Jul 7, 2012

Maintaining muscle mass when rowing and getting ready for competition.

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To tell you the truth, I never had a problem maintaining muscle mass... I was always on the other side of the fence, which was a pain also. Even in full training, I had to watch what I was eating, it was always very easy for me to put on some wrong pounds... However I like what was happening on the other side of the fence, those rowers were able to eat whatever they wanted and it drove me nuts. On the other hand, they looked at me and were envious that I was not struggle to keep my lean muscle weight on.

After reading a few books on physiology, I found a pattern of training to maintain muscle mass. Oddly enough, over the years of competition, this type of strength training was never utilized in the competitive rowing circles that I knew. The process is simple. Lift weights at ultra slow speeds. The training effect is felt immediately and the key is not to overdo this type of training. The result is a continuous stimulation of the muscle that keeps rebuilding itself stronger. There is certainly a smart training rhythm to adopt while training full time for rowing competitions. Key is not to undermine the dynamic execution of the stroke at high rates per minute.

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Jul 7, 2012

Maintaining muscle mass when rowing and getting ready for competition.

[caption id="attachment_46" align="alignleft" width="252"]Xeno rowing coach logo Xeno Rowing Coach[/caption]
To tell you the truth, I never had a problem maintaining muscle mass... I was always on the other side of the fence, which was a pain also. Even in full training, I had to watch what I was eating, it was always very easy for me to put on some wrong pounds... However I like what was happening on the other side of the fence, those rowers were able to eat whatever they wanted and it drove me nuts. On the other hand, they looked at me and were envious that I was not struggle to keep my lean muscle weight on.

After reading a few books on physiology, I found a pattern of training to maintain muscle mass. Oddly enough, over the years of competition, this type of strength training was never utilized in the competitive rowing circles that I knew. The process is simple. Lift weights at ultra slow speeds. The training effect is felt immediately and the key is not to overdo this type of training. The result is a continuous stimulation of the muscle that keeps rebuilding itself stronger. There is certainly a smart training rhythm to adopt while training full time for rowing competitions. Key is not to undermine the dynamic execution of the stroke at high rates per minute.

1 comment:

  1. I've been browsing on-line greater than three hours lately, yet I by no means found any interesting article like yours. It is pretty price enough for me. In my view, if all website owners and bloggers made good content material as you probably did, the web will be much more useful than ever before. "Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family." by Vartan Gregorian.

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