Training for the Complete Rower: A Guide to Improving Performance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781785000867)

This book aims to provide and challenge coaches and rowers with best practice, advice, principles, and training programs to improve their rowing experience and performance. Regardless of whether you are looking to improve on-water performance, set an indoor rowing personal best, or enhance the quality of your training, you will find something of value within these pages. Topics covered include training and technique; egrometer training; specific rowing conditioning; strength training; monitoring and assessing land training; mobility and flexibility; weightlifting technique; trunk training; nutrition; and mental skills.

Author: Paul Thompson, Alex Wolf
ISBN-10: 1785000861
ISBN-13: 9781785000867
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Language: English
Published: 09/28/2016
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.40d

About the Author
Paul Thompson is Great Britain Rowing Team's Chief Coach for Women and Lightweights and has coached World and Olympic champions both for his native Australia and for Great Britain. In 2007 he was the International Rowing Federation's Coach of the Year and was awarded the MBE for services to rowing in 2013. Alex Wolf is the Head of Strength and Conditioning for the English Institute of Sport and has spent over a decade working with elite and high performance athletes in Olympic, Paralympic, and professional sports, including preparing the GB Rowing team for the 2012 Olympics.