I have just joined my collegiate rowing crew and since I don't have a spot on the eight man boat (as of yet) I need some help. During the spring and summer I bulked up and for the past couple of weeks after I finished my hyptertrophy cycle I have been getting my body fat down. I had no prior plans to join Crew, if I had I wouldn't have wasted my summer doing bodybuilding workouts and would have been doing more strength specific routines and increasing my VO2 max.
This is where I need some major help, I'm currently at 165, 5'10 with 9% bodyfat; There are two divisions in rowing, lightweight (160 and under) and open. I really don't want to drop five pounds so I need to gain 5-10 of muscle by january (Sounds more realistic than trying to fit the norm of open oarsmen who are usually 6'-6'2 at about 200 lbs with 8-9% bf).
I have been possibly considering Pendulum Training for athletes but with rowing it is a powerful AND endurance sport. Can anyone help me throw together a lifting routine that is sport specific to Crew? or at least point me in the right direction? ANY help would be greatly appreciated. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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