Article: A balanced rowing program on land and sea.

High school and collegiate rowers have to achieve a balance in both their water and dry-land conditioning programs.

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Their time in the weight room should be devoted to the strengthening of all the muscle groups to achieve a balanced musculature for injury prevention. We incorporate three kinds of training: one for strength, one for power, and the third for muscle endurance.

That is the formula for enhancing sports performance and building a winning school crew.

The continuous pulling movements by the rowers require the back and bicep muscles to provide enough pushing movements in the weight room to strengthen the ...

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