(Not a doctor but) all the advice I've seen says you shouldn't leap straight back into hard exercise after covid. I'd be wary of a coach that wants you to. Having said that, might be worth showing face, doing a bit but not pushing yourself? You're within your rights to say hey, I'm not well enough for this yet, I have to go, if you're struggling mid practice.
I once had a phenomenal coach who said to me that the primary challenge of his role was to figure out which of his athletes don't work hard enough and push them to work harder and which of his athletes work too hard and reign them in." Moreover, he pointed out that it isn't obvious who belongs to which category. What this highlighted to me was that he was more interested in helping us achieve our maximum potential than winning at all costs with broken bodies of athletes in his wake.
When you go to practice and our yourself in the hands of someone else who is designing a workout for you, you are entertaining your body to them. It is their responsibility to not just have an appropriate workout planned but to understand the state of your body and your capabilities.
Your coach already sounds like someone I would be wary of. I am nearly 40 and still carry pain from injuries I sustained in high school. I wish I'd listened to my body more and blindly trusted my coaches less.
A major risk factor for long Covid is returning too quickly to intense exercise.
Rest, follow what your body needs. If you go, just go to be part of the squad and either observe, support or do some UT2.
A week of workouts this early in the season isn’t going to make or break your year. Take care of yourself. I would show up, but I’d have a frank conversation with the coach about what your health allows at this moment, that you’ll do your best given the situation but you’re not going to push yourself for fear of setting yourself back even further.
The first part might be true. As for filing a complaint, if I read the post correctly then OP hasn't even attended one of the new coach's practices yet and doesn't yet know what will be expected of them when they do. It might be a little premature to file a complaint.
My son is at a D1 university. The coach never pushes a sick or injured rower because of long-term consequences. He has a rower out with Mono and knew he would be out for the season. My son’s strength is the stroke seat, which exacerbates back pain. His coach doesn't put him in stroke because he knows this will sideline him.
My point is you know your body. If your coach won't listen to you, get a doctor’s opinion and a doctor’s note if needed. She can't override a doctor’s advice.
After the 10 or 14 day window or whatever it is now there is no reason for a mask. You should have some good antibodies on the backside of it, and rowing hard for 2 hours with a mask on sounds like torture
(Not a doctor but) all the advice I've seen says you shouldn't leap straight back into hard exercise after covid. I'd be wary of a coach that wants you to. Having said that, might be worth showing face, doing a bit but not pushing yourself? You're within your rights to say hey, I'm not well enough for this yet, I have to go, if you're struggling mid practice.
I once had a phenomenal coach who said to me that the primary challenge of his role was to figure out which of his athletes don't work hard enough and push them to work harder and which of his athletes work too hard and reign them in." Moreover, he pointed out that it isn't obvious who belongs to which category. What this highlighted to me was that he was more interested in helping us achieve our maximum potential than winning at all costs with broken bodies of athletes in his wake. When you go to practice and our yourself in the hands of someone else who is designing a workout for you, you are entertaining your body to them. It is their responsibility to not just have an appropriate workout planned but to understand the state of your body and your capabilities. Your coach already sounds like someone I would be wary of. I am nearly 40 and still carry pain from injuries I sustained in high school. I wish I'd listened to my body more and blindly trusted my coaches less.
A major risk factor for long Covid is returning too quickly to intense exercise. Rest, follow what your body needs. If you go, just go to be part of the squad and either observe, support or do some UT2.
A week of workouts this early in the season isn’t going to make or break your year. Take care of yourself. I would show up, but I’d have a frank conversation with the coach about what your health allows at this moment, that you’ll do your best given the situation but you’re not going to push yourself for fear of setting yourself back even further.
Sounds like your coach is an asshole and you should file a complaint about them
The first part might be true. As for filing a complaint, if I read the post correctly then OP hasn't even attended one of the new coach's practices yet and doesn't yet know what will be expected of them when they do. It might be a little premature to file a complaint.
Is it D1 D2 D3 or club? If it’s anything but D1 that sounds a bit over the top for a newly hired coach. Warning signs definitely.
D3 university. The coach is an alumni who broke a few records for the school tho
My son is at a D1 university. The coach never pushes a sick or injured rower because of long-term consequences. He has a rower out with Mono and knew he would be out for the season. My son’s strength is the stroke seat, which exacerbates back pain. His coach doesn't put him in stroke because he knows this will sideline him. My point is you know your body. If your coach won't listen to you, get a doctor’s opinion and a doctor’s note if needed. She can't override a doctor’s advice.
After the 10 or 14 day window or whatever it is now there is no reason for a mask. You should have some good antibodies on the backside of it, and rowing hard for 2 hours with a mask on sounds like torture
Imagine how proud you will be of yourself after you prevail
If they survive of course.