Rowing Chat

What Uni?

Between now and Uni work on getting some fat off, its all about power to weight when it comes to the water.

Lots and lots of cardio, long steady state, medium stuff (30/40min erg), and some HITT stuff as well.

As for 2k times, depends what level you are wanting to compete at, but a good Uni rower will be pulling sub 6:30 bare minimum, the fast guys will be doing sub 6:10.

Thanks for that, thats exactly the sort of stuff I wanted to know. I'm at the gym three, sometimes four times a week atm doing different muscle groups and a chunk of cardio every session so I have already started work on losing the body fat.

And I'm going to Hull Uni so I'd be looking at the Yorkshire competitions, not Oxbridge standard but I'm told they're pretty respectable. The Hull Uni rowing club has been going since the 1800s or something so it's pretty old school.

is it normal to have one side of your body that is much stronger than the other??... my right hand side is miles stronger than my left, dunno if its from rowing or just general righthandedness

is it normal to have one side of your body that is much stronger than the other??... my right hand side is miles stronger than my left, dunno if its from rowing or just general righthandedness

Have you predominantly rowed on one side for years? If so, will be that, start sculling in a 1x more, and switch sides up a bit, always helpful to be able to row both sides.

yeah i have only ever rowed bow side so i reckon thats why, im trying to get into sculling more, but i find it really hard!

I'm trying to encourage use of smaller boats in my boat club. I've sculled a few times before, and I think as Keith Lemon said, it's useful to perfect the stroke. My friend and I are supposed to be going out soon, however everyone else isn't so keen because they've never done it before and are scared of capsising so even when people who have sculled before offer to take them out, they refuse This makes the practice of perfecting the stroke a bit useless, considering there will be a couple of people in the boat who manage it and the rest are the same as before. Takes more than two people to pull an 8 through the water.

Get a quad out?

They are ridiculously stable boats, just have one pair sitting it whilst the other row on.

Put someone who can scull well in the bow seat, so they can look down the boat and coach a bit.

We don't have one

Try and get some money together for quad riggers, and stick them on a 4+/-?! (might not be the easiest option though).

Or

Is there any local clubs that you could borrow a boat from?

In terms of money we don't have any, and our next purchase is apparently going to be a new 8 to replace the one my boat row in which is from the early 90s and falling to pieces

Fair point about borrowing one though :hmm: Not sure how easy it'll be.

Thanks for that, thats exactly the sort of stuff I wanted to know. I'm at the gym three, sometimes four times a week atm doing different muscle groups and a chunk of cardio every session so I have already started work on losing the body fat.

And I'm going to Hull Uni so I'd be looking at the Yorkshire competitions, not Oxbridge standard but I'm told they're pretty respectable. The Hull Uni rowing club has been going since the 1800s or something so it's pretty old school.

Hey guys,

I'm hoping you'll be able to answer a question about rowing for me (well for my friend but yeah it's the same concept :L)

I have a friend who wants start rowing and she wants to know whether there is a weight limit on the boats?

If you could reply, that would be most helpful and I can pass the replies on to her...not sure why she couldn't join and ask you herself but there you go :P

Cheers in advance!

Well, from the BUCS Indoor Champs earlier this year, most of Hull's guys are around the 7'10 mark. So providing you tank the cardio, you'll be getting in that range with little/no problems at all.

It's quite relaxed at Hull as well, as one of my friends from school could tell you, so I'm sure you'll be fine there.

Hey people,

I'm going to Durham in October and I'm really keen to join the boat club (college and/or uni). I'm of a pretty good standard of fitness already but am a complete rowing novice, aside from using the erg at the gym. I'm pretty tall and I'm quite strong which I think could work in my favour.

However, over the summer, I really want to work out to build my strength/skills. Would anyone be able to give me any tips in terms of what I should be doing exercise-wise and if there are any nutritional tips you would recommend I would be v.grateful for them as well!