The physical and mental demands of the sport from "summary" of The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
The sport of rowing required a level of physical and mental rigor that few other sports could match. The demands placed on the young men who took up rowing were intense and unrelenting. Each member of the crew had to be in peak physical condition, with muscles honed to perfection through hours of grueling training. The physical toll of rowing could be seen in the calloused hands and strained muscles of the rowers, evidence of the countless hours spent on the water perfecting their technique. But rowing was not just about physical strength – it also required a great deal of mental fortitude. The mental demands of the sport were just as challenging as the physical ones, if not more so. Rowing required a level of focus and determination that was unmatched in any other sport. The rowers had to be able to push themselves to their limits, to keep going even when every muscle in their body was ...
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