Best Answer: Stroke seat is typically reserved for the best technical rower, and bow for the worst (or the shortest!) but beyond that your seat placement has more to do with your personal strengths. Like, stern pair are going to be technically amazing, but the middle four are the power house of the boat-that's you!
Dealing with problems of the joints, tendons, muscles, cartilage and supportive structures has to do with prevention as well as feeding the musculoskeletal system with supportive nutrients. (See ProMin Complex). Diet and nutrition has much to do with the health of these important structures.
Calcium is probably the nutrient you think of first. But vitamin D is just as important for keeping bones strong and preventing the bone disease osteoporosis. Vitamin D helps your intestines absorb calcium from the food you eat. Getting enough of both nutrients is an important part of making sure your bones are dense and strong. Unlike calcium, which you only get through food, your body makes vitamin D when sunlight hits your skin.