Indoor rowing machines (or ergometers) were once used only by outdoor rowers during their winter training. Over the last twenty years however the benefits of indoor rowing have attracted more and more users, and now every gym comes with one as standard. It's also a sport in its own right, with competitions ranging from school leagues to the European and World Championships.The Complete Guide to Indoor Rowing is the first comprehensive book to focus on this unique form of strength-endurance training. Clearly illustrated in full colour and packed with information, training plans, tips and techniques, it is suitable for serious athletes, outdoor rowers and regular gym users alike, and is a must for health professionals and coaches. Whether you are attracted by the weight-loss benefits of the rowing machine or using it to coach cross-training athletes, this book will help you get the best from each session while, crucially, remaining injury-free.

An invaluable addition to any rower's bookshelves.

Vorwort
Indoor rowing has become immensely popular as a form of fitness training and has also taken off on a competitive level. This is the first comprehensive guide on the subject and is suitable for fitness professionals and coaches as well as individuals training in gyms or their own homes.

Autorentext
Jim Flood is the author of Know the Game: Rowing. He was a tutor and assessor for indoor and outdoor rowing coaches, and worked internationally to help countries raise their coaching levels to Olympic standards. Dr Charles Simpson is a senior lecturer in Exercise & Sports Science at Oxford Brookes University. He has coached for the last 16 years in the UK, USA and Australia, and received the Coach of the Year award from British Rowing in 2007.

Zusammenfassung
The Complete Guide to Indoor Rowing is the first comprehensive book to focus on this unique form of strength-endurance training. Indoor rowing machines (or ergometers) were once used only by outdoor rowers during their winter training. Over the last twenty years however the benefits of indoor rowing have attracted more and more users, and now every gym comes with one as standard. It's also a sport in its own right, with competitions ranging from school leagues to the European and World Championships. Clearly illustrated in full colour and packed with information, training plans, tips and techniques, it is suitable for serious athletes, outdoor rowers and regular gym users alike, and is a must for health professionals and coaches. Whether you are attracted by the weight-loss benefits of the rowing machine or using it to coach cross-training athletes, this book will help you get the best from each session while, crucially, remaining injury-free.

Inhalt
Introduction

Chapter 1 The development of indoor rowing
Chapter 2 How rowing machines work
Chapter 3 Effective technique
Chapter 4 Coaching styles and techniques
Chapter 5 Physiology of indoor rowing
Chapter 6 Indoor rowing training for health and performance
Chapter 7 Psychology and motivation for indoor rowing
Chapter 8 Indoor rowing for on-water rowers
Chapter 9 Nutrition for indoor rowing
Chapter 10 Case studies

Appendices
1 Planning a series of coaching sessions
2 Rowing in schools
References
Index