I would like to thank you and congratulate you for purchasing the book, Rowing WOD Bible.
This book will introduce you to the many health & fitness benefits of rowing, along with 80+ rowing WODs (workouts) you can implement immediately to improve your speed, agility and overall fitness.
Benefits of Cross Training
Cross Training is not just a new fad amongst all the other styles of training that come and go throughout the years; Cross Training has many benefits these include:
Intensity
Cross Training workouts are fast paced and intense (as the emphasis is on speed and total weight being lifted), they are generally much shorter than a regular weight lifting workout however since the workout is condensed it is constant non-stop movement, there is no time to stop and talk to your gym partner between sets like you normally would as you are constantly working against the clock to better yourself.
Creates Athletes
Cross Training exercises are all high power functional movements, this is highly emphasised. Cross Training, unlike bodybuilding does not believe in low power isolation movements. The major benefit here is now that the focus has been taken off vanity and looks it has been put 100% on performance the core strength, stamina, coordination, agility and balance you will develop through participation in Cross Training will transfer over to sports and all other facets of life.
Time
The number one excuse for individuals not following a workout regime is the constraint of time; yes its true working out takes time.
However, Cross Training WODs are short - with many intense workouts ranging from 15 20 minutes they are faster and more effective than a regular workout in which you spend an hour on a cross trainer mindlessly staring at the wall.
Measureable Results
Cross Training workouts provide you with measureable and repeatable data; this can be used to verify that your fitness level is increasing. With a series of bench mark workouts known as The Girls and The Heroes you can easily assess your progress.
Life Changing
Change your body, change your life, and change your world
Cross Training workouts build mental strength, grit and confidence; a tough Cross Training workout will emotionally push you beyond your limits. When you ignore the voice inside your head that says its too hard or I cant do that last rep and push past it unbreakable confidence is built then anything is possible.
Community
Cross Training encourages community, both in the gym and online.
People encourage and support each other through out their workouts you will never have to work out alone again unless you want to, as the bond formed between training partners make training truly fun. It is very rarely you will find an individual that is as passionate about a particular pastime as yourself however this could not be further from the truth with the Cross Training community; we are all teammates that push and pray for each other.
Benefits of Stationary Rowing
To many a rower may just seem like a standard piece of gym equipment, like the elliptical, treadmill and exercise bike, yet many professional athletes opt for the stationary rower over these other pieces of cardio equipment you might be asking why well theres a number of reasons including:
Weight Loss
A stationary rower is far more efficient at burning calories than the traditional treadmill or exercise bike, an average one hour rowing workout (not including extreme exertion) will result in an average of 600 calories burned.
A studied performed by Harvard Health Publications stated 377 calories can easily be burned by a 30 minute rowing workout performed by an individual weighing in at around 185lbs.
Low Impact
As there is no weight bearing involved in running (unlike running on a treadmill) stationary rowing is extremely low impact, your joints and bones are free of any unnecessary impact or stress that is apparent with running and skipping.
Flexibility
As rowing utilizes essentially all of the major muscles & joints in the body over time an increase in overall mobility and flexibility is apparent muscular strength is increased as well, resulting in increased strength and endurance (rowing for extended periods emphasises the slow twitch muscle fibers which are responsible for muscular endurance, meanwhile vigorous explosive periods of rowing focus on the fast twitch muscle fibers which are responsible for speed & short bursts of strength).
Suitable For Everyone
As I mentioned earlier, rowing is low impact therefore elderly individuals, young kids & everyone in-between can happily increase their physical fitness via a stationary rower without having to worry about pre-existing joint injuries or conditions (running is not a suitable option for the vast majority of elderly people).