Travis Pastrana and others

Rowing on land has grown bigger than on the water rowing.   Professional Moto Cross, a.k.a MC, athletes like Travis Pastrana help publicize the benefits of rowing. 

You can see on this picture that Travis built a different kind of handle, which replicates the width and angle of a motorcycle handle bar .

For scullers I would recommend independent grips so that the arms pass a little deeper than the sternum.

One of the changes I would recommend to Travis is to get a dynamic rowing machine.  Than he can  start rowing the machine one leg and arm at a time.  I have such  exercises on this DVD: Indoor Rowing Workouts

Final comment, too many keep their drag factor too low.  Experiment higher drag, don't raise your stroke rate

Move with the flow!

Xeno Muller

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

Handle height sculling technique.

The key to efficient boat moving is to avoid hanging the blade at the catch, exit at the finish without letting the boat fall to the side, and connecting to the foot board. There are many technical exercises that can be done to find control over the boat, whether it is a single scull or an eight. Sensitizing the athlete to the oars, rigger, foot board and seat, are keys to fast rowing. For competitive athletes and rowers who want to be free of injury come visit www.xenorowingcoach.com, and for those who want to enjoy their rowing machine without getting bored and injured, come visit www.row2go.com
Xeno Muller

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

Here is technique available on Youtube and what does not compute with me:

First picture: No support in the lower back.  Not enough leg compression.  A fuller leg compression instantly brings more power (forceXdistance/time).
Second picture: Too much lay back, lower back not supported, because of weak connection through the "shock absorbent knees" which make the draw of the arms inefficient to send the boat or fully accelerate the flywheel.  Such lay back prevents higher effective stroke rates.  I know how to describe exercises that will improve rowing technique and personal performance on the water and on land for this individual.

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

Xeno Muller betreut Schweizer Ruderer :-)

Hi Rowers,
The funny language you hear me speak is Swiss-German. I was born in Switzerland and as my parents moved around I had to learn different foreign languages. That is why I speak Spanish, French, High German, and English. I coach Swiss people via video file transfer. It works great. You can find further information on www.xenorowingcoach.com if competition is what makes your heart beat faster. We also have www.row2go.com for people who want to work better and more on their rowing machine. :-)
Xeno Muller

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

Mega Catamaran in Newport Beach where I coach and trained for a decade

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