Concept2 Training Guide
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.
