Training Vlog | Rowing at 42 - Day 15, Lifting Session

The trails are getting wet and cold so I'm going to head indoors for the winter. I'll record as many sessions as I can and talk about my plan, decisions, struggles, and successes along the way in case doing so can help inform others out there.
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[@darkphoton_15keV]

How many days do you rest after a lower body lifting session before you do any rowing training? I usually take one day off after a lifting session. Even in this case, if I row a UT2 session on the third day, I always have to go about 5w below my typical UT2 watts due to the mild muscle soreness.

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I don't, but every situation and person is different. It is important to note that 1) when I was lifting to aggressively push my strength up I wasn't training for rowing and was only casually logging miles on the trail for my running, and 2) at the moment I am lifting well below my threshold with a focus more on maintaining strength while I recondition to rowing and prepare for a sprint season. That being said, lifting should not make you sore. If it does, you are doing it wrong. Look up Mark Rippetoe's work on RUclips. He has a vast library of videos that can help with programming and technique. Just remember that strength and endurance are not particularly compatible, so you should have macrocycles in your training year focused on one or the other, but not both at the same time. Rather, while focused on one just work to maintain the other.

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@@TravisGardner Thanks