Young reporter-4 tips to ace your erg test-Oliver Adelsbach-St Georges
Young reporter-4 tips to ace your erg test-Oliver Adelsbach-St Georges
As many seasoned rowers will know, the cold days and long nights hail the most gruelling part of the year, winter training. As the winds pick up and the stream on rivers become unrowable scores of oarsmen and women will troop inside to train with primarily weights and on the rowing machine. This is usually when the first erg test of the year happens, deciding whether all the work and training of the year so far has been worth it and deciding boats for the months ahead. Whether the test is a classic 2k, a 5k or the dreaded hour of power, this article will highlight 4 things to focus on when preparing for testing and hopefully everyone hits massive PB’s soon.
As many seasoned rowers will know, the cold days and long nights hail the most gruelling part of the year, winter training. As the winds pick up and the stream on rivers become unrowable scores of oarsmen and women will troop inside to train with primarily weights and on the rowing machine. This is usually when the first erg test of the year happens, deciding whether all the work and training of the year so far has been worth it and deciding boats for the months ahead. Whether the test is a classic 2k, a 5k or the dreaded hour of power, this article will highlight 4 things to focus on when preparing for testing and hopefully everyone hits massive PB’s soon.