Although the rowing machine is a standard in every gym, it’s something I gladly avoid (you’ve probably heard that weightlifters don’t do cardio). But, with my first HYROX event a few months away, and a 1000 metre row being one of the challenges, I figured I needed to start practising. Fast.
It was just my luck that my Editor happened to drop Mat Frasers ‘Hard Work Pays Off’ book onto my desk the following week. If you’ve never heard of Mat Fraser, where have you been? He just so happens to be the only athlete to have won five CrossFit Games in a row, consecutively, claiming the title as ‘The Fittest Man On Earth’. Fraser can do a 1000 metre row in around 2:54 seconds. He retired after 2020, but his book was the gateway to his success and secrets. Could his rowing tips help me, a typical weight lifter, row like a CrossFit athlete? Read on to find out.
