First is a brief plug for a spreadsheet that Dr. Kleshnev has released to help calculate training speeds at different stroke rates.
The second is a discussion of technique at the catch. If you are comfortable with a little vector analysis and a discussion of levers you may be interested in a different explanation about why it is better to take the catch with your legs than with your arms.
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