Training load

To improve your sport it requires interaction and balance of several important factors, physical training, mental strengh, technical improvement, sleeping, nutrition and recovery.

There is a balance to train properly and get the progression that is desired, you train too hard, too much and or high load and do not give your body the right dose of the rebound effect will not occur, you exercise too little, or too low load improvement will not be reached either.

From last summer I experienced little or no clear improvement in my rowing, but the last six months, I notice a clear trend. I can not directly point to a cause, it's probably a combination of several things that helped. I row 50-60 km / week now.

Mainly, I have tried to focus on making the tough sessions tough and light session at ease and not be in between all the time. On the lighter remote sessions, I use a heart rate monitor to be at the right level, 70-80%. Also lowered the load at the gym.

Furthermore I am active and change the training plan when necessary, mainly to be fresh on the tough passes and be able to present a maximum of these. Iam not afraid to take an unplanned day off when it feels right.

The improvement I see on my endurance for distance sessions, has increased the speed of those 4-5 seconds on average speed 500 m with the same load.

The different interval training, 500-1500 m can I do now 2-3 seconds faster.

Just two weeks away to the start of Casey Clarke new training plan, that will take us to BRIC in London, 10 december.

Just to keep going further and work out with both heart and brain;)