Hypertrophy and Endurance?

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Hello all!

I am new to this site and this is my first post.
I am 18, male, 5 ft 6, 50kg (110 pounds). I would really love to become a rower, but I lack the endurance or build for rowing, so I am taking a while to first build up my endurance and gain some weight through hypertrophy. My current schedule is Upperbody hypertrophy workouts on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Lower body hypertrophy workouts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Then, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I alternate between swimming and jogging (and sometimes doing a 2k on the rowing machine). I recently heard that concurrent training could slow down muscle gains, and was wondering if my current schedule would slow down the effects of my hypertrophy training. After every workout I supplement the calories lost and more.

Any answers will be greatly appreciated,
Thank you :)
 
Hello,

I need to make a correction. My schedule is actually Upperbody Hypertrophy on Mondays and Thursdays, and Lower body on Tuesdays and Fridays. Then running or swimming on the weekend. Sorry for that
 
You need to be more specific about your workout. Upperbody Hypertrophy means absolutely nothing. Actually, I've never heard anyone use that term. Describe your workouts in some detail and ditch the medical terms.
 
For hypertrophy, you need to stress the muscle cells to stimulate muscle growth. That will happen if you lift heavy weights with low to moderate reps. You might want to consider a 5x5 lifting program. I would suggest going through a formal program such as provided by a personal trainer or find one online or in your library. The New Rules of Lifting is one suggestion, but Men's Health magazine has good programs as well.

Change up your lifting program every month or so so that your body doesn't adapt to that stress. You want to keep your body guessing.

At 5'6", 110# and 18yo, you probably do not have a physiques that will ever be muscular, but you can certainly improve on your existing musculature.
 
I doubt you should try to work everything at once like you do. What I like to do is switching every month to something new. Your goal can be 12 reps for the first month, next month it can be 6 reps and then 8 reps or 15 reps. Yes you want to be balanced, but you also want to be focused too.
 
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