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Indoor Sport Services Training Guide
Our Indoor Rowing Training Guide is the ultimate training resource for the Indoor Rower.
Written by top education and coaching specialists, it includes information on technique and training,
with programmes on cross-training, 2,000m and marathon race training, weight management and keep fit.
There are guest chapters written by top names such as Jurgen Grobler and Chris Shambrook as well as
dedicated sections on psychology, nutrition and weight training.
Nutrition and Weight Management - Losing Weight Without Losing Strength
<< Weight ControlGearoid Towey and Tony O'Connor >>
Different people use different approaches to achieving race weight. A point of agreement was that weight
should not rise more than around 6kg during the winter. However, earlier in the guide Kurt Jensen
explained that he believed that lightweights should not reduce their food intake but should increase their
training volume to lose the required weight. Below we have also included interviews with former world
champions Gearoid Towey and Tony O'Connor who do diet but avoid salads because of their high water
content despite their low calorific value. Tom Kay however, another former world champion, does use
salads as a part of his dieting to achieve his target weight. This highlights the fact that what works for one
person is not necessarily right for everyone.
As lightweights normally allow their weight to increase by up to 6kg in winter, above their summer racing
weight, and as indoor rowing is predominately a winter sport, we take this into consideration when setting
weight limits.
» Gearoid Towey and Tony O'Connor
» Tom Kay
