Difference in technique, what brings Olympic gold and what does not.

 From slowest

 

To faster

To fastest. Olympic gold, Olympic record, 6:44.85

The key to very fast rowing, winning Olympic gold, and setting the Olympic record, is to have the blade covered with as much body in the stern as possible.  The top two pictures are boats that are scheduled to participate at the London Olympics.  The last picture is of me days before competing at the Atlanta Olympics and setting the new record. 

I know how to train rowers to set the blade.  I always stay positive, I do not use negative language.

La clave para remar muy rápido, ganar el oro olímpico, y establecer el récord olímpico, es tener la hoja cubierta con el cuerpo tanto en la popa como sea posible. Las dos fotos primeras son barcos que están planificados para competir en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres. La última imagen es de mí días antes de competir en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atlanta quando estableci el nuevo record.

Sé cómo entrenar los remeros para poner la hoja. Yo siempre mantengo una actitud positiva, no utilizo lenguaje negativo.

Xeno 

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

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Xeno Muller won an Olympic Gold in Atlanta and an Olympic Silver in Sydney, and is the current Olympic Record holder in the 2000m Single Scull.

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

Why I do what I do.

My name is Xeno.  I rowed competitively for 20 years.  My greatest achievements are winning gold and silver at the Olympics and setting the Olympic record.  As a single sculler, I am one of six who has raced faster than six minutes forty seconds for 2000 meters.

I made a life changing decision a year before the Olympics by moving to Southern California.  In Orange County I met my wife.  We have four children.  Family means everything to me.  For business I travel very little, because family is such a huge part of me.

I started my first rowing website in 1998.  Because my family's extensive schedule, my goal as a private rowing coach is to be geographically as independent as possible.  That is why I love working with my computer and a blazing fast internet connection.  Thanks to SKYPE, SCREEN-FLOW, and DROPBOX, I can deliver first class coaching to rowers half a world away.  I can coach in five different languages.

One of my strengths as a coach is to identify the smallest yet very important technical deficiencies.  What sets me even further apart from 99% of other coaches, is that I know which exercises to pick to correct the tiniest technical issues.  I know from personal experience how the muscles feel when the stroke is delivered properly.

Rowers, whom I help, improve their ability drastically.  I feel passionate about helping people enjoy the sport of rowing further.

Good night.
Xeno.

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

Picking a crew using erg scores is a CRAPSHOOT

Rob and I learned from the great Harry Mahon. We met yesterday at home. We both set the blade at the right time.

Addendum 2012-04-02

There is no doubt that using the ergometer properly gives a huge advantage to rowers' boat moving  effectiveness on the water.  The use of the rowing machine for stroke analysis and private coaching is an invaluable tool.  As a teenager I was taught by Harry Mahon how to apply power without contracting unnecessary muscles.  Using a dynamic rowing machine set up opens the door to great "pushing" and hanging exercises.  Yes, the ergometer can be "enjoyed" by coaches and rowers.... 

I help rowers from all over the world improve their erg score and their on the water rowing capabilities.  It goes without saying that rowing on the water is several levels more complicated than rowing the erg.

Key to fast rowing is the placement of the blade in the water in a timely manner with as much of the upper body extended to the stern and the legs as compressed as possible, (in a nutshell :-)).

There is a "boatload" of coaches who believe that a rower with a relatively strong erg score will be a better boat moving asset than another rower with an inferior erg score.  This assumption is a total crap shoot.  At the catch, when rowing the erg, the flywheel will gain speed as soon as the handle moves away from the cage.  However this particular part of the stroke is so intricate, that on the water, the smallest nuance as to how the blade is set, can make a "great" erg score a total boat stopper. 

Daily, I work on digital recordings that are sent to me through my Dropbox account.  I analyze and comment rowing technique deficiencies and explain which technical exercises to chose and how to feel the right movement.  Blade coverage in relation to body position is the key to rowing fast on the water.  Without mastering the catch, I would have not won Olympic gold and silver, set the Olympic record, and set a world best time of 6:38 in the single scull.

When I receive a two minute digital recording I can easily spend up to 30 minutes coaching the footage.  I enjoy describing the stroke in detail.  Rowers understand what they need to do to improve and the changes they make bring remarkable results.

Addendum 2012-04-02

There is no doubt that using the ergometer properly gives a huge advantage to rowers' boat moving  effectiveness on the water.  The use of the rowing machine for stroke analysis and private coaching is an invaluable tool.  As a teenager I was taught by Harry Mahon how to apply power without contracting unnecessary muscles.  Using a dynamic rowing machine set up opens the door to great "pushing" and hanging exercises.  Yes, the ergometer can be "enjoyed" by coaches and rowers.... 

Xeno
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Errors that are easily committed by maturing people who seek fitness through rowing.

To me it is crystal clear that the aging clock can be slowed down, way down, with the right training plan.
The greatest errors committed for "aging" people who work out and look for greater fitness are: intensity that is too high, too little torque, too little mileage, unknown target heart rate, technique that does not utilize the major muscle groups which restricts range of motion and can lead to injury.

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