Concept2 Forum

My idea on a decathlon:<br /><br />Over a period of lets say one month you should record your best time in ten events.<br /><br />The events could be:<br />1. 500 m row on ConceptII<br />2. 2000 m row<br />3. 5000 m row<br />4. 1500 m run on Life Fitness treadmill<br />5. 5000 m run<br />6. 5000 m b...

To mix my training I prefer to crosstrain. I do 15 min of rowing, 15 min on the stationary bike, 15 min on the treadmill and 15 min in the pool. After a while you start thinking - Hey this could be fun to compete in! Has anyone heard of this kind of indoor quadrathlons?<br />Another idea would be to...

Hello Yoda!<br><br>It´s enough with one workout with weights to make me ill. And I have tried this more than 15 times and the result is always the same.<br><br>I´m a student.<br><br><br>Hello gw!<br>Nope, it´s not the air since I do cardio and weights at the same location like you said. It´s strange...

I have a strange problem: <br>As soon as I start weight-training I get sick with sore throat and fever for a couple of days. With cardio it´s the opposite, my body feels energized. Is it due to the eccentric movements and the muscle soreness or what?

Good article!<br><br>I have another one on the same subject but I don´t think it´s online. But you can find it at any Medical Library, and it has tons of references:<br><br>Feigenbaum, Pollock "Prescription of resistance training for health and disease" Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. Vol 31 no 1:38-45, 199...

Excellent GeorgeD!<br>They had max HR, stroke volume and VO2 max tests there. Thanks a lot!

Hello everybody!<br>I would like to test my maximal oxygen uptake on the erg, like the fitness test you do on a bike. It should work since you can see WATTS in the monitor and I have a heart-rate-watch from Polar. But I need a test protocol. Is there any around?

Question for you all:<br>Who is the strongest - a 200 pound person who can do 10 pushups or the 100 pound person who can do 50 pushups?<br>Who has the highest oxygen uptake - a 200 pound person who run 6 miles in 60 minutes or the 100 pound person who runs 6 miles in 40 minutes?<br>People are differ...

Heavier people DO have a clear advantage on when erging. I think the biggest reason for this is due to the extra strength they have in their legs. It´s misleading to compare what they squat in the weightroom because in that exercise they must lift their own bodyweight, but when they sit on the erg t...