#5 Your tape stays on your hands for the whole row

Spring rowing = blisters = painful hands

Future hand models.

Fresh blisters are ugly, and can be extremely painful to row with, but that's a pretty lame excuse not to row. Best solution? Medical tape. 

Your last tape job lasted through warm up and you ended up suffering through your main set, awkwardly holding your oar handles. You learned your lesson and this time you spend a good 5 minutes meticulously taping up your hands, and hope you've figured out the perfect taping technique for the nasty blister that's about to open up at the base of your middle finger. A good tape job will last through a whole practice letting you focus on your workout instead of how painful your hands are.

You look down at your hands just before you start your last piece and your tape is still intact.

Awesome!