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    Why the Questions Prospective Student-Athletes Ask Matter

    In many instances, you will want to go to the prospective rowers and student-athletes themselves.

    The Art of Indoor Coxing

    If you’re serious about your role on the team, there are just as many opportunities to get better and faster in the winter as there are on the water.

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    Back Where You Began

    Welcome to the phenomenon of reversibility, when hard-earned fitness gains vanish once you quit training. That’s why you should keep it up during the winter off-season.

    Minding a Rower’s ‘P’s’

    This handy hack will improve the rowing stroke cycle and enhance the most important P of all—power.

    Training for Mental Fitness

    Rowers know how to tune their bodies for peak performance, but what about tuning their minds?

    Facing Facts

    When you fail in your bid to cox the top varsity boat, you may have to confront some harsh realities, admit your mistakes, and aim to do better.

    The Conference Season

    Winter is a time for learning and growing. The newly launched Women’s Coaching Conference will create a space for female rowing coaches to connect, inspire, and become better.

    Synchronizing Your Body

    To improve your rowing, you must learn to perform the stroke in consistent patterns, adapt to higher stroke rates, and cope with changing conditions.

    Special Forces

    Rowers must have the equipment to create good blade speed in the water while generating the necessary force on the handle.

    Perfecting the Pause

    Pause drills can be part of a strength-endurance session with a focus on single-stroke power, a regular part of your warm-up, or adapted for the indoor rower.

    Minding a Rower’s ‘P’s’

    This handy hack will improve the rowing stroke cycle and enhance the most important P of all—power.

    The Pause That Refreshed

    Perfection can be the enemy of good, so don’t obsess over the little things that can make fall head racing so much fun.

    Preferred Protein

    Sports-medicine experts from around the world divulge the latest on that muscle-building nutrient as well as body composition and ultra-processed foods.

    Drivers Wanted

    The unique path to college for prospective coxswains.

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    The Art of Indoor Coxing

    If you’re serious about your role on the team, there are just as many opportunities to get better and faster in the winter as there are on the water.