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@Edward4492 Okay, will look towards closer to 3000 rather than 1500 cals. I am however skeptical of how much I can eat, since often I find myself full after very little food (I am still confused how all the lightweights on my team can out eat me, I've seen the majority of them eat entire pizzas with...

@ArmandoChavezUNC eating 1500 cals per day; Is that too little? too much? As for the schedule, I agree with you, however we don't really have a '2k season'. My school only hosts a novice fall season so all the rowers are forced to join cross country, and then we have a bit of november and december, ...

@Edward4492 Thanks so much for the help! You clearly spent a while on that, and I will definitely try a program like yours. Currently am eating 3 eggs for breakfast (occasionally scrambled or with salsa or something), so I think I'll probably keep it like that (not a big fan of meat/cheese in the mo...

@ArmandoChavezUNC I realize that there are a lot of boat houses on the charles, however I was going to go to a private gym (Seen pictures of their ergs, looks like they're okay- ~$90 gym membership) as the majority of them will not allow me use of the ergs specifically (although I'm pretty sure sing...

@Edward4492 I am not really aware of my body fat percentage, however I would guesstimate it is around 20-22% (that being the reason I thought I could make lightweight, leaving me at around 7% bodyfat) I will definitely try to erg as much as possible (hopefully every day, although maybe not in order ...

@ArmandChavezUNC Yeah I read my replies and it definitely seems that way. I don't mean to do it, however I have a very constrained amount of time that I can do things in and my schedule is already looking weird. I think the biggest problem for me this summer are the availability of boats (again, I c...

@ArmandoChavezUNC As much as I would like to maximize erg time during the summer, my coach and I have conversed extensively on this topic and she has determined that the best thing for me to do would be to continue cardio workouts (my cardio base is about average right now), along with core workouts...

Thanks for all the help guys! At this point I am sure hoping that my combination of rowing+academics can get me into an ivy as neither is exceptionally strong. Will look to continue to train over the summer; unfortunately I was unable to find a rowing program that I had time for in boston (as that's...

@Bob S I don't ever have a problem with the final 250, I can pull off a sprint under pretty much any circumstances no matter how tired I am if it's just 25 strokes. @ArmandoChavezUNC Okay I will try to do that next time, but being ahead is what gives me the strength to pull hard. I am afraid that if...

I agree with you, however I am very competitive and if I see the top guys pulling away from me then I will throw everything at them to keep on top For instance at monster erg I was in second place from the very beginning and maintained that until approximately 1500 meters in, I finished eighth overa...

I don't know exactly why I feel like I can't hit 6:15, I think it's a combination of several factors such as: me not being as athletic as most rowers (really only started playing sports extremely competitively in grade 10), me not being as tall as everyone (currently 5'11"/6'0", whereas most heavywe...

what would you recommend I do then? Seems like there is no easy way out...

unfortunately I am already a junior in high school, so next year will be my last year of high school. I am well aware that you need to be sub 6:15 in order to be competitive, however I am unsure if I would be capable of that. I thought that losing weight and setting my goal as sub 6:40 (generally ac...

I am super new so please bear with me as I try to write this in the 5 minutes that I have to spare in between homework assignments... Currently I am in my second full year of rowing, and have no real awards to speak of (disappointed that I have once again not been sent to CSSRAs) I am 5'11"-6'0", 19...