Research has indicated that for building power, two or three explosive bursts of effort against high resistance works best. For example, to build power in the bench press, put something close to the maximum weight you can handle on the bar, and then do two or three explosive reps. (Use a spotter, of course.)
In the boat, my "paddle power" drill is simple: I use a few backstrokes to get the boat up to speed in reverse, and then do a few hard, explosive forward strokes to overcome that inertia. In a typical paddling session, I'll warm up and then do three of these drills before moving on to the main workout for the day.
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