Today for practice we worked on our high strokes blade-work with a reverse ratio drill. Generally reverse ratio is something that rowers want to avoid. It consists of being fast on the recovery and exerting no pressure on the drive. This in turn allows the rower to focus on what we're doing with the blades instead of having to put pressure on behind the handles. Afterwards, when we brought the stroke-rate up and put on the power, we definitely saw the benefits of the drill.
Stay tuned for a series of us talking about everything from trials to chocolate milk breaks.
This blog follows the progress and training of the 2014 U23 Double, competing at the U23 World Championships in Varese, Italy. The boat, from Craftsbury Sculling Center, is composed of Erik Frid and Walter Banfield. Our coaches are Steve Dani and Dan Roock. We are raising funds for our trip to Italy. Any donation will help. See our page here or click the link in the sidebar: http://natrowing.donorpages.com/USAUnder23NationalTeam2014/U23MensDouble/
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