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The study conducted by Czech and Polish researchers found that **stroke-side rowers exhibited greater rotational deviation of the trunk and scoliosis compared to scullers and non-rowers**, and once again **highlights the** **potential risks of sweep rowing for young athletes and underscores the importance of posture correction exercises in rowing**.

2025/01: Rowing Biomechanics Publications in 2024

Valery

Time is the friend of someone who is properly positioned and the enemy of someone poorly positioned. When you are well positioned, there are many paths to victory. If you are poorly positioned, there may be only one. You can think of this a bit like playing *Tetris*. When you play well, you have many options for where to put the next piece. When you play poorly, you need just the right piece.

Clear Thinking

Shane Parrish

So our first step in improving our outcomes is to train ourselves to identify the moments when judgment is called for in the first place, and pause to create space to think clearly. This training takes a lot of time and effort, because it involves counterbalancing our hardwired biological defaults evolved over many centuries. But mastery over the ordinary moments that make the future easier or harder is not only possible, it’s the critical ingredient to success and achieving your long-term goals.

Clear Thinking

Shane Parrish

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