"Rowing is the one pure team sport where success is only achieved by all of the crew pulling in the same direction at the same time and with the same degree of effort."

The Atlantic Rowing Race was first staged by Chay Blyth in 1995 and is one of the toughest physical and mental challenges in the world

Be-Well is proud to sponsor James Cracknell and Ben Fogle for this supreme test of mental and physical endurance.

Be-Well is providing nutritional advice to many top-rowers in the Uk and Holland. We have been active in rowing for over 15 years providing 1-on-1 nutritional programs. Rowing requires a unique and spercific combination of skill, power and endurance of the aerobic and the anaerobic energy systems.

Training as well as nutrtion has to be specific because elite and other serious rowers put in long hours of intense training while the events themselves usually last 5-7 minutes. The nutritional program we provide depends on the type of training and the goals he wishes to achieve with repect to power, weight and endurance.

In general rowers need a high-carbohydrate, high-energy, nutrient-packed diet to maintain muscle mass. For heavyweight rowers, total mass is important and therefore body fat levels are often higher than in other sports, though lightweight rowers should consider the advantages of an optimum power-to-weight ratio and aim to limit body fat levels.

Be-Well is looking after several Olympic and professional rowers, including James Cracknell in his attempt to break the two-handed trans atlantic rowing record next month. Especially for this race Be-Well has designed a total 40 day sport diet for optimum performance. Read more about James Cracknell's transatlantic adventure.

Besides nutrition for training, racing, Olympic and other championship racing Be-Well has extensive experience in polar and mountaineering expeditions and ocean racing. More information about this can be found on www.be-well.com.

For rowers we have developed a special programme that we call the Before, During and After programme:

• The “before” product package is designed to optmise loading of carbohydrate prior to a major bout of exercise utilising mainly long–chain glucose polymers.
• The “during” product package is designed to maintain maximum blood glucose levels by providing energy in the form of a combination of carbohydrates while providing optimum hydration and electrolyte replacement during exercise .
• The “after” product package combines protein and carbohydrates to optimise fast recovery, muscle resynthesis and growth.

Put the Be-Well Nutrition System for Sports and Fitness to the test and improve your power to pull.

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