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    The Staying Power of Active Relaxation

    Contracting and relaxing muscles alternately during the stroke cycle allows some muscles to rest while others work.

    Set Up, Shove Off

    Set yourself (and your rowing shell) up for success.
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    The Way the Sculls Work

    This hands-on exercise will help you perfect the motion.

    Repeat After Me

    Repetition training improves stroke mechanics at race pace with work bouts of less than two minutes.

    Lickety Splits

    By testing your trial before rowing your trial, you can make a pacing plan to perform your best.

    Ten Seconds, Two Truths

    If your peak wattage is going up, you are getting better.

    Essential Drills for Blade Depth

    Allowing the blades to sit in the water requires light hands.

    Self-Improvement 101

    Follow these suggestions for making positive changes in your daily life.

    Shadow Rowing

    This winter, do more than just watch splits on the erg. Make every session technically productive so your mechanics improve.

    Harnessing the Force Curve

    It’s a simple and effective tool for giving you direct feedback on your stroke quality.

    The Open Oarlock Drill

    Guaranteed to persuade rowers to keep their body weight into the rigger and honor the arc of the oar handle.

    Frames of Reference

    For novices in rowing especially, a sense of where you are is essential for mastering effective repeatable patterns.

    The Test of Time

    Practice your race plan, fine-tune your mental approach, and track improvement on the clock.

    Ratio, By the Numbers

    The goal is to maintain the same load and length as the hull speed increases.

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    Texas Rowing head coach Dave O'Neill was joined by Ohio State head coach Kate Sweeney, Stanford head coach Derek Byrnes and Virginia head coach Kevin Sauer to preview Saturday's regatta.

    The Rowing News Interview: Jesse Foglia

    After the agony of Olympic selection, the head coach of the USRowing Training Center-Princeton is confident the process yielded the 12 best athletes. “We just have to make sure we don’t mess it up.”

    IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll – April 24

    This week, the IRCA/IRA poll, which thus far has been ranking the varsity eights for the DI heavyweight, DIII, and lightweight men, is expanding to include the second and third varsity eights for the heavyweights and second varsity eights for DIII, along with the team points totals for all three categories.

    Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll: Week 6, April 24

    While the top four positions in the DI poll have remained consistent, Tennessee saw a staggering 10-position jump to move from 15th to fifth on this week's Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll based on the strength of their performance at the Big Ten Invitational. The DII and DIII polls saw similar consistency as crews move through the heart of their seasons