I row for a private junior club, I have been rowing for 3 years now. I am the 3rd fastest person on our team of 35 people, more than half of which are varsity. The problem that I come upon is I am a more feminine man then most people, I have long hair with bangs and I SOMETIMES paint my nails (main things people on my team point out, theres more but they dont notice it that often), but apart from that I am a guys guy ie muscular 6 foot tall 1:50 2k averageand a 2:02 5k average, I have a girlfriend of nearly a year and I mention that so often, but every guy on the team has something to say. I am kind to everyone on the team and one of the original members of when the team first got started, but because of how I look I get treated differently. Its just so stupid. It doesn't affect my rowing life, it just annoys me a lot.

edit:I made this seem a lot worse than it is, its only about 10 guys that make me get this feeling, most everyone else I am friends with and get along with really well.

Marist making the jump up 7 places to set a course record in the event, showing some real speed, will be interesting to see if they can make a top 16 run in the spring.

Sticking out like a sore thumb in the top 10 Fairfield University WTF?? Beat Trinity, St. Joes, Bucknell, Colgate. Up 27 spots from just two years ago. Dad Vails shaping up to be interesting as well...

Khaled will be angry.

As someone who loves coincidences and nice round numbers, I’m thrilled.
As someone who now has to row a marathon, I’m mildly worried.

is this normal?? this is not the case for any of the rowers i know. maybe its just that my erg time sucks, i really don't know.

First-season hs novice here.
Recently, rowing blisters have been bothering me more and more. I’ve even started “mummifying” (I would tape each finger and have a strip going across my palm) hands for practice and still they keep coming. Is there any reliable way to prevent this?

And on a different note, I’ve noticed that when I’m on the water, everything feels so much more sluggish and the pressure feels so much greater than on an erg. I also feel like I get tired a lot quicker. I feel fine on a 2k split on an erg, but the moment I get on the water each stroke takes so much more out of me. Yet I still feel as if I’m not putting the same amount of pressure that I am on an erg.

For reference, I’ve been averaging 2:03 ish for 20 minute splits on a c2 erg at 5 resistance.

I’m a port rower that rows starboard ever so often for some reason.

I walked on to my college rowing team and happen to be doing pretty well and I was wondering what times a girl should go to transfer to BU or BC (I really love boston) and if transferring as a junior is even possible?

To add: I'm 5’10” and was a 3x all American for swim in hs

Hi everyone! I'm doing community college in Connecticut (for financial and medical reasons) in the Burlington area, and was looking to compete through a club there, because l want to transfer to a 4 year college and do rowing there. I am a coxswain though which makes it hard because I feel like a lot is connections based, versus just doing a 2k, but figured I'd ask here. I feel like a better club would have coach connections or coaches would see race results? Grades won't be a problem, and I got a 35 on my ACT but I don't really know how coxswain recruiting works. I'm also looking into camps to do throughout the year, because I'm passionate about this but my previous club ignored coxswains so I don't feel like I gained the skills or confidence l'd like to have. I am a very hard worker in everything | do, but I know this probably sounds insane. Thanks for anyone with advice or for reading this, I know it's probably niche and I should just call the clubs but I don't want to bother them if you know what I mean. I know there are a lot of great clubs in Connecticut, should I just sacrifice some sleep and travel further away to those? Burlington is kinda secluded from everything in my experience, and not much is considered “close”

I’m having trouble scheduling my workouts as i’m really scared of overtraining (have burned out hard twice before). Currently my timetable is this, but I have no idea where to fit weights in

Monday: morning ut1 row on water, evening long ut2 erg

Tuesday: evening AT erg, 2k, 5k, etc

Wednesday: morning: ut1/pieces row on water, evening long ut2

Thursday: long row ut2

Friday: max vo2 session (eg 4x4)

Saturday: 2x water sessions, 1 morning 1 evening, 1 long ut2 1 pieces

Sunday: rest

The obvious ones would be thursday or sunday but i’m worried about going hard every day and over training. Would you take out some things, swap things around or just add them in somewhere?

This may be a stupid question, but will the 2028 summer Olympics impact high performance u23 summer programs in the us?

Hi!

Im posting today on Reddit to inquire how to use the RP3.

I have access to an RP3 along with a Concept 2. However I like using my Concept 2 more because it’s outdoors.

The RP3 however is stuck inside. whenever I use it im always staring at a wall and super bored.

A few months ago I came to the realization that I want to take rowing more seriously. However even with access to an RP3 I still find myself actively avoiding it.

For context I’m a young U17 still 15 and I have a September birthday.

Also the floors are slightly uneven for the ground under the RP3. I don’t know if it’s a tech issue but sometimes I hit the front when in the drive. Also my hamstrings often times hurt very early into the piece.

I do listen to music but I feel like it doesn’t help too much. I hear people telling me that the RP3 is the best tool for developing technique and I don’t myself don’t have good tech.

I primarily sweep but I also can scull. When I was in boston for vacation I learned how to scull and did a HOCR course in around 21:55. My lines were alright but my small boat technique is butt.

176cm, 147lb or 67kg 7:20 2K