I recently made the switch from the older KayakPro Speedstroke Classic to KayakPro's newer model called the Speedstroke GYM. The GYM is the second major kayak ergometer introduced by KayakPro, owned by ex-Olympian and World Champion Grayson Bourne. The older Speedstroke Classic was first offered in 2001 and the Speedstroke GYM in [...]
The second of Erik's training articles. A follow-up to "Surfski Training"
Why do you want to surfski? There are a number of reasons, some more important than others, depending on the person. On a surfski, you go fast, real fast. I believe they are the fastest all-around human powered water craft in the world, equally at home in dead calm conditions [...]
“GO! GO! Dig for it! Only five hundred meters left! I think you can do it!” Kirsten, my personal Harvard Rowing Team coxswain, was screaming in my ear. ‘You think I can do it?’ I thought to myself feebly, feeling like ‘The Little Engine That Was Under the Impression He [...]
