... paddling kayak ergometers and coaching thoughts for kayak racers

Wed - February 14, 2007

Kayaking below staircase. Peter Unold writes on his experience with a kayak ergometer:
Below the staircase at the clubhouse is a single kayak ergometer. Kayaking can truly be a mental thing when you’re glaring into a wall while grinding along. It’s just you, your tired old body and this caveman painting, which I suspect some jester put up. Compared to an hour of paddling below this staircase, an 80km day in a sea kayak in flat conditions feels like going to the circus.
One of the first thing you notice when you get on a kayak ergometer is the absence of wind. No wind means no cooling effect means you’ll soon be sweating like a pig.
Coaching thoughts, tools and sport science ideas from Alan Carlsson at Engineered Athlete Services. Alan posted several articles related to paddling in his blog: wash riding in kayaks, kayak paddle fitting, team boat selection, kayak stroke drills, base of support in kayak, surfski paddling in rough water.

Posted at 06:30 AM