I have been involved in rowing for my entire college experience.  I would stretch both before and after practice.  My hamstrings would always tighten up in the boat regardless of how much time I spent stretching beforehand.  This in turn led me to have lower back pain, which has also followed me the past three years.  I first met Terrel in the fall of my senior year.  Terrel helped my hamstrings feel less and less tight.  Within the first few weeks I could feel the difference.  I had been able to erg faster than I had my first three years of college.  In addition, while rowing in the boat, my hamstrings began to tense up less and less, allowing me to fully extend and reach out of the boat.  In my sport every inch matters, and having my hamstrings tense up was keeping me from compressing fully.  Terell has worked with me to so as to ensure that my hamstrings will not prevent me from pursuing this sport.  Furthermore, because my hamstrings are less tight and tense, my lower back pain has all but disappeared.

Terrel was able to pinpoint problem areas and work on them.  After each session I left feeling revitalized and relaxed.  I have PRed this season on every workout and test piece.  Terrel has played a major role in allowing me to reach this point and I am excited to see how much faster I can ultimately get.

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