Dr ED WITTICH
In daily life, let alone sporting pursuits, we are faced with a multitude of movement and postural challenges, sometimes unexpectedly. How we cope with them dictates how successful we are at moving, and in essence, living. This is also true of rowing. The race distance may be defined from the start, but on any given day there may be head, tail or cross winds, the water temperature may be different, our opponents may race a different strategy, maybe we have tight hamstrings from training a few days ago, the water may be flat or rough. Never once are any of these external factors exactly the same. Just look at conditions faced by rowers in Rio last August. Variability is a keystone for effective training, general health and performance.