LWRC Office
About That Boat Check
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...
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LAKE WASHINGTON
ROWING CLUB
NEWS
LWRC Office
- Apr 23, 2021
- 5 min
Boat speed comes from LONG POWERFUL STROKES
A LONG STROKE is a combination of angular rotation of the handle/blade and, obtaining and then maintaining maximum pressure of the blade...
LWRC Office
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
Learn to Row in Open Water: Training Video and Presentation:
Lake Washington Rowing Club hosted an Open Water Rowing Forum Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Tyler Peterson and other highly experienced open...
Bill Tytus
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
Saturdays with Bill, John and Dave: The Stroke Starts with the Catch
Saturday Morning Rowing with Coaches Bill Tytus, John Robinson and Dave Rutherford returns on April 3rd. The class is free and open to...
KC Dietz
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
More Intervals: Two to Pick From
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...
Amy Hildebrandt
- Nov 17, 2020
- 4 min
Core, Core, Core
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...
KC Dietz
- Nov 17, 2020
- 1 min
Pyramids Part II
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...
KC Dietz
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
Pyramids
Start this workout with some drills and continuing to work on steering and communication. It’s important to be clear and precise when...
KC Dietz
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
Race Week Interval Training
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
- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
Short and Sweet: Interval Training
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...
Amy Hildebrandt
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Learn to Love Cardio Strength Workouts
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...
Amy Hildebrandt
- Oct 11, 2020
- 4 min
Hitting the Gym: Back to Basics
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...
LWRC Office
- Sep 5, 2020
- 3 min
Good Drills To Know (And Practice)
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...
LWRC Office
- Aug 16, 2020
- 5 min
The Catch Part II
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...
LWRC Office
- Aug 16, 2020
- 4 min
The Catch
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...
LWRC Office
- Aug 16, 2020
- 2 min
What's That Racket?
On August 1st Bill Tytus held his 5th and final in a series on the finish. Bill observed, “Effective strokes fall somewhere on the...
LWRC Office
- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
Artful Rowing: Make Your Finish a Work of Art
“If you want to play Moonlight Sonata, don't play Chopsticks harder.” Frank Cunningham On July 25th, Coach Bill Tytus continued with...
LWRC Office
- Jul 18, 2020
- 3 min
Stop! Stop!
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...
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