Indoor Rowing at the Iron Oarsman and coaching on the water NO PROBLEM!

The jet powered MOKAI has arrived. My friend and Iron Oarsman instructor VAL came back with this great Kayak from Prescott Arizona yesterday. Coaching on the water will become that much nicer for me. Before I used an outrigger set up which was difficult to carry down and I don't even want to start writing about how awkward it is to carry down by hand through the sand an outboard engine. I am going to figure out how to drive the MOKAI and once I know all the tricks that it can do I will allocate one day to a day and a half a week to coaching on the water.

Things are going to change for the better at the Iron Oarsman too. We are moving our sitting area to the street side. We will fill the back part of the Iron Oarsman with rowing machines. My friend Don is setting me up with some pretty cool music speakers that are literally the size of two small chicken noodle cans.

Don't forget that we are currently in the Concept2 holiday challenge. You can find that information on their website at www.concept2.com under "motivation".

News from Australia about the ROWPERFECT is great. I have seen the latest pics and I am so excited when we can introduce the Aussie Rower to the North American MARKET!!!!!! YEEEHAW! So stay tuned for the unveiling party at the Iron Oarsman!!!

All the best and stay safe and warm for those of you in the northern hemisphere, and for those down under, stay cool and safe.

CHEERS
XENO

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

Straight from Men's Health!!!

Burn More Fat in the Gym
Rowing can help you burn more fat than biking

Edited by: Adam Campbell

Where you sit when you work out could determine how fast you lose your gut. Irish researchers recently reported that men burn more fat while rowing than while biking. In the study, scientists measured the amount of fat used for fuel while men exercised on either a rowing machine or a stationary bike. The result: Participants burned 40 to 50 percent more fat when rowing than when cycling, even though the duration of exercise was the same. The likely explanation is that because rowing ma-chines incorporate both your upper and lower body, they work more muscle, says lead study investigator David Ashley.

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

I have a new coaching launch!!!!

I won a MOKAI (new coaching launch for me) on EBAY!!!

I never felt totally comfortable coaching from my motorized outrigger. Now things have changed. I purchased a MOKAI. It is a JET POWERED sit in Kayak. A friend of min still has to get it in Prescott Arizona.

I have been avoiding coaching on the water because of the back breaking walk from my van to the water carrying the outboard engine.

NO MAS! The Mokai comes with wheels and is very easy to put in and out of the water.

All the best,

XENO

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

Weight Watcher update!

I am excited to say that I did not gain a pound since last week. The mark is 261.

I was not able to row as much in the last ten days because of a stiff lower back. I did some yard work and doh! I was not really able to bend at the hip easily. Driving the car stiffened up my back so much that I needed a minute to stand next to the car before I could walk away without someone saying that I was too young to hubble along like that.

This morning for the first time, I took time to stretch my hamstrings. I used a towel and laid down on the floor and made sure that my lower back was supported against the floor. I raised one leg and pulled it back with the towel holding on to it at either end with my hands. This is quite a nice stretch that focuses on hinging at the hip joint without putting pressure on bending at the lower back. It felt great and I really wondered why in the HECK I had not stretched like that ten days ago....

I hope that your weight loss saga is going well too!

All the very best,

XENO

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

Stay fit when you are injured

Since Indoor Rowing is perfect for cross training, consider the sport also when you have an injury from sports such as tennis, running, lifting, and many other athletic discipline which can occansionaly hurt your ankles, knees, elbows, shoulders, and hips. Indoor Rowing is very smooth on the body. The sport is performed in a horizontal linear back and forth motion. It is a total body workout and is known as being the highest calorie bruning workout for beginners and experts.
Happy Holidays,
XENO MULLER
Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist
Founder of the Iron Oarsman, Indoor Rowing Studio and Indoor Rowing DVD workouts, Costa Mesa, California.

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