DISTRIBUTING ROWING TRAINING: POLARIZED VS PYRAMIDAL

Treff, G., Winkert, K., Sareban, M., Steinacker, J., Becker, M., & Sperlich, B. (2017). Eleven-week preparation involving polarized intensity distribution is not superior to pyramidal distribution in national elite rowers. Frontiers In Physiology, 8.

By Will Ruth

Strength, peak power, anaerobic fitness, aerobic endurance, technique...there are too many necessary qualities in rowing to be able to train all of them with one type of training session. Organizing training to target physiological development is the science of managing intensity zones. How can we use intensity zone knowledge and strategic training distribution to achieve better rowing performance?