This morning's practice we worked on some drive mechanics with the "Sass" and saw some of the campers really bite into the idea of driving the boat past their blades whereas others found it really challenging. We ended with some 45 second blasters against a younger boat and perhaps we felt a little too good about it. Right before the mid-afternoon lecture, Coach Tynan and I did some dead lifting, Turkish get-ups, side presses, and some KB push-ups. It felt great to lift...it has been simply a really long time since I've done it. Coach Card put up an excellent dead lift personal best.
The lecture was a repeat of last Friday's guided meditation and relaxation. Too many distracting noises to make it truly excellent but nevertheless I think everyone enjoyed it.
The afternoon session was more of a fun attempt at getting the athletes to feel acceleration by hanging on to the end of the boat and rowing by sixes. Very challenging but just a lot of fun...where else are you going to get a chance to do it?
