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I've recently started indoor rowing in order to supplement my workout, which also involves weight training. My question is:

Is it okay to row the day after I've done weights/strength training (upper body, arms, shoulders etc.) Or should I take a day off the rower to allow the muscles to recover? I'd like to be able to use the rower 5-6 days a week if possible, but don't want to overwork anything...

No problem, just go bye feel. If it doesn,t feel right take restdays, If it doesn,t just go on. Your body never lies.

cincnorad wrote:Is it okay to row the day after I've done weights/strength training (upper body, arms, shoulders etc.)

Interesting question...it suggests that you think of rowing as primarily an "upper body" activity.

While the "seated rows", etc. that you do w/ weightlifting are primarily upper body/core, using a C2 is generally believed to be at least 70% "legs"...I'm wondering what your own experience suggests at this point.

Alissa

Alissa wrote:

cincnorad wrote:Is it okay to row the day after I've done weights/strength training (upper body, arms, shoulders etc.)

Interesting question...it suggests that you think of rowing as primarily an "upper body" activity.

While the "seated rows", etc. that you do w/ weightlifting are primarily upper body/core, using a C2 is generally believed to be at least 70% "legs"...I'm wondering what your own experience suggests at this point.

Alissa

I don't primarily think of rowing as an upper body activity. If it were, the answer to my question would be obvious. I'm curious if the rower works the upper body enough that it requires those muscles getting rest every other day when combined with weight training... Given that you shouldn't work the same muscle groups 2 days in a row.

You'll be fine, just make sure you keep your weight training to 3 days a week or something and row every day with maybe one day off after a hard weights session a week.
Maybe the day after doing weights stick to long distance work and not interval training.

Good deal. Thanks for the tips.