@countrygirl2016 - Yeah, would be great to go again. Ultimately will come down to affordability, but I do miss the simplicity of life in the mountains with good friends. Glad you are feeling better. Keep positive and you will be back 100% before you know it.
@theBird - Yeah they are great. For a long time I followed a template based on Alpha’s training with conditioning, strength, then giant sets. More recently when training with the rowing squad I have been following sessions based on the GB start program which is generally higher reps and multiple supersets. They are challenging, but I find them great for building mental toughness and work capacity.
Rest I try to keep to a minimum, but if I do ramp the weights up, I do have a little longer on the heavier sets. My old program I often did 3-5 reps and just did steady progression, then up the weights a little more each week for about 4 weeks, then go back down in weight and start the cycle again, with the aim to do just a little bit more than the previous cycle.
I have only gone twice, once to do something different on a date and once for my housemates birthday. It is surprisingly tiring, but it isn’t really my thing and spraining my ankle was very frustrating, so to be honest mate, I don’t think I will be going back any time soon. Still, if you can do flips on a trampoline, it would look pretty cool.
30/10/2016
14km in a single scull. Not often I do this kind of distance in a scull and it is tough.
Still felt I got a lot out of it and given how far down I am in the crew selections, without being given any reason for why or what I need to work on, winning in a single could be my main aim this year. It is the toughest boat to row, given how technical you need to be and how hard it is physically, but I kind of like the challenge and it will make me fully accountable, no reliance on anyone else.