I'm a forever recovering LWT. As a college walk on I could have gone either way, but at the time our LWTs had a new coach andwere crushing Sprints and IRAs, while our heavies were limping along. It was also pretty clear that if you have aspirations of international competition, LWT was where to be until you hit at least 6'4.

I loved my time as a lightweight, but if I could go back I'd be a fatty in a heartbeat. I know I would have been a lot of more happy with my health and my body, and would have gotten to enjoy the sport itself more. I'd have fewer medals and shirts in my drawer, but I'd also probably have friends from college who weren't on the Crew team. It's hard to socialize as a rower, but it's impossible as a LWT between Weds practice and Fri weigh-ins.

If you want to experience that, eat 400 cal for dinner Wednesday, 5x1500 race pace thurs morning, then have a bowl of dry cereal for breakfast. No more food until 5PM Friday. You stop drinking water after SS Friday morning. Also I hope you don't be have class on Friday - my GPA was a full point lower in the spring semester because you can't study when you're sucking that much weight. Lol Friday afternoon exams. Once 3pm rolls around you'll sweat off whatever is left, hit the scale, and stuff your face with whatever is handy. Then you'll feel realllllly shitty for a bit while your stomach adjusts. You'll kick ass Saturday morning but not have much energy for anything else over the weekend, continue to eat decently through Sunday, cut way back on Monday and start all over again.