April 2011
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March 2011
130 posts
Anonymous asked: For steering: Sit back in your seat, and brace your feet against the stroke seat. Then take a moment to check out your surroundings, and memorize them. Then, whenever you see that youre starting to go off course, make a SMALL two inch adjustment Hold the rudder strings with just your thumb and index finger, and brace the other fingers against the hull of the boat. Remember that it takes about 6...
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...you know you're going to do an intense workout,...
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Hey guys, I was wondering if you had any advice on...
Because my boat isn’t the fastest at getting out/in and since there’s a time penalty…
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...you compare everything to rowing...ALWAYS.
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...you see a fellow rower downtown, its like...
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nothingbut-thegirl asked: That would be me, the submission you're talking about. Sorry :) As a rower who has had a innumberable amount of coxes in her nine months of rowing, I find everyone's calls are subtly different and it can be a real challenge translating from one to the next. I'm learning to cox in two weeks time, so I'm definitely going to keep reading your list of calls with interest and see...
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emmacohen:
We have 47 girls on our novice team. Our coaches made us erg 3 times this week and we were on the erg for 2 hours each day. sometimes i wonder “why couldnt i of done a normal sport!?” GO LGRC!
Wow. That is insanity. But that’s what makes our sport our sport. Not everyone can do it.
Anonymous asked: And for coxing, remember LAYERS ARE KEY. You should start out with long spandex or yoga pants, then wear a work out or sporty shirt, preferably not made of cotton, then a light jacket, and a heavier jacket. During the cold months wear a parka if you've got one, or if you don't then wear a rain coat/ poncho when it rains, water proof pants, wind breakers. Get yourself a wool north face...
out-fishing asked: o;waiejgo;iert thank you. i don't know what to do with it.
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...you're prepared for every emergency situation...
(coxswain)
Anonymous asked: Hey girl, I'm a coxswain too, and though you probably don't need advice so much anymore, I figured I'd just give you some tips and tricks that I've picked up
1) Be positive, don't get angry at your crew, don't yell, don't belittle them. Instead of saying "I know this hurts, but you're almost done" say "I know you want this, I can see...
1) Be positive, don't get angry at your crew, don't yell, don't belittle them. Instead of saying "I know this hurts, but you're almost done" say "I know you want this, I can see...
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...your friends stop inviting you places because...
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...your doctor asks if you've ever experimented...
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...you tell your friends to weigh 'nuff when you...
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...you text your friends at 6 a.m. and wonder why...
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...while reading this, you ache.
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...you go the entire day before you realize you...
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...you think theater tech headsets look like cox...
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...no matter how much you complain...secretly,...
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...you can tell whether people scull or sweep by...
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If you're seeing this, my queue is empty. Submit...
hugsfromthesun asked: the post by rowsbeforehoes about seeing the variable K... SO TRUE. SO SO SO TRUE.
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...another team's rowers sit ten feet from you...
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..you count everything out in tens.
out-fishing asked: awk because that's my website and that was not me and i haven't told anyone about it.
sarahslifegoeson asked: http://sarahslifegoeson.tumblr.com/post/3988919452/novice-high-quality-entertainment
so... lily, you're a novice :)
these are semi-hysterical.
i felt like you would appreciate them.
so... lily, you're a novice :)
these are semi-hysterical.
i felt like you would appreciate them.
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...your team IS your scoial life.
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...you've memorized the entire rowing safety...
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...you immediately associate every math problem...
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..you only get six hours of sleep, yet are more...
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...it's the end of the world, apocalypse has come,...
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I got a submission from someone.
They asked if it was okay that they were submitting calls because they’re a rower, not a cox.
Of course it’s okay! Rowers are certainly allowed to submit calls; actually, I really welcome them. As both a cox and a rower, I know it’s very important for the two types to have excellent communication. Rowers have to listen to and understand the calls, so it makes perfect sense for...
Anonymous asked: what do you think of https://sites.google.com/site/neverweighenough/?
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...you sincerely believe your coach will never...
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... you shake hands with someone and later on they...
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mouth-wash reblogged your post: i just want to row!
why aren’t you rowing?
I actually just reblogged it for the gif, but it’s oddly appropriate. There’s more info on my personal blog, if you’re actually curious.
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i just want to row!
isthatafatjoke:
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...you've signed something of your coach's.
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...you can tell if someone is a rower by the...
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⚓ Rows Before Hoes ⚓: You sit ready at the... →
rowsbeforehoes:
You never really gave much thought to it until this point in time.. but your greatest opponent has never been another boat, a disparaging coach, or even the number one rower on your team who kicks your time’s ass every damn erg test.
No.
You’re greatest opponent isn’t even the erg you sit ready on, or the screen attached telling you how worthless your time is.
It’s the time...
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...you can walk around carrying an oar and no one...
rowsbeforehoes asked: You should reblog my 2k post! :)
I LOVE your blog <3
I LOVE your blog <3
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...you regularly walk around with a mummified...
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...you refer to your hands as "inside and...
Yay :)
loveconquersmost:
Ha, thanks for the post :D It made my day, I have to say! (That’s impressive, seeing as though I raced today as well). I’m a bit OCD about grammar/format etc, that’s why :)
Hope you’ve had a good day!
Whoa. Hold the phone. That post beat out a race for what made your day? Are you being serious?
Spaz attack aside, thanks! I had an okay day. I...
mademoiselleburberry asked: what would be some good exercises to do to condition? besides the usual sit ups and so on.
