Nutrition
Indoor Rowing Hydration
Indoor rowing hydration prevents performance drop in hot erg rooms—pre-hydrate, sip on long pieces, and replace sodium on sweaty sessions over an hour.
Indoor rowing hydration matters because erg rooms are warm and sweat losses stack even without sun—dehydration raises heart rate and worsens splits. Drink 400–600 ml in the two hours before long pieces; sip during sessions over 45 minutes.
Replace sodium when sessions exceed an hour or shirt salt lines appear.
Common questions
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Do you need sports drink for indoor erg rows?
Water suffices for many sessions under 60 minutes; add electrolytes when duration, heat, or sweat loss is high. Weigh before and after once to estimate personal sweat rate.
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