SU rowing alum Tiffany Macon and head coach Justin Moore were featured in Rowing Magazine.
Orange Featured In Rowing Magazine
12/11/2012 4:59:00 PM | Women's Rowing
Rowing Magazine Online Edition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -Â Syracuse women's rowing head coach Justin Moore and 2012 Orange alum Tiffany Macon were featured in the November edition of Rowing Magazine. Macon, who appears on the cover, appears in photos accompanying a story on indoor winter training with quotes from Moore.
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Macon was a member of the 2012 Syracuse varsity eight that placed second at the BIG EAST Championship and helped lead the Orange to a final ranking of No. 20 in the CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll, its first national ranking in seven years. She was named All-BIG EAST Second Team.
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Moore, now in his third season as head coach of the Orange, in addition to his duties coaching this year for the USRowing U23 program, is featured throughout the story, providing his insight on indoor training techniques during the winter months, most notably the use of the ergometer.
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"Through physical learning, the body creates neurological efficiencies and scenarios where certain movements become easier than others," Moore says in the article. "Athletes who do not train proper movement skills on the erg may be reducing their effectiveness on the water."
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Moore stresses that the erg needs to be utilized in a rower's off-season training.
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"An ergometer to an oarsperson should be what a bike is to a cyclist or skis are to a Nordic athlete," advises Moore. "Teams that only test on the machine are creating an unproductive psychological dynamic."
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He also points out that erg training sessions should not only have a physical objective, but should hone other aspects of the athlete.
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"Every training session should have a physical objective, technical objective, and psychological objective," Moore says. "Telling people to be tough is not psychological training. It's the equivalent of saying 'rower better' for technical training.
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While the ergometer may be the centerpiece of a rower's winter training, there are reasons to mix it up some.
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"I do believe in cross-training, especially to help avoid repetitive use injuries," Moore explains in the article.
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Moore and the Orange are sure to be utilizing these theories and techniques throughout the winter months as they look to build off a highly successful fall season heading into the spring racing season which opens on March 16 at Clemson.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -Â Syracuse women's rowing head coach Justin Moore and 2012 Orange alum Tiffany Macon were featured in the November edition of Rowing Magazine. Macon, who appears on the cover, appears in photos accompanying a story on indoor winter training with quotes from Moore.
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Macon was a member of the 2012 Syracuse varsity eight that placed second at the BIG EAST Championship and helped lead the Orange to a final ranking of No. 20 in the CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll, its first national ranking in seven years. She was named All-BIG EAST Second Team.
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Moore, now in his third season as head coach of the Orange, in addition to his duties coaching this year for the USRowing U23 program, is featured throughout the story, providing his insight on indoor training techniques during the winter months, most notably the use of the ergometer.
Â
"Through physical learning, the body creates neurological efficiencies and scenarios where certain movements become easier than others," Moore says in the article. "Athletes who do not train proper movement skills on the erg may be reducing their effectiveness on the water."
Â
Moore stresses that the erg needs to be utilized in a rower's off-season training.
Â
"An ergometer to an oarsperson should be what a bike is to a cyclist or skis are to a Nordic athlete," advises Moore. "Teams that only test on the machine are creating an unproductive psychological dynamic."
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He also points out that erg training sessions should not only have a physical objective, but should hone other aspects of the athlete.
Â
"Every training session should have a physical objective, technical objective, and psychological objective," Moore says. "Telling people to be tough is not psychological training. It's the equivalent of saying 'rower better' for technical training.
Â
While the ergometer may be the centerpiece of a rower's winter training, there are reasons to mix it up some.
Â
"I do believe in cross-training, especially to help avoid repetitive use injuries," Moore explains in the article.
Â
Moore and the Orange are sure to be utilizing these theories and techniques throughout the winter months as they look to build off a highly successful fall season heading into the spring racing season which opens on March 16 at Clemson.
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