Efficient Rowing

20/06/2026

Hot take: Connection at the catch is not something you "DO", it's something you receive when you STOP doing things that prevent it.

Today I could test drive teaching some new-to-me approaches to Connection.

How to DIS-ENGAGE
- overworking trapezius
- overworking biceps
- over working lower back?

You can talk at length about drills and timing - if you can't reliably establish your inner connections (head to tailbone, fingers to toes, extremities to trunk) the resistance and power oder the water gets stuck in wrists, shoulders, necks and backs.

Thanks mongo_oli for goofing around and learning together on the ride!

14/06/2026

Returning - after 15 years - to working and trachinf through touch was a huge adventure. My New Years Resolution this year was to figure out a way to combine my growing psychtherapeutical knowledge with my Alexander Technique history. I learned "old" knowledge in new ways and I'm eager to get back into teaching.

04/06/2025

Every once in a while, you need someone to challenge your beliefs. On the rowing world, .nolte is definitely one to do that. So this is where I went while in Canada.

Thanks for the friction it's how one grows and for letting me join your coaching.

02/01/2025

Beim geht es um Effizienz. Eingesetzte Energie soll reibungsfrei in Bootsgeschwindigkeit umgesetzt werden.

Wenn der Körper wirklich verbunden ist und man fühlt, dass man das, was man im Tank hat, auch wirklich "auf die Straße" bringt, ist das ein unbeschreiblich.

Aber wie "trainiert" man Gefühl? Ein Beispiel siehst du hier.

Eines meiner Highlights in 2024 war die Einladung, beim des .marburg zu unterrichten. Trotz gebrochener Kniescheibe und mit Schiene. Denn die Frage "wie setze ich alles ein was ich habe, selbst wenn ich gehandicapt bin?" beschäftigt mich schon immer. Erst recht auf Krücken. Oder gerade deswegen.

Die Kette zwischen Stemmbrett und Blättern ist lang und es gibt viele Stellen, an denen sie "einknicken" kann. In Teil 1 geht es vor allem um Becken und Steißbein. Teil 2 gibt es nächstes Jahr.

Herzlichen Dank an Tobias, dass ich das Video teilen darf. Viel Spaß!

04/03/2023

https://youtu.be/HNcK0DXDtng

I finally cut this video for you. Give the importance it deserves because it´s a real game changer!

Our bodies have evolved in gravity. Being well coordinated around our central axis helps as deal with loading weight as well as balancing in aversive situati...

25/08/2022

https://youtu.be/jr0TTVvO_e8

Oli Rosenbladt is Head Coach Junior Rowing at Duxbury Bay Maritime School. During the pandemic he engaged in online coaching sessions with Stefanie Buller, m...

13/04/2022

This is one of my most important teaching. It´s really important to locate the hipjoints correctly in order to move the pelvis properly.

Please share and spare someone some back pain!

knowing where your hipjoints are in your body is the first step to using them efficiently in the rowing stroke.

02/01/2022

Meine beiden Artikel zum Rudern sind in der Recherchedatenbank des Bundesinstituts für Sportwissenschaft gelistet... :-)

Schaut mal rein.

My articles on Rowing and Alexander technique are no listed in the database of the national Institute for sport science. Yeah!

25/06/2021

I'm going LIVE on Instagram at 5 pm, Berlin time!

Stop by and say HI!