By readyallrow
Ugh, it’s that time of year where everyone’s bringing the germs they picked up at home back to campus, which means colds and the flu are starting to make their way around the boathouse. Make sure you’re taking the necessary precautions to avoid getting sick but if you’re already sick … just stay home! Your teammates and coaches will thank you.
Related: How to avoid getting sick
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By readyallrow
This is a great video to watch and absorb now that we’re all in the midst of winter training. What does being a champion mean to you? It might be some of the things mentioned here, it might be all of them, or it might be none of them but whatever your definition is, repeat it to yourself before each practice and before every erg piece, run, and lift. Don’t let a hard workout or a workout you don’t want to do make you forget what being a champion means and entails.
Here’s the list of what’s mentioned in the video.
Champions focus on the end result; they train with a sense of purpose.
A champion never thinks they’re working hard enough and want to do more.
A champion trains in the moment without thought about the next practice.
Championships are earned in the winter and champions are crowned in the spring.
Everyone wants to win but there can only be one champion.
The goal of a champion is to win and it is your decision whether you wish to pursue it or not.
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
A champion is someone who is bent over drenched in sweat and at the point of exhaustion when no one is watching.
A champion is someone who focuses on the process of becoming a winner rather than actually winning.
If being a champion is a choice then it is your choice to make.
If you have a team meeting where you discuss your goals for the upcoming season, that would be a good time to determine how you define being a champion and what traits you as a group need to employ to meet that definition and achieve your goals.
By readyallrow
We’re leaving for the airport in about 90 minutes which is kinda sad because this has been, without question, the best trip I’ve ever been on. I’m kinda pumped to get back to the cold weather and some snow though. Back to the regular grind next week though … new coxswain recordings and actual posts since I’ve been slacking majorly on that end since we left for break, in addition to a couple new things that I think you’ll like. Have a great weekend!
Coxing Q&A Teammates & Coaches
By readyallrow
So today we did some 30 second watt tests. I pulled a 305 on my first one and a 322 on my second one, and my assistant coach flipped out and is now obsessed with me becoming a rower. I guess I trust her judgement but I’m having a hard time with that idea. First of all, I hate the monotony of rowing. I’ve done it enough to hate it. The other coxes on my team are super type B and just don’t have good enough focus to make any calls. I’ve also almost exclusively coxed for two years a this is going to be a hard transition ( a junior in HS, 5’5″, 129 lbs). ALSO CAN 30 seconds really tell her anything? Really? Anyone can do anything for 30 seconds, and I’m not so sure that me being able to bang out 30 seconds will translate to a 2k very well. Thoughts? Thanks!
That does seem pretty good but like you said, anyone can do just about anything for 30 seconds. If you’re in good shape, play other sports, etc. then it’d make sense that you’d be able to pull decent numbers. I remember doing watts tests like that in high school and the novices that were swimmers, runners, volleyball players, etc. all did great just because they were super fit and had insane leg muscles. If I were you I’d probably just laugh it off and say “yeaaa … no” if she asks if you’ll consider rowing. If she presses it just be honest and tell her that you prefer coxing over rowing and feel like you’ll make a bigger/better contribution to the team by staying a coxswain.
By readyallrow
Hey everybody! If you’ve been following along on Instagram then you know we’re in Cocoa Beach, FL for our winter training trip. It’s been a busy week but we’ve had some really good practices despite the weather being less than ideal so far. Still, when it’s in the 70s in January you can’t really complain too much about a little bit of rain and fog.
I’m still trying to get through the emails/questions I was working on before we left but since the priority has been on Florida since last Sunday it’s been put on the backburner for a bit. Fingers crossed that I’ll have all that done by the end of the weekend though.
Hope you had a great New Year’s!
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By readyallrow
By readyallrow
Hope you had a great Christmas!! We’re leaving for our training trip to Florida early Tuesday morning and since I don’t know how much free time I’ll have yet the next week and a half might be a bit of a hiatus for the blog. If you’ve got any questions or anything though feel free to email me since I know I can reply to those while I’m at the hotel.
