R&D Notes

Contrary to commonly voiced concern, deep squats do not contribute increased risk of injury to passive tissues.

Would plyometric training, in conjunction with training on the water, lead to improved rowing economy and performance?

Sleep; let’s peel back the covers and give you a run down of why this element of athletic life could be one of the most important.

When a stretch doesn’t get a kid ready for when the gun goes off, or the ball is kicked, why do it?!

The sustainably excellent know that useful data will come from action and reflection. They understand intuitively the process of learning.

This week we have turned our attention to boat trim. A significant factor for feel and boat speed, the way an individual or crew affects the run and movement of the boat is a key factor to the skill of rowing but there are a number of different opinions on…

The shoulder girdle is a region where huge performance losses can occur and where the transfer of force, if not executed well can lead on to other injuries. The upper limb is listed in the top 5 regions for injury too.   Shoulder pain in rowing athletes is generally caused…

Wrist injuries are lower down on the list of the most common rowing injuries but they are often very hard to get on top of and as such present an often long and frustrating road block in return to sport or at least in reducing capacity. Wrist and forearm injuries…

While you’re not likely to a defensive lineman crash through your ACL while rowing, generalized patellofemoral pain (knee cap), tendinopathies and iliotibial band irritations are very common.

Last week the latest Rowing Injury research review was published. Of course this a topic very close to our hearts, or should that be lumbar spines?

If your goal is to become stronger and develop larger muscle mass, you must lift heavier weights over relatively few repetitions – right?

This week’s post is going to be technical, let’s state that from the start, but stay with us. You can take as much or as little as you would like out of the information but even a glance at some of the supplement and macro-nutrient info should be useful, as…

We received  an interesting group of questions this week on Facebook: Does a focus on using the glutes and hamstrings make you more tired though the stroke as they are bigger muscles? Will I need to adapt to the Shoe Plate Pro QuickRelease and c) if so…

A lack of pelvic movement will mean your spine has to move more from the catch – finish and this is proven to increase the risk of spinal injury and fatigue.

Rowing’s health in Asia is on the rise and that is good news for all of us who love the sport. This is the second in a series of posts related to our recent consulting travels, the last one from India and this week’s coming to you from China. It’s…