It’s time… the weather closes in and days on the water get limited by wind, rain and in some places, snow.
Time for you to review alternative ways of staying fit, strong and flexible for rowing…… enter Cross Training for Rowers.
Cross training for rowers by Ben Rodford
Ben Rodford is the master of understanding how to make the most of your rowing training with self-guided tutorials. Written with the insight of elite team programmes (his sister, Beth rowed for GBR), Ben shows us how amateur club athletes can take the principles used by the professionals and adapt them to our purposes.
Cross Training features
Ben has personally tried out most of these cross training options. In the book he covers off the Benefits, the Issues, Time of Year suitability and the Features of each one explaining how they can help your rowing training.
- Swimming
- Cycling
- Running
- Triathlon – swim / bike / run
- Cross-country ski-ing
- Circuits & Conditioning – CrossFit
- Plyometrics
- Yoga / Pilates
Suitable for the athlete or the coach, this essential book will give you ideas for shaking up your training regime while maintaining fitness, strength and flexibility for rowing.
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Ben’s other books published by Rowperfect
Managing and Avoiding Lower Back Injury (one chapter by Ben)
