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Was curious if anyone knows if the Scoring for Women's NCAA Division I will be changing this year verses 2005. Had heard that the Scoring for the Four's & Eight's may be different this year but I have not seen anything on the NCAA website. If anyone can find the link or know's if and or how it will ...

If the humidity is greater then 40% in that room you will not cool as well. Do not worry about sweating that is great you are. The problem is room temperature and most important is the humidity level. When you get hot the body will direct some of your blood supply closer to the surface of your skin....

C2Bill or Forum,<br /><br />On the C2 website I saw the Weight Factor Calculator but was unsure if this was to calculate the differences between two people of different weights to equalize their times on the erg. Or is it to help coaches estimate approxitmately which oarsman may be faster in a boat ...

Here's a rough calculation of how much energy is lost by the ergometer rower having to accelerate/decelerate their bodyweight each stroke. If the rating is R (strokes/minute), then the time t [s] for each stroke is: <br />(12.1) t = 60 / R<br /><br />Assuming the rower moves up or down the slide a d...

Bill a few years ago I was working on a study to see if I could determine a way to plan out the next 2K race pace from one 2K test to another. I came up with a C2 steptest to determine a base line and then before the next 2K run a step test again and look for how much improvement.<br /><br />Heart r...

KM, Take your most recent 2K time, see what your avg. split was and add 8 seconds.<br /><br />Say your latest 2K was 7:00 then your avg. split would be 1:45 + 8 seconds = 1:53. You should be able to hit between your 6 K target by adding 7.0 to 10 seconds you your most recent 2K pace.<br /><br />For ...

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John, you brought up a good brain teaser with the watts per kilogram. With taking a boat into play with a simular type question, adding up the total average 2K wattage of the oarsmen and dividing that into the weigh of the boat + the total weight of the oarsmen. <br /><br />If the lwt women crew hap...

Jamesg, Thank you for taking the time to reply. I was looking more for a better understanding of the erg, and not so much as how to use the erg for better simulation of training for on water. I know that is what the main intent for the erg is to better train the oarsmen in the off season and to help...

A question for all the Math majors out there. Drag Factors #'s (90 -230) Damper setting 1 - 10 I reviewed the "Phyicis for Ergometers" but walked away with more questions than answers. <br /><br />Is the Drag Factor that C2 displays on the monitor a useful #. i.e. if you have the Damper set for a dr...

To all the experienced Oarsmen,<br><br>If the water is perfect, smooth, no wind, cool, and no current. I know get real! This is a what if question. <br>If you took the average erg times for all four oarmen in a 4+ how comparable is that to a on water 2K time under the best of conditions?<br><br>Chee...

Carl, I have been working on a program to determine the Optimal 2K SPM. Send me your latest 2K PB, your weight in Kg. and I will let you know what I come up with for your Optimal SPM. You can contact me at c2workout@yahoo.com<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Stephen