Training

Hot Water, Bigger Engine: Should Rowers Be Taking a Bath?
Ten well-trained runners added five hot soaks a week to normal training and came out with more haemoglobin, more blood and a higher VO2max. The physiology is real. Whether it belongs in a rowing programme is a harder question.

1x to 8+: How to Read Rowing Boat Classes
Debunking Boat Class Categories: Row360's Guide for Rowing Newcomers

The Power of Positive Self-Talk
What Rowing Coaches Get Wrong About Self-Talk

Confidence Gap
Why Your Brain Lies About Confidence in Rowing

Cultivating Championship Mindset on the Shores of Costa Rica
Beach Sprint Diaries

Permission to Race
Five Keys to Unlocking Competitive Fire in Female Athletes

This Is Your Brain During a 2k
A Psychological Exploration

Who does what, and why?
Dr Mark Homer examines the various training methods and philosophies of some of the world's best rowing teams

Foot for thought
Why feet are so important in rowing?

Five Habits of Highly Successful Coaches
Adrian Cassidy explores the best practices of the words most successful rowing coaches

Concept2 BikeErg: Hands On Review
Concept2's first foray into indoor cycling

This Is Your Body During a 2K
Exploring the physiological effects of completing a 2k test

Into Thin Air
What is it like to train at altitude?

The Pain Barrier
How to push through the metabolic stress of the session