Welcome to Berkshire Community Rowing
Winter Training
The on-water season has ended. The boathouse is cleaned and closed. Now it’s time to maintain and improve our conditioning through the winter so we hit the water next April ready to focus on timing and blade work. Let’s make this fun and full of camaraderie!
Meet us at the Pittsfield Y for erg and strength training. Most of us show up at either 6AM or 7AM on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There won’t always be a coach to guide us, but workouts will be posted on CrewLAB, so check there.
But you are strongly, strongly encouraged to take advantage of the YMCA membership available to our training members. If you’re a Four Season Coached member, you already have this privilege. If not, here’s where to sign up: https://www.regattacentral.com > Programs > Adult Winter Rowing. The cost is the same as if you joined the Y, but you get our focus on conditioning for scullers.
Working out with your crew during the designated morning hours provides many advantages, but this is not always practical. The most important thing is for you get to the gym. Communicate with your crew mates to hit the gym together to motivate each other and make it fun.
Let’s row together, workout together!
Berkshire Community Rowing (BCR) offers rowing experiences and coaching for people of all ages. We row in individual and team boats, for both recreation and competition. Since 1995, our not-for-profit organization has helped hundreds of people discover their ability to move a shell through the water, or rediscover their love of this. The Berkshire Community Rowing boathouse is located within Burbank Park at Onota Lake, off Valentine Road in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.