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    Nancy Clark

    Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D., counsels both fitness exercisers and competitive athletes in the Boston area (Newton; 617-795-1875). Her best-selling Sports Nutrition Guidebook is a popular resource, as is her online workshop. For more information, visit NancyClarkRD.com.
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    Fuel: Managing Food Challenges When Traveling

    When rowers understand why it matters what and when they eat, they’re more likely to apply optimal fueling practices, even when routines disappear.
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    How Much Sodium Does a Rower Need?

    Sodium consumption during exercise hasn’t been linked conclusively to better performance—unless consuming extra sodium leads to greater thirst and greater fluid consumption.
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    The ABCs of Sports Nutrition

    You don’t have to have a “perfect diet” to have an excellent diet. The goal is 90 percent quality foods and, if desired, 10 percent fun foods.
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    Sports Nutrition on a Budget

    The easiest way to lower your food bill is to eat less meat and animal protein and more grains. Excess protein displaces the carbs you need to fuel your muscles optimally.
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    News from The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

    TikTok can breed disordered eating attitudes and behavior, and parents who make disparaging comments about their own bodies can cause eating disorders in their children.
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    Gut Check

    Feeding the 100 trillion beneficial microbes that live in your gut properly will improve your well-being and enable you to perform longer, recover faster, and heal cells damaged during exercise.
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    How to Eat Like the Champions

    Tour de France riders used to refuel minimally after the day’s race. Today’s riders consume plenty of carbs after each stage to speed recovery. Result: Fewer episodes of bonking and hitting the wall.
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    Sports Medicine Hot Topics for Rowers

    At their annual meeting, sports-medicine experts from around the world discussed the latest research, including why BORG drinking can lead to victory—if done by the other crew.
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    Undereating & Overtraining: A Dangerous Duo

    Want your body to crash and your performance to plummet? Here’s a surefire formula: Overtrain and undereat.
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    Better Rowing Through Food Science

    Sports dietitians, food science experts, and other exercise pros share the latest about carbs, caffeine, placebos, collagen, and “cycle-syncing” for rowers.

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    The Art of Making Mistakes

    Owning up to mistakes honestly and without groveling earns respect and credibility. Learn from them and hop back in the stern and show how resilient and responsible you can be.
    Coaches

    Coaches are educators and leaders, not customer-service representatives.

      By CJ Bown The recent SafeSport survey that revealed the reasons for coach attrition didn’t...
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    On the Thames, Anything Can Happen

    The Boat Race fixture season is upon us—that time of year when the Oxbridge squads take on the finest domestic and international opposition on the famous championship course.
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    Chris Dodd, 1942-2026

    He covered rowing for The Guardian, reported on more major regattas better than anyone else, wrote several books about the sport, and founded the River and Rowing Museum.

    Since 1994, Rowing News has served the North American rowing community with news, results, features, training tips, and compelling images

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