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I like the sport and erging is the best way to get better at rowing... Pretty much everyone I know hates it because its so difficult. We hate it in a good way.

I have an indoor rower at my home and I haven't really used it since I have problems I find it harder to go faster at home then at my rowing club. I also feel like the fan makes a much louder noise despite the splits not being that low. I have tried oiling it and it doesn't work. Overall it just fee...

This suggests you're trying too hard. Long term, all you need do is keep fit, and 30-40 minutes a day at low HR is enough and won't give you that frustration. There's plenty of other ways of course, no doubt an hour running, swimming or cycling can have the same effect. I wish I could take it easy ...

I personally enjoy the repetitive nature of erging...puts me into a zen-like state during longer pieces. I also like focusing on my strokes and finding those ideal ones from time to time and trying to repeat it over and over again (sort of like the perfect golf swing). Good music helps me get into ...

Thanks for the background on your situation. I'm sorry that your coaching situation changed for the worse. I have a couple of ideas. Some might not be practical. I assume in addition to the 2 erg sessions a week you have multiple sessions on the water? Here are my ideas. - for the steady state piec...

Its hard to reply without knowing a bit more about you. How long have you been erging? How old are you? What do you weigh? How tall are you? Have you ever done more than 2 sessions a week? What other sports have you done or do you currently do? this is my 2nd year 16 160 6' no No other sports I'm a...

Hi recently I have found it hard to stay motivated while erging. I erg twice a week tuesdays and thursdays and usually do erg pieces involving 2x20min or 1x15min/1x20min Its very hard for me to stay concentrated on hitting my goal splits for these erg pieces. I cant stay motivated either, while ergi...

thank you everyone I will take all this advice.
Should I eat a lot like an hour before sleeping? and like a banana in the morning with a granola bar or something?

Our team has been doing early morning erg workouts that starts 6:20ish. They look closely at are scores and I do not want to be left behind. Recently I have been feeling tired, lack of energy, mentally exhausted, sometimes very sweaty, and other times too hot. I am doing worse than most people who I...

Thanks for the feedback, how long do you think it will take for me to be at the level of people who I was equal to prior to being sick? Because while I'm recovering they are improving, right?

I was recently sick and was not able to be at practice for 2 weeks. When I got back everything was impossible (very hard) for me to do. It's been one week for me being back and I still feel like i'm at the bottom of my crew while before I was in the middle. I was wondering If for example it took me ...