Races are won with hard work. Pulling hard is easy to learn. The technical side always separates the fastest from hard workers. Keep up your good work John and Charlotte.
No, we didn't manipulate the video. And yes, these Olympic rowers are phenomenal athletes but we're seeing more and more similiar technique and less just raw horsepower. The erg has been out long enough now that everyone uses it and needs something else to set them apart, that's where technique comes in. I love the French 2x from 2004 as well, I used to show that video all the time, but now I find I really like the Australian 2x from 2008.
An interesting thing I notice when comparing this to the 2023 world championships is that it seems that people have gone to less "layback," or whatever you call it, at the finish.
The difficulty of talking about "good posture" is what do we mean. We don't see anyone "sitting up" anymore at the Plympics/Worlds though it is often taught but good posture in a boat is different than good posture sitting at the dinner table.
I dont think that the bikes are oval and I do not believe he manipulated the videos. But I do agree with Xeno on certain rowers is the horsepower and training and not the technique that makes them olympic champions. I also liked the technique of the French double in the 2000 Olympics in Athens.
Bulgaria, rows badly. Tufte has great power to weigh ratio but he could go a lot faster if he held his body more ergonomically. At the Olympic few have good technique, they are more freaks of nature. The Romanians look alright, but very unsupported lower backs. The Australians have a terrible back position at the finish. I am done, GBR 8 in 2000 was exemplary with their form. In general their is a lack of hinging at the hip and the main reason for injury. A supported backdoesn't mean straight
Races are won with hard work. Pulling hard is easy to learn. The technical side always separates the fastest from hard workers. Keep up your good work John and Charlotte.
Yeah Man.
No, we didn't manipulate the video. And yes, these Olympic rowers are phenomenal athletes but we're seeing more and more similiar technique and less just raw horsepower. The erg has been out long enough now that everyone uses it and needs something else to set them apart, that's where technique comes in. I love the French 2x from 2004 as well, I used to show that video all the time, but now I find I really like the Australian 2x from 2008.
An interesting thing I notice when comparing this to the 2023 world championships is that it seems that people have gone to less "layback," or whatever you call it, at the finish.
The difficulty of talking about "good posture" is what do we mean. We don't see anyone "sitting up" anymore at the Plympics/Worlds though it is often taught but good posture in a boat is different than good posture sitting at the dinner table.
I dont think that the bikes are oval and I do not believe he manipulated the videos. But I do agree with Xeno on certain rowers is the horsepower and training and not the technique that makes them olympic champions. I also liked the technique of the French double in the 2000 Olympics in Athens.
At 9:04, with the W2X, there is a technical detail that all fast NZ crews have shared in the last 7 years, do you know which one it is?
I've found that the lightweight rowers usually row upright and the heavyweight sit low in the boat...
please john dun im begging you put the mens single sculls and the mens fours on YOU TUBE
PLEASE
@ironoarsman and why don't you show the lightweight double scull?
Ok, there is more than one, but the one detail that trumps anything, above and beyond technique.....
I meant 2004 Athens
Bulgaria, rows badly. Tufte has great power to weigh ratio but he could go a lot faster if he held his body more ergonomically. At the Olympic few have good technique, they are more freaks of nature. The Romanians look alright, but very unsupported lower backs. The Australians have a terrible back position at the finish. I am done, GBR 8 in 2000 was exemplary with their form. In general their is a lack of hinging at the hip and the main reason for injury. A supported backdoesn't mean straight