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Episode 2: All About Performance! What lifts for the fastest boat speed, lowest split times, and quickest sprints?

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Expert advice for rowers and coaches of lightweight athletes.

Questions and timestamps

How do I know I"m a Lightweight rower? 04.00 minutes

How to coach the individual 06.00

Things to do differently with lightweights 11.00

Link to Harry Mahon's Daily Diary

Harry Mahon's Rowing Technique DVDsHow to acquire coachability 14.00

Efficient weight training for lightweights 18:00

How to cut weight after winter without losing strength 21:00

What to work on the erg as a lightweight 22:00

Drag factor on the erg 23:00

Doing weight adjusted ergs - measure watts per kilo of body mass 28:00

Weight management within training 31:00

Weigh ins and recovery before racing 35:00

How to select target weights 37:00

What's your ideal lightweight 41:00

How to get selected 44:00

Link to Get fast fast, lighweight ebook Tips for masters lightweights 47:00

How to teach the approach to the catch 49:00

What % max weights do lightweights lift 52:00

How to watch out for injury and prevent it 53:00

Ways to get more people into rowing 56:00

Hear Dan explain top sculling technique tips and how he coaches body awareness for sculling and rowing. Dan is one of the first 'mindfulness' coaches in rowing - he also advocates yoga for rowers.

Rowing strength coaches Will Ruth, Blake Gourley, and Joe Deleo join Rebecca Caroe of Rowperfect to discuss strength training for rowing.

3 strength coaches discuss how to improve your rowing performance with strength training and injury prevention.

What does an ideal warm-up look like for rowers?

Dynamic vs. Static Stretching: How, When, and Why?

What do you think many rowers do WRONG when warming up and cooling down?

Strength Training and Injury Prevention

Where should rowers begin with strength training, and how to determine their starting point?

What are your top exercises for increasing rowing performance?

What does a year of strength training look like in your setting with regard to in-season training, tapering/peaking, and off-season training? [periodization]

What are some common technical errors in the gym that coaches should be aware of when training rowers?

How do you approach nutrition for rowing performance?

Pre/Post Practice

Race day nutrition

Other (hydration, misc.)

What recovery methods do you use and why?

Marlene is a specialist coach teaching rowing and sculling to masters athletes. She answers questions about training intensity, frequency and how to adapt with age. Rowing with the menopause, heart rate zones change with age, how to use strength training for masters, technique skill drills for the catch, the finish and how to drive through the hips.

We discuss the governance and structure of British Rowing for domestic clubs and regattas. The new competition review and how this will improve the sport of rowing for people who want to race.

Annamarie explains the regional staff structure and where clubs can get help with Volunteer recruitment and training; where fixed seat rowing coaching materials are available, how the growth in Masters Rowing can be encouraged and the funding for the British international Olympic squad.

Martin and Valent Sinkovic, world champion scullers discuss how they train, mental focus, skill drills and surviving rowing with your brother.

Will Ruth is an expert strength trainer for rowing - the author of the book Rowing Stronger, he addresses questions about how to train in order to race faster.

Details about how to train youth, masters and ways to approach writing a training programme for strength training using the block periodisation system are included in the chat.

Daniel Spring (FatSculler) previews the finalists at the World Rowing Championships this weekend. Who is in the running for medals - what are the sub-plots behind Olympic selection for 2016 and where the close races are expected.

Interview with Angelo Savarino the coach of Newcastle University Boat Club. In his 10 years with the club Angelo has transformed NUBC into a leading UK competitive force.

He explains how to set up a club so everyone can succeed, how to make the club culture inclusive, ways to encourage participation and high achievement and coaching and administrative structures. Copy his methods for your own club.