Is rowing strength training or cardio?
Great Question !!Most sports rest on a continuum between strength and endurance, some like weightlifting and unequivocally strength and others, like marathon running are clearly endurance.Rowing is almost in the middle of this strength / endurance continuum, close to cycling, with the latter being slightly more weighted to endurance and rowing being a bit more weighted to strength.In short, you need both. Endurance by itself will mean you don't have sufficient power and strength by itself will mean that won’t last the distance of the race, which make training challenging.
Plateau in rowing training, help please?!?
First off, 8:05 is a pretty average 2k for someone your size. You'll definitely want to break 8 minutes though. If you want to get a better time you need to do pieces of varying times/ intensity. Doing the same workouts will make you reach a plateau. So maybe one day you do a forty minute piece and then the next day two twenty minute pieces at a higher rate and lower split. Take a short (5 min) break btw the two pieces. Or you could do a longer 60 minute steady state row. The variations will allow you to build up more muscle and better cardio. If you can do ab workouts/ circuits that would also be helpful. Also squats and lunge walks if you can. If you like erging, you should consider joining a rowing team, you would make a good lightwieght rower(under 130) which could potentially land you a rowing scholarship/ recruitment
Is walking on a treadmill good exercise for losing weight?
What you are doing is exactly right for weight loss, sounds like your diet is spot on and you are exercising at a manageable rate. Our bodies burn fat best as we exercise at about 65-75% of the max heart rate for our age and sex. The only thing I could suggest would be to make sure the treadmill is going at a sufficient speed for you to achieve the right heart rate. You might like to consider other good exercises like eliptical trainers and the rowing machine for a bit of variety. I am a big fan of using the skipping rope - building up to 30 mins of rope skipping is a great workout for the whole body. Don't forget that as the body loses fat and increases muscle fibre, weight alone is not always the best indicator of fitness since muscle fibre actually weighs more than body fat. Good luck, and stay motivated! Your body will love you for it.
Can crossfit be a good alternative to circuit training in competitive rowing?
It depends.If you are using circuits that work the specific mechanics of rowing, and that is the bulk of your training, then no, CrossFit would not be a good alternative.If your circuit training is a general fitness portion of your training, but the bulk of your training is on the specifics of rowing, then sure CrossFit would be a great alternative. CrossFit will let you build strength much more quickly than traditional circuit training will, and could conceivably help you build a stronger engine too.CrossFit is a really great training regimen for General Physical Preparedness. When I started CrossFit 2 years ago I couldn’t even finish running a quarter mile. The last time I recorded a mile run (a few months ago) I did it in just over 9 minutes. I also deadlift, squat, bench, etc etc etc more than I did 2 years ago. However, if I had focused on JUST running, I’d probably have a faster mile time. If I JUST focused on powerlifts, I’d have a much better DL, Squat, and Bench.TLDR, CrossFit is great for getting in shape, not great for improving performance in a specific sport, because it’s designed to be general, not specific.
Can i reduce my man boobs w/ weight lifting?
i beleive not u cant burn fat and build muscle but idk if increasing the chests muscle size would make ur moob look go away maybe tho...im not sure i starred maybe contacts will input
Are push-ups considered cardio or weight training?
Push ups can be used for both depending on how you do them; the key here is time duration and repetitions;If you do 200 everyday and that too at a steady relaxed pace where the entire routine gets done in say, 1 hour it is the equivalent of weight training; here you also focus on range of motion by ensuring that your chest muscles almost touch the floor on every rep;If you do the same 200 reps everyday and complete the routine within 5 minutes, then this is one of the finest forms of cardio and very effective at that; the range of motion is restricted with chest muscles going down only half-way; I do this every day and am happy to say that it works better than doing the treadmill; so space saved to that extent;
Treadmill vs rowing machine for overall fat loss?
Are you between a rock and a hard place? Ha-ha! I meant a treadmill and a rowing machine. 30 minutes for overall fat loss…like body fat loss? Once you’re done with your 5 minutes warm up and your 5 minutes cool down, you only stay in your THR zone for 20 minutes in between. Your body only starts using a percentage of fat reserves (like 50/50 carbs/fats) AFTER 20 minutes in your THR zone. People working out for only 30 minutes are the fit ones who do not have any body fat to lose, just want to keep a healthy cardiovascular system. You should look into using a stationary bike for body fat loss. You’re sitting. It’s safe. You can zone out and watch TV or read (unlike a treadmill where you’re standing and have to make sure you don’t end up flying off on YouTube) I can burn 32 calories per mile and burn 400 calories/hour at a leisure 12.5mph speed (I can last up to two hours and burn 800 calories while watching a movie if I ate a good high carbs meal 2 hours prior). Whatever you do, you should have 2 or 3 different aerobics so you can challenge your body in different ways, avoid boredom and allow for flexibility. The classics are walking/jogging, biking and swimming. And that's just for aerobics. You also need anaerobics (weight training) as muscle mass is THE weight loss miracle.
Is it good for a 14-year-old to workout with a rowing machine? Will it affect his growth? I've seen that it develops biceps, which is not good for teenagers.
It won't be bad for him as long as he learns and practices good form, but he shouldn't be training at especially high intensity for a while. He can start low and build over the next two years. By 16 he can train as hard as he likes. It develops legs, cardio, and core more than biceps. The only significant danger is developing back issues from overtraining and/or poor form.The bigger issue, and the reason why I addressed this question at all, is the statement that developing biceps is not good for teenagers. This is a very strange misconception. Developing muscle in general isn't really bad for anybody at any age, although prepubescent children simply can't develop muscle very well and focusing on doing so will be dangerous. What is potentially harmful at young ages is intensive weight training. This isn't to say it's wrong for children to learn basic lifts (for the sake of form it's good to introduce it fairly early, and occasional technique-focused training as early as 12 or 13 isn't a bad thing), but the earliest someone should start true strength training is in the 14–15 range. By the 16–18 range a full adult strength training program is appropriate for many people. Technique should always come first, and attempting to reach the level of elite weight lifters and body builders will have it's health costs at any age, but that does not mean weights=evil.Anyway, no, developing biceps is not bad for teenagers. Teenagers are in danger of becoming obsessed with developing biceps, and such an obsession can be unhealthy when they train only biceps without balancing their other muscle groups, or when they simply overtrain for their age, but an activity that happens to develop their biceps is not going to negatively impact them. In any case, don't try to keep him from working out if he wants to. Even a relatively unhealthy and poorly thought out training program is still generally better than a sedentary lifestyle.
How good is rowing compared to other cardio exercises? Should I take a break for a week or two and continue or can I replace treadmill with rowing?
Rowing Vs RunningOver the years I’ve met two kinds of people in the gym. First, who loves to run and don’t mind running for long time and they usually hate doing weights. Second, the heavy weight lifters who hates to run, but are always up for sprint or high intensity short term cardio. And both are usually shocked by the other’s liking. If you’re of the second category, you would generally prefer rowing with high resistance over the lengthy runs in the treadmills, whereas the first kind may not prefer rowing but can do it for a long time with less resistance offered.In the sports world, a regular rower has stronger overall upper and lower body muscle than a marathoner. Primarily, because one has to utilize both legs(to push) and upper body(to pull) muscle strength, also it needs a lot of endurance. Whereas a marathoner will be leaner with less body fat and less muscle strength because of more cardiovascular engagement while running.At the gym, one can definitely replace rowing over treadmill in case he or she’s is experiencing issues in joints or pain in the leg tendons and ligaments. Keep in mind, in general rowing with low resistance doesn’t offer much cardio in comparison to simple running on a treadmill. But with the higher resistance in the rowing machine, it can offer more cardio with upper body workout as well. It’s simple, more resistance means muscle workout with less reps, whereas, less resistance with more reps means more cardio and less muscle workout. For people who enjoys cardio over weight lifting should keep altering their cardio routines and patterns to make it more effective, one can do heavy rowing one day followed by treadmill the other day, and so on.Tip for Rowing: Being a rowing sportsperson in the past, and based on self experience, I’ll repeat what my coach always used to say, “it’s about push not pull”. Even though from the posture, movement and style it seems upper body is working more, in contrast, it’s the lower body or legs (being the biggest muscle of the body) which brings the real thrust and power to the whole motion. So push with your legs and let the upper body do the supporting role of the pull from the momentum.