{"id":11397,"date":"2017-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkhorserowing.com\/test\/how-to-win-every-rowing-workout"},"modified":"2020-06-02T21:51:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T04:51:53","slug":"how-to-win-every-rowing-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darkhorserowing.com\/how-to-win-every-rowing-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Win Every Rowing Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I started following the Dark Horse Rowing Crew I was desperate. Desperate for structure for my training and help with my rowing. What I found was so much more than help with training and rowing technique. The program is set up to make you better rower, polish your technique, and increase your power and endurance. As with many\u00a0program, it will also challenge you mentally along the way.\u00a0And surprisingly, I found the mental aspect to be where I found the most growth.<\/p>\n
Every Dark Horse Rowing program starts and ends with a test. The goal is to perform your absolute best in the beginning, trust and follow the programming as prescribed, and finish with your absolute best at the retest. Your target numbers come from the first test and carry you through the following 8 weeks.<\/p>\n
It is a supplemental program to your existing training and when you sign up you need to commit 2x a week to focus on rowing. It will take about 2 hours of your week; that is, 2 extra hours of training.<\/p>\n
Not every training day is the same. Your sleep, stress level, nutrition and other training are all part of the equation when it comes to performance. There are times when you can gut out a harder training session, but there are days you just can\u2019t hit the assigned target or can\u2019t hold an assigned rate steadily. It happens with all of us; the question is how we handle it when it happens. We can fail, but we also have the opportunity to fail forward. Through the Dark Horse programs, I learned how to win workouts even if I fell short of the targets.<\/p>\n
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Failing to hit the desired target can be frustrating and discouraging. In those moments, most of the time we are not thinking of why is it happening — we are just ready to give up.<\/p>\n
Eliminate the stress and distractions by starting your day with rowing. You can concentrate your focus on the workout and nothing else. I personally like to train fasted, but I also learned that there are harder intervals where I need some energy otherwise my performance drops and all I can think of is food. I suggest to study and plan your workouts accordingly and choose the days when it can fit in your training volume.<\/p>\n
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In our program, the workouts are not designed so you can fail doing them. Some of them are harder than others, but none of them are setting you up to failure. All of your numbers come from your initial test so all we ask is that you to perform your best in a given workout. Best doesn\u2019t necessarily mean max effort, but you need to attack every workout with the intent on performing at your best. You shouldn\u2019t be afraid because every workout is customized to you and your capabilities and all of them are designed for you to be able to conquer.<\/p>\n
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