Lifelong Rower

                                                                                   Photo Credit:  J. Zydeck December Lifelong Rowing Blog #7   Weights : Not a weighty decision   I am excited to share some ideas for weightlifting for rowers.    I started to try and lift weights when I was in college during the ‘70’s.     At Cleveland State, the only entrance to the gym was through the men’s locker room.    A few women organized and when the new weight room was built women finally got their own locker room.   This was not an isolated incident, Lincoln Park Boat Club back in the 80’s traveled to the University of Wisconsin in order to practice in the tanks.    When we arrived, we found...

  Photo Credit:  J. Zydeck December Lifelong Rowing Blog #7   Weights : Not a weighty decision   I am excited to share some ideas for weightlifting for rowers.    I started to try and lift weights when I was in college during the ‘70’s.     At Cleveland State University, the only entrance to the gym was through the men’s locker room.    A few women organized and when the new weight room was built women finally got their own locker room.   This was not an isolated incident, Lincoln Park Boat Club back in the 80’s traveled to the University of Wisconsin in order to practice in the tanks.    When we arrived, we found there was only a men’s locker room to shed our winter clothes. Luckily, we had blankets and we  separated the locker room into two sections and managed to access the tanks.   Prior to Title IX, this was not an uncommon experience.    Check out a documentary titled  “A Hero for D...

  Photo Credit:                                                                                J. Zydeck December Lifelong Rowing Blog #6   Stuff Happens   Decades ago, Lincoln Park Boat Club was rowing from an abandoned warehouse that the owners had granted us permission to store and launch boats near North Avenue.    Since it was our only access to the Chicago River vs. the Lagoon we were quite pleased (noting that there were no bathrooms, showers or shelter).    The water was calm when we launched, but after a brief row the weather shifted, the wind sped up, the skies darkened and the rain became heavy and pretty soon we were unable to row safely.      The river at that point is surrounded by tall metal unscalable walls with only a scatte...