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by quest
February 1st, 2009, 2:26 pm
Forum: Competition
Topic: Best way to begin 2K
Replies: 3
Views: 3889

Amongst the top speedsters I've seen both methods used. While it seems slightly more common to see a few half or three-quarter strokes to start out, last February Henrik Stephansen of Denmark set a new lightweight world record of 6:02.2 using full strokes from the start. The first 10 stokes or so w...
by quest
November 6th, 2008, 5:11 am
Forum: FAQ
Topic: New, asking for advice
Replies: 36
Views: 31285

Re: world record holder Henrik Stephansen

Here is a video of world record holder Henrik Stephansen from my blog. He is rowing at 8 meters per stroke. Do you feel his stroke is too short? Do you think he would row faster with a lower rating and more handle force? The video is watched in a better quality and runs a lot easier in its original...
by quest
October 16th, 2007, 2:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: arm position at finish
Replies: 13
Views: 7671

Hi there, I was brought to this interesting question about elbows and height of handle by my statistics of visits to the rowing videos of Henrik Stephansen. Being at it - I am happy about the interest these videos have got from especially this site - but also various groups on Facebook - where stude...