Using Data to Help You Row Faster
The two charts demonstrate new functionality on Rowsandall.com. In the top chart I am comparing boat acceleration and seat curve analysis from the Quiske app, for two different workouts. In the bottom chart, I am
In 2006, Stephen Seiler published an influential article in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, titled “Quantifying training intensity distribution in elite endurance athletes: is there evidence for an ‘‘optimal’’ distribution?” In
In cycling, power meters have been widely available for a relatively long time. When we are cooped up in our basements during long winters, rowers get accurate and simple power measurements from our ergs. But
Randall Foils are small foils that can be added to the top edge of the oars. The developer of the Randall Foil has made some remarkable claims about the speed benefit of using them. This
On rowsandall.com, you can look at statistics per workout and statistics collected over a number of workouts. This can be quite interesting as it gets you some insights about your rowing. I will try to
We have released a few cool improvements that make the Empower Oarlock force curve chart even more useful. This post explains what’s new and shows you how to use it. In the recent article “Rowsandall
This post contains the notes that I used for my talk of the same title at the Rowers conference 2019. I would like to thank Greg Smith and Mike McGuirk for their help preparing for
A quick explanation on the difference between the two. “Glue” puts together entire recordings in sequence. “Fusion” allows you to blend data from different sources recorded at the same time. Glue Workouts Glue Workouts is
I am working on Efficiency around the catch and finish. I a man posting most of it on my personal training blog Blog.rowsandall.com but I think the thoughts are relevant enough to cross post here: About measuring
Contents Introduction If you participate in any internet forums about indoor rowing, you will often see posts asking about advice about how to pace an unfamiliar distance or time. You will also see a