Rib Stress Injury: Treatment Guide for Medical Professionals
Learn more about Rib Stress Injuries in Rowing and what to do if you're treating one as a medical professional.
Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport (RED-S)
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is "defined by the International Olympic Committee as a syndrome of health and performance impairments resulting from an energy deficit" (Ackerman 2018). RED-S is…
Row Fast with More than Your Lats
Rowers and coaches LOVE their Lats. For a good reason. They are the biggest link from shoulders to hips. They help translate the force around your spine from the blade…
How to Prevent Rowing Related Low Back Pain
Do you expect sharp back pain as you lift and lower your shell? Or you just row through back pain the whole row? Maybe you are good for the start and then the pain sets in as you get tired. Maybe you are one of the lucky ones who doesn't deal with rowing-related low back pain. The goal of this post is to help more of us be among those lucky ones who don't have back pain at any point during a practice!
Winter Training: How to use it to come out faster!
When I gear up for winter training every year I feel like I am transported back to the old boathouse in Ithaca. We had an amazing brick/cinder block wall, cement…
Hip Pain: A Pain in the Butt
Struggling with hip pain while rowing or in the weight room? Hip pain is not overly common to cause a loss of time on the water, but it can still be a pain in the butt! Here's some reasons rowers get hip pain.
Knee Pain
Knee pain is the second most reported chronic injury in rowing so let's see why and how you can prevent it! Before I dive into the ins and outs of…
Improve Your Squat Mechanics, Improve Your Rowing Stroke!
Why are squat mechanics important for rowing? This seems fairly straight forward, rowing is essentially a horizontal squat. We bend our hips, knees, and ankles while attempting to maintain our…
Bone Health
Is Rowing Good for my Bones? The short answer is YES! But rib and spine boney injuries are something rowers deal with, so how do you maintain bone health to…
Shoulder Mobility: Rotator Cuff, Serratus Anterior and Pecs
What is the effect of rowing stress on your shoulder mobility? The shoulder muscles we are going to talk about are your serratus anterior, pectorals, and rotator cuff. All of…