every since I got into rowing at the age of 10, the sport has shaped my life in a very positive way. With the videos I am creating, I am sharing my passion about the sport and I am trying to help others get more out of rowing than before.
Hey Aram, I’ve been getting feedback that my finishes are too big, or explosive, and I don’t really know how to fix this issue to make them less explosive. Any feedback would be appreciated
Don't listen. Quick into the water from relaxed shoulders and fire all three major muscle groups with everything you've got. The legs will naturally overpower the back which will naturally overpower the arms. Smoothness and ideal sequence will have happened with a minimum of cerebration thus leaving you prepared to win the race on the recovery.
Super knowledge thank you for breaking this down in a very simple manner, the lactic build up with wats comparison seriously made me understand this, one question though!! How do I figure out my Anerobic threshold ? Because I assume that if i train at exactly my anerobic threshold intensity, I can manage to push it higher up the chart, correct? meaning I would kick my lactate later in the race, also meaning i would kick my lactate after more wats consumption, so if you can help me with how do i figure out my lactate threshold I would highly appreciate, thank you once again!!
As a rower and a (volunteer Level II) coach of adult novices in a small club, I am LOVING your videos. I'm "just" a master rower who helps with growing our club after the Learn to Row by coaching a group of 15-20 new rowers, so I, myself, have a lot to learn about rowing AND coaching. I'm learning and appreciating so much from the way you present the concepts and point out excellent examples. Thanks!
I rowed under a coach who was as much an athlete as he was a historian of the sport. He and I would talk for HOURS both when I was an athlete, and when I later became his assistant coach. This video made me tear up a bit as it reminded me of our long conversations outside the boathouse. Thanks Aram, for bringing back those old memories.
Aram, this video is very interesting and informative. My only question is, does this mean that you can ‘send’ the shoulders forward in the catch ever so slightly using back muscles? I have been trying this especially on the erg, but my coaches think that motions like that at the catch are unnecessary and that the body angle found at arms-body over should be the position at the catch. I feel that this makes the motion more robotic and brings some tension.
@@AramTraining also wanted to say, the analysis of why he is weak in bouncy water blew my mind, I always knew that crews that rowed on larger lakes seemed to do better than smaller, anecdotal information on my part from seeing my local rowing scene, but the crews on big water and larger waves always had cleaner placements than the crews that practiced on better water. Never saw the connection before with the deeper placement and stability requirement. You are an exceptional, exceptional coach, very impressive
I thought that the objection to the sliding riggers was the cost - clubs and countries that could afford to purchase and maintain a fleet of new sliding rigger boats would have an unfair advantage. I imagine that a sliding rigger boat would cost more to build than a sliding seat boat and be fussier to maintain.
4:09 "it takes a bit longer" - and that is probably why this is such a common and widespread issue. Because for decades the focus in beginner and intermediate training has been - at least in Germany - on fast hands away. I cannot remember the hip roll being taught at all... neither when I learned to row, nor when I did my coaching certificate. It was al about "fast hands-away" and "sitting tall at the catch" - just *how* you arrived there you had to figure out yourself. And if in doubt, the fast hands-way always had priority...
You have mentioned Robbie Manson. He used to hammer the blades into the water, too. Mahe Drysdale also did it. It makes absolute sense not to hammer the blades into the water. But the fastest scullers ever did it. Do you see a difference between Oliver Zeidlers technique and the technique of the New Zealand guys?
Jeeez…about as detailed and informative as a dumb simpleton blinded by his hatred for the English …. Us English/ British need to push back against biased scum like aram
Hi Aram, I’ve been enjoying learning from your videos. I am 56 year old, and have been rowing on a C2 for 7 months now. I am always looking for teaching tidbits on the proper muscle mechanics and you certainly are excellent at that! Do you have, or can recommend, any teachings that do focus on linear erg muscle mechanics? I appreciate you so much! Thanks :) Caroline
Hello, thanks for this video. really appreciated it. I know the Paris Olympics site in Vaires sur Marne, quite often very choppy water, way more than in Mantes la Jolie. No good news for Oliver Zeidler. I wish him all the best. Annette
tks ... gives me a good direction in my training. Tks. :-) P.S.: Would you recommend wooden oars to get that snapping dynamic back and taking out the stiffness ? I use rowing mainly for cardio, on a higher level. So not really focussing on regata ambitions for now. So the weight benefit is not so relevant for me, so far I know carbon fiber oars weigh about 3.5 lbs each while fiberglass and hollow shaft wood are about 4-5 lbs.
Wooden oars almost always come with macon blades, which are smaller and require more feeling than big blades. If you do not intend to race, wooden oars definitely a better choice
Yes, please do a beginner’s video of body mechanics please. If you have done it since this comment, may I please have a link? So appreciate you teachings. I’m a beginner at home with a C2 and so appreciate learning how to protect and be efficient with my body. Thanks 😃
Hi Aram, the best way to build up a solid corp strenght is to use Kettlebells (one arm swings, one arm snatches, windmill, turkish get up). But a proper technique is essential.
Randallfoils are allowed at Henley and all Worldrowing events such as world cups and world championships. There has been one world championship gold and an olympic seventh place won with them
Giving up brute force for finesse cuts across many sports, like how to throw, or hit an object. But for many the first instinct is to go too hard. Thanks for this video, I’ve enjoyed watching Ziegler! A herniated disc is not fun! My boy’s high school boat now all have bad backs years later.
I am confused after your video. I learned that the back need to be bend a little bit to have the body mass point on the same level. Now you say his back is too weak and that is the reason why Oliver is not good enough?
Glad you have drawn attention to this complex equation of balancing between technique and out and out strength, size, crazy power etc. Look at highly skilled lightweights such as Zac Purchase / Peter Haining etc. Pure magic. My first coaching advice to any young or old newby, is to forget power and strength issues completely for starters and firstly get the technical stroke and fluidity sorted…..then, later, worry about the very important issue of applying power, which is of course essential for competition.The Ergo has a lot to answer for in my view, as it tends to over-emphasise the power element to those not fortunate enough to be pointed in the right direction from the start in rowing / sculling.
Nice video, as always. Been following and learning a lot from your channel. Can you make a video comparing van Dorp and Zeidler in the recent Lucerne Cup II?
