Hi Xeno.

I recently bought your DVD off Jon Goodall in the UK. I watch it whenver I am rowing. I think it is fantastic.

I have a question I would like to ask you though.

Should I be lifting weights in my programme as well as Rowing on the erg? I row for about 40-60mins 6 days per week, mainly at 20spm.


Thanks for your time.

John


Good to hear from you.
We have a few other DVDs still.
It is great to hear that you use our DVD as a your companion.
If you have time, a bit of weight lifting is great. When I trained at the competitive level, I did two weight circuits per week. Their duration was between 60-90 minutes. Twenty five reps at each station, continously moving around. Now, I do not have the luxury of time and I find that rowing the ergo works best to burn calories. If you row well techniquely you can strengthen your body well. The two exercises that are not really used are bench press and military press. So push ups at different angles would be great compensation. Also try to use different resistances when you row. Alternate from max resistance to lowest resistance in the same workout.
I hope this gets your further.
All the best,
XENO

Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.