I like to train on the concept2 indoor rower. It works up a sweat, makes my hart pump faster, my quadriceps and all muscles in my lower and upper-back work in a coordinated way. I have trained like that for 3x a week for about two years with different kind of work: long distances, short distances, intervals… . I made the one million meter mark last summer.
I did some training on the machines for a few months to put some more muscle on my upper-body and also work the part that rowing doesn’t use (front upper body). I’m fed up waiting in line for the machines to do 3x10 reps with rest in between. It seems to me I’m spending more time waiting then working. The idea of doing just 6 basic moves with no hassle, no waiting, just loading a barbell or picking the right dumbbell from the rack appeals to me. That’s why I have some questions about the workouts described in “the New Rules of Lifting”.
1) To be effective, do I have to do the squats? I would like to do lifting and rowing on the same evenings, but squatting with tired legs or rowing with legs that are sore from lifting are not my idea of fun.
2) Can I adapt my rowing routine to replace squatting, e.g. a routine where I try to maximize distance rowed per single stroke?
3) Do I have to adapt the workouts to compensate my rowing? For example more lunges to balance hamstrings and quads or more bench-press to balance chest and upper-back.
Currently I’m trying to beat my
PR on the 2000 meters. So my workouts for the next months will be intense work on a short distances alternated with easy rowing. I did the first break-in workout yesterday without too much trouble.
Lou, if you are thinking of bringing out a new edition, it would be good to have a chapter on how to adapt the programs to our favourite leisure activity or our work.
Combining lifting and indoor rower
Linear Mode
