Description

The Summer Rowing College Series is designed specifically for collegiate rowers to maintain and strengthen rowing movement patterns during summer college break. Each training block is a comprehensive four-week program designed to give the body a break from the direct rowing motion while building muscle and maintaining endurance through cross training sessions.

With your purchase, you’re receiving 1:1 coaching through 12 weight lifting sessions and 16 cross-training sessions over the course of four weeks located.

Whether you’re a seasoned rower, or you walked on to your college team, each program offers a comprehensive blend of weight lifting and cross-training tailored to keep you in top form while away from the water.

Why Weight Lifting and Cross-Training?

Rowing combines a unique combination of endurance, strength, and technique. It also requires repeating the same motion thousands of times a day for 8-9 months out of the year. Taking a step away from the exact repetitive motion to focus on how you’re doing that repetitive motion is crucial for both technical and physical development, as well as long-term injury prevention.

Weight Lifting

Some of your biggest gains in rowing might happen in the gym, and not just from physical strength. While building muscle and physical strength is a huge part of lifting for rowers, more often than not some of your biggest technical weaknesses can be targeted on land. Rowing is an intuitive sport that requires mind-body connection. Structured weight lifting routines develop strength and power while working on any muscle imbalances.

Cross-Training

Cross training modalities like biking or running can significantly impact endurance and peak cardio performance. Rowers are able to hit aerobic zones for periods of time while doing a different motion other than rowing. Again, this allows athletes to take a break from the repetitive motion but still keep endurance strong through the summer off months.