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    Volker Nolte

    Volker Nolte, an internationally recognized expert on the biomechanics of rowing, is the author of Rowing Science, Rowing Faster, and Masters Rowing. He's a retired professor of biomechanics at the University of Western Ontario, where he coached the men's rowing team to three Canadian national titles.
    Coaches

    The Case for High Training Volume

    Studies show that the endurance of rowers increases with training volume and that rowers improve their performance when they train at mid-range intensity.
    News

    Training During the Holidays

    The goal is not to improve fitness but to preserve as much conditioning as possible through exercise that’s primarily fun.
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    Advice

    The Pause That Refreshes

    There are good reasons to leave the boats alone for a while, but that doesn’t mean abandoning exercise and physical activity.
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    Getting Ahead at Head Races

    Head races require a different level of physical exertion and fatigue tolerance over a longer period of time. The ideal is to find your flow—a level of exertion that feels fast but easy.
    Advice

    The Principles of Periodization

    Progressive increases in training demands should be followed by periods of lower training loads to enable an athlete’s body to adapt and to improve performance.
    Training

    Training Through Transition Time

    For coaches, it’s about the right progression of intensity and duration and motivating to achieve success. For rowers, it’s about pursuing athletic ambitions with renewed vigor.
    News

    Telling That Negative Inner Voice to Shut Up

    Break down the race into segments rather than focusing on the final result. A good start is the best way to get going, and then tactical goals can be tackled one by one.
    Training

    The Power Plants of Your Muscles

    Mitochondria convert food and oxygen into energy. The more mitochondria in your muscle cells, the more mechanical energy they can produce and the faster you can row.
    News

    Mastering the Erg Test

    Erg tests cause more anxiety in athletes usually than a hard training session or even a race on the water, although they’re actually not that different.
    News

    Lessons From the Paris Olympics

    All the successful Olympic rowers showed the typical U-shaped race profile—a fast first and fourth 500 meters and slower and constant speed in the middle 1,000 meters.
    News

    Sport Science: Fin Tuning

    Smaller skegs or fins don’t always make a rowing boat faster.
    News

    Sport Science: Making Time by Keeping Busy

    During busy times, students benefit from the chronological structure of training sessions and regattas. When you have a lot to do, there’s not much time to procrastinate.
    News

    World Rowing Records: When the Stars Align

    World rowing records astonish us by stretching our conception of human potential. But in rowing, they are freak occurrences that happen only when there’s a confluence of favorable conditions.

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    Women’s Quad Events Added to Henley Regattas

    Henley Royal Regatta on track to achieve gender equity in 2027 with addition of three new events, Henley Women's Regatta to add events in coordinated alignment.
    Training

    Room for Improvement

    With vision and intention, the erg room can become a training lab with a clear purpose and a place that encourages high performance, consistency, camaraderie, and even joy.
    College

    Cal Men Celebrate 150 Years

    A new movie boasts of the many successes since rowing began at Cal in 1875 but it’s mostly about the culture of the team today and the family the Golden Bears build.
    Advice

    Coxing: Winter Wear

    For coxswains, the goal is comfort and warmth. If that means you look like the Michelin man, so be it. You want to dress so all your attention is on your job, and not how you feel.

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