Comments on: A Cheaters Guide To Making A Boat Go Fast http://www.maxrigging.com/a-cheaters-guide-to-making-a-boat-go-fast how to get more out of your rowing, and rowing equipment Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:59:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Step #4 In Your Personal Speed System: Freak Your Technique I MaxRigging http://www.maxrigging.com/a-cheaters-guide-to-making-a-boat-go-fast/comment-page-1#comment-1004 Step #4 In Your Personal Speed System: Freak Your Technique I MaxRigging Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:08:01 +0000 http://www.maxrigging.com/?p=894#comment-1004 [...] the first pillar of boat speed is setting up a Personal Speed System, right? Next you build a fierce mindset, get rock-star athletes, and develop mindful training. [...] [...] the first pillar of boat speed is setting up a Personal Speed System, right? Next you build a fierce mindset, get rock-star athletes, and develop mindful training. [...]

]]> By: Piers http://www.maxrigging.com/a-cheaters-guide-to-making-a-boat-go-fast/comment-page-1#comment-990 Piers Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:02:49 +0000 http://www.maxrigging.com/?p=894#comment-990 Good post. Hard to believe there would be doubt about the need for a system, since it seems to permeate other major elite sports (just look at the coaches for college football or basketball). However, it's also important to critically evaluate your system at the end of every season, and tailor it to your improved understanding of boat mechanics, or even for who will be in the boat the following season. The best teachers and coaches always seem to be able to find a way to slightly adjust their message to get the most from their students and rowers. Good post. Hard to believe there would be doubt about the need for a system, since it seems to permeate other major elite sports (just look at the coaches for college football or basketball). However, it’s also important to critically evaluate your system at the end of every season, and tailor it to your improved understanding of boat mechanics, or even for who will be in the boat the following season. The best teachers and coaches always seem to be able to find a way to slightly adjust their message to get the most from their students and rowers.

]]> By: Step 1 of Your Personal Speed System—Your Mindset I MaxRigging http://www.maxrigging.com/a-cheaters-guide-to-making-a-boat-go-fast/comment-page-1#comment-986 Step 1 of Your Personal Speed System—Your Mindset I MaxRigging Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:17:51 +0000 http://www.maxrigging.com/?p=894#comment-986 [...] Post 2:  A Cheater’s Guide To Making A Boat Go Fast [...] [...] Post 2:  A Cheater’s Guide To Making A Boat Go Fast [...]

]]> By: karen http://www.maxrigging.com/a-cheaters-guide-to-making-a-boat-go-fast/comment-page-1#comment-975 karen Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:31:05 +0000 http://www.maxrigging.com/?p=894#comment-975 In my mind system is just another name for structure... and without Structure it is very hard to build anything. Even if you could build something... experience sucess... without a system=structure=blueprint, how would you be able to reproduce it... In my mind system is just another name for structure… and without Structure it is very hard to build anything. Even if you could build something… experience sucess… without a system=structure=blueprint, how would you be able to reproduce it…

]]> By: Bob http://www.maxrigging.com/a-cheaters-guide-to-making-a-boat-go-fast/comment-page-1#comment-973 Bob Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:42:03 +0000 http://www.maxrigging.com/?p=894#comment-973 Interesting but not surprising that the subject of a 'system' arises. Every activity we do benefits from the efficiency of a system. Also not surprising is a mention of Allen Rosenberg. Anyone ever notice how many successful coaches at the Junior, High School, College and Elite level have training and mentoring roots that go back to Vesper in the late sixties and early seventies ? Allen and Dietrich Rose taught a generation of us how it's done. Interesting but not surprising that the subject of a ‘system’ arises. Every activity we do benefits from the efficiency of a system. Also not surprising is a mention of Allen Rosenberg. Anyone ever notice how many successful coaches at the Junior, High School, College and Elite level have training and mentoring roots that go back to Vesper in the late sixties and early seventies ? Allen and Dietrich Rose taught a generation of us how it’s done.

]]> By: Alex http://www.maxrigging.com/a-cheaters-guide-to-making-a-boat-go-fast/comment-page-1#comment-971 Alex Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:22:09 +0000 http://www.maxrigging.com/?p=894#comment-971 I'm not to sure why Ron would consider a system cheating, the beauty about a system is that you can have the same success with different systems. The thing to keep in mind is that an effective system is tailored, or applied specifically to a rower or crew. For example, if you're coaching a four and one rower is opening their back a bit at the catch, they need to have quicker legs on the drive. You're not going to make the rowers who have a good leg drive do the same drill or assign them the same work, that one rower will work on faster legs and the others will work on what they need to work on. I'm curious tho, to me having a pair try to keep the whole eight going sounds a little strange, but feeling sore backs at the end of a practice is a dangerous thing, are they rowing with straight backs, if not then that's a big problem, they could blow a disk. I’m not to sure why Ron would consider a system cheating, the beauty about a system is that you can have the same success with different systems. The thing to keep in mind is that an effective system is tailored, or applied specifically to a rower or crew. For example, if you’re coaching a four and one rower is opening their back a bit at the catch, they need to have quicker legs on the drive. You’re not going to make the rowers who have a good leg drive do the same drill or assign them the same work, that one rower will work on faster legs and the others will work on what they need to work on.

I’m curious tho, to me having a pair try to keep the whole eight going sounds a little strange, but feeling sore backs at the end of a practice is a dangerous thing, are they rowing with straight backs, if not then that’s a big problem, they could blow a disk.

]]> By: ron http://www.maxrigging.com/a-cheaters-guide-to-making-a-boat-go-fast/comment-page-1#comment-967 ron Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:30:30 +0000 http://www.maxrigging.com/?p=894#comment-967 So, how long does it really take to get some of that patience stuff?if I order the mega size for express delivery?? And if the shell were shorter, does that make it easier to get open water??? Keep rowing my friends! ron So, how long does it really take to get some of that patience stuff?if I order the mega size for express delivery?? And if the shell were shorter, does that make it easier to get open water??? Keep rowing my friends! ron

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