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What Makes a Good Indoor Rowing Stroke?
What makes a good indoor rowing stroke? Learn the four phases of rowing technique, common mistakes and how to improve your own stroke.
Cat Trentham
1 day ago6 min read


Fit, but Not Rowing Fit? Returning to Indoor Rowing
You can be fit and still find indoor rowing unexpectedly hard. Here’s why rowing fitness is different, and how to approach your return to the erg.
Cat Trentham
Sep 284 min read


How to Balance Rowing and Strength Training
Learn how to balance rowing and strength training to improve performance, manage recovery and get more from each session.
Cat Trentham
Aug 284 min read


What Will Improve Your Rowing Most: Technique or Training?
Should you focus on technique, structured training or both? This article helps you identify what is limiting your progress and where to focus next.
Cat Trentham
Jul 304 min read


How to Pace a 5k Row
A practical guide to pacing a 5k row, including how to avoid starting too fast, choose a realistic target pace, manage the middle section and build towards the finish.
Cat Trentham
Jun 286 min read


How Much Erg Training Should You Keep During Water Season?
How much erg training should you keep during water season? Learn how erg work should adapt during racing season and which sessions to keep.
Cat Trentham
May 283 min read


You’re Not Just 'Tired': Why Technique Breaks Down Late in a Race
When technique breaks down late in a race, it's not just poor execution. Learn why fatigue changes how we move and affects technique at maximal effort.
Cat Trentham
Apr 295 min read


How Often Should Rowers Train Their Core?
Learn how often rowers should train their core, how to balance it with your overall training, and how to avoid doing more than actually helps your performance.
Cat Trentham
Mar 304 min read


Why Your 2k Isn’t Improving - Even Though You’re Training Hard
Learn why your 2k isn’t improving despite training hard, how to direct your effort more effectively, and what actually drives progress on the erg.
Cat Trentham
Feb 254 min read


How to Buy a Used Concept2 Rowing Machine: What to Check and What Actually Matters
Learn how to assess a second‑hand Concept2 rower, compare models, inspect parts, and avoid overpaying.
Cat Trentham
Jan 2911 min read


Stroke Rate Rowing - Why Do We Need It?
Learn why stroke rate matters in rowing, how to use it to improve technique and power per stroke, and how it supports faster, more efficient performance.
Cat Trentham
Dec 29, 20257 min read
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