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, 2nd Edition" 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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Winning at All Costs: A Historical Perspective; Chapter 2. Developing a Coaching Philosophy; Chapter 3. 10 Factors Influencing Athletic Development; Chapter 4. Planning for the Long Term; Chapter 5. Physiology of Rowers; Chapter 6. Monitoring Your Training; Chapter 7. Loads on the Bodies of Rowers; Chapter 8. Biomechanics of Rowing; Chapter 9. Using the Equipment More Efficiently; Chapter 10. The Mental Side of Rowing.

About the Author

Volker Nolte is director of the rowing programme and assistant professor at the University of Western Ontario, where he teaches coaching and biomechanics. Since 1993, he has led his men's rowing team to 10 Ontario University Athletics Championships and three Canadian University Championships. In 2008, his university crew won the German University Championships and the Temple Challenge Cup at the famous Henley Royal Regatta in England.