Rdella Training : Bridging The Gaps In Strength Training, Peak Performance And Injury Prevention

(#272) The guest this week is Sara Hendershot, a two-time World Champion rower and 2012 Olympian. In this session, Sara shares her fascinating story of overcoming chronic injuries to become strong and resilient by focusing on strength and movement. She covers the specific challenges she faced and what she did to address weakness and injury. Sara is lifelong athlete and competitor, who began rowing in High School and continued her rowing career at Princeton University where she majored in Psychology. Upon graduation, she earned her way on to the United States Women’s National team and became an elite rower competing in the Olympic games in 2012. Here’s what you’ll this week: The chronic injuries she was dealing with as a top athlete The 2 most common injuries rowers deal with How she began to address “bad” movement issues The 3 big weaknesses that she discovered about her own body The counterintuitive approach she used to train at a higher level Major problems with her past training programs How she trains to