Varsity Eight

ROW like there's no tomorROW <3 Virginia Tech Coxswain

[the-capecod-life]

this is insane  #rowing

[prancingthroughpurgatory]

Holy shit are you kidding me?

[dont-rock-the-row-boat]

So much respect right now

[stroke-your-boat-deactivated201]

"training for the Olympics was nothing compared to this"

[coxswainthings]

whoa

[makeitsparkle88]

Truth

[therowinglife]

For most athletes their slow is too fast and their fast is too slow.

(via therowinglife)

[thecox-box]

Barely avoiding a collision

[alissajane]

I’ve always felt that the sport of rowing is strangely indicative of day to day life. Even more so than other sports. The way you’re seemingly backwards but in reality you are flying forward. There are no breaks, you can’t slow down, take a breather, or even see the end. You just have to have faith that the people guiding you, motivating you, and helping you (coxn shout out!) are steering you in the right direction. Sometimes it feels like you have nothing left. All you can think about is the pain. But you take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. People you love are pulling for you and you for them. Instead of stopping, quitting, giving up, you find strength and work harder with a purpose. It sure as hell isn’t easy. It is definitely not always fun. Sometimes it hurts more than anything in the world…but you never stop caring. Never stop trying. And you love every second of it.

[rowforgold-deactivated20160428]

pain

[dont-rock-the-row-boat]

Whoa

[invictaaquas]

[coxswaincatch-blog]

When a rower's parent comments on how "cute and little" I am

[rowingsoundsfun]

Trying to PR on your 2k

[carobuchanan-deactivated2017050]

We’re expected to steer a $35k+, 56ft long boat with two strings attached to rudder the size of a credit card while simultaneously listening to the coach, explaining to the rowers what we’re doing, executing the drills and pieces perfectly, and getting everyone from point A to point B without hitting anyone or anything. Coaches assume that because we’re tiny tyrants, we can handle any situation and be fine, so they tell us “steer straight and don’t hit anything” and think that that is all we need to know. As any coxswain will tell you, it’s not!

Ready all, row… (via barefeetandlaughter)

I've never seen a more true post about coxswains

[foxiecoxy]

Strive to be a great coxswain, not just a good coxswain. Of all the coxswains in the world, 50% are just plain bad, 30% are decent, 15% are good, and only 5% are great. Strive to be great.

Unknown (via imnotthecoxswain)

[thatwetshirt-deactivated2011091]

[varsityeight-blog]

"Rowing, like love, asks much of the human spirit over time and distance"

Ron Irwin, Flat Water Tuesday

[isrowingasport]

"the oars gave me power, but also taught me humility"

[rigger-ousrower]

People erging at the gym

[kinesiologic]

[rowrunlive]

One of the biggest things my coach shouts during a race is ‘take’. Take take take take. And that has always stuck in my head, that in training you give and you give and then you give some more. You give until you drop, then you get right up and you give again, you give so much leaving the race for you to take. It’s yours if you want it enough, every stroke you take it some more. Give the training. Take the race.

[i-am-the-rowing-machine]

Coach: today we are doing a surprise 2k

Me: I came out to have a good time and I’m honestly feeling so attacked right now

[foxiecoxy]

I laughed way too hard at this