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Winter Training
Erging, Strength Training, Yoga



We encourage and welcome everyone to participate in the AARC winter training program! It's a great way to stay fit, improve strength and technique, and be ready to row in the Spring.


Erging Program Description

AARC offers an erging program to help improve strength and technique during the winter months to be ready to row in the spring. There are coached and captain's practices. 
 
Requirements

Details

We are fortunate to use the The Michigan Rowing Association and the Michigan Men's Rowing team's 7,000 sq ft of erg space with 70 rowing machines, sliders (make the erg dynamic and allow you to link machines together) and a “swingulator” which allows you to mimic the sweep motion.

We will be running 5 coached practices a week along with 2 captain practices in the space. Practices will be 75' long this year so we have a little more wiggle room to get a warm up, workout and finish with core building and stretching each practice.


Where: Riverfront Building, 1250 N. Main St. (near the entrance of the park on south side)
When: See table below

Start: December 1st

End: March 29th

Closed for Holidays: December 22- Jan 4 (Typical 2 Week Closure)
Cost: The cost for winter training will be $325 full season and $165 half season. Members may drop-in for $15 per session. Coaches/captains will keep track and charge rowers' drop-in sessions and bill accounts at end of month.


Dec 2024-March 2025
Practice Schedule

Arrive at least 10 minutes early to start at time below

Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Morning (5:30-6:45 AM)   Coach
  Coach Captain
Morning (7:45-9 AM) Coach    
Evening (6:45-8 PM) Captain Coach   Coach


What's a Captain's Practice?

Captains will be selected to coordinate un-coached practice sessions (see tables above) through the winter erging season. Captains will relay the coach’s workout plan and make any necessary adjustments.







Strength Training

Details
Where: Advantage Personal Training (door to right of Ann Arbor Ice Cube's main doors) 2121 Oak Valley Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
When: Saturdays at 7-8AM

Start: November 2th

End: March 29th


Sign up

There are 3 options:

Saturday "team workout" at 7AM:

 

You will have access to any/all AARC sessions on Saturday mornings. Any missed sessions can be made up in our standing Personalized Strength Training sessions throughout the week (10 times available every day). 


Some AARC members participate in strength training at Advantage Strength during the winter months.  Owner, Brian Sipotz, offers a group training program for AARC members. 
Advantage Strength is excited to have AARC back in the gym for a 7th season of winter strength training. Resistance training is a great way to support winter erg training, as well as make improvements before getting on the water next year. You can expect to have a stronger core and back, be more efficient in your stroke and resist injury as you go through the season. These sessions are appropriate for any level, beginners to advanced. These will be "team training" sessions, which means the whole group will be doing the same program. We can still make changes to individual programs to work around injuries or limitations. We see a wide variety of abilities within our full-time members, so we are very well practiced at tweaking the program to fit your needs better. 
If you have questions about the program, feel free to reach out to head coach John Zink:  john@advantagestrength.com



Yoga

Robin Schultz-Purves, owner of Yoga Rising, is offering "Yoga for Athletes" This is an upbeat, moderately paced Vinyasa class with a focus on balance & recovery from athletic pursuits. It promotes stability and flexibility and is good for all levels.

With Yoga Rising, rowers of all levels can increase their mobility & flexibility in a judgment-free environment. Classes offer a combination of relaxation and challenge, bring balance to body and mind, and enable students to leave every class feeling better than when they walked in.

Details

VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM

Sunday mornings: 9-9:45 am

Tuesday evenings: 6:00-6:45 pm

IN PERSON
  Leslie Science Center: Wednesday evenings: 6:30-7:30pm - with a virtual option

  A2 YMCA: Thursday evenings: 5:30-6:30pm

Discounted price for AARC members: Register Here.
45 min class: $12 
1-hour class: $15

Questions?  Have a financial need? Contact robinsp@umich.edu


 





     

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ARC endeavors to make rowing accessible to the broad community.  Scholarships are available to those with financial need to support participation.

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