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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 Power of Positive Thinking 

    Develop a mindset oriented to the joy of rowing and the love of the challenge. Focus your mind on the pleasure of going for it, instead of worrying about avoiding errors and failures, which often leads to exactly that—errors and failures.

    Learning to Let it Run

    How much water can you cover in one stroke?

    Setting SMART Goals

    Personal improvement relies on a sound training program, skilled coaching, and achievable goals.

    Deconstructing the Stroke Cycle

    It’s about bridging the gap between mental image and motor patterns—by quarters.

    Sideways Glances

    Try this exercise to improve your peripheral vision and balance, so crucial in rowing.

    Warm-up Reset Drill

    This exercise in rowing in place offers a host of benefits.

    The Talk Test

    Try this simple way of measuring your rate of perceived exertion.

    From All Sides

    As you age, your bone and joint health depends on multidirectional stress.

    Coordinating Your Performance

    It’s all about refining movement by training the central nervous system.

    Trust Your Coach, Become Faster

    Patience, understanding, and excellent listening skills when dealing with your coach will lead to massive gains in speed.

    Improving Through Speed Play

    Fartlek workouts mix easy rowing with race-pace work in one session.

    Condition-Free Technique

    Trouble comes when blades feather in the water or touch down on the recovery.

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    This weekend's racing is highlighted by the Big Ten Invite, North Carolina Rowing Championships, and the Cal-UW Dual.

    Final Ten Crews Emerge at U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials

    In slow conditions, crews raced to high percentages of “Competitive Standard Time”—a promising sign for Olympic qualification, if not medals.

    Caldwell to Retire From IRA

    The longtime commissioner oversaw the oldest rowing organization and collegiate championship in the U.S. for 26 years.