Thank your for this and your other great videos! They really helped me to understand the different phases and what to look for in each phase. I have a question on the upper body opening. Around the 8:50 minute mark you go into the details to first go with the legs, then upper body (and then arms). If I slow down the video it seems like you start with the upper body rather soon in the flow and smoothly go through the upper body motion until the end. Is this how to do it most efficiently or rather wait with opening the body a tiny bit longer?
Thank you for taking the time to leave the comment and ask the question! Rowing is a very nuanced sport, and you are clearly picking up on that fact. As you initially press the legs, the core should be solid (you should feel strong and stable in the low back, glutes, hips, and abs) and the arms relaxed. That inital stable push need only be fractions of a second before you have created enough acceleration (and speed on the flywheel/fan), that you can then add the back. The STRONGEST portion of the rowing stroke is when the legs and back are working together. And the most DYNAMIC/EFFECTIVE point to utilize the back is literally a few split seconds after the initial stable press. Wait too long to open the back, you miss effectiveness and row robotically. Open the back too early, and it feels heavy and slow across the entire drive (not too mention more tiring). Not too get too far down the rabbit hole, but fan resistance effects the best time to open the back. The higher fan setting, the longer (in fractions of a second) it takes the legs to get the machine to speed before the right time to open the back. The lower the fan setting, the shorter (again, fractions of a second) before its the right time to open the back. All this is to say, EXPERIMENT in your rowing a bit. Play around with how quickly you decide to open the back on your rowing strokes. Wait shorter, wait longer, then find the sweet spot. The sweet spot feels natural and dynamic (not too heavy, not too light, very Goldilocks and the 3 Bears). As for the smoothness of the stroke... thank you for that compliment. In rowing, or any sport, moving smoothly (which essentially makes it look easy) is the key to fast and efficient strokes. Rowing takes place in water. Water is the definition of "fluid." And the rowing machine does its best to mimic that non water feel. So, we want to move with the environment we are in, and ensure our movements are fluid. Strong, absolutely. Aggressive, absolutely. But also fluid. More videos coming soon in which we will dive even deeper into drive mechanics and application. So stay tuned! Thanks again for a great question. Onward, Luke
@@roweracademy i think this has to be actually in the video, there is still much space for improvement of how to pass the information to the audience. the video could be shorter and more structured. just like this comment, which is much better explaining than the video itself. thank you for putting your time into helping us
I'm happy to see you like the wording! Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it, and hope everything is going well in your rowing journey. - Luke
I'm happy to hear you found the video useful. I'm working on releasing more content at a pretty regular interval, so please stay tuned for more nuanced discussions about the rowing stroke. - Luke
Glad to know you found the video helpful. Thank you for subscribing! There are more videos, on all sorts of different technical rowing topics coming soon. - Luke
With a more relaxed hang across the drive, you should see an improvement in speed AND durability in longer pieces/sets. Happy to know the video was useful. Stay tuned for more content. And thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it. - Luke
Thank your for this and your other great videos! They really helped me to understand the different phases and what to look for in each phase. I have a question on the upper body opening. Around the 8:50 minute mark you go into the details to first go with the legs, then upper body (and then arms). If I slow down the video it seems like you start with the upper body rather soon in the flow and smoothly go through the upper body motion until the end. Is this how to do it most efficiently or rather wait with opening the body a tiny bit longer?
Thank you for taking the time to leave the comment and ask the question! Rowing is a very nuanced sport, and you are clearly picking up on that fact. As you initially press the legs, the core should be solid (you should feel strong and stable in the low back, glutes, hips, and abs) and the arms relaxed. That inital stable push need only be fractions of a second before you have created enough acceleration (and speed on the flywheel/fan), that you can then add the back. The STRONGEST portion of the rowing stroke is when the legs and back are working together. And the most DYNAMIC/EFFECTIVE point to utilize the back is literally a few split seconds after the initial stable press. Wait too long to open the back, you miss effectiveness and row robotically. Open the back too early, and it feels heavy and slow across the entire drive (not too mention more tiring). Not too get too far down the rabbit hole, but fan resistance effects the best time to open the back. The higher fan setting, the longer (in fractions of a second) it takes the legs to get the machine to speed before the right time to open the back. The lower the fan setting, the shorter (again, fractions of a second) before its the right time to open the back. All this is to say, EXPERIMENT in your rowing a bit. Play around with how quickly you decide to open the back on your rowing strokes. Wait shorter, wait longer, then find the sweet spot. The sweet spot feels natural and dynamic (not too heavy, not too light, very Goldilocks and the 3 Bears). As for the smoothness of the stroke... thank you for that compliment. In rowing, or any sport, moving smoothly (which essentially makes it look easy) is the key to fast and efficient strokes. Rowing takes place in water. Water is the definition of "fluid." And the rowing machine does its best to mimic that non water feel. So, we want to move with the environment we are in, and ensure our movements are fluid. Strong, absolutely. Aggressive, absolutely. But also fluid. More videos coming soon in which we will dive even deeper into drive mechanics and application. So stay tuned! Thanks again for a great question. Onward, Luke
@@roweracademy wow - thank your for this super detailed answer! Very helpful and really appreciated! 👍
@@roweracademy i think this has to be actually in the video, there is still much space for improvement of how to pass the information to the audience. the video could be shorter and more structured. just like this comment, which is much better explaining than the video itself. thank you for putting your time into helping us
Lean and squeeze. Great!
I'm happy to see you like the wording! Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it, and hope everything is going well in your rowing journey. - Luke
Great video, thank you
I am glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it, and I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. - Luke
Press and open, love it
Graham, I'm happy you are finding useful cues in the videos. More content coming soon. Thank you for watching. Onward, Luke
finally good vid on rower
I'm happy to hear you found the video useful. I'm working on releasing more content at a pretty regular interval, so please stay tuned for more nuanced discussions about the rowing stroke. - Luke
Great, thanks
You're welcome, @scissorman. More tutorials and other content coming soon.
Hi . thank you for the Details :) that is amazig
Glad to know you found the video helpful. Thank you for subscribing! There are more videos, on all sorts of different technical rowing topics coming soon. - Luke
Thanks, i was rowing the wrong way pulling with my hands across all the range of motion 😅
With a more relaxed hang across the drive, you should see an improvement in speed AND durability in longer pieces/sets. Happy to know the video was useful. Stay tuned for more content. And thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it. - Luke