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+20 Watts with looser upper torso – Re-Live Zoom Class Feb 28, 2026

This time we worked on the looser upper torso again. It is so important that I will prioritise this topic for the next few sessions as well, each time in a bit of a different context and with different wordings. One of our athletes said after the session that he had gained 10 Watts during […]

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3x 1000m at Zone 7, Re-Live Zoom Class of Feb 21, 2026

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3x 1000m at SR 24 – 27 (Zone 7)Today we did 3 times 1000m at Zone 7. If you are not part of team aramtraining, let me explain: Zone 7 equals a stroke rate of 24 – 27, if your typical mid race stroke rate for a 1k or 2K is between 30 and 32.

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How to be loose yet braced and get more Watts – part 1

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In short: this topic is so important, that I will do exactly the same thing next week, and the following week, until everybody has got it. This is where we enter pro rowing territory.

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How to be loose yet braced and get more Watts – part 2

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In short: this topic is so important, that I will do exactly the same thing next week, and the following week, until everybody has got it. This is where we enter pro rowing territory.

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Suspension prep session – the things that need to work before you can hang properly – Re-Live Sat Zoom class of Jan 24, 2026

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If you spend a bit more focus on your body position at the finish, you can save a lot of energy for pulling and pushing

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Zoom Live Class of December 13, 2025 (full re-live) What my athletes in this zoom class found out was that you can get higher Watts with less effort if you focus on a perfect finish position. We did a couple of drills to focus on how to actually brace the torso through your legs at

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Shoulder prep work in detail – Jan 6, 2024

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How to prepare your shoulders so that you do not over-brace during the drive. (Over-bracing would make it impossible to use your body weight effectively)

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Arm pull to lat pull reframing intro session – Jan 13, 2024

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Intro session to understand the last part of the drive not as an arm-pull but a lat pull.

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Jan 20, 2024 – There is no arm pull in rowing – reframing to lat pull to gain speed

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A typical beginner’s mistake is to perform an arm pull at the finish. In this session we are reframing the terminology to a “lat pull” to have it become a logical continuation of the leg drive through the core.

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March 2, 2024 – Connect deep layer muscles of your core with your legs to generate a more effective upper body swing.

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March 2, 2024 – Connect deep layer muscles of your core with your legs to generate a more effective upper body swing.

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