Hey everyone,
So, I have this pretty sweet deal where the college I just graduated from will let me use their gym this summer free of charge (opposed to 114 smackers for the local Y--no thanks). Thing is, the pool is basically never open. I understand why, I mean, it's not like the place is brimming with student lifeguards. So I don't have a pool where I can do a lot of the swimming parts of OCS prep workouts.
It occurs to me that rowing might be an acceptable substitute, since it is also a full-body workout, and when done for long enough, comparably aerobic. Is this reasonable? And if so, what sort of distance subsitutions might I use. For example, 500m sidestroke = what, like 1500 rowing? I have no idea.
Thanks.
So, I have this pretty sweet deal where the college I just graduated from will let me use their gym this summer free of charge (opposed to 114 smackers for the local Y--no thanks). Thing is, the pool is basically never open. I understand why, I mean, it's not like the place is brimming with student lifeguards. So I don't have a pool where I can do a lot of the swimming parts of OCS prep workouts.
It occurs to me that rowing might be an acceptable substitute, since it is also a full-body workout, and when done for long enough, comparably aerobic. Is this reasonable? And if so, what sort of distance subsitutions might I use. For example, 500m sidestroke = what, like 1500 rowing? I have no idea.
Thanks.