Pilates For Rowing

From Library Journal

Boyne (Essential Sculling), a former women’s varsity rowing coach at Tufts University, has written an exhilarating story about the early days of the U.S. women’s national rowing team. Noting that society in the 1970s was radically different from today’s, the author details some of the obstacles faced by women attempting to enter the male-dominated sport of rowing, especially in the Ivy League. The reader also learns a great deal about the complexity of rowing (more…)

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Lewis enjoyed one adventurous year at the helm of the University of California Santa Barbara rowing program. His new book, Wanted: Rowing Coach, is an honest collection of the entire range of rowing experiences, packed into a dated journal of one collegiate years. It was quite a year. At his first practice, not one of the rowers showed up, (communications mix-up). At the last race, the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships, his heavyweight quad, (yes, a college qu (more…)

Written for coaches and crews that are past beginner level but new to competitive rowing, High Performance Rowing doesn’t aim to cover every aspect of rowing, but just concentrates on how to make your boat go faster. It is a detailed guide to fitness and strength training, and covers equipment and techniques needed for improving performance at different levels of competition. Topics include tips on improving technique, how to write a training program, and selection of crews.
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“While other Pilates books cover limited apparatus, this is the first truly complete guide to Pilates technique, exercises and equipment. A thorough, well-written, and useable guide to proper Pilates practice.”Kirkus Reports – Health & Fitness

Strengthen, lengthen, and sculpt your muscles with the full range of Pilates exercises. In Pilates, world-renowned Pilates expert Rael Isacowitz shows you the same repertoire that he has used to train 10 Olympia (more…)

Amazon.com Review

Some sports–the solitary ones, in particular–are simply more prone to mysticism and mystery than others. Golf, certainly. Long-distance running, of course. Fishing. Climbing. Each has a literature that confronts the essence of its lonely pursuit and explores the way the solitude and self-discipline these sports demand grow the spirit and fill the competitor. Lambert’s graceful reflection on rowing is a lovely addition to the genre, part memoir, part nar (more…)

From School Library Journal

YA– An introduction to the sport, particularly for novices. Paduda writes from the point of view of an experienced coach, beginning with the basics, building on them, then further refining them for more able practitioners. The techniques are illustrated with many photographs and comments. Included are sample workouts, drills, and advice about choosing the correct rowing shell. Tuesday How can it be, that in all of the excellent reviews of David Wiesne (more…)

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” “”A compilation of the best information from around the world, Rowing Faster will help you understand and utilize the techniques, training methods, and racing strategies that will help you excel in competition.”" Steven Redgrave Five-time Olympic gold medalist “I worked with many of the contributors to Rowing Faster while training with the Canadian team. This book is a great tool because it has so much of their valuable knowledge in one place.”"Marnie McBeanThree-tim (more…)

From Library Journal

Journalist and rower Churbuck tries to explain the appeal of rowing, one of the older organized sports, for which the 1976 Olympics sparked a resurgence of interest. In 19 chapters including skulls, shells, and equipment; history; coaching; club, collegiate, Olympic, and recreational rowing, Churbuck celebrates the value of rowing for exercise, for sport, and for sheer pleasure of a difficult accomplishment. Stephen Kiesling ( The Shell Game , LJ 4/1/82) limn (more…)