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by Nosmo » November 5th, 2008, 9:41 pm
Simple, less layback and fast hands away on the recovery--don't pause at the finish.
I wrote this in another thread earlier today:
You actually can lean back too much if you row strapless, by slouching and sticking you head to far forward, or by grabbing the rail with the ankles.
Rowing strapless can actually make your stroke worse. By all means do row strapless but think about keeping the front and back of your spine long (I am putting it this way because saying "Sit up" or "sit tall" encourages some people to hyper extend their backs). If it doesn't come easily to you don't worry about pace (cover the monitor) and finishing with the back vertical until you get used to it.
Rowing strapless is great, I do it most of the time, but there is no substitute for paying attention to what you are doing.
