Elite rowers lifestyle

AnnaNewton57
AnnaNewton57 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi I'm new to MFP! I joined so I can keep a recorded of my nutrition and exercise as I am currently training as an elite rower. I trial for team GB so I keep a very strict diet and train hard! If you want any advice and tips about what training you need to do don't hesitate to ask! I have a lot of experience and knowledge I am happy to offer x

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  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    There are a few of us endurance athletes of various types around here using MFP for nutrition tracking. Your perspective will be welcome!
  • HelenWater
    HelenWater Posts: 232 Member
    Hi. I'm a social rower and was wondering about heart rate training while using the Concept 2. Usually I just hop on the rower and row for thirty minutes in zone 4, but I'm not sure if this is doing anything more than burning calories. If I do race, it's usually over one km. Can you explain a bit about heart rate training please?
  • Shashamane
    Shashamane Posts: 3
    Hey there, I'm newish to rowing.. I do it for about 30 minutes after a weights session at the gym, but I'm wondering if anybody who actually rows professionally, or has been rowing for a long time and knows his/her stuff, could tell me if rowing is good for burning fat, or should I stick to the treadmill or cross trainer..? Any advice on rowing will be much appreciated xxx
  • AnnaNewton57
    AnnaNewton57 Posts: 4 Member
    HelenWater wrote: »
    Hi. I'm a social rower and was wondering about heart rate training while using the Concept 2. Usually I just hop on the rower and row for thirty minutes in zone 4, but I'm not sure if this is doing anything more than burning calories. If I do race, it's usually over one km. Can you explain a bit about heart rate training please?
    Hey Helen, if you are doing a session for 30 mins on the rowing machine then you need to be working with your heart rate between 160-170bmp. I would suggest you do this at a low rate 20-22. This session is great to build up your endurance base and it will favour you when you race over shorter 1km distances because it will mean you do not tire as quickly. However, I would also suggest doing training pieces which are shorter but at a higher intensity to help you with your 1km races. A good session for that is to do 4-6 500m pieces with a short rest time of 4minutes between each piece. You should be working pretty hard doing this and your heart rate should be at 180+bpm. This should be done at rate 24-26. This training session is great for burining fat and also great to build up fitness. Hope this helps x
  • AnnaNewton57
    AnnaNewton57 Posts: 4 Member
    Shashamane wrote: »
    Hey there, I'm newish to rowing.. I do it for about 30 minutes after a weights session at the gym, but I'm wondering if anybody who actually rows professionally, or has been rowing for a long time and knows his/her stuff, could tell me if rowing is good for burning fat, or should I stick to the treadmill or cross trainer..? Any advice on rowing will be much appreciated xxx
    Hey Sashamane, the rower is great for burning fat! This is because you are exercising every muscle in your body. You can burn the fat on the rower in one of two ways; you can either endure longer pieces which must last for 20mins+ And are done at a low to moderate intensity. Or you can do shorter interval training on the rower which involves shorter bursts of exercise at a higher intensity.
    A good long session to do is a 30minute piece at rate 20. This should feel fairly comfortable but your should be working up a sweat. A good interval training session to do would be 6-8 250m pieces at rate 25-28. You should be working hard doing these pieces and you will feel very tired by the end of it. However it is a great session for burning fat! Any more questions, just ask! X
  • AnnaNewton57
    AnnaNewton57 Posts: 4 Member
    glevinso wrote: »
    There are a few of us endurance athletes of various types around here using MFP for nutrition tracking. Your perspective will be welcome!
    Cheers glevinso! Are you a cyclist? I'd be interested to hear about some of your training sessions...I want to incorporate some more cycling in to my programme and it would be great to get some ideas! X
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    Triathlete actually. I usually put in on average 12-14 hour weeks training spread across swimming, biking and running. I train running by heart rate, cycling by power and simply by feel for swimming.
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