Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are
My mouse stopped working the other day.
No big deal. Right? But I spend at least 4 hours a day typing and clicking. Whether it’s...
Pass the Energy Please Part 3 – The Glycolytic System. Short duration, Moderate power
This is the third post in the “Pass the Energy Please” series. Go to our blog to read the others.
Remember the graph from the...
Training, Recovery and Supercompensation
Introduction
You might be surprised to hear that training itself doesn't make you fitter – it's the recovery period afterward that truly matters. In this...
Pass the Energy Please Part 5 – The Oxidative System. Long duration, Low power
Now that we have covered the ATP-PC and Glycolytic systems, we will discuss the Oxidative System. Long duration, Low power.
This is the fifth post...
Improve Your Times and Distances on the Paddling Erg
Introduction
In a previous post we talked about the paddling ergo (or erg) machine, how it helps a dragon boat paddler and one way that...
How Dragon Boating Transforms Lives for Women with Breast Cancer
For women navigating life after breast cancer, finding ways to reclaim strength, confidence, and community can feel like an uphill battle.
Enter dragon boating—a...
The 50% Rule: A Dragon Boating Coach’s Guide to Realistic Planning
As a coach with years of experience in recreational dragon boating, primarily across two clubs, I’ve had the chance to observe patterns not just...
That’s What She S.A.I.D. How to be a Better Paddler
The acronym S.A.I.D. means, Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demand.
Essentially, when the body is exposed to a particular type of exercise or movement (stressor),...
How to Strengthen Your Shoulders and Look Great
The previous post in this series, “Why You Need To Strengthen Your Shoulders”, described the role of the rotator cuff and other muscles in...
Dragon Boating – Easy to learn, difficult to master
Games should be easy to learn and difficult to master. They reward the first quarter and the hundredth.
-Nolan Bushnell
This design philosophy has historically and...
