Good Lifestyle

My doctor calls the heart of an athlete and is common in experienced rowers. My left ventricular room is so much larger and its walls of several millimeters thicker than an average heart, an inexperienced cardiologist could easily confer it to an anomaly. The cyclists, as we would expect, also have strong hearts, but experts say that the hearts of the rowers are stronger, although it is not completely understood why.

What I like about rowing is that it provides more fitness all around than most other exercises, and it has much less impact on your joints and connective tissues than, for example, , tennis or running (a bonus for older guys like me). My brother, Pete and I started doing interior train machines in 1981 and we received many letters from ex-runners who resumed rowing and say that it gave them a new life. Yet, rowing requires more than the aerobic fitness; You must apply a substantial force of force to move a boat. Learn the page of paddle is simple: you simply press with your legs and pull with your arms, back and heart. You can learn how to get in a few days, but it takes a life to perfect it. I started rowing my new year at Brown University and I always honor my stroke.

I get up at six in the summer and row on a lake near my home for an hour. In winter, I move inside and I use a rowing machine, which we call an "erg". The warming is crucial. I rank at a very easy pace for five minutes, then I'm five minutes of five minutes to row alternately between 30 second and easy intervals. I build strength by working with high intensity splinters in the mix or, if I'm on an ERG, I will launch the damper until the highest adjustment to add a resistance. People tend to make long distances in the same slow and steady pace, but it does not give your heart a good workout.

When I was younger, I tried to get faster every year. I finally did it at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. The terrorist attack occurred the second week and I was lucky to have finished all my competitions in the first week. The next Olympic Games, Pete and I tried together at the Princeton, New Jersey trials. We did not make the cup, but we are still competing in several races a year. Every month of October for 28 years, we rowed with the same eight guys at the head of Charles, a large regatta of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

It is a group of former members of the 70s National and Olympic team members. The event provides a motivation for us to train and when we reach the competition season, we have a routine of body conditioning to prepare us. In the end, this sport is a very personal thing and my main goal is simple: stay in the best form I can, for the rest of my life.

Dick Dreissigacer, 69, has riched for more than 50 years. He and his brother, Pete, own concept2, a rowing company in Morrisville, Vermont.

ROUTINE

Build a stronger core and a more powerful body with this simple routine.

Power 10s
By raking on an ERG at a pace of 25 shots per minute, monitor your distance on the machine's computer. At 1000 meters, sprint as fast as you can for 10 shots by pushing with your legs and pulling with your top of the body. Return to your regular pace. At 2,000 meters, sprint for another 10 shots. Continue this model for an hour to build your anaerobic capabilities by strengthening your hamstrings, your quads, knots and lats.

ABS ROLLER
Offering with an ABS roll (a wheel with a handle through its center) near your lap. Enter the handle, position your shoulders above the wheel and straighten your back. Roll it forward, keeping your abdominals and your lower back. When your arms are completely extended and your torso is parallel to the ground, hold for 10 seconds, then slowly return to your starting position. Try to make a path to make three sets of 10 repetitions.

Jump
Squat with your thighs parallel to the ground, your arms folded at an angle of 45 degrees and your forearms parallel to the ground. Stay as straight as possible. Jump into the air as high as possible; swing your arms slightly behind your hips. Repeat immediately. Do this exercise 30 times for a set, rest for 10 minutes, then make a second set. A clip among competitive rowers, this exercise will strengthen your quadriceps and create an explosive stroke.

Bench
Lift a weight bench on the length of the ground arm. Lie down face to face and enter a dumbbell of 20 pounds in each hand. By holding the weight perpendicular to the bench, bend your elbows to lift the weights in the chest, then lower them slowly.

Take 10 repetitions, rest for 10 minutes, then make two other sets. This will build your lats as well as your replacement muscles back by simulating the traction phase of a line.

Communicated at the bottom of the back
Lie on the back with your legs flat on the floor and your hands under your hips. Slowly raise your legs until they are perpendicular to the ground. Standard your hips with your hands, lift your lower back and bring your toes to almost touch the ground behind your head. Hold here for 10 seconds, slowly return to the starting position, rest for 10 seconds, then repeat. It is an excellent stretch for the muscles of your back of the back that the abolator tightens.