Row Better: The Ultimate Secret Guide to Strapless Rowing for any rower

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In this video, we reveal the ultimate secret guide to strapless rowing for maximizing efficiency and improving rowing technique. Discover whether you should row with or without straps, and learn essential tips for improving your rowing game, even when on the HYROX race floor! Whether you're a novice or an experienced rower, this guide will help you take your skills to the next level!
Ever tried rowing without the foot straps? It's like finding the secret passage to better technique! So give me 5 minutes to take you through the basics of strapless rowing, including a crucial 'baby step' to keep you steady and prevent any unexpected flying off the rowing machine.
And should HYROX pals jump on the bandwagon too? Spoiler alert: it's a case-by-case situation!
Why ditch the foot straps? Let's dive into the game-changing perks, especially if you're wrestling with your indoor rowing technique.
Whether you're going full-on strapless or just using it in your rowing warm-ups and cool-downs, this simple tweak can skyrocket your rowing game. Who knows, you might even start breaking your own speed records!
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📚 CHAPTERS 📚
00:00 Introduction
00:42 How to row strapless
03:35 The point of rowing out of the straps
04:43 Do you need this help?
05:37 Should HYROX athletes try it?
07:57 Racing while rowing? Maybe not!
09:17 Doubles HYROX Rowing
09:25 Summary

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@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

Even if you only do a few minutes warmup and cooldown strapless, it's 100% worth feeding this into your sessions.

@jaap_vanekris 4 ай бұрын

Asditional benefit: when you do an all out session and inevetably end up on the floor (crying), your feet won't still be stuck on the foot-strechers, making you look like a fish.

@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

Hahah!!! Best comment winner!

@bobk1845 4 ай бұрын

Stan Pocock wrote that whenever his father George Pocock was along with the coach in the launch sooner or later the coach would call "feet out!". He seemed to think it was essential to getting correct mechanics of the stroke.

@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

It really is. And it's not just for the sake of technique too - I row the HYROX 1Km with feet out, as it guarantees efficiency. If I were in the straps, who knows how I'd flap about when I was so exhausted!!

@dermotbalaam5358 3 ай бұрын

Also the rail slopes down to the flywheel.

@rowalong 2 ай бұрын

True, but the same thing happens on machines that don't slope down.

@chrisjbarrow 4 ай бұрын

Definitely something I try and remember to do on the low intensity rows, by the time you are 10 minutes into the row you have forgotten that you are strapless 😂

@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

True. It’s usually just the first 5 strokes that the danger lurks!!

@DougOfTheAntarctic 4 ай бұрын

I used to always row strapless. Maybe I’ll give it a try again!

@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

It's well worth even doing warm up and cool downs strapless. (Something I'll say in the comments)

@mikethomas9424 4 ай бұрын

Feet out improved my technique, still do 20 22, 24 rate feet out. Cheers

@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

For me, it’s a habit thing. If I get in the habit of warming up and cooling down strapless, it really helps.

@pedallinwithparedes 4 ай бұрын

@RowAlong Workouts thank you for this explanation. I will work my way up to not using straps. Side question... What would be the best footwear to use ?? Flat shoes with a wide toe box for better transfer of power like powerlifting would it apply the same in rowing for more effective workout?

@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

I’m glad you liked it. As for shoes, a flat sole with very little heel rise works best. The Adidas Powerlifting II was all the rage about 5 years ago. Converse Allstar work well also. There’s a lot of chatter about how the soft sole on a running shoe or gym shoe will soak up power. But really, unless you’re already rowing a 6:00 2k and looking for every last 0.1 watt to get you marginally faster, for most it’s not the spongy sole that is the problem. It’s the higher, chunkier heel that is the issue. I try to row mostly in socks or bare feet. But as I’m training for HYROX at the moment, I need to train in the shoes I’ll be wearing on the day. I hope this helps?

@pedallinwithparedes 4 ай бұрын

@@rowalong yes it does help 🙂. I just started rowing on a cheap but decent magnetic rower and found that wearing my Whitin shoes feels a lot better than something with a cushion on it in the heel. I think I'll try socks out also once I get stronger. Thanks for responding and the input sir!

@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure. Happy to help any time.

@Dave61-ly4iq 4 ай бұрын

I put my Concept 2 is on slides. Haven’t used the straps since. The slides (or any other dynamic) require decent technique and the straps really aren’t needed.

@bobk1845 4 ай бұрын

My experience too.

@rowalong 4 ай бұрын

I actually filmed a section of me on the RP3 saying exactly this. But the video was going on too long as it was. I am going to post as a short - as you’re right, it’s important info to know.

@virgiliovivacemente5441 4 ай бұрын

After using the concept2 for a few months, I found that my technique was still bad. I worked for 2 months without belts (over 90h, over 1.3 million km). It helped :)

@virgiliovivacemente5441 4 ай бұрын

1,3 million meters :)))

@DaveNeve 4 ай бұрын

That's around 14,444 km an hour which looks doable for a strong rower (I do 10,000 m in around 43 minutes and that's enough for me) but even so, that's also around 1.5 hours every day over around 2 months. That's just savage🤐

@virgiliovivacemente5441 4 ай бұрын

@@DaveNeve Thanks to this, a few months later, at the age of 57, I did 15564m in an hour.