Imagine you are a rowing coach training a crew of eight for a race.

You must decide on the most effective training regime for your crew. How many minutes of circuit training should they do each day? How far should they run and how many miles of rowing each day would best prepare them?

Try out your initial ideas using the interactivity below.
How will you know that the schedule you have chosen will give the optimum performance from your crew?

What is the crew's optimal training regime? Please let us know how you reached your conclusions.