Staying Relaxed and Horizontal as You Row

Many rowing coaches will tell you to sit up in the boat. But Calm Waters Rowing coach and U.S. National Team medalist John Dunn says sitting up straight is a mistake. Learn why in this video tutorial filmed on the private lake owned by Calm Waters Rowing, a rowing camp for beginning and experienced rowers alike in Lancaster, Virginia..

This video is part of the "Introduction to Rowing Technique" series produced by Calm Waters Rowing.

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[rowingwithcalmwaters]

Sorry for the delay. We spend a lot of time going against the grain of what other coaches are coaching, especially when it comes to sitting up. View our latest video where we show all the Olympic gold medalists from 2008 - no sitting up anywhere. Sitting up will obviously make you more vertical and the higher you get, the less stable you'll be. Also, if you drive while sitting up, all the pressure is placed on the lower vertabrae instead of dispersing it throughout the entire spinal cord.

[charliebfmv]

Yeah but we coaches teach us to sit up straight for balance and also so we don't injure ourselevs ???