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Rowing Books, Videos, DVDs, Magazines, Posters & Art
Here are some fairly inexpensive items that rowers love, and they would be delighted to receive them as a gift from you. We've listed only the "best sellers" from our site here. We've divided the gifts into the following catagories:
Music for Erging;
Rowing Books (for junior rowers, instructional, & inspirational);
Sports Nutrition, Health, & Fitness books
...General,
...For or Female Athletes,
...For Young Athletes);
Rowing DVDs & VHS Tapes;
Rowing Magazines;
Rowing Posters/Artwork;
Rowing Jewelry and Watches.
Scroll down to find each catagory.
Music for Erging....
Even if you aren't a rower yourself, you might have heard that rowers spend a lot of time on a device they call an ergometer, which are commonly referred to as "ergs". These are dry-land rowing machines they can use for training at home or in the boathouse. In the past rowers would set up a tape deck or CD player so they could listen to appropriate music while "erging", but since music tastes vary, this was a frequent cause of conflict in the boathouse. So most rowers now have their own personal IPod Nano & MP3 Players & headphones, so they can listen to their own music while rowing. These compact little music storage devices can hold an incredible number of songs in their memory. If your rower doesn't have one yet, they will very excited if you give them one as a gift this holiday season.
If they already have a IPod or MP3 player, you might want to consider giving them an Apple iTunes $25 Music Card , which will allow them to purchase the music they want on-line, and download it directly into their IPod or MP3 player.
Heart-Rate Monitors
A heart-rate monitor is great to help a rower during their workout, it helps them keep at an "aerobic" level according to their workout plan. They strap to the wrist like a watch, and they are not that expensive (some prices begin below $30.00).
Rowing Books
There are lots of books available which are of interest to rowers - so many that we've divided them up into catagores below. These are the ones which were found to be more popular by our readers:
For Junior Rowers -
College Rowing Scholarship Book
If you know a junior rower who is considering rowing in college, this book is a must. It provides lots of practical information from rowers and parents who have actually been through the college recruitment process.
(See also: the Sports Nutrition, Health, & Fitness Books for Young Athletes, below).
Rowing Instructional Books -
Rowing Faster by Volker Nolte. A collection of scientific knowledge and practical experiences that will benefit all rowers and rowing coaches. This book comes at an important time in the evolution of rowing knowledge, bringing together the best training methods and theories from around the world. It should prove to be an invaluable tool for those wanting to be the best they can be.
High Performance Rowing by John McArthur. An explanation of the best of physiology, technique, and training, explaining the "why" and "how" behind rigging and physiology. Although not written for the beginner, it will inspire and inform both the beginner as well as the elite athlete.
The Nuts & Bolts Guide to Rigging, Tenth Anniversary Edition by Mike Davenport, Ed.D. The ultimate guide to rigging - the book a generation of coaches grew up with, completely updated! Written in simple step-by-steop instructions with illustrations, over 400 pages and 100 illustrations.
The Compleat Dr. Rowing by Andy Anderson. A collection of the "greatist hits" from the popular "Ask Dr. Rowing" column in the Independent Rowing News - the Doctor's own brand of humor blends with factual and historical research.
Textbook of Oarsmanship : A Classic of Rowing Technical Literature by Gilber C. Bourne. The "classic of classics" for the rowing world, it identifies the key componants of rowing: theory, art, equipment, coaching, and muscular action. A "must read" for every rower.
Rowing and Sculling: The Complete Manual by Bill Sayer. A comprehensive guide which gives a great overview of the sport.
Inspirational Rowing Books
ROWING AGAINST THE CURRENT: On Learning to Scull at Forty by Barry Strauss. A Cornell history professor sees a "learn to row" sign, and decides to take the plunge. Strauss makes the sport sound both grueling and romantic; painful and rewarding.
The Amateurs/the Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal by David Halberstram. Pulitzer-prize winning author Albestram focuses on the rowers of the 1984 Olypics single sculls trials to try to answer the question: What drives rowers to endure physical pain known to no other sport, and with little hope of financial reward or fame except among their fellow rowers?
An Out-of-Boat Experience by Peter Mallory. A culmination of forty years of rowing and coaching experience, and "epic journey full of peaks and valleys, occassionaly tragic, often hilarious."
The Shell Game: Reflections on Rowing and the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen Kiesling. A personal history of rowing in eights, especially the experiences of rowing in the Yale-Harvard race, the Henley Royal Regatta, selection camps for the National and Olympic teams. A peak into the minds and hearts of "this wierdly fanatical sport".
Water's Edge: Women Who Push the Limits in Rowing, Kayaking and Canoeing (Adventura Books) by Lewis. Ten chapters, each devoted to a female athlete with incredible accomplishments on the water, including a chapter on Ernestine Bayer and another on the local Seattle club "Martha's Moms" - who remarked after trouncing a collegiat men's team: "It sure beats watching the grandkids."
Drawn to the Rhythm: A Passionate Life Reclaimed by Sara Hall. An elegant and moviing memoir of how the author simultaneously fell in love with rowing and began moving away from a suffocating marriage, and went on to compete in, and win, master's Championship regattas. "There is no greater terror or joy than to take the whole sum of who you are and express it in four minutes", she writes.
Mind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing by Craig Lambert. A graceful reflection on rowing, part memoir, part narrative, part celebration. "The superficial journey here is over water; the real one is internal."
The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water by Daniel J. Boyne. An exhilarating story of the early daays of the U.S. women's national rowing team, detailing the obstacles faced by women in what was then a male-dominated sport.
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Sports Nutrition, Heath & Fitness Books
Sports Nutrition & Fitness - Generally
Serious Training for Endurance Athletes by Rob Sleamaker. This book provides the coach, trainer and athlete with solid guidelines for designing personalized training programs. Author Rob Sleamaker has analyzed the world's best systems of endurance sport training and devised this program by combining the most effective elements of each.
Sports Medicine Bible : Prevent, Detect, and Treat Your Sports Injuries Through the Latest Medical Techniques
by Dr. Lyle J. Micheli. This book covers the whole spectrum of sports medicine, including special sections on nutrition, female-specific sports injuries, exercise and the elderly, structuring a workout, flexibility and strength, clothing and footwear, and proper equipment. Separate chapters examine causes and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of injuries.
Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Third Edition by Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D. This book describes the dietary balance and specific foods shown to be optimal for athletes from recreational exercisers to Olympic hopefuls, citing supporting studies.
Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition by Anita Bean. "A really excellent manual/reference work: lucid, thorough, sound and readily accessible" (from a review by Coaching News).
Endurance Sports Nutrition, 2nd Edition by Suzanne Girard Eberle. This book will help you select the best foods, fluids, and supplements to train longer, recover more quickly, avoid injuries, and achieve your performance goals in any endurance endeavor.
The Complete Athlete: Integrating Fitness, Nutrition & Natural Health by John Winterdyk and Karen Jensen. This book will encourage you to attain optimum performance by developing more than just sport-specific skills. An ideal synthesis of diet, physical training, self-knowledge, mental disciple and sheer love of exercise, presented in lively and readable form, it bridges the gulf between natural health and cross-training.
Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength by Bill Phillips. A guide to using weight-training and core strength to increase strength and stamina.
Advanced Sports Nutrition
by Dr. Dan Benardot. This comprehensive guide presents cutting-edge nutritional concepts tailored for application by athletes in any sport, breaking down the chemistry of improved performance into winning principles that ensure an athlete’s key energy systems are properly stocked at all times.
Sports Nutrition & Fitness for the Female Athlete
Sports Nutrition for Women by Karen Pickering and Anita Bean. Aimed at a wide audience of sportswomen, coaches, managers, nutritionists, and anyone working with female athletes, this book contains chapters on the menstrual cycle, amenorrhea, bone health, body fat, weight management, body image, and eating disorders. Sports Nutrition for Women also addresses the needs of pregnant and older women, and includes useful eating plans.
The Female Athlete's Body Book : How to Prevent and Treat Sports Injuries in Women and Girls
by Gloria Biem & Ruth Winter. "This is one of the most readable books on being a female athete. There is information in this book not found in any other text. Dr, Beim is an accomplished surgeon, mom and author. I would recommend this for all ages of girls and moms interested in sports. This information is for the non-professional as well as the prosfessional athlete. This a a great book...Worth every dime." Review by Sarah Judson for Amazon.com.
Nutrition and the Female Athlete (Nutrition in Exercise and Sport) by Jamie S. Rudd. This useful new text focuses on nutrition as it specifically relates to female athletes. It addresses topics of major importance to women in sports, coaches, trainers, sports nutritionists, and physicians. Each chapter is a "mini-course" on a particular aspect of nutrition.
Complete Conditioning for the Female Athlete by Dr. Bob O'Connor, Kari Fasting, and Diane Dahm M.D. This book gives women the information they need about their bodies and their sports to design the best possible training programs. Whether she is looking for speed, size or power, she will learn what sport-specific exercises and training methods offer the right results - and what ones won't work for her sport.
Raising Our Athletic Daughters: How Sports Can Build Self-Esteem And Save Girls' Lives
by Jean Zimmerman. "The authors traveled the country and collected stories from young women and their parents on the way sports are influencing female lives today.... Sports clearly have a measurable, positive impact on young women who participate: substance abuse and pregnancy rates are lower than those of nonathletes, and female athletes are more likely to pursue a college education. Less tangibly, but no less significantly, sports help build self-esteem, fostering independence, teaching leadership and teamwork, and providing powerful role models.... Inspiring as it is...(this book)... isn't satisfied with just inspiring; it also serves as a clearinghouse for lots of practical information..."
The Female Athlete: Train for Success by Matt Brzycki. Six respected experts in the field of strength training and athlete development have come together to create this comprehensive and user-friendly guide to increasing female athletic performance. Appropriate for the weekend athlete as well as the elite, this book is free from the technical jargon that makes many serious training books unpalatable to the average reader, including an entire chapter that addresses the common questions that most women have when entering the weight room or beginning a new sport.
Sports Nutrition & Fitness for Young Athletes
The Sports Medicine Bible for Young Athletes
by Dr. Lyle Micheli, Mark Jenkins. Dr. Micheli, is the former President of the American College of Sports Medicine, and in this book he addresses the particular problems associated with the risk of sports injuries to young athletes.
Play Hard, Eat Right: A Parent's Guide to Sports Nutrition for Children by The American Dietetic Association. Your child’s athletic performance, development, and growth depend largely on eating the right foods. Now the largest and most prestigious organization of food and nutrition professionals in the world shows you how to help foster your child’s development and maximize athletic performance.
Feeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Made Easy for Players and Parents
by Cynthia Lair and Scott Murdoch. "I have owned this book for 1 year and it is well worn. The concepts are easy to understand and make sense. I have loaned this to our swim coaches and the mom of our local High school football star. The recipes are easy to prepare and most important...taste good. I really like the section on Team Dinners...lots of great suggestions. Buy two right away because people borrow this little book all the time." ("Review by Barb L. for Amazon.com).
Fitness Training for Girls: A Teen Girl's Guide to Resistance Training, Cardiovascular Conditioning and Nutrition by Katrina Gaede & Alan Lechica. Sorting through the mental, physical, and emotional aspects of a girl's life during her teen years, this guide presents positive reasons and practical advice for making fitness a permanent part of her life.
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Rowing DVD's & VHS
Here you can find the DVDs & VHS tapes which are the best-sellers on our site:
Miracle at Oxford (DVD only-1996) The inspirational account of a team rising to meet the ultimate challenge of winning back its honor.
The Boy in Blue (DVD only-1986) starring a very young Nicolas Cage with veteran actor Christopher Plummer, a young Canadian who becomes a world class rower at the time of the invention of the sliding seat. It has lots on intrigue, betrayal, and redemption on the Thames
Rowing Machine Companion (VHS Only-1987) video workout, great to use while erging! It puts you in the boat while rowing through a variety of drills.
Fundamentals of rowing VHS Only-undated) Steve Larson teaches you all the fundamentals, from basic boat selection to proper rowing technique. And as a special bonus, Steve also lets you in on the secrets of the pros that'll turn beginners into experts.
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Rowing Magazines
Give a subscription to a rowing magazine - a gift that will keep giving for the whole year.
Rowing & Regatta
Rowing Posters/Artwork
Give a poster or framed print which will motivate and inspire your rower - or simply provide a great decoration for their room, den, or boathouse. There are simply too many to list here, so click this link to see lots of rowing posters and artwork: Rowing Posters & Artwork
Rowing Apparel
Rowing Jewelry & Watches
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