SECTIONS

New from NK

The Cox Box Mini

Our all new Cox Box Mini is small, light and wearable (and, of course, waterproof and totally tough!) Strap on to your arm, waist or leg, it will offer the ultimate in hands-free convenience and mobility. This mini, wearable amplifier packs a powerful audio punch.

The Cox Box Mini is completely compatible with NK harnesses and microphones. It offers hours of performance from its advanced lithium-ion power cells. It’s the perfect partner for any NK SpeedCoach system in coxed boats, as well as the ideal tool for dragon-boat drummers and steersman.

Monthly Special

Upgrade your Fleet

Trade-in any Cox Box, StrokeCoach, or SpeedCoach series and receive an extra 10% off of our Customer Care Discount Program (Up to 37% off!)

Must mention code FEBROW at checkout, customers can only trade-in for an equal or higher value product

Guest Author: Merrill Hilf

Winter Thoughts

It’s that time of year when many of us spend time torturing ourselves on the erg. I say torture mostly because, being on the water in a boat is just so much more enjoyable to me than creeping down into my cold, dark basement at 6am. Instead of thinking about how nice it would be to be outside, I’ve been thinking a lot about hamstrings lately. Good erging and rowing technique requires the ability to achieve a “body over” position before coming up the slide. Body over should occur at the pelvis and the hip, not just by rounding the spine. In essence, one is flexing the hip and tiliting the pelvis anteriorly (forward) to achieve a good head up position. This sounds simple, but can be difficult and painful if the hamstrings are too tight.

To understand why this is true, we need to talk about a little bit of anantomy. The hamstrings consist of three muscles, two of the three insert behind the knee on the inside, and one inserts on the outside.

All three originate from the ischial tuberosity of the pelvis. The ischial tubersosity is easy to find, it is the boney prominence we sit on, the one that you can feel if you press down on either butt check near the top of your leg. When the knee is in a straight position, tilting the pelvis forward stretches the hamstrings. If the hamstrings are too tight (from not stretching!) as you tilt the pelvis forward (using opposite muscles) the knees will bend. Or if you force the knees to stay down, the pelvis will not tilt forward enough, and thus we see people achieving the body over position by flexing (rounding forward) the spine.

To see if you have tight hamstrings, a simple test is to sit with your back straight up against a wall, and both legs on the floor, knees straight. Now lean forward from the hip and feel your pelvis tilt forward. If it’s difficult or painful to keep your knees straight, you need to start working on lengthening those hamstrings! The same position against the wall can also be used to stretch the hamstrings, this time tilt forward at the hip and hold the position you can achieve for a count of 15. Do this several times a day, everyday, and you can improve your hamstring flexibility. Winter is a great time to work on this, and help make the transition back into a boat all that much better!

A Great Read

Coxswain Encyclopedia

Clearance Specials

StrokeCoach Rowing Monitor with Bumper

Visit our Clearance Center to take advantage of clearance prices on these great, durable products from NK while they last.

NK Calendar

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Foundation for Rowing Education’s Coxing Workshop: February 13

Oakland Strokes Boathouse, Oakland, CA
Featuring Laura Simon

The Foundation for Rowing Education’s Coxing Workshop: February 20

Oak Ridge Rowing Association, Oak Ridge, TN
Featuring Laura Simon & Pete Cipollone

We want to hear from you!

We want to know what you would like to see featured in upcoming issues of the NK Newsletter! Got a question that you think would be interesting and informative to fellow rowers? Have you had an interesting experience using a NK product? Has an NK product made a difference in your rowing or workout routine? If so, we would love to hear from you.

NK will send you a FREE StrokeCoach with Surgerate if you submit a story and it gets published in a future issue of our newsletter or gets quoted in our next catalog. We will send you a FREE NK T-Shirt if your question or idea for an upcoming feature is published!

Please send entries to: newsletter @ nkhome.com Be sure to include your name & contact info. Submitting a story for consideration assumes that you give NK the right to reproduce your story in part or in its entirety.

Have something to say? Share an inspiring story, technical knowledge, or an interesting article. In return for an article that we publish in the newsletter, you will recieve a 10% discount on any one item from the NK Store. Submit your articles to: newsletter@nkhome.com

We have had such positive feedback about our Rowing Newsletters from people like you that we have decided to extract the articles and dedicate a forum to them. Feel free to bookmark the page, make suggestions, ask a question, or just leave some love for NK.
NK Rowing Articles Forum »

Knowledge Center

It's all here: technical support issues, FAQ's, application suggestions, and customer input and product reviews.

Registration Center

Register your NK product and look up registered products for warranty information.

Return Center

Return a product to NK for testing, calibration, repair or replacement.

Career Opportunities

Interested in becoming part of the NK Team? Check here for the latest position openings.