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Whether or not muscle mass is lost with endurance exercise, is it not at least somewhat disheartening that endurance exercise leads to a loss of muscular power through muscle fiber conversion? Isn't it somewhat ironic that all those meters on the erg are making you a slower, less explosive athlete, ...

I wasn't too clear with my concerns about strength loss. I'm not really worried about a loss of muscle, it's not like I have all that much already, it's power and strength loss that I'm worried about. High training volume in endurance sports leads to predominantly slow twitch muscle fibers, which ar...

I'm going to Georgetown next year. They have a pretty good lightweight team. My training program is on a three days on, one day off schedule. My usual schedule is such that one day is a long row and maybe some distance running, the second day is a crossfit workout with some faster and shorter rowing...

6/23<br />10k row in 40:08<br />Later a 3 mile or so run up some moderate hills at faster than 7 min/mile pace.<br /><br />6/24<br />warmed up with some light clean and jerks<br />21 reps of each, then 15, then 9, no rest<br />225 lb. deadlifts<br />Handstand pushups<br />10:21<br />Deadlifts weren'...

I just started training on the erg about three weeks ago in addition to my crossfit training as I plan to walk on as a lightweight rower in the fall, as a freshman. I've been rowing about three times per week on top of my other workouts and have managed to get a 1k time of 3:25, a 10k time of 40:07 ...