Some of you guys could do it.
Discus.
Some of you guys could do it.
Discus.
Tango Foxtrot wrote:
Some of you guys could do it.
Discus.
Nope rowing requires muscles and muscle strength
Tango Foxtrot wrote:
Some of you guys could do it.
Discus.
Nope rowing requires muscles and muscle strength
160 pounds is still pretty heavy for a human being.
I started out as a rower. Was 6'3 152 when I rowed competitively. When I moved over to xc/track I actually gained weight and ran at 165. Currently at 175 and I'm faster than I've ever been.
Not looking forward to capsizing and swallowing sh!tty water.
I think thats only if you're the fattest guy in the boat. Others in your team will need to be lighter you ars needing to push that limit.
Devil Dog wrote:
160 pounds is still pretty heavy for a human being.
Kinda depends on one's height and sex now doesn't it?
Bring Back the 880 wrote:
I think thats only if you're the fattest guy in the boat. Others in your team will need to be lighter you ars needing to push that limit.
Also, the average weight in the boat cannot exceed 155 pounds for the men.
What is it with this special class for people that are not giants? T&F doesn't have a special HJ event for short people, or a special SP for small people. If you aren't built for a certain sport, find another one!
And for my entire life I have wondered how swimming managed to conduct 4 times as many races as they should. If the front (Australian) crawl is the fastest technique for getting from Point A to Point B, as it is, end of story. Why are there races for backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke? T&F doesn't have separate HJ competitions for the scissors, the straddle, and the Western roll--those techniques were discarded once new techniques were developed that produced higher jumps. Is this just a scam that was invented so that popular swimming stars could haul home a truckload of medals and records?
This stuff is bogus.
Actually rowing is the only endurance sport where big people have an advantage without weight handicaps, fvck a bunch of pipsqueaks.
Ladies too. Under 125-130lbs generally (which most runners are). I rowed in college after getting injured. Huge time investment, double and even triple sessions on the weekend, makes you appreciate how time-efficient running is in comparison. I'm 5'9, so it was difficult to bulk up without going over the weight limit (usually lightweights are under 5'6). I enjoyed it, it was better than sitting around being depressed about not being able to run.
I've lost most of the upper body muscle in the past decade and am back to just running now, if I can fit that in my day.
Rowboats is not a sport. I am too heavy anyhow.
gh293783 wrote:
What is it with this special class for people that are not giants? T&F doesn't have a special HJ event for short people, or a special SP for small people. If you aren't built for a certain sport, find another one!
And for my entire life I have wondered how swimming managed to conduct 4 times as many races as they should. If the front (Australian) crawl is the fastest technique for getting from Point A to Point B, as it is, end of story. Why are there races for backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke? T&F doesn't have separate HJ competitions for the scissors, the straddle, and the Western roll--those techniques were discarded once new techniques were developed that produced higher jumps. Is this just a scam that was invented so that popular swimming stars could haul home a truckload of medals and records?
This stuff is bogus.
Triple jump and long jump.
Shotput, javelin, discuss.
3000,5000,10000
100,200
Racewalk, running
gh293783 wrote:
What is it with this special class for people that are not giants? T&F doesn't have a special HJ event for short people, or a special SP for small people. If you aren't built for a certain sport, find another one!
And for my entire life I have wondered how swimming managed to conduct 4 times as many races as they should. If the front (Australian) crawl is the fastest technique for getting from Point A to Point B, as it is, end of story. Why are there races for backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke? T&F doesn't have separate HJ competitions for the scissors, the straddle, and the Western roll--those techniques were discarded once new techniques were developed that produced higher jumps. Is this just a scam that was invented so that popular swimming stars could haul home a truckload of medals and records?
This stuff is bogus.
+1
+1 If there were actual "specialities" (A is best in X, but sucks at Y), it would be difference.
+1
Discus is a track & field event isn't it? Not rowing.
I run 9 months a year and row in the summer - I got tired of fighting the heat.
It's a similar sport to running - I can move back and forth well.
Lightweights tend to row more strokes per minute and at the collegiate level can be as fast as heavyweights.