Strength and Conditioning for Rowers

Strength & conditioning (often known as S&C) work forms an important part of most rowers’ training programmes

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Paying attention on land to the three pillars of movement, conditioning, and strength and power will pay big dividends.

Here are some resources to help with this.

High Quality Land Training for Rowing

This series of seven articles explains why strength and conditioning training is so important and provides a range of suitable exercises.

High Quality Land Training for Rowing

Designing a strength training programme

Designing an elite rowing training programme (4): Strength training

Other useful articles on strength and conditioning

Trunk strength and how to build it

Nutrition for strength training

Strength training for masters rowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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