Seasons Changing Down South
…slowly but surely. While we’re all envious of the whitest March we’ve seen in a while, now that we’re in rowing gear, I think most of us were hoping for 60’s and sunny down here in South Carolina. Instead, we’ve had our bouts with wind and the below:
Ice, ice baby.
Definitely looked at this freezing puddle with mixed emotions. Nonetheless, stuff is going well for all of us. No major injuries, and despite a few uncomfortable discussions about TV usage and dishes left in the seat, we’re all still on speaking terms with each other in our closer, more isolated quarters.
A couple weeks ago Clemson granted us access to one of their three varsity weight rooms. We’re doing our best to be respectful and leave a small footprint, but it’s a facility that merits getting a bit excited. I’ll let the following pictures do some talking and then fill in a few blanks.
Awesome Olympic lift stations.
Bench row.
Squat racks galore.
Dumbbells, free weights, and tigers. Oh my!
Pano view from the indoor turf section of the gym.
Gatorade fountain. Feel free to choose from Fruit Punch, Lemon Lime, Fierce Grape, and more. Oh, you need a boost? Add a pump from the multi-vitamin syrup or grab a Gatorade bar.
Just you’re average Gatorade fridge fully stocked with multiple types of Gatorade Protein Shakes.
So yeah… it’s a pretty solid gym. While we can do a lot of productive work for our rowing without access to a gym, it’s really awesome to have this resource made available to us. Perhaps the new workout room in the new touring center could look something like this with greens and whites in place of purples and oranges. Sweet Rowen in place of Gatorade?
Rowing has been going well and today marked some of the best all day conditions we have ever had. The water was great in the morning save for the serious fishermen that took Friday off, and the wind stayed quiet in the afternoon as well. Good stuff. Dan’s been weaving more and more speed work into our program now, and having completed a race last weekend in Gainesville, GA, I can feel our racing season quickly approaching. I think a post covering the race will be coming up soon.