Best Cross Training For Rowing?

[old] mraRower · Post by **[old] mraRower** » May 20th, 2004, 10:56 pm

Just a Poll

[old] Rogus · Post by **[old] Rogus** » May 21st, 2004, 12:26 pm

I think you left out one of the important choices...weight training. I know it's not considered cross training, but it would be interesting to see how many would choose that as more important than your other selections. Maybe those who select other will explain what their other is?

[old] ElCaballo · Post by **[old] ElCaballo** » May 21st, 2004, 12:33 pm

I was thinking that some sort of circuit training (which could include weights) would be useful as cross-training. At any rate, I would not limit myself to just one form of cross-training. Bill W.

[old] monkey · Post by **[old] monkey** » May 26th, 2004, 12:18 pm

My first thought when I saw the choices was "where's circuit and weight training?" Have been doing circuit training one day a week for the last 10 weeks but I've now put that on hold as the rowing is starting to get more intense (coach's program)

[old] Xavier · Post by **[old] Xavier** » May 26th, 2004, 3:40 pm

I found that footbiking (look up kickbikes in Google) is one of the best, as the action mimics the rowing drive on the legs. So I've rather unhelpfully voted "Other".

[old] grams · Post by **[old] grams** » May 27th, 2004, 11:42 am

Most any other non-impat sport. They are easier on my poor old joints.

[old] Roland Baltutis · Post by **[old] Roland Baltutis** » May 28th, 2004, 2:57 am

What about cross country skiing. Easy on the joints but hard on the heart & lungs. Rowing and cross country skiing are both power endurance sports using similar muscle groups. Much more so than running and cycling.

[old] Mike H · Post by **[old] Mike H** » May 28th, 2004, 4:08 am

skipping

[old] Lee Buckley · Post by **[old] Lee Buckley** » May 28th, 2004, 11:35 am

Women

[old] Gary Blackman · Post by **[old] Gary Blackman** » May 28th, 2004, 11:57 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Lee Buckley @ May 28 2004, 03:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> Women  </td></tr></table> wondered why you weren't very quick!

[old] John Rupp · Post by **[old] John Rupp** » June 20th, 2004, 6:43 pm

I think running is by far the best all round conditioner, provided it is done on varied terrain with plenty of hills. However, unlike rowing, running is weight bearing, and there's no coasting, thus running takes longer for recovery. Speed skating, as well as cross country skiing, would seem to both be excellent but they are only available in limited parts of the country and only certain times of year. Considering these things, swimming and cycling might be the best alternatives. I wonder, then, why rowing training is so different from training for swimming. Maybe there are certain aspects that could be more alike. Have those of you with swim experience applied the same kind of training to rowing, and how has that worked for you.