Fitness
Rowing Breath Timing
Rowing breath timing pairs exhale with leg drive and inhale on recovery. Held breath on hard pulls disrupts rhythm and can spike blood pressure.
Rowing breath timing coordinates exhale on the drive or finish and inhale on the recovery—many rowers exhale as legs drive and inhale while arms extend forward. Holding breath through the drive spikes blood pressure and breaks rhythm.
At high stroke rates, quick exchanges matter more than perfect symmetry. Practice on steady rows before races.
Common questions
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When should I exhale on the erg?
A common pattern is exhale through the drive or finish and inhale on the recovery—pick one pattern and keep it under rising stroke rates.
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