Wedding Dress

[[old] PaulH]

<!--QuoteBegin-Godfried+Jan 31 2006, 05:07 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Godfried @ Jan 31 2006, 05:07 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-PaulH+Jan 31 2006, 10:25 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(PaulH @ Jan 31 2006, 10:25 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->...  In general the better rowers at my club have normal, if a little more muscular than average, shoulders and upper backs.  On the other hand they do tend to develop somewhat pronounced rear ends. ... </td></tr></table><br />And how is your rear end, Paul? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Also pronounced. Sadly, this is <b>not</b> a good thing.

[[old] Hapa]

<!--QuoteBegin-agnes+Jan 31 2006, 11:27 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(agnes @ Jan 31 2006, 11:27 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hello!<br /><br />Hoping to fit into my mother's wedding dress for my own wedding in September...need to loose about  25 pounds or the seamstress will have a lot of extra work. Lots of rowing ahead of me...but I'm also concerned about my shoulders getting bigger and too broad. Perhaps if I set the rower on 1 I'll get the exercise, but not bulk up? Any suggestions appreciated!<br />Agnes <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />If your goal is to lose 25 pounds, I don't think you'll have a problem. I know before I started rowing, I was a scrawny little thing and rowing eventually gave me more back/lat muscles which did result in my going up a bra size (around, not cup). And I did have a guy say he'd never given a massage to a chick with wings (as a good thing). So, I would think that the potential for added muscle (which will just be from developing muscles that women typically don't work) will be balanced by the weight you're going to lose. Regarding the resistance setting, I wouldn't bring it down to 1 if you've been using something else because I don't think you'd get enough of a workout to meet your weight loss goal. <br /><br />I do also have to add that it took me awhile to get to the point where I had to get larger bras (maybe a year or two) and since I was competitve rowing, I was lifting weights (lots of bench pulls) and was on the water probably an average of 2 hours a day. I never got "bulky" even with all that. I agree with everyone else that the definition, strength, etc. is much more of a plus. <br /><br />Aiko

[[old] rhorva@hotmail.com]

<!--QuoteBegin-Ducatista+Feb 1 2006, 11:43 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Ducatista @ Feb 1 2006, 11:43 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-rhorva@hotmail.com+--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(rhorva@hotmail.com)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->"GIRL, I could kick the crap out of you with my big rower arms," </td></tr></table><br />Meh. Lacks poetry. Try "I could snap you like a twig." See how much better that sounds? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I like that... thanks, I shall adopt it into my vocabulary. I think it is a real "stopper."<br /><br />RUBBER DUCKY<br />

[[old] akit110]

This is ironic. <br />Guys wish rowing gave'm bigger muscles and it seems some women wish it didn't.