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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

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

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

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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“A lot more Watts” with better suspension – Re-Live Zoom Class Jan 31, 2026

This was one of these rare sessions where everyone made exactly the blatently visible progress that I had seen all along before. The team’s overall rowing quality improved massively during this session, where we focused on suspension, and moving away from the classic three-lever system “legs – upper body – arms” to “lower lever” and

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Re-Live Online Class of Jan 10, 2026 – 10x1min at stroke rate 24 full force / 1min rest

This is pure rowing specific strength endurance – 1min at stroke rate 24 full force (while keeping the length throughout the drive up vs over bracing) and 1min rest. Hard, effective and a great preparation for the upcoming racing season. 

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Re-Live Zoom Class of Jan 3, 2026 – 5x 2min SR 30 at 90% effort – 2min rest

Scheduled intensities as a slow build-up towards peak of season, getting the body ready for faster pieces. 

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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

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

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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