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| Maybe you can give me some tips? | 9/4/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: my name is Tyler Del Rio, 17, senior in high school, and have been rowing since freshman year. My ...
A: I attached a link to the Concept II web site that gives some suggested workout routines. ...
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| 1 hour row | 8/24/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I am trying to row for 1 hour in order to post a reasonable time on the Concept 2 website but find ...
A: Personally, I used to cherish an hour of rowing on the water in my single scull. But an hour on an ...
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| Lightweight Jr. 2k Score | 8/19/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: Pepper, I've just been reading through a couple of the Q and A's on here, and I've had this nagging ...
A: I attached the Junior Men's and Senior Men's Lightweight results for the CRASH-B Sprints, considered ...
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| workout and 2k times | 8/17/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: im a junior in high school, and i started rowing 6 months and have gotten very serious about the ...
A: I'm not a doctor, so I'm cautious about giving you some specific treatment that could cause injury. ...
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| workout and 2k times | 8/17/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: im a junior in high school, and i started rowing 6 months and have gotten very serious about the ...
A: I attached the results of the Junior Men's 2K at the CRASH-B sprints, considered the Super Bowl of ...
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| Women's Rowing | 8/11/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I'm going to be a high school junior and I've been rowing since freshman year. Since my school is ...
A: Rowing is one of those sports where the amount of time put into practice divided by the time you are ...
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| Adventagious Weights | 7/26/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: Al - I have been trying to cover all fronts in order to get my 2K time down. Recently I've been ...
A: While every crew coach will tell you to supplement your rowing workouts with weights, if you pick ...
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| College Rowing | 7/26/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: Whats the difference between sira and ACRA? Isn't the ACRA a club league for schools? which is ...
A: SIRA is the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association. Typical schools that belong to SIRA ...
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| rowing and canoeing | 7/23/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I was just wondering what is the difference between crew and canoeing/kayaking in the olympics?
A: The difference is like comparing baseball to football. Crew is raced on very sleek, very light ...
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| 2K erg strategy/times | 7/14/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I am going to be a junior in HS and have been rowing for one year now. I'm 6'2" and weigh 175 lbs. ...
A: I wouldn't lose too much sleep about not lowering your erg time over the summer. You just finished ...
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| Height | 7/5/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: i started rowing as a novice senior year in high school with a 2k time of 7:45. By the end of the ...
A: Your height might leave you at a bit of a disadvantage, but there are rowers who have competed at ...
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| rowing | 6/23/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: Do you know of a site or sites where I can find a listing of Div 1, 11 and 111 colleges where men's ...
A: The web site below has a pretty comprehensive list of colleges offering crew. Be advised, so-called ...
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| senior rowing | 6/10/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I've been rowing for about a year now. I'm still a novice and I am focusing heavily on technique. ...
A: I attached a link to the Senior Men's Heavyweight results of the CRASH-B Sprints, considered the ...
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| Rudder on a 4x | 6/2/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: My assistant coach and I were debating whether to take off the rudder for our school's M4x, since ...
A: Excellent question. 99% of the questions I get here are things like "I did an 8:29/2000 on the CII ...
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| 2K Rowing | 6/1/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: Hey, my name is Hans. I am 5'7" 175 lbs. I am a junior at Newburgh Free Academy. I was a novice this ...
A: I attached a link to the results of the Junior Men's Heavyweight results at the CRASH-B Sprints, the ...
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| 131lb high school male 2k times | 5/29/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I'm 5'7" tall and weigh 131 lbs. I am a 16 year old male (Grade 11) and this is my second year ...
A: Based on your age, erg scores and the fact that you are rowing in Senior Pairs (which is a ...
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| Rowing | 5/26/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: As a junior female, I'm 5'6" and go from 143-147lbs (erg season, I stay at 145 so I can race ...
A: I posted the results of the 2008 CRASH-B Sprints, the premiere event of indoor rowing. As you will ...
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| Improving my 2k | 5/25/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I'm a rower just out of high school, been at it for about a year and a half. I'm 5'3" and a half. I ...
A: I would say just about everyone who does a 2K on the CII erg is going to experience difficulties in ...
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| improving ergo time 2k | 5/8/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: im currently 16, 6ft 80 kg and pull a 1:39 split for every 500m which is a 6:36 for 2000m. i am ...
A: If you are pulling 6:36 at age 16, then you should be the expert and not me. The only thing I would ...
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| lightweight or not? | 4/23/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: Hey, I'm a freshman in highschool that's 5' 10" 150 lbs and my 2k is 7:15. I am seriously ...
A: Not completely knowing your crew's situation, my guess is that if the coach wanted you to row in the ...
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| National Team and height | 4/22/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I'm a 6'0 190 pound collegiate rower at a small DIII university. Last season I pulled a 6:18 2k ...
A: Interesting question. As a reference to you, I attached the 2008 CRASH-B results. ...
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| 2K splits | 4/21/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I am a 14 year old female freshman in high school and my avg. split for a 2K is a 2:07. I'm about ...
A: Your times are good for someone that young. If you stick with the sport, your erg times will ...
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| ergogenic aids and rowing... | 4/11/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: Hey, I'm currently a sophomore in high school and i've been rowing for a few years. recently some ...
A: Bottom Line Up Front: Not True. Creatine and protein shakes will not slow you down on the erg. ...
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| Erg Times and endurance training. | 4/6/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: Al My son is an 8th grader that really loves the sport. He started in camp 2 years ago and then was ...
A: First off, it's great that you got your son into rowing at such a young age. My son is an 8th ...
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| how to improve erg scores | 4/6/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I'm a sophomore in high school and started rowing last fall. Currently, my 2K 500 m splits are ...
A: First off, your erg scores are great. Keep up the good work. However, a common misconception among ...
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| How to become Ltwt? | 4/6/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I am a high school sophomore, 5'9 and around 136 pounds. The state championships are coming up ...
A: Well this question worries me a bit. This is less of a rowing question and more of a dieting ...
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| rowing trouble | 3/28/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: i am a high school senior who has been rowing for the past four years. freshman year i was on the ...
A: Not knowing how well you row, I will focus on what you can do to gain strength. To do that, you ...
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| 2k problems | 3/19/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: i am a high school girl, 5'8" & 130 lbs. my 4k is 2:10 average split which i have been told is ...
A: One thing you might want to try is to do a 2K piece WITHOUT looking at the performance monitor. ...
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| College Rowing | 3/19/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I just started rowing this year as a freshman at Harvard. We just did a 2500m piece and i got a ...
A: Your erg times are excellent for a novice freshman. I don't think your problem is your erg scores. ...
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| rowing | 3/18/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: My daughter is a freshman in high school and has just started rowing this past fall. Her best 2000 ...
A: It sounds like your daughter has a lot of potential, based on the excellent erg time. I don't know ...
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| hello my coach want me to try out in juniors man id camp and idk if im good enough???? | 3/13/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I'm 6'2" maybe 6'2.5" i weight around 215 lbs. I'm 17 years old. my last 2k which i pulled was 2 ...
A: I attached a link to the Junior Men's results for the CRASH-B Sprints, which is considered the ...
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| How to get recruited for Division 1? | 3/4/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: My son is a Junior in High School and is determined to be recruited to row in Division 1. He is the ...
A: With respect to lifting and rowing, any lifting routine is good as long as it doesn't lead to ...
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| How to get recruited for Division 1? | 3/4/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: My son is a Junior in High School and is determined to be recruited to row in Division 1. He is the ...
A: Good question. Here are a few things to consider: 1) Erg Times. Here is a link to the Open Men's ...
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| Making it to nationals... unrealistic? | 2/21/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I'm a sophomore in high school and am trying to make it to nationals for the second year in a row. I ...
A: For starters, you must be quite a good sculler to even be considered for the Junior Nationals camp. ...
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| Confused about coaches selection | 2/20/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: My daughter is very tall and slim, she has a 7:10 2k erg score from last year and I am sure she ...
A: This is a tough situation for your daughter. When I rowed, I experienced a similar situation when ...
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| 2K | 1/31/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: What would be the best things to eat or drink before a 2k? Would energy drinks help or should I ...
A: The time-tested pre-race dinner and breakfast meal is one that his high in carbohydrates. That's ...
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| college recruiting question | 1/30/2008 | Al Pepper |
Q: I am getting conflicting information on this. Does my son need to register with the NCAA ...
A: Things have changes since I was a college rower in the late-70s/early 80s. There was no such ...
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| rowing improvement | 12/12/2007 | Al Pepper |
Q: Hey, I'm 6'4" and around 205 lbs. I started rowing in college last year, and in spring got my 2k ...
A: I attached a link that has the results of the 2007 Crash-B Sprints, considered the World ...
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| Rowing biomechanics | 12/11/2007 | Al Pepper |
Q: Can you explain in biomechanical principles why a taller person has an advantage in rowing?
A: Height is definitely an advantage in rowing. Longer limbs lead to a longer stroke cycle of the oar ...
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| 6k | 11/4/2007 | Al Pepper |
Q: I am a lighweight rower in high school. Every so often in the fall we have to do a 6k test. My team ...
A: Reading everything you are doing for training, I'd say you need to supplement your workout routine ...
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