Concept2 Forum

As a newbie, I've followed the advice in the training literature to start with a damper setting of 5-6, and my impression that a damper setting of 3 is optimal. If that is true, what is the point of damper setting 10. I'm a big bloke (320lbs) and so like the idea of using a high damper setting but r...

[quote=leonard,May 16 2005, 03:49 AM]<br />[quote=Doczoc,May 14 2005, 03:38 PM]Hi guys<br /><br />Shin splints are typically related to overwork of the muscles in the anterior compartment. Knowing that you've just started rowing, I'd say that a. you may need to ease into it a bit more and mostly b. ...

Hi guys<br /><br />I'm a newbi only been on the rower a couple of weeks at present I'm up to 30mins at UT2, by the way I'm 316lbs. I've been enjoying the rower but have just started feeling pain in my right shin which feels just like the pain I used to get from shin splints when I started running. I...

Just an update. Thanks to the advice above I am now doing 20 spm, and keeping quite fluid, just seemed to click. Still need to concentrate though.....thanks guys!!!!

Thanks for the replies guys, my instinct is to keep doing what I'm doing for now, until I build up fitness and flexibility. Then try to get my technique down. I know this may store up problems for later, but I think motivation wise it may be better for me to just get in the habit of rowing daily, in...

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I'm trying to follow the C2 beginners program. I'm 320lbs and very unfit, resting HR of 88bpm. I'm having real problems rowing at the suggested 18-20 spm in the program, averaging around 28. How can I get this down and remain fluid, when I try to go below 26 spm it just gets jerky and hit and miss. ...

<!--QuoteBegin-Stretch+May 3 2005, 09:41 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Stretch @ May 3 2005, 09:41 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The percentages are of your Heart Rate Reserve, d...

Hi there, I'm a newbie and have recently got myself a heart rate monitor. Can someone tell me whether the %MHR given in the concept 2 training guides is a simple percentage of someones max heart rate or is it based on the formula that takes the rested HR from max HR, percentages that then adds it ba...