Concept2 Forum

You're right in thinking that its all in your head. One thing that I find works is when it gets hard and the pain becomes unbearable is to think about something else - technique, rate, pace, style of stroke etc. After a while of this then suddenly there are fewer metres to go and you can start think...

Just wondering what is a good 2k and HM time for a LWT who is 6'2"ish and 21. At the moment it is 6:40 and this was done as part of a sports study and was rowed blind ie the monitor folded back and so couldn't pace myself and my HM time is 82 mins.<br /><br />Jim

I've done a few sessions of 30mins at 1:52ish followed by 10k split into 500's, 500@ 1:45 followed by 500 @2:00ish. Am finding these sessions easier all the time so I try to speed up the fast sections of the 10k. The aim is to get back into HM's on the erg while training for races on the water. Wond...

<br />[/quote]<br /><br />Jim,<br /><br />It depends. I would expect that initially you would go slower but once you've learned to row at a lower damper setting you will most likely be faster. Let me try to explain what is happening.<br /><br />The real number here is not damper setting but DF (drag...

<!--QuoteBegin-ninthman+Feb 20 2005, 02:14 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(ninthman @ Feb 20 2005, 02:14 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-FireGuy+Feb 19 2005, 08:04 PM-...

<!--QuoteBegin-John Rupp+Feb 10 2005, 04:31 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(John Rupp @ Feb 10 2005, 04:31 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Aim for 35-40+ spm for the 2k. <br /> </td>...

Most of my training is done between 19-23 SPM for 40 or so minutes a day. I know this is beneficial for general CV fitness but will this sort of training at low SPM help reduce my 2k time? If not then what sort of exercises will benefit CV fitness and 2k times?<br /><br />For some reason i find that...