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Three weeks is not enough time to make signifcant gains in muscule, you might find out youre gaining weight but it wont be solely be musucle.<br /><br />Look for the long term goal. Think what your spring weight needs to be. <br /><br />I'm a lightweight's lightweight. I come in around 145lbs and ha...

"The erg is simply a device to build walls after you break them and make you suffer on your path to glory"<br /><br />Been an on water rower since 1999 when i started in hs. Never erged much till college. They teach you to have such a bittersweet love affair with this machine.<br /><br />I've rowed ...

My favorite of the day, an interval workout based on short time rowing and shorter time resting. Emphasis on maxing out each interval with strok rates starting low and then gradually increasing to open in the last set. Perfect for building musclue memory and strength. (specfics are confidentail )<br...

casbour,<br /><br />Theres nothing wrong with having little peaks for them. But if you eyes are on medals in the spring you should just continue training as you normally have. Do small light tapers a day or two before the erg race.<br /><br /> In example: race is saturday, on thrusday do some inteva...

Volume is the key! But its to remember that you are training at high levels and need to avoid overstressing the body. As a lightweight for 8 years I've found that having 4 supplemental rows a week at low intensity (130-150 bpm) for 45-60' will help keep the weight off. These afternoon workouts are l...