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Hi everyone!
I am freshmen rower and I just finished my novice year. (age 15, Male) Before I start my summer training I have have a question...

I plan to row in college, and I was wondering if I should attempt to be a college lightweight (weight limit of 160 pounds)
Right now I am a skinny 6'4" and weigh about 153 pounds.
Don't know if it matters but I row a 6:51 2k and 21:57 6k (split 1:49.8)
I have never really done any lifting, but from a recruiting perspective, should I try and put on weight and just focus on dropping splits, or should I work on watching my weight?

Thank you so much!

You'll be hard-pressed to find any LW rowers at your height. Most elite LW rowers top out around 6'1-6'2.

You're only 15, still young and developing. Put on the weight and go heavyweight. Those are very respectable numbers for your age/weight.

You have some good times with your rowing, being tall will mean you have great levers for rowing but yes you should eat lots of carb rich foods as well as protein to gain some weight as this will in time increase your power output.

Good luck