Full disclosure: this isn't going to compare the Hydrow home rowing system to a Concept 2 rower, which is probably what most readers of Breaking Muscle are most familiar with. Full disclosure: this ... Continue Reading
Rowing Is Here and It’s For Everyone
“Rowing is here!” exclaimed former world-champion rower Josh Crosby at a workshop I recently attended. For years, Crosby has touted the merits of rowing, predicting, “Rowing is coming.” Now, Crosby ... Continue Reading
Isometric Exercises Just Prior to Rowing Improve Sprint Times
Have you heard of post-activation potentiation (PAP)? It’s a cool phenomenon where you can improve sprinting performance by lifting something heavy first. Previously we’ve looked at the effect of heavy ... Continue Reading
The 17 Commandments of Rowing – My Journey From Hate To Happiness
Years ago when I first started training in CrossFit, I hated rowing. In actuality I just didn’t know how to do it correctly, so I was horribly inefficient and therefore unhappy with both my experience of ... Continue Reading
A Short Biomechanical Evaluation of Two Rowing Training Methods
If you have ever experienced on-water rowing as a sport or a training method, you immediately notice the difference in rowing on a body of water versus an indoor rowing machine. Rowing biomechanics ... Continue Reading
