LAKE WASHINGTON
ROWING CLUB 
NEWS 

Notes on boat-check from Bill Tytus Of all the things to worry about these days, boat-check may not top your worry list. But you can't...

A LONG STROKE is a combination of angular rotation of the handle/blade and, obtaining and then maintaining maximum pressure of the blade...

Lake Washington Rowing Club hosted an Open Water Rowing Forum Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Tyler Peterson and other highly experienced open...

Saturday Morning Rowing with Coaches Bill Tytus, John Robinson and Dave Rutherford returns on April 3rd. The class is free and open to...

Interval Number 1: 5 x (60 strokes on, 20 off, 30 strokes on, 60 strokes off). Hold the 60 strokes at one rate. For the 30 strokes do a 5...

Hitting the Gym: Core Ah, core. The dreaded core. The part of the body we neglect the most. The part of the body where it feels like it...

Last week was the first of two pyramid based workouts. This week is a mix of pyramids followed by two series of hard stroke pieces. The...

Start this workout with some drills and continuing to work on steering and communication. It’s important to be clear and precise when...

This is a great workout for a week you are racing or when you have a shorter amount of time for practice. You can do this workout in a...

KC Dietz is coaching an Interval Training session Thursday mornings at 6AM. If you cannot make the session or do not want to row in the...

I have a love/hate relationship with cardio strength workouts. In the moment, I am usually thinking 1 of 2 things: · “What did I get...

Tips and workouts from Coach Amy Hildebrandt For the past 6 months, we’ve been thrown off routine and unable to access our usual workout...

At the end of August, Coach Bill Tytus summarized all the drills we had learned over the summer. He reminded us to practice them often if...

We began our second lesson on the catch with some material provided by Coach Bill Tytus for all to review ahead of class. Rowers met on...

Bill began the August 8th Advanced Sculling Practice by asking “Are we done with the finish? Not hardly! Not ever! In fact the ONLY way...

On August 1st Bill Tytus held his 5th and final in a series on the finish. Bill observed, “Effective strokes fall somewhere on the...

“If you want to play Moonlight Sonata, don't play Chopsticks harder.” Frank Cunningham On July 25th, Coach Bill Tytus continued with...

On July 18, Coach Bill Tytus taught the third in a five-part series on the finish. The class began with a question, “How quickly can you...