Photo credit: British Rowing / Nick Middleton Part of my work with Adaptive Rowing is sitting on the Adaptive Rowing Advisory Board led by Rosie Mayglothling working to find ways to support UK adaptive rowing programmes and rowers. This initiative … Read More »
National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) claims that it is the “World’s biggest national indoor rowing competition,” but it is also by far the biggest adaptive rowing competition I have ever seen in the UK. At most adaptive events, you … Read More »
We won’t be stuck in the gym forever and maybe after this last wintry blast, spring weather will start to emerge and we can all get back on the water. If you are still thinking of adding to your fleet … Read More »
In the depths of winter land training (shorter daylight hours, colder water, and faster water all keeping most training off the water), a number of Indoor Rowing events are livening up the steady diet of erg pieces with some competition … Read More »
One of the most standard exercises for rowers is the squat. The drill works the leg and core intensively. Unfortunately, it can still be impeded by arm impairments as the arms are required for steadying what is often some quite … Read More »
John Stephenson with double Olympic champion Alex Gregory MBE at Volunteer of the Year awards British Rowing honored coaches and volunteers at its annual Coach and Volunteer of the Year Awards this past Saturday including someone who has made an … Read More »
For much of the UK, the winter months are focused on indoor training especially for the adaptive rowers. The colder water temperatures and the faster flowing rivers spike the risk assessment dangers. This temperature risk will often tip the balance … Read More »
Adaptive rowers without arm impairments can still use a helping hand (yes, pun intended of course) from some handy (yes, again) adaptive tools. One challenge for the fixed seat rowers is reaching the erg screen to set the workout. To … Read More »
I often assert that rowing is one of the most physically inclusive sports there is. Its curse – of being a full-body strength-cum-endurance sport that has your whole body screaming for oxygen and glucose at once – is also its … Read More »
Most impairments keep the athlete from moving enough, but sometimes the challenge can be moving too much. The fixed seat for PR2 (“TA” or “Trunk and Arm”) rowers is an obvious example. Many PR2 rowers can simply sit on a … Read More »