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Coxing, Teammates & Coaches

How to increase the effectiveness of your coxswain evaluations

By readyallrow January 18, 2018

Evals have been a frequent topic of discussion this week between the heavyweight and lightweight coaches and I. One ofContinue reading

College, Racing, Rowing

“To row was to race and races were meant to be won”

By readyallrow January 4, 2018

If you follow me on Instagram then you probably saw my story from early December of the black-tie banquet thatContinue reading

Coxing, Racing, Recordings

Coxswain recordings, pt. 45

By readyallrow December 28, 2017

JNT High Performance Team U19 8+ Time trials I think I've posted a couple of Dustin's recordings (this one inContinue reading

Coxing

GoPro Gear for Coxswains

By readyallrow December 7, 2017

Winter training trips are fast approaching (not to mention, ya know, Christmas) so I've been getting a lot of emailsContinue reading

Rowing

Holiday Gift Guide 2017

By readyallrow November 23, 2017

It's that time of year again and Black Friday/Cyber Monday is (somehow already) upon us. If you've got some holidayContinue reading

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Coxswain recordings, pt. 16

Coxswain recordings, pt. 16

January 9, 2014
Words.

Words.

April 9, 2014
Words.

Words.

April 13, 2016
Race skills: Pre-race prep

Race skills: Pre-race prep

February 22, 2013
Words.

Words.

September 10, 2014
Notebook “hacks”: Post-practice affirmations

Notebook “hacks”: Post-practice affirmations

February 21, 2017
Coxswain Recordings, pt. 27

Coxswain Recordings, pt. 27

December 23, 2014
Top 20 Terms Coxswains Should Know: Shooting the Slide

Top 20 Terms Coxswains Should Know: Shooting the Slide

March 9, 2016

College, Q&A, Recruiting, Rowing

Question of the Day

By readyallrow January 2, 2018

I'm currently a junior in high school. I'm 5'6 and 140 pounds. Recently I have started getting more serious about rowing & want to row…

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Video of the Week

Video of the Week: IRA Trailer Timelapse

By readyallrow January 1, 2018

Really excited/relieved we're renting boats for winter training instead of driving the trailer across the country. See you in three days Oakland!

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The self-destructive way to do it is to convince yourself that "there's just one more to go..." and pull out at about a 1:30. If, and only if, you can convince your body that it's only got one stroke left, you can really empty the tank (and, immediately afterwards, your stomach).

Enjoy your rowing, win or lose.

Steve Fairbairn

Coxing, Q&A

Question of the Day

By readyallrow December 19, 2017

Just wanted to say that your blog has been so useful to my rowing and I'd like to thank you for it. Firstly I've been…

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Video of the Week

Video of the Week: Prehistoric women vs. present-day rowers

By readyallrow December 18, 2017

Have you guys seen this video yet? I've seen it floating around on Twitter for a week or two now and thought it was interesting.…

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Erg Playlists

Music to erg, pt. 161

By readyallrow December 15, 2017

Thinking ahead to our Oakland trip and the small amount of free time I anticipate having - what questions do you guys have about training…

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In a sport like this—hard work, not much glory, but still popular in every century—well, there must be some beauty which ordinary men can’t see, but extraordinary men do.

George Pocock

Coxing, How To, Q&A

Question of the Day

By readyallrow December 12, 2017

I've been reading your blog for nearly a year now and I attribute pretty much all of my "success" to you. I have a few…

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Training & Nutrition, Video of the Week

Video of the Week: Sac State Stretching Clinic

By readyallrow December 11, 2017

If you know you should be stretching after practice but your team doesn't have a dedicated stretching routine or you're just not sure what to…

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