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Women's Programme
The Women's coaching program is a simple pathway to excellent rowing achievements. It is instructed by Head Women's Coach, Rodrigo Sanchez who has achieved great results using the program proving its effectiveness. It is cyclical in nature employing 50%, 75%, 100% and race-taper levels to bring you to your best for race day.
Much of the winter season is spent training in the sculls or one of the club’s pairs/doubles. The water sessions are split up into pieces and technical outings. In the summer season crew boats are formed and as the distance drops the rating and boat speed is increased to its maximum.
Weights and ergo's are also significant parts of the program aiming at maximising physiological development. Weight training is done to the point of exhaustion and failure, where it is not possible to do a single extra repetition. This aims to maximise muscular hypertrophy (growth) by recruiting previously unused fibres to work.
The high intensity of this program tends to mean that the athletes seem to be able to cope with a higher training load and tend to get ill less frequently. Both of these result in better performance. The program has been followed successfully by those on all types of courses (including finalists and postgraduates) such as law, medicine, dentistry, architecture and engineering. So it is proven that it can be combined with getting a good degree.
When the training load is 100% you only need to think that this is the programme of World Champions and you do it to win.
Becoming part of the Cardiff University Women's Squad will take you into a focused, effective and rewarding squad with a brilliant team mentality. For any more information do not hesitate to contact me.
Sarah Faull
Women's Captain, CURC