If you are going to dedicate hours each week to rowing, why not row to the best of your ability? Use science to train smarter and sometimes harder.

With so much misinformation and disinformation about nutrition and exercise at your fingertips, how do you know what to believe?

We are here to help.

Izzie Brown, MS, RDN, CSCS, is an exercise physiologist, registered dietitian/nutritionist and certified strength and conditioning specialist focusing on rowing since 1981. Two-time national team member.

Currently a faculty member in the Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging Department at San Jose State University, courses include Sports and Tactical Nutrition, Nutrition Through the Life Span, Science of Physical Fitness and Nutrition, and Disordered Eating and Nutrition Therapy.

Currently coaching at Oakland Strokes, with previous experience at Craftsbury Sculling Center, Temple University, Mount Holyoke College, and Florida Rowing Center.