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. Content: Foreword / Brad Alan Lewis -- Preface: The Beauty of Rowing / Volker Nolte -- Part I: The philosophy of rowing / Bryan Volpenhein -- Winning at All Costs: A Historical Perspective / Thomas E. Weil -- Developing a Coaching Philosophy / Angela J. Schneider -- Part II: Long-term athlete development / Marnie McBean -- How Rowers Learn / Joseph Baker and Jörg Schorer -- Ten Factors Influencing Athlete Development / Istvan Balyi -- Planning for the Long Term / Carolyn Trono -- Rowing science / Tim Foster -- Rowing Physiology / Ed McNeely -- Monitoring and Managing Your Training / Wolfgang Fritsch -- Loads on the Bodies of Rowers / Paul Francis -- Biomechanics of Rowing / Valery Kleshnev -- Using Equipment More Effectively / Volker Nolte -- Part IV: Training in rowing / Katrin Rutschow -- The Mental Side of Rowing / Kirsten Barnes -- Training for Strength / Ed McNeely -- Effortless Rowing / Chris O'Brien -- Improving Performance With Nutrition / Peter W.R. Lemon -- Special Considerations for Adaptive Rowing / Karen M. Lewis -- Women in Rowing / Amanda Schweinbenz -- Managing a Team / Yasmin Farooq -- Part V: Racing / Derek Porter -- Selecting Athletes and Crews / Al Morrow -- Tapering for Races / Ed McNeely -- Learning From Racing / Valery Kleshnev and Volker Nolle -- Part VI: The future of rowing / Tricia Smith with Brad Alan Lewis -- Predicting Rowing's Future / Wolfgang Fritsch and Volker Nolte -- Shaping the Sport of Rowing / Matt Smith. Voted the most-read book by the International Rowing Association, Rowing Faster achieved unparalleled success. Gold-medal coaches, championship athletes, and top scientists have infused the latest scientific training and racing principles into this edition. It is required reading for rowers and coaches.
