January 2012
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...you can't drink on New Years Eve because you...
December 2011
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...you can't remember what it's like for showers...
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...you don't mind the guy you like stroking other...
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...you like your cox small.
Anonymous asked: what is the best college for rowing? (not lightweight)
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Anonymous asked: I am a skinny tall girl. Erging will be the death of me. When i hear the word erg i go silent, i shake, i get really bad anxiety and the thought of eating could make me throw up. I try really hard during workouts, but my erg scores still come in last, even behind the heavier girls who slack off. I bust my ass everyday. Is it worth it to continue with a sport that makes me feel bad about myself and...
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Anonymous asked: since we are in winter training right now, we are doing a lot of interval pieces. like 4x10 mins, 3x15 mins, 3x3K, 2x4K, etc. i NEVER do very well on them. i get my goal for the first one, then i die on the rest of them. how can i do better on hard interval pieces?
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...the Google sidebar ads are all for spandex.
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...there's fit, then there's erg fit.
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...the men's stroke is always the hottest guy on...
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...Holiday Workout Bingo is the highlight of your...
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...one of your proudest moments was when you...
The queue's empty and finals are over, submit,...
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...you have a literal sense of the meaning, "No...
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...all you talk about is crew and your friends...
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inspire-envy asked: Hi, I'm a junior in high school and recently was temporarily dismissed from my team for a bad grade (by my mother, not my coach). My caoch still sends me the workouts that the team is doing, which I do with my erg, but I was wondering if you could tell me other things I could do to improve? (I weightlift almost everyday in addition to the erg pieces) Thanks so much!
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...during finals week, all you do is sit in the...
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...everyone sees you in sweatpants, hair tied,...
Anonymous asked: What is the ideal body type for sculling?
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hello-virginia asked: To the person who asked about rowing in grad school, I know that Oxford and Cambridge have grad students on their teams. Obviously those are not the easiest schools to get into, but other schools in England might do the same.
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fireworksinthenightsky asked: To the person who has rowed for one year in college but is graduating, and wanted to know whether you can row in grad school, you still have 3 years of eligibility to row as a college rower (with/against undergrads).
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thedeaddog asked: The bum flap is actually used so when you are wearing short span or anything not a uni, rain and snow doesn't get on your back. When in the catch, my lower back is exposed and if I didn't have the bum flap, Colorado weather would have paralyzed me.
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annawithoutbananas asked: to the butt flap question - there is a butt flap on your jacket so that it's long enough for you to sit on the bottom part and it wont get caught in your slides. true story!
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Anonymous asked: If you need to take painkillers there's obviously something going wrong, be it application, technique flexibility etc.
Anonymous asked: what the heck is the purpose of a butt flap on the back of our crew jackets??
Anonymous asked: I am a novice rower, and I graduate college next year. I did not think I would have fallen in love with the sport and I don't want my rowing career to end when I graduate. Are there colleges where you can row as a grad student?
Anonymous asked: Painkillers? youre in the wrong sport if youre using pain killers. Go Hard or Go home!
Anonymous asked: Do you think it would be a bad idea to take a pain killer before an important erg test or big race? Or would it be ineffective altogether?
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...when the coxswains got watches in secret santa...
FAQ page is up. More questions will be answered... →
flesh-and-poetry asked: To anyone worrying about the weight issue: don't worry about it. If you're a good cox, no sane coach will give a damn how much you weigh if you move the boat faster than anyone else. I'm men's coxswain weight, coxing our top women's boat. Why? Because I seat raced and despite the fact that I'm 15 lbs heavier than our other women's coxswain, I won. And you will...
entenue asked: To the person that asked about the use of headphones at C.R.A.S.H.-Bs: according to the rules and regulations, headphones are permitted but discouraged due to "safety reasons".
Anonymous asked: Please don't close the ask box! I think it's a good place for people to ask any questions they have about rowing, whether it be about coxswain weight or not. Maybe you could open up at FAQ and address that issue in there?
Regarding questions:
I’m honestly considering closing the ask box. Some of these questions bother me. Questions about “acceptable” coxswain weights really bother me. They’re probably my least favorite question. I’ve said it every time: weight shouldn’t matter. It’s more about how good of a coxswain you are than how skinny. If weight was the most important factor, they’d...
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jsax2 asked: To all of the people worrying about their weight as a coxswain: I'm a male coxswain for my college club/team. I'm 5'7" and weigh from 125-130. I've figured out that its your motivation that matters, not your weight. If you can push your rowers that much harder, it will make up for more than a few extra pounds in the boat.
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Anonymous asked: is 5'3" and 107lbs too big for a female coxswain?
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Anonymous asked: To the anon who asked about being a coxswain and was worried about being too tall... I'm a coxswain and I'm about 5'5" and 115 lbs. Don't worry about your weight too much, it's better to have a great motivator who's a little heavier than someone who is 110 exactly and not the greatest at calls.
Anonymous asked: is 5'3" and 107lbs too big for a female coxswain? please help im super worried!! i coxed part time last year and was about 103 im suuuuper worried im too heavy now! and is 5'3" too tall? i feel like most are 5'1"-ish?
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Anonymous asked: what is steady state? i dont exactly know what it means.
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...your non-rower friends won't high five you.
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...when half your team got socks for a Secret...
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Anonymous asked: for the person who's considering giving up: don't. i was in your position a few months ago. on the water, i focused a lot on technique. on the erg, i focus on doing the same continuous motion WELL. after doing a lootttttt of steady state pieces i was able to bring my splits down a considerable amount.
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Anonymous asked: im a jv. our girls team consists of 6 rowers this year. im 100 pounds and my 2k is 9:20. all the over varsity/jv's are faster than me and all the novice girls team is now too. i don't see a point in continuing the sport. help?
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Anonymous asked: what is swass?
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...swass is a normal and acceptable occurrence.
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...it really bugs you when people actually...
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....you said 'weigh nuff' to yourself in HP 7 part...
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bonesofravenclaw asked: Men's coxswain weight is definitely still 120 in collegiate rowing... It doesn't change from high school. I know because I never got sandbagged (I was like 121) and my friend only got sandbagged up to 120.
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