Please critique my form

[calalli]

I was forced to drastically cut back on rowing due to wrist pain for the last several weeks. I have decided as I return it would be a good time to step back and work on my form and technique before I worry about times . Please take a look and let me know what needs corrected. I appreciate any input you may have. It is just a 1 min/250M session without any warmup.

Thanks!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKJAYXNG7t0

[hjs]

Looking solid, maybe a bit overbending the knees and just not enough body movement forward.
Stroke is nicely straight and the recovery of the hands fast.

Overall, a bit more upperbody rocking over and back, and a bit less leg compression at the catch.

[Dangerscouse]

Yeah, totally agree with Henry.

Be careful of too much knee compression as you may get aggravated tendons over time. My solution which is working very well is heavy leg extensions, but that's no use if you don't go to a gym.

[JerekKruger]

Hi Cal, good to have you back. Will you be jumping back into the Pete Plan?

Your stroke looks pretty decent, so the following points should be seen pretty minor, but here are my thoughts: (i) as Henry says, you could probably come forwards a little less at the catch; (ii) during the recovery there's a slight pause after your arms come forward but before your legs start to bend; (iii) your upper body rock over is being combined with your leg bending during the recovery rather than happening first; and (iv) you're often starting your hip swing long before the leg drive is finished.

[G-dub]

Maybe relax those shoulders a little. Are your feet too high? Lowering them helps to swing the body over legs to get more reach and/or get your body over before you start slide and folding of legs.

[calalli]

Thanks for your responses! My plan then is to work on keeping my heels planted for now in order to stop over-compressing, and lower the feet a notch. Glen I think I did raise that a while back, thanks for the reminder. After getting that sorted a bit I will focus on the hip swing, and work to separate it from the legs more on both drive and recovery. My shoulders are always tense, I am currently suffering from a recurring knot in the neck/shoulder area.

Part of me hoped it would be atrocious and I would have a path to an easy jump in performance. Obviously there is some there but the jump is going to have to come from work and intensity.

Tom, I plan to start on the PP 5K plan next week. I also have a skierg on the way so my plans a bit fluid right now.

Thanks again everyone!

[jbhop5857]

@cal - awesome. I have no stroke input except thanks for showing me how to post mine so I can have people take a look. Mine will be atrocious. HAHA

Anyway, please participate in the Pete Plan training forum when you start it, the more people the better to get through it all.

Keep on.....

David