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Heya! Question for professionals:What is the most important muscle groups in canoeing to what we should get most attention at the weight training in order to improve performance and technique?Well, that's a hard question, as there could be a lot of different answers. You hear people say it all the time, but core strength is very important in canoeing. It helps you stay stable during your stroke

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Do you think that a flatwater canoer can train racing and steer in the opposite side wind conditions same as others who has their side wind as advantage or wind will always be an advantage for certain side canoers?Wind will always be an advantage for certain side canoers, but you can limit that advantage considerably with proper training, a lot of practice, and the right mind set.

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Did any of you guys start as kayakers? how were you?Most of us did some kayaking in our youth. Mark probably did the most, and did start in a kayak. He continued all through bantam doing both, winning numerous Cloverleaf medals and Provincial titles. As a midget he came 4th at Nationals in K4 with good friend Adam van Koeverden, fellow Curitiba blood brother Adam Klevinas, and his cousin Brant

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Race Help? How do you guys push yourself in the middle of a long, hard, important race? Do you ever finish a race and feel you could've gone that little bit harder? I know this sounds like a difficult thing to answer, but anything will help!An important thing to work on when you want to give your 100% is your race plan. At all times during the race, you should know exactly what to do. Things like

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Has Gab converted to Nelo? I thought he was all for Plastex. What happened to the straight and simple lines?Gab could race well on a raft, it just happened that the Canoe4Canada.com sticker looked better on the Nelo that day.

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I was wondering when you guys made your first national team?Aruss hit the international stage first out of the 4 of us, when he teamed up with his brother at the Jr Worlds in 1999. Morty and Mark joined him on the Jr Team the next year, and finally Gab made the C4C team complete in 2001, when all four of them threw down at the Jr World Championships.As for the Senior Worlds Teams, Mark took the

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Me and my high school girls volleyball team just loooooovvvveeeee Ian!! Would he ever consider racing with a pony tail and growing his beard until the world championships?A lot of us are also on the cheerleading team, and we plan on beingthere in full force!! GO IAN, GO Panthers, and GOOOO CANADA!Thank you very much for your support girls! We have been considering organizing a cheersquad for the

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How do you all deal with losing?No one likes to lose, at anything, especially at something that you invest so much timeand energy into like many of us do in Canoeing. Yet the reality is that you will not winevery race you are in, not even close. Losing is never the goal and is not something thatyou should be looking to settle for, but it will happen sometimes and the sooner thatyou can take a

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Where do you position your block in your boat?Under your knee and on your floor board.Take a couple sessions to try and find the right spot in your boat for your block sothat your boat is balanced bow to stern. You do not want to be to far forward and diveyour nose, or too far back and sick your tail. Get a coach or buddy to look at youpaddling and adjust your block until your boat is ridding

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Where could a paddler get a good block?C4C is officially supplied with perfectly cut blocks by Tamas Buday Sr. He is in ourestimation the best block cutter in the world. It is not to hard to cut a blockyourself, the easiest way is to trace your knee onto the top of the block and thenuse a hack saw blade held by your two hands to gradually cut away a groove for your knee.Be careful and go slow!But

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Hi C4C! So basically when you say you have a running or weights beside water, that means you have 2 waters + 1 extra training?Yes pretty much. We also usually have wednesday and saturday afternoons, and all day sunday off to rest and recover.

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Is there a chance you'd auction off spots for a C7 with C4C? What would you put the money towards?That sounds like a great idea and something we would definitely consider. The money would probably go towards starting a movement to get C7 included at nationals, although Carleton place would probably always win as they may have the only boat in Canada...

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Flipping through your pictures, who is the black sheep of c4c, Mark for being bald chested, or Andrew for being bald headed?That would have to be Mark, who is trying desperately to sprout some manly chest hair. We at C4C believe that the bald headed look, AKA the chrome dome, is a great look that many great paddlers have sported with great success on and off the water.

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Do abs play more importance in just good look or canoeing?Hmmm... While it isn't usually our abs that are killing us after a race, we definitely use them quite a bit while canoeing. As for the good looking part, we do recieve the occasional compliment, especially those of us whose abs aren't hidden by hair.

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Have women in canoe sacrificed their childbearing gift by training?NO. Get with the times. Women in canoe can have children as well as anyone else, possibly better.

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What would you suggest for those athletes that have to go back to school and can't paddle for a month after going to Florida? Are there changes in the types of dry land workouts we should be doing in order to maintain our Florida gains without still being on the water?Great question. This is a problem a lot of athletes face, young and old. When you can't get on the water, it's important to try

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How do you deal with the knee pains of spring camp?Knee pain can be a real.... pain in the knee. When getting back on the water, knee pain is inevitable. Icing it after practice can help, as well as learning how to stand up and paddle during rest (this will also impress the ladies). Another important thing to do is to make sure you stretch a lot. Knee pain is often caused not only by long

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What are your best "pump-up" movies?Let's see... can't go wrong with Arnold's classic "End of Days", because after-all... when speaking to the devil you should be ready to reply like the this:Arnold (insert accent)-"You think you're bad, you're a @#$%^&* choirboy compared to me."

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Do you believe in life after love?Well, as Cher put it: "I can feel something inside me say, I really don't think you're strong enough, no."But that's a load of crap. Of course there is. Suck it up Cher.

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I heard chinups is one of the best exercise that a canoer can do in order to be better and faster...and I was just wondering if thats trueIt's true, chinups are a great exercise for canoers. They are a great part of any weight program, and also an easy way to add a little bit of extra training to your day. They are also a good way to measure improvements in your strength.

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hey guys! should i bring my poggies to florida!Heck no! Forget your poggies and go to Hoagies.

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Did anyone cry when morty shaved off the beard?NO. While he did lose some of his manliness when he cut it off, he still has plenty enough left not to cry. A lot of other people were saddened by the loss, but held off the tears when they realized it was almost full grown again by the next day.

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Why is it a cardinal sin to listen to your ipod/mp3 player etc on the water? I train by myself on the water and have found it invaluable especially for the longer efforts.One of the several million reasons why you should NOT train with an mp3 player on the water would be this one. Use every minute you spend on the water to train your body and your mind to the task. In a race, however long it

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Hi guys, I notice loads of Canadians use Turbo blades. How do you guys rate the scoop out, on the c-1 paddle compared to that of a spline, like on bracsa's. Also do you guys find that with the blade face being shorter than other blades, this affects your technique?Mark, Ian and Gab have all been using the turbo paddle since 2001. Andrew has been using a Plastex paddle since 2005. Here at C4C we’

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Dear Canoe4CanadaHow does exam time affect your training? I find it hard to get in good quality sessions when I'm sleep lacking and stressed--is it better to skip some practises to avoid the risk of getting sick? Or do you just keep training ontop of the school work-load? Thanks! Hey good question, one that we have all encountered along the way. Two key words for you, time management. When the

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