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Rowing Faster

by Volker Nolte

A broad handbook for rowing technique and training

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A broad handbook for rowing technique and training

Rowing Faster brings together practical instruction and subject-specific material across the sport. Its coverage ranges from the phases of the rowing stroke, strength and efficiency training, and tapering to race preparation, equipment, and boat and rower classifications. The book also addresses adaptive rowing, training and competition for female rowers, team management, and long-term athlete development. Contributions from coaches, athletes, and sport scientists give the guide an international scope, while its mix of foundational principles and more advanced topics makes it useful as a reference across several aspects of rowing.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Rowers seeking technical and training guidance
  • Coaches interested in athlete development and team management
  • Readers exploring adaptive rowing or women’s rowing

Themes

Rowing techniqueTraining and race preparationAthlete and team developmentAdaptive and women’s rowingEquipment and boat classifications

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Book overview

Get a length up on the competition with cutting-edge technique, training, and racing information. Let the world's top coaches, rowers, and sport scientists steer you to ultimate success, starting with sound training and racing principles and adding increasingly advanced instruction and insights all the way to the finish.

Rowing Faster is the most comprehensive and detailed guide for achieving excellence in the sport. You'll find techniques for mastering every phase of the stroke; training strategies for increasing strength and efficiency for maximizing speed; and tapering plans for peak performance at the highest levels of competition.

With contributions from Olympic medalists and rowing experts from around the globe, Rowing Faster also includes the latest research on adaptive rowing, advice on managing a team, detailed plans for the long-term development of rowers, insights on training and competition for female rowers, and a look at the future of the sport from the general secretary of the FISA. From the technical details of equipment and training to classifications of boats and rowers, Rowing Faster has it all. Offering a truly global perspective and authoritative coverage of the sport, it is the one guide that every serious rower and coach should own.

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