Concept2 Forum

James<br><br>Thanks for the in-depth reply. I appreciate the time you must have spent on it. <br><br>I've been going through a series of bad patches in trying to prepare for this year's BIRC and had become quite disheartened. I had the day free from the rower yesterday and came back for a 5k today w...

Hi Barry<br><br>I have the same problem and it has been with me for two years on and off. I'm much older than you so my experience may not be the same. I did it trying some over ambitious 500m intervals and carried on with a fifth after it happened in the fourth.<br><br>In terms of racing it has nev...

Jamesg<br><br>thanks for your response. My original problem was raised by that 1.08 in the quote below that you gave.<br><br>" The intensity is ~ 85-90% of 2K velocity (L3). <br>- For L2: The minimum or slowest pace for Level 2 when beginning the season is roughly 2K PR pace * 1.08. For example, if ...

Thanks folks for the rapid responses. Now it's been pointed out, Power is the obvious factor that you need to reduce by the appropriate percentage. I'm ashamed to say that I used to teach engineering subjects too. Let's hope there's a bit more left in the body than the brain.<br><br>B.L.

Does anyone know precisely how the rates required for use on the Wolverine Training program are calculated?<br><br>Mike Caviston refers to things such as 90-95% of 2k rate for a routine at level 2. If the 2k best is say 8 minutes (2.00/500m) what is meant by 90% of this? Do you multiply by 1.1 for 1...