About Will Ruth and RowingStronger

RowingStronger.com holds my longer articles, video resources, and links to purchase my book, “Rowing Stronger: Strength Training to Maximize Rowing Performance” (with the 2024 5-Year Update).”

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Here’s a bit more about my work and where I’ve been.

2024-Present: Assistant strength and conditioning coach at Norwich University. Consulting with the Green Racing Project teams. Online work in hibernation, writing very infrequently via this list.

2019-2024: Moved to Vermont, began coaching in the Craftsbury Outdoor Center sculling camp program, and expanded online coaching for rowers and rowing coach-education work. Took a full-time role at Craftsbury in 2022 managing the sculling camps and strength coaching their high-performance Green Racing Project (GRP) program of rowers, cross-country skiers, biathletes, and runners.

2014-2019: Continued coaching WWU men’s rowing, both on-water and in the gym, as well as high school lacrosse in Bellingham. Earned master’s degree in Sport Coaching via University of Denver’s online program.

2010-2014: College at Western Washington University (WWU). Majored in Kinesiology, emphasis Sport Psychology, earned NSCA-CSCS certification after graduation. Played club lacrosse, competed in strength sports, did internships, and began strength coaching the WWU men’s club rowing team in 2013.

2007-2010: Junior rowing at the Olympia Area Rowing program in Olympia, Washington.

                                                                     Will Ruth

                                              BS Kinesiology, MA Sport Coaching

                         NSCA-CSCS, US-Rowing Level 2, USA-Weightlifting Level 1