Author: D.C. Churbuck
Publisher: Overlook TP
Keywords: rowing, book
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-02-26
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 159020011X
ISBN-13: 9781590200117
A sport of lyrical grace, enigmatic appeal, and Herculean effort, rowing is a pastime and a passion that inspires its devotees to a lifetime of dedication. Although it was once perceived as a blue-blooded activity limited to a privileged few, more and more people--including Olympic athletes, students from public and private schools, and casual gym-goers looking for an effective new workout--are taking to the rivers, lakes, and harbors to experience the beauty and health benefits of rowing. Experienced rower and journalist D. C. Churbuck recounts the colorful history and lore of rowing from it
Author: Volker Nolte
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: faster, rowing
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-10-04
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0736044655
ISBN-13: 9780736044653
Get a length up on the competition with cutting-edge technique, training, and racing information. Let the top rowing coaches and scientists in the world steer you to ultimate success, starting with sound training and racing principles and adding increasingly advanced instruction, drills, and insights all the way to the finish. Rowing Faster is the most comprehensive and detailed guide for achieving excellence in the sport. Inside youll find the following advice: · Techniques, drills, and progressions used by World and Olympic champions to master every phase of the stroke · Tests to assess
Author: John McArthur
Publisher: Crowood Press
Keywords: rowing, performance
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1997-10-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1861260393
ISBN-13: 9781861260390
Written for coaches and crews that are past beginner level but new to competitive rowing, High Performance Rowing doesn’t aim to cover every aspect of rowing, but just concentrates on how to make your boat go faster. It is a detailed guide to fitness and strength training, and covers equipment and techniques needed for improving performance at different levels of competition. Topics include tips on improving technique, how to write a training program, and selection of crews.
Author: Crowther Samuel
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: athletics, track, rowing
Number of Pages: 478
Published: 2009-08-20
List price: $36.75
ISBN-10: 1113464607
ISBN-13: 9781113464606
Author: Samuel Crowther
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: athletics, track, rowing
Number of Pages: 476
Published: 2008-12-09
List price: $36.75
ISBN-10: 0559746873
ISBN-13: 9780559746871
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Authors:Edward McNeely, Marlene Royle,
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag
Keywords: rowing, skillful
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2002-06
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1841260843
ISBN-13: 9781841260846
This book is a comprehensive look at rowing training and technique. Loaded with illustrations and photos this book provides the reader with everything they need to develop their skills and performance on and off the water. Detailed descriptions of the strokes and drills leading to perfect technique will allow the reader to develop the finer points of rowing skills. Chapters on strength training, aerobic conditioning, program planning, and rigging will help readers from beginners to masters to get the most out of their time and improve their performance in the most efficient way. Information on
Authors:Keibo Oiwa, Masato Ogata, Karen Colligan-Taylor,
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: fisherman, asian, voices, minamata, story, eternal, sea, rowing
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2001-10-15
List price: $30.95
ISBN-10: 0742500217
ISBN-13: 9780742500211
In the early 1950s fisherfolk and other villagers around Minamata Bay on the western coast of Kyushu, Japan, began to suffer from mysterious and often fatal symptoms of what came to be known as Minamata disease. It was not until 1968 that the government acknowledged its cause-organic mercury poisoning from effluent released by Chisso Corporation, a chemical manufacturer and the largest employer in the Japanese city for which the disease was named. For decades the company denied responsibility and was joined by the Japanese government in its attempt to cover up the problem despite lawsuits and
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