Each session starts with standard 10 minutes land warm-up (usual stretching exercises) +
10 minutes AO rowing 20-22 spm - starting with arms+body only, followed by half-slide,
ΒΎ slide and full slide rowing on the erg or on the water)
4-5 session per week
- Classic/coastal aerobic rowing (Monday): 2x20 minutes session (A0 20-22 spm), with 3β4-minute rest followed by 10 min A1 (22/24 spm); Do 3 minutes of cool-down at 20 spm before going out. Total effective workout time is 60 minutes (includes 10min warm-up rowing).
- Coastal anaerobic rowing (Tuesday): Working on higher cadences (24 to 30 spm) and trying out the turns around the buoys:
- First sessions in straight line: 2 x 10 (4-3-2-1) minute sessions (A2 π‘ͺ 4 min@24spm β 3 min@26spm β 2 min@28spm β 1min@30spm) with 5-minute rest/light paddling at 20 spm between these 2 sets.
- After these 2 sets, use the marked beach sprint course with 3 buoys and do the standard race loop around them, just like in a race, but with a slightly lower stroke rate (A2/AT - try to do it at 32-36 spm). Do 2 or 3 of these sets with 3 minutes rest between the sets, depending on personal preferences. Total effective workout time is 40 β 45 minutes (includes 10 minutes warm-up)
- Gym training session (once a week / Wednesday or Thursday), 10 min warm-up on the erg and 10 min stretching):
- Set 1 π‘ͺ 3x20 reps in circuit (approx. 15 minutes total time; 15 secs between the exercises, 30 secs between the sets):
- Squats (with 30% of max weight)
- Bench press (with 30% of max weight)
- Sit-ups
- Back muscles extensions
- Set 2 π‘ͺ 3x10 reps in circuit (approx. 15 minutes total time; 15 secs between the exercises, 30 secs between the sets):
- Cleans (with 30% of max weight)
- Jumps
- Lying leg raises
- Pull-ups (assisted)
- Set 1 π‘ͺ 3x20 reps in circuit (approx. 15 minutes total time; 15 secs between the exercises, 30 secs between the sets):
- Totally aerobic session (Friday) which includes 30 minutes run and 30 minutes A0 rowing on the ergometer or 60 minutes of light intensity swimming with 1 minute rest every 15 minutes. This should correspond to approx. 2 km if using different swimming styles (60% freestyle, 20% backstroke and 20% breaststroke)
- Aerobic training session on the water (with emphasis on the technique) or on the ergometer (Saturday or Sunday)
- 3x20 minutes with 3 minutes rest π‘ͺ A0/A1 (22 spm)
Abbrevations:
A0 β easy paddling, 18-22 spm, HR <120 beats
A1 β moderate power, 22-24 spm, HR<150 beats
A2 β higher intensity, 26-28 spm, HR up to 180 bpm
AT β anaerobic treshold, 30-40 spm, HR >18