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Hello,

I’m a rower in my junior year, my 2k is a 7:25 and I’m 135 pounds and 6ft. If I were to get up to 160. Would that affect my 2k?

Yes, theoretically it will help but it needs to be quality weight that is added whilst improving your fitness

rowing747 wrote: ↑

January 20th, 2020, 3:13 pm

Hello,

I’m a rower in my junior year, my 2k is a 7:25 and I’m 135 pounds and 6ft. If I were to get up to 160. Would that affect my 2k?

You can,t put a number on it, but if you simply grow and get more lean mass you will be a lot faster. Eat, train and sleep well. Don,t worry about where you are gonna be, nobody can tell the future. You will know once you are there

F=M x a

Gaining weight is just one variable in the equation...

I think the above commnents for the OP pretty much cover it BUT not for all cases. Consider someone like me who has drastically reduced their aerobic training and gained weight in the gym...net effect probably a hit of 10-12s on my 2K time. Shorter stuff faster. So...it depends on your starting point.

rowing747 wrote: ↑

January 20th, 2020, 3:13 pm

Hello,

I’m a rower in my junior year, my 2k is a 7:25 and I’m 135 pounds and 6ft. If I were to get up to 160. Would that affect my 2k?

If you're young, you've got lots of confounding factors that are/will take place to not worry too much about this. i.e. Your body and cardiovascular systems are still developing rapidly. Any weight gain is bad if its derived from just piling fat on. Likewise, weight gain from strength and conditioning work has to be carefully tailored for younger people otherwise it can cause serious problems later on.

Provided the training you are doing is specific and consummate to your age and ability, wait for the chips to fall and see where you're at.