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Quote "All right. I keep seeing pictures of members' profiles where they end the drive with the handle in their navel. It was my impression from my coaches that proper technique on the erg is to pull the handle to the sternum. This makes sense - in a boat, it keeps the blade in the water and in addi...

There's a lot of falacies on this forum about why rowing injuries occur. <br />Every single injury I've seen described on this site, <b>reynolds352</b> included, is due to poor technique.<br /><br />When it comes to rowing, the first thing to do when something hurts is:<br /><br />1) stop rowing.<br...

Don't dither about on this forum, go see a doctor about the pain!<br /><br />Once it's healed and if you still want to row, then YOU MUST go get proper coaching to ensure you're using correct form.<br /><br />BTW, yes, back problems are rife in the rowing community - it's due to bad technique. And c...

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Ok.<br /><br />The reason your butt gets sore (than, say, your thighs) is because during rowing the glutes do the vast majority of the work. <br /><br />During, say running, your main working muscles are the thighs and they get a chance to expand & contract naturally during your stride and they get ...

Oh dear. More popular misconceptions about rowing and fitness.<br /><br />Seeing as this thread will attract readers with similar questions - let's set the record straight:<br /><br />"Anybody out there who rows/ergs and does NOT lose weight, or maybe even gain some (bigger muscles) ?"<br />Yeah. Me...

Learning to lower your stroke rate is not easy (as <b>jamesg</b> says, most of rowing is counterintuitive!) but knowing how control your rate will improve your rowing.<br /><br />Your main problem at present is that you're rushing your slide i.e. you're letting the seat control the speed at which yo...

<b>Shepherd </b> I don't understand why you're struggling with the idea of a stroke rate below 30SPM. In my world 30SPM is for very short sprints such as starts, crossing the finish line, and occassional spurts in the middle. It's not for the main part of the piece. A stroke rate of 24SPM is absolut...