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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.
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    Training for that Pinnacle Regatta

    The ultimate race is the benchmark toward which the team must work, and coaches can calculate accurately the kind of performance required, on and off the water, to achieve it.
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    Making Erg Training Count

    Rowing on an erg is excellent preparation for rowing on the water, but people tend to do it on cruise control. When done incorrectly, erg training may do more harm than good.
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    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.
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    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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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Sport Science: Fin Tuning

    Smaller skegs or fins don’t always make a rowing boat faster.
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    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.
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    Training for that Pinnacle Regatta

    The ultimate race is the benchmark toward which the team must work, and coaches can calculate accurately the kind of performance required, on and off the water, to achieve it.
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    Taking Recruiting to the Next Level

    Coaches don’t always know where they stand on your list. So clear and direct communication can be extremely helpful—and often very effective.
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    Clearing Up Confusion About Sugar

    Our state of poor health is not because we consume sugar and our diets are unhealthy. Physical inactivity reduces our ability to metabolize sugar optimally.
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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.

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