<p>Hi guys I'm a 6"/6"1 about 145 sophomore in high school and I have two quick questions
1. Do you think I could stay under 160 for rowing
2. Could anybody give me a list of colleges with MENS lightweight rowing programs. Or clubs if they recruit</p>
<p>I’m staying clear of your first question as you should probably discuss that with a doctor/nutritionist. </p>
<p>As for number 2, I don’t think there are many competitive lightweight rowing teams in colleges these days…Most are open class. Those that still have it are likely schools that are Ivies or near Ivies. Columbia, Harvard, Yale, MIT, Georgetown and a few other East Coast schools.</p>
<p>Males tend to continue to grow until the age of 25, so you’ve got a long way to go. Even if you don’t gain in height, you’ll start to gain muscle mass at some point. Odds are, sometime between now and when you graduate from college, you’ll pass the 160 mark and it would require some extreme, not advisable, nutrition plan to stay under 160, particularly at your height, which may even go higher.</p>
<p>Your body is genetically programmed to do what it’s going to do, just go whatever direction it’s going to take you.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. MrMom62 really like the way you put it.</p>
<p>Freshman 15 + 145 = 160</p>
<p>My son is your height and would have no problem with that weight. It really depends on your build and how much you grow - for men, it’s about 10 lbs extra per inch of height.</p>
<p>As a former bicycle racer, my in-season weight was about 145, my winter weight was about 160, so racing weight can be less than your “normal” weight.</p>
<p>Might look at Holy Cross which has a very good crew/rowing team and competes in highly competitive ECAC conference.</p>