Squash or Rowing?
Was wondering which sport is better for cardio/conditioning? I'm aiming to increase my stamina, speed and cut excess fat whilst maintaining muscle mass. Thoughts?
Scroll to see replies
Rowing is builds pretty phenomenal athletes
Squash players are seriously fast, but seriously bad knees
Squash players are seriously fast, but seriously bad knees
Original post by Angry cucumber
Rowing is builds pretty phenomenal athletes
Squash players are seriously fast, but seriously bad knees
Squash players are seriously fast, but seriously bad knees
Thanks for replying. Yeh I thought along the same lines and it's annoying coz I'd like both speed and athleticism. My timetable is pretty hectic so will have to prioritise one. How bad is squash for your knees? Surely it will benefit your quads more due to the constant moving?
Any other help would be appreciated 
Rowing, definitely. Done a bit at school (on the water) and it is seriously tiring.
Original post by will_jg
Rowing, definitely. Done a bit at school (on the water) and it is seriously tiring.
Would love to do it on the water (properly) but can only do it on the concept 2 atm. Thanks anyway.
Squash is infinitely more fun and burns a lot of calories, no brainer for me.
Original post by WoodyMKC
Squash is infinitely more fun and burns a lot of calories, no brainer for me.
Definitely agree with the first bit. Squash deserves to be at the olympics, it's so enormously underrated. It may burn more calories but surely rowing is better for muscular endurance and overall stamina? The average rower has a better build than a squash player...
Squash is a very physically demanding as a sport, not too sure about rowing as i haven't done it but i play squash at quite a high level where i live. It requires massive amounts of endurance, and i've had games last 3 hours most of which you are sprinting corner to corner returning shots. I would definitely recommend it to anyone as long as you have a friend of similar skill level to play it with. It's a fun game, and i'm not sure where the guy got the information that its bad for your knees, as squash was rated one of the healthiest sports to play because of its endurance. Its great for building stamina as well as cutting excess fat. However i can imagine that rowing would be better for building core muscle
Original post by MathsAstronomy12
Definitely agree with the first bit. Squash deserves to be at the olympics, it's so enormously underrated. It may burn more calories but surely rowing is better for muscular endurance and overall stamina? The average rower has a better build than a squash player...
I assumed whatever your choice is, it'd supplement a weight training regime? That's the difference between a rower's physique and a squash player's, on top of their rowing training rowers also regularly train with weights to develop power and muscular endurance.
Original post by WoodyMKC
I assumed whatever your choice is, it'd supplement a weight training regime? That's the difference between a rower's physique and a squash player's, on top of their rowing training rowers also regularly train with weights to develop power and muscular endurance.
Yes, it'd be another form of cardio. The reason why I emphasised maintaining muscle mass is for rugby purposes, hence why I'd like to primarily gain better stamina, speed and muscular endurance. I get the impression from what you said that if a squash player lifted as much as a rower they'd have a better physique both functionally and aesthetically?
Original post by MathsAstronomy12
Yes, it'd be another form of cardio. The reason why I emphasised maintaining muscle mass is for rugby purposes, hence why I'd like to primarily gain better stamina, speed and muscular endurance. I get the impression from what you said that if a squash player lifted as much as a rower they'd have a better physique both functionally and aesthetically?
Stamina and speed, definitely I reckon, you need to be pretty quick and fit to play squash. As for muscular endurance, explosive power etc., that sort of thing can be worked on in your training. You can certainly be big and fast, Michael Jai White the martial arts actor is a fine example.
I'd choose rowing. Any extra pulling to help offset benching and go towards keeping shoulders healthy I would take.
Go for Rowing definitely. 
Original post by jneill
Rowing = going backwards on a seat.
It's pretty gruelling mate
Original post by MathsAstronomy12
It's pretty gruelling mate
Indeed. But still, it's just going backwards on a seat...
Squash is much more fun
Original post by jneill
Squash is much more fun
Squash is much more fun
The one thing I'm being extra careful with squash is to avoid slamming myself into the wall after a speedy run!
Quick Reply
Related discussions
- The Sports Hurt/heal game
- I find it hard to drink water.
- The average sports person at Loughborough University
- How is scoring typically done in a game of squash?
- st chad's college durham
- Loughborough Sports Facilities
- what would you call this drink?
- Spreadsheet maths help!
- Clubs as a part time postgraduate student
- Is it okay for my classmate to be touchy?
- Linear algebra Gaussian elimination
- Proability question
- Would this routine be fine for maintaining muscle/physique
- Chemistry help please !!!
- Maths with Computer Science at Uni of Southampton questions?
- Storing belongings
- Adult nursing
- Can someone mark this for me please? (English lang paper 2 Q2 Jun2019)
- Does Pepsi max cause weight gain?
- First year accommodation
Latest
Trending
Last reply 1 week ago
is it possible to go from a size 16 [L] to a size 12 [M] in five months?Trending
Last reply 1 week ago
is it possible to go from a size 16 [L] to a size 12 [M] in five months?
