good day to take off because there’s not much to it and you’d rather go to a session with more stuff?  Well snap out of it and hit that WOD hard next time.  High Intensity is your ability to push your boundaries a little further everyday.  If you never test your limits you’ll never know what you’ve got.

Todays Rowing WOD calls for Race Pressure and is a test of your ability to consistently perform at your highest intensity.  Set the monitor for Intervals Variable and input 1k, 5min rest, 1k, 5min rest, 500m, 3min rest, 500m, 3min rest, 250m, 1min30sec rest, 250m, 1min30sec rest.  Execute your 2k Race Plan, both split and stroke rating, for each distance.  The first time you perform that distance execute that pace (split and SR) as consistently as possible.  When you repeat the distance try to be even more consistent and go a little bit faster.

Remember, the goal is to row at race pressure for every piece.  Focus on your split and stroke rate and row at high intensity with good form.

Post your average 500m splits to comments.

S&C WOD 1/26/15: 6RFT – 250m Row, 10 Burpees, 2 Snatch – Post Time

Snapshot of this weeks training plan!

Snapshot of this weeks training plan!

And it begins!  The home stretch until CRASH-B’s 2015.  Here is the Renegade Rowing Training Plan for the week.  Stay warm and safe in the snow this week and train hard!

RRTP 1-26-15

Strength and Conditioning WOD:

6RFT

250m Row

10 Burpees

2 Snatch (135/95 lbs.)

Start the week of strong with some focused start work and then attack the Strength and Conditioning WOD.  Be sure to focus on your setup and execution of the snatches.  Find a way to transfer the skills required of the snatch to your stroke in the 250m pieces.

Have fun and tear it up!

Renegade Rowing League #3 Postponed until Sunday @8am – Rowing WOD 1/24/15: Row 2k! – Post Results

***Update: RRL3 is canceled for today because of the Snow.  It will be held tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 8am.  Hope to see you all there! Email pat@renegaderowing.com if you have questions.  Stay Warm and Stay Safe Boston!***

It has arrived!  Renegade Rowing League Race #3 is here!  If you’re in the Boston area come compete and cheer everyone on at 100 Holton St, Brighton, MA.  It starts at 8:00am and we will be awarding the Renegade Rowing Cup afterward.  Let the games begin!

Rowing WOD:

Get After It!

2k Row

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 our second test of the winter season and will give us a baseline to work off of and use in pacing future workouts. Be in the moment, execute your splits, smile, have some fun, breath, and get after it!

Post your 2k results to comments!

Strength and Conditioning WOD 1/23/15: Re-Test: “Duxbury Helen” – 3RFT – 250m Row, 21 Air Squats, 12 Push Ups – Post Time

Bob and Coach Pat attacking the 2k at CRASH-B 2014

Strength and Conditioning WOD:

Re-Test: “Duxbury Helen”

3 Rounds For Time

  • 250m Row
  • 21 Air Squats
  • 12 Push Ups

Today’s focus is aerobic conditioning and mental strength.  Get in some good skill work to warmup with a 10min erg.  Be sure to warmup the air squat and push up as well.  Then attack the Strength and Conditioning WOD.  I created this WOD for the Duxbury Rowers working with Renegade Rowing on the weekends.  They don’t have a ton of equipment, but they have each other and that’s all you need to push harder than ever before.  Go hard for the start and finish, but be smooth and efficient through the bulk of the work.  Focus on breathing and consistent pace.  At the end of the day this will take about the same time as a race and allow you to mentally dig deep and push yourself harder.  In the end it’s all in your head.  How hard, how far, how fast can you push yourself?

Take quality strokes and have fun getting after it.

Post your time to comments as well as your splits for each 250m piece.

What are you doing to improve efficiency and performance in competition this year?

Brand New Renegades were formed at the RR Workshop at Mt. Strength CrossFit on Saturday!

Brand New Renegades were formed at the RR Workshop at Mt. Strength CrossFit last year.  Will you join them this year?

Deliberate practice makes perfect, but sometimes you need to get out of your garage or out of your box to gain more knowledge and improve your skills.  This is one of many posts I’ll be offering up to the world that will highlight amazing opportunities to get out of your normal routine, learn something new, and have some fun.

On January 31st at 1pm, Mt. Strength CrossFit in Winchester, MA will be hosting a two-hour Renegade Rowing Workshop.  Head Coach Patrick Larcom will be at Mt. Strength CrossFit to give everyone the knowledge they need to improve their rowing and performance in competition.

Checkout some highlights of what you’ll be learning and don’t forget to register below!

Register Here!