Indoor rowing is great for people with physical disabilities.

Every day we are enjoying working out at the Iron Oarsman Rowing Studio.
For me it is great fun to meet new people who embrace the sport and become part of the rowing team.

Our atmosphere is very friendly and inclusive. Beginners feel part of the group as soon as the put their first step across the threshold of the I.O.

I am proud of the dedication our rowers have to stay fit and healthy for themselves but also for the people who love them.

Now, my goal is to broaden our group and inform future rowers with physical disabilities that rowing can be a sport they can practice and enjoy. Thanks to the “SLIDE” by concept2, we utilize exercises during which we only use one arm and one leg to row. This enhances better rowing technique. Therefore our rowing would be perfect for people who may not have the full function of one of their limbs.

So if you know of someone who has a physical disability, inform him or her that indoor rowing is an option (use of the slide is advised) for a great workout.

All the very best I wish you all

XENO

Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.

From Crash-B world championship:

I thought this was a particularly new way to use the indoor rowing machine.
If anyone out there has more information on this that would be great.

"Adaptive rowing was given a spotlight when four British competitors rowed on very tricked out ergs that provided electric stimulus to their quads on the drive, and to their hamstrings on the recovery, creating the impulse for the back and forth of the rowing motion. If I get it right (their coach/trainer is a British academic, and had the accented mumble to match), each charge was 150 volts of electricity – not inconsequential. "

Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.

A note from a volunteer at the CRASHB indoor rowing world championship

hi xeno, i bought your DVDs a few months ago as a gift for someone else
and then started watching them when i started rowing myself. i like
them alot, both for making the workout less monotonous and for improving
my technique. i've been pretty fanatical about trying to follow your
technique.

anyways, i volunteered to help out at the crash b's in boston in order
to be able to watch good rowers up close. i was shocked at how their
technique deviates from what you teach. i saw every bad technique that
you make fun of in your technique DVD; i thought only inexperienced
rowers in a gym would row that way. people were pulling w/ their arms
too soon (especially brits), pulling their hands up to their chin,
bending their knees first on the recovery, and leaning waaaaay back at the
end of the drive.

another weird thing is that everyone seemed to be rowing at a really
high stroke rate: usually 30-34 spm. in your cardio dvd, i think you
said you don't go over 26 spm. what stroke rate would you use for a 2k
in competition?

but all of these people who had worse technique than me were still
MUCH faster than me. does technique not matter for short distances such
as 2k? (sorry, i did marathons and triathlons, so 2k is short!) or
would these people have faster times if they worked on their technique?

Hi
Thank you SO MUCH for your nice words and compliments. I am proud of you to notice different rowing "styles".
Technique is important on the rowing machine in order to avoid injury. Some people create their own technique, by overusing small muscle groups and underusing the larger muscles groups. When we row we should always remember what others have told us about picking up heavy objects from the floor: "Use your legs and keep your back supported."
I race 2K at stroke rates between 31- 35. This means that I am pulling less hard per stroke, but because of this I can put more strokes in per minute. Most of the rowers you looked at at CRASH B do not use the "SLIDE" by concept2. Rowing Concept2s machine the stationary way leads to bad technique and muscle strain. If those "people" were taught how to use their larger muscle groups more efficiently they would pull meter 2000 meter scores.
I hope this shed some light.
XENO

Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.

Hi Xeno.

I recently bought your DVD off Jon Goodall in the UK. I watch it whenver I am rowing. I think it is fantastic.

I have a question I would like to ask you though.

Should I be lifting weights in my programme as well as Rowing on the erg? I row for about 40-60mins 6 days per week, mainly at 20spm.


Thanks for your time.

John


Good to hear from you.
We have a few other DVDs still.
It is great to hear that you use our DVD as a your companion.
If you have time, a bit of weight lifting is great. When I trained at the competitive level, I did two weight circuits per week. Their duration was between 60-90 minutes. Twenty five reps at each station, continously moving around. Now, I do not have the luxury of time and I find that rowing the ergo works best to burn calories. If you row well techniquely you can strengthen your body well. The two exercises that are not really used are bench press and military press. So push ups at different angles would be great compensation. Also try to use different resistances when you row. Alternate from max resistance to lowest resistance in the same workout.
I hope this gets your further.
All the best,
XENO

Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.

This has nothing to do with Indoor Rowing: On the bachelor, my wife and I were on pins and needles!

Yeeeehaw!!!

Travis, we were really worried you were going to pick Moana. She would not have made a good mother. Travis' parents were right about her. She is such a basket case.

G O S A R A H! Kindergarten teacher from TN. My wife and I were hoping so hard that Travis was going to choose the happy friendly SARAH!!!

Just thought I would share this with you folks in rowing cyberspace.

Other shows we watch, SURVIVOR and LOST.

Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.