May 19, 2020 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamIndoor RowingRowing & RegattaPartners#YourStoriesArchive Pilates series 7# – squats and lunges Rowing & Regatta, Rowing Community Wendy Davies suggests three exercises to improve your stability and alignment when land training If you’re doing a lot more land work and weights, this will be putting different demands on your body. Poor technique can lead to injuries, so we are going to focus on increasing stability of the upper body, and promoting good knee and hip alignment for squatting and lunging. These exercises will help you stay injury free and get the most out of your land training. Exercises 1 – Plank with shoulder tap tips Don’t let your chest or hips drop, and don’t push your bottom up.ADVERT Increasing the challenge Perform press-ups, touching the opposite shoulder after each one. These exercises will help you stay injury free and get the most out of your land training 2 – Standing single leg squat tips Wendy DaviesWendy Davies has over 20 years working with rowers and elite sportspeople, including at five Olympic Games, three Commonwealth Games and many training camps and World Championships. Try not to let your knee wobble, and don’t snap it back into a straight position at the end of the movement. Increasing the challenge Hold a pair of dumbbells or a kettlebell. Perform the squat while pulling on a cable cord from the side of your body. 3 – Forward lunge Tip Keep your hips facing forwards. Increasing the challenge Hold a dumbbell in each hand. When in the lunge position, pass a kettlebell under the thigh before returning to the start position. ADVERT Tags: Go Row Indoor Training, High Quality Land Training