On Wednesday at 4pm pst I will talk on rowing illustrated radio about...

Hi you crazy competitive rowers!

On Wednesday May 10. 2011, 4PM PST, I will talk on Rowing Illustrated's radio show about which club to join if you want to make an elite rowing team and have a stab at the national team.
I will also address the need to use video to move the boat more efficiently and faster of course. My third and final point will be about understanding other sports in order to improve rowing technique and power application.
Tata for now!
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Xeno Muller
www.row2go.com to solve motivation problems
www.xenorowingcoach.com to solve true speed problems

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

Be smart don't burn the candle at both ends, rest when your body tells you.

Looking back at my years of training for competition, I can say with certitude that I was highly motivated to making my body bullet proof against other competitors.

Forward to now and the wisdom I have gained. A smart coach let's you rest. A smart coach does not second guess your determination. A smart athlete listens to his or her body as much if not more than the brain. A smart athlete will not rush to achieving a personal best shortly after recovering from the flu. A greenhorn athlete will train until the joint really hurts. A greenhorn believes that more pain equals more gain. A greenhorn will try to lift more than others in the gym.

The bottom line in all this... When read all that I have written, you are a determined individual. You have one body, take care of it, don't make sudden changes in how you use your body. Training for the Olympics in rowing borders unhealthy. Don't be ashamed if one day you need to see a doctor form something that you had so well trained. Be thankful that rowing is not an impact sport.
The picture below was taken in 1992 when the Crash B was still 2500 meters. My mom won the hammer in her age division.


Xeno Muller
www.row2go.com to solve motivation problems
www.xenorowingcoach.com to solve true speed problems

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

Use your eye grab your camera and start filming your technique

Rowers and coaches, today there is no excuse for not analyzing your rowing technique frame by frame. Almost any smart phone can take footage and be played back on a computer screen. My tool of choice is my iPhone 4, truly incredible and simple to download to the computer. It is amazing how much detail you can see in frame by frame analysis and most of the time it is not pretty at all. Try it, have a look at your crews footage or your own technique and notice how much extra body movement there is which needs to be controlled and erased, because if you don't the race stroke rate will stay low, the boat won't run/glide, and the ratio inexistent.
I have had a wonderful experience coaching Rowers as well as coaches on how to surgically remove problem spots. The results are staggering. Stay tuned, sincerely,


Xeno Muller
www.row2go.com to solve motivation problems
www.xenorowingcoach.com to solve true speed problems

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

Story on CNN about woman who lost 235 pounds:

When I read that story I was intrigued by the simplicity of her "diet":

1. Eat every three hours a max of 8oz.

2. No sugar drinks

3. Do not skip meals

4. Don't tell anyone.

That doctor hit the nail on the head for two reasons: simplicity and discipline.

Simplicity: there are many reason why people are overweight. One is certainly due to the grazing habit. For example taking a trip to the fridge for no reason at all due to jaw movement boredom. Setting a timer to go off every three hours keeps your subconscious feeding impulse in check. It works! This leads me to discipline. It is not complicated to be disciplined about food intake quantity when you must eat every three hours when the timer goes off.

So set your timer :-).
FYI 1 oz is similar to 30 grams.

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

Olympic gold medal final single scull 1996 Atlanta

This is a new version of the Olympic gold medal race. It also features the medal ceremony!

Xeno Muller

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