Get a length up on the competition with cutting-edge technique, training, and racing information. Let the world`s top coaches, rowers, and sport scientists steer you to ultimate success, starting with sound training and racing principles and adding increasingly advanced instruction and insights all the way to the finish. Rowing Faster is the most comprehensive and detailed guide for achieving excellence in the sport. You`ll find techniques for mastering every phase of the stroke; training strategies for increasing strength and efficiency for maximizing speed; and tapering plans for peak performance at the highest levels of competition. With contributions from Olympic medalists and rowing experts from around the globe, Rowing Faster also includes the latest research on adaptive rowing, advice on managing a team, detailed plans for the long-term development of rowers, insights on training and competition for female rowers, and a look at the future of the sport from the general secretary of the FISA. From the technical details of equipment and training to classifications of boats and rowers, Rowing Faster has it all. Offering a truly global perspective and authoritative coverage of the sport, it is the one guide that every serious rower and coach should own. (Verlagsreferat) Contents: Part I: The Philosophy of Rowing, Bryan Volpenheim Chapter 1. Winning at All Costs: A Historical Perspective, Thomas E. Weil Chapter 2. Developing a Coaching Philosophy , Angela J. Schneider Part II: Long-Term Athlete Development, Marnie McBean Chapter 3. How Rowers Learn, Joseph Baker and Jörg Schorer Chapter 4. Ten Factors Influencing Athlete Development, Istvan Balyi Chapter 5. Planning for the Long Term, Carolyn Trono Part III: Rowing Science, Tim Foster Chapter 6. Rowing Physiology, Ed McNeely Chapter 7. Monitoring and Managing Your Training, Wolfgang Fritsch Chapter 8. Loads on the Bodies of Rowers, Paul Francis Chapter 9. Biomechanics of Rowing, Valery Kleshnev, Chapter 10. Using Equipment More Efficiently, Volker Nolte Part IV: Training in Rowing, Katrin Rutschow Chapter 11. The Mental Side of Rowing, Kirsten Barnes Chapter 12. Training for Strength, Ed McNeely Chapter 13. Effortless Rowing, Chris O`Brien Chapter 14. Improving Performance With Nutrition, Peter W.R. Lemon Chapter 15. Special Considerations for Adaptive Rowing, Karen M. Lewis Chapter 16. Women in Rowing, Amanda Schweinbenz Chapter 17. Managing a Team, Yasmin Farooq Part V: Racing, Derek Porter Chapter 18. Selecting Athletes and Crews, Al Morrow Chapter 19. Tapering for Race, Ed McNeely Chapter 20. Learning From Racing, Valery Kleshnev and Volker Nolte Part VI: Future of Rowing, Trish Smith and Brad Alan Lewis Chapter 21. Predicting the Future of Rowing, Wolfgang Fritsch and Volker Nolte Chapter 22. Shaping the Sport of Rowing, Matt Smith
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