Frithjof Petscheleit
I am happy to have found Dragon Boating as a passion in life. I coach for the Tacoma Dragon Boat Association and enjoy sharing and learning all things paddling.
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Why A Brush With Death Triggers The Slow-Mo Effect : NPR
This article goes into light detail on the mechanism for the slow-mo effect in dangerous situations.
My question is how and if this might be involved in the concept of relative or perceived time in sports. Many athletes see changes to the time they perceive while they are competing or training hard.
The perception of the amount of time taken for a particular event can be wildly off if the athlete is not monitoring it closely. Many perceive this slow-mo effect thinking the event has taken much longer than reality, and many perceive less time passage than reality, much the opposite. I would love to know what is at play in each situation.
Scott
Competitive Phase Strength Training
Now that we've hit the Dragon Boat competitive phase in much of the world, I'm hearing questions about how to alter a weight program during this time.
In the previous phase we maximized our power by lowering the weight and increasing the speed and number of repetitions to more closely match the paddle stroke during a race. We also altered the exercises performed to more closely mimic the stroke as well. This produces the benefit of race preparation, but at the cost of maximum strength. During this phase that was appropriate, as this speed was necessary to build up endurance and maximize the body's ability to work powerfully and explosively.
North American Dragon Boat Conference 2010
Wonderful weekend in Vancouver with Waters Edge and Right Angle Performance at the North American Dragon Boat Conference 2010. Kamini Jain, Jackie Webber, Andrea Dillon, Tim Le Bas and Dan Hebert were an amazing group of presenters at the conference, with attendees from BC, Alberta, WA, OR, CA, NY and PA.
So much great information it will take me a while to fully digest, but I'll be adding my reflections in the near future.
Special Phase Strength Training
Special Phase Strength Training
The intent during this phase is speed. Work on maximizing your power while maintaining a very fast rate, 1 second ascents. Work in 2 to 3 sets of high repetitions (30-50) These are lower weight sets, so you should be able to last for more repetitions and maintain the high speed. If you start to tire and begin to slow down, end that set after a couple more reps and come back to that exercise again. Try to work up to the suggested numbers over time.
For each exercise, find your maximum weight by doing the exercise with single lifts building up the weight slowly until you cannot lift the next heavier weight. These exercises are done at 30 - 50% of that weight.
Again emphasize speed of execution!
Time is Relative!
There is no better example of time's relativity than the concept of perceived time vs. actual time. In sport perceived time is the time you feel you have taken to accomplish some goal. Actual time is, of course, the actual amount of time that it took. Making these align, or making the perceived time feel shorter than the actual, is our broad range goal as coaches and athletes.
Specific Phase Strength Training
The Specific Phase is when we work to build up more sport specific strength. The goal it so maximize strength of these sport specific exercises prior to the next phase (Special Phase) where we will work on the endurance and power needs of the particular sport. Dragon Boating is comprised of middle distance races, so the next phase will work on sprint speeds and endurance. But now is the time for strength! Workout to your maximum ability following the guidelines below to avoid injury, and maximize your efforts.
Using the HIT (High Intensity Training) method, these exercises should be done with your best technique along with a slow pace. 2 second concentric (lift) and 4 second eccentric (lower). This should also only be done twice a week to maintain the necessary recovery time for this higher intensity workout. HIT provides an extremely efficient and funcitonal workout in less time, by making use of additional muscle fibers in the last 5-6 reps by lowering the weight for those reps by up to 20%. This actually engages more muscle fibers than simply adding sets, and does so without the additional costs to your body. HIT reduces injury and provides great results in added strength when done properly.
Do away with no-pain-no-gain in Interval training
We are all likely familiar with the 80:20 rule of life (Pareto principle); 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. How does this apply to athletic training?
80:20 rule of Interval Training
Studies have also shown that for middle distance athletes working in high intensity intervals the best results are found when these intervals comprise no more than 20% of the training time with low intensity aerobic work making up the other 80%. Further...
Challenge Answered
Two weeks ago I issued a challenge to our TDBA paddling prospects, if 10 new people come out to paddle with us within the next two weeks, I'd jump in the Sound.
Here I am with my son Makin and his Valentines Day lollipop after our Family paddle which put us over the top with 11 new paddlers!Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay by Canoe & Dragon Boat in False Creek
via youtube.comOlympic Torch crossing False Creek by Dragon Boat and War Canoe. Kamini Jain (2 time Canadian Olympian and Team Canada Dragon Boat) is the one carrying the Torch on the Dragon Boat.
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Scott Klauminzer's Posterous
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I am happy to have found Dragon Boating as a passion in life. I coach for the Tacoma Dragon Boat Association and enjoy sharing and learning all things paddling.
