Yes you can if you make sure you have put all the effort into finishing correctly, you have to go all the way, with maximum focus.

I like to think that the question of breathing during a rowing stroke, which weirdly I get asked about by almost everyone I train, but never have been asked from rowing crew is almost as important as does the rowing stroke have a pause in it.

Simple answer, yes it does, the harder part is developing the skills to introduce it.

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