RowingChat

Annabel is a rowing artist and sells prints, gifts and original art works. She started to fund her international rowing career.

Timestamps:

0:30 How I got started in rowing as an artist

02:00 Our first t-shirts sold at Henley Womens Regatta in 1989.

05:00 Best sellers - the paper cut-out boat silhouettes, Tideway Scullers Quad; the Anatomy of Rowing.

12:00 Inspiration behind the Rhythm of Rowing print

14:00 Buy customised club colour prints

Contact Annabel

https://www.annabeleyres.com/

Lois is the author of The Grammar of Untold Stories. One story tells of her introduction to rowing in her 60s and its effect on her mind and her life.

Lois will read her rowing story to us today.

The book has 3 sections on Family, Work and Home.

Lois learned to row in her 60s

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The Rowing Directory updates

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RedBuoy Row; Croker Oars UK, Coxswain Academy, Exerfly, Oar Board, Whitehall Row, Annabel Eyres Rowing Artist, Bont Rowing, Ludum, San Diego Crew Classic, Coffey Corporation SimulatOar, Ready All Row.

Timestamps

03:00 Lois Melina introduces herself and her background in rowing in Portland - she learned when she retired.

04:30 The latest book is the Grammar of Untold Stories - a collection of 16 essays. Culmination of literary non-fiction she's written since 2015.

06:00 The Synchronicity of Healing a short story about rowing, friendship and life.

Lois' friend Jo

Starting to row

Sister Madonna Buda - the oldest person every to complete an Ironman (aged 82)

Rowing with cancer

Organisational bullying

Contact Lois

https://www.loisruskaimelina.com/

Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe.

Sponsors

The Rowing Directory updates

https://rowing.chat/retailer/

RedBuoy Row; Croker Oars UK, Coxswain Academy, Exerfly, Oar Board, Whitehall Row, Annabel Eyres Rowing Artist, Bont Rowing, Ludum, San Diego Crew Classic, Coffey Corporation SimulatOar, Ready All Row.

Timestamps

04:16 This Past Week - things we do to advocate for and advance masters rowing around the world. The CRASH-Bs had many athletes from Faster Masters racing.

Wayne Lysobey's book is Long Live Open Water https://amzn.to/30OY2rX

He wrote a poem for Marlene

There once was a man who did row

But when older he found he did slow

So he then did decide

He’d go fast on the slide

Either that or he’d get him a tow

08:00 the foot straps for rowers whose feet don't fit into big shoes.

There will be a masters Oxford and Cambridge boat race in Auckland on April 11th

11:00 Marlene refurbished her "guest boat" with a new footstretcher and shoes.

14:00 Video what's inside a Faster Masters Rowing subscription program

16:00 Our Favorite drills for Sweep 8s

Marlene likes rowing in 4s with the oarlocks open - it teaches how to keep weight into the oarlock.

Rebecca likes rowing with inside hand on the backstay.

20:00 One drill that we each love to do in the single & in an 8+

Our Favorite drills for Sculling 1x

Marlene likes open fingers on the recovery

Rebecca likes the quarter slide push drill

26:00 Ways to maintain fitness when you are learning to row the single

How to get fit in the single scull if you are a beginner.

Do combination workouts - it's hard to get up to pressure when you are learning and you may get tired but you won't get a hard cardio workout. Do hard sessions on the indoor rower.

Run to the club and try to get as many good strokes on the water as you can. Then stop.

Aim to start on the water rowing at the same quality as you came off from the previous outing.

Perfect practice makes perfect.

31:00 Use drills in single scull. These help you embed movement patterns.

Practice alternate strokes firm pressure and easy pressure. Learn how to build pressure in the stroke.

Take breaks - a rest is good as it frees up your mind as well as your body.

36:00 Try shadow rowing on the erg.

Faster Masters Rowing Radio the podcast for masters. Marlene and Rebecca discuss

- How to think less in rowing

- Layback versus body angle

Sponsors:

The Rowing Directory updates

https://rowing.chat/retailer/

RedBuoy Row; Croker Oars UK, Coxswain Academy, Exerfly, Oar Board, Whitehall Row, Annabel Eyres Rowing Artist, Bont Rowing, Ludum, San Diego Crew Classic, Coffey Corporation SimulatOar, Ready All Row.

Timestamps

03:50 This week in masters rowing we have worked on the March Faster Masters program specially on spine health for rowing. We are supporting the US Rowing Indoor championships CRASH-Bs

08:50 We guested on the Backpack show with Chris Brogan and Kerry Gogone.

https://thebackpackshow.online/show-episode/athletics-for-aging-athletes-and-remembering-travel-on-the-backpack-show-with-chris-brogan/

Rebecca’s photo is of Orca’s Island by Tena Hall

15:00 How to think less in rowing. Rowers sometimes tie themselves in knots by thinking too much about their technique. Try thinking for 10 strokes and not thinking for 10 strokes. There’s an elasticity in rowing without tensions. Drills are important to create new movement patterns.

21:00 Do your workout with the voice in your head. Be un-judgemental. It’s not good or bad - did I do it correctly?

28:00 The Hula dancer on the pendent boat at Craftsbury - did you row this boat?

30:00 Lay back versus body angle. Too much layback is common. What’s the purpose of layback. Swing is using your body weight. Layback does not necessarily increase the length of your stroke. Ergs reward layback but not in the boat.

32:00 Pay attention to your lower back; don’t collapse it. Too far means you don’t have enough time to set your body angle.

Try feet out rowing for getting the pressure in the second half of the drive.

40:00 Caryn Davies interviewed on RowingChat.

https://rowing.chat/caryn-davies/

Bobbie Smith and Craig Doan talk running a regatta in a pandemic.

Timestamps

01:00 The race started in 1973 to prove the West coast crews could beat the East coast US crews. The rowing season starts here with the San Diego Crew Classic. It's on 27 March 2021.

03:00 Popular events are masters, juniors and collegiate events. There are invitational events for collegiate crews and all are 8s, quads and fours racing on the water. This year an erg crew option is also offered.

06:00 This year it's all new. We had 3 plans for the event and hoped for a normal on water regatta. But that was not possible. We are working with Time Team to deliver the team boat erg timing. Instead of averaging a group of erg scores, they constantly merge each athlete's time into a single time for the whole crew so you cross the line together at the same moment.

08:00 On the water races are also offered with two 1,250m pieces raced in opposite directions.

The final entry day is March 19th.

www.crewclassic.org

Meet Margaret and Calvin Coffey who designed SimulatOar rowing machine.

Timestamps

01:00 Our background is as boatbuilders - Calvin rowed at the Montreal Olympics and built his own boat. The indoor rowing machine was developed for our personal rehabilitation after a car accident.

the SimulatOar is the most accurate rowing simulator available.

03:50 The SimulatOar demonstration - Balancing aspect as it's mounted on springs. The Oar handles have a full range of movement and include feathering. You adjust the load by changing the inboard and a damper on the flywheel. It includes the PM5 monitor from Concept2 and stores vertically for compact storage. We have 100% customer satisfaction.

07:45 What's new? We are always making improvements and all machines are upwardly compatible. The latest version has "competitive mode". It makes the catch quicker and the load heavier, giving more work in the legs like in a race.

The Sinkovic Brothers in Croatia train on it in a pair 2- configuration.

09:00 Switching the rig from sweep to sculling involves changing a rigger and takes about 15 minutes.

We ship around the world and it takes about 45 minutes to assemble - all tools are provided.

13:30 We have taken an injury-free sport and put it on land. It's just like rowing without the "splash"

The website is https://coffeycorporation.com/

Women's Voices in Rowing is a new book edited by Daniela Nachezelova - a former lightweight international from Czech Republic. Joining her are Michelle Carpenter, CEO of Rowing Ireland who features in the book and Lucie Patkova - publicist.

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Timestamps to the show

02:45 Background in rowing

05:00 Womens Voices in Rowing - interviews with 14 prominent women rowers. Daniela's rowing library had only 2 written by women. Tokyo Olympics is gender equal and women's voices were missing from the media

08:50 The female experience of rowing is different - but it depends where you live.

10:00 Sport Ireland have invested in women in sport. Rowing has its own issue with a lack of women coaches.

13:30 Why do women's voices need amplification?

19:20 Structural issues in rowing - FISA has done a good job an we are a long way ahead. They pioneered equality and diversity on committees.

23:00 British Rowing have been leaders and there's a network of rowing CEOs who meet up.

Daniela says nothing has changed in Czech Rowing in 30 years. Formerly communist countries suffer male dominance and are attached to power.

28:00 Women in collaboration is a skillset which they are better at.

30:00 The change in Ireland was forced by Lottery funding.

34:00 Solutions journalism - through the story you can help to make change

38:00 Are local and social media places for people to find solutions? Absolutely in Ireland, Niamh Hayes connects people across sport with her podcasts.

42:30 Funding club level sport is a challenge - the business model for clubs needs to be reviewed.

45:00 Comm-Unity is a funding opportunity.

52:00 Coach Education programmes continue to be important.

Buy the book https://voicesinrowing.com/

Holly Austin is the founder and inspiration behind Ready Set Row - a camp program that teaches mental skills for rowing.

Timestamps

0:30 Holly's background in rowing. She started with a running team that occasionally rowed!

05:00 Growing your internal capacity is my particular strength as a coach.

09:00 How can I still change the minds of rowers and also teach? I use conceptual diagrams. 2 week summer erg camps - founding Ready Set Row with a junior womens empowerment camp in 2016.

11:30 I wrote the Ready Set Row manual. The kids do daily mental preparation. Taking a different path. Distress tolerance and Bravery management are 2 modules which build into life skills not just rowing skills.

13:40 Our Top 3 Programs - Mental Skills 2 day course; Visiting clubs for a Clinic; and Virtual coaching - core videos where you learn.

16:40 What's New? Live virtual 6 week summer training camp was launched in 2020.

Find out more

www.readysetrow.com

Celebrating innovation in rowing clothing, Rebecca interviews 776BC clothing's Cameron McKenzie-McHarg.

Timestamps

0:30 Background in rowing

02:00 What is 776BX? The year of the first Olympic Games

03:15 How did 776BC get started? Rowers use clothes hard and they need product that works. The preparation going into your training should be reflected in your apparel. Product that performs.

Comfort, breathes well, works in hot conditions.

05:00 Bestseller products are the

Motion Pro Row Suit. Comfort, wicking with a carbon mesh back panel and silicone leg band.

Long Sleeve Base layer - titanium ion fabric which modulates with body temperature. Includes UV50+ protection.

Rowing Shorts - wear on the boat, in the gym and on the erg.

10:30 What's new? Focus on water race day performance - launching a warmer mid-winter range made of performance merino wool. Outerwear is coming up. And a Rowing Vest which has 2 versions - a warm vest and a lightweight vest.

13:15 Its critical that movement is enabled by your rowing clothing and 776BC products do just that.

Rebecca and Marlene discuss:

- How does cross training fit in? Pluses and cautions

- Force curves - common observations

- Listener Calls

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Timestamps to the show

06:00 This Past Week - what we've been doing to advocate for Masters Rowing

Marlene's coaching correspondence included an athlete who was under-performing and concerned about making progress. What time of day do you train? A busy schedule means you aren't getting enough sleep. You're tired. No wonder you're under-performing.

Book Recommendation The New Toughness Training for Sports James E. Loehr

https://amzn.to/3qDrMUf

Try to add 1 hour sleep a night so you get 7 not 6 hours. Take rest days during the week and do strength training.

Have a snack at work 3-4 pm and train at 5 pm when you get home. Then have a lighter dinner and eat a little later so you can get to bed by 11 pm not 12.30 am.

Rebecca's participating in the Pembroke Virtual Regatta doing 1100 meters four days in a row.

16:00 Scrimmage organisers if you would like to get a checklist ebook on how to organise, get in touch and we'll publish.

One Sporting World launch auction fund raiser for mental health - it's live now

https://m.facebook.com/events/445557209931337

The Magic Wand survey - What is the #1 thing you want/need as a masters rower?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/595853370615544/permalink/1618329025034635

21:00 Force Curve Analysis - common observations.

Last third of the drive is not symmetrical on the force curve - you are losing drive suspension

First part of the curve is very sharp - you are kicking the catch

25:00 How does cross training fit into masters rowing?

Include strength training - is it just aerobic or is it everything?

Strength is important - it sustains muscle mass and protein stimulus for both men and women

We don't insist you do cross training. Does it fit in your schedule? Variety helps alleviate boredom.

Be careful - if it isn't something you do regularly - the shock to your body can be tough bringing tissue fatigue and possible injury.

36:00 Listener calls - we want to know new topics you'd like to hear on the podcast.

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