Kaehler Trains Ahrens for 2009 Henley Royal Regatta
January 14, 2009
Training Princeton 1999
Chris Ahrens is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist and a four- time World Champion (1995, 1997, 1998, and 1999).
Ahrens is currently training for the 2009 Henley Royal Regatta, in Henley, England.
Ahrens comments on Coach Kaehler’s training program:
It’s great to be in shape. I like feeling strong and physically capable.
When you’re not a professional athlete though, you have to fit your training around your life. I want to be efficient and not get hurt.
I could put together a program. But I end up missing workouts, shifting things around, then straining a muscle, or going weeks without seeing improvements. That approach doesn’t move me toward my goal.
Bob tailors a program that’s sensitive to my traveling schedule and family life. He keeps things interesting by mixing up the workouts. He knows, for instance, that I hate running and like biking, so he builds that into my program.
Bob’s program is not only effective, its fun. What’s fun for me about training is improving. The workouts are definitely hard, but I see improvements. I now feel confident in my training. Therefore I’ll feel confident when I have to perform.
Chris Ahrens, – Olympic and World Champion Rower
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