
Flexibility
What does it mean and how we can improve it? Flexibility relates to how far a muscle group can move through range of motion. It
What does it mean and how we can improve it? Flexibility relates to how far a muscle group can move through range of motion. It
“Correlation does not imply causation” is one of the pillars of pseudo-scientific myth-busting and refers to the ridiculous cause-and-effect conclusions that so many people make.
Introduction It’s tough to be an athlete. You have to work harder than most people and you give up a lot of your time and
The vast majority of the athletes I see in the clinic are disappointed when an injury occurs, particularly if there is the possibility of extended
Picture the scene. Three flat-water Olympian rowers, fresh from their silverware exploits of the summer, travel to Portugal to take on the World Rowing Coastal
I have often taught my Australian art students about the well-known painting by William Turner “The Fighting Temeraire” (1838), which incidentally was voted as Britain’s
Back in 2010 I found myself in a hotel in Rendsburg, a small town in northern Germany. Despite being ostensibly summer, the weather was grim
After five years at St. Edward’s, a gap year rowing at Oxford and then 3 years ‘studying’ at a renowned rowing university, I felt the
Have you ever looked at the logo for World Rowing? It is the symbol of the Enso from Zen Buddhism and represents the search for
Rowing is a sport fixated with excellence. The perennial pursuit of perfection, the poise, control, balance and strength required to propel a boat faster than
Whilst much of the focus in injury management and prevention for rowers is on the lower back, forearms, and knees (and ribs for the elite
Why is junior rowing so often the preserve of private schools in the UK? It’s a complicated question to answer and requires you to examine