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by Mike Caviston
May 31st, 2025, 7:07 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Why Have Unverified Results On The Rankings?
Replies: 36
Views: 8081

Re: Why Have Unverified Results On The Rankings?

All I know is that as that as I scroll through rankings and click on names with "Race" next to their results, sometimes a recognizable race such as British Indoor will be named, and I can check the results and find out more about the race (other results, venue, etc.) but I have to take the time to l...
by Mike Caviston
May 31st, 2025, 3:00 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Why Have Unverified Results On The Rankings?
Replies: 36
Views: 8081

Re: Why Have Unverified Results On The Rankings?

I don’t understand why anyone would take the Rankings with anything but a very large grain of salt. What does “Verified” mean? When I finish a workout there is an option to get a verification code, but what does that prove? Who verifies that it was me doing the workout, and not a bigger younger subs...
by Mike Caviston
May 27th, 2025, 5:06 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: 30R20
Replies: 33
Views: 7675

Re: 30R20

KevinJGK wrote:
May 27th, 2025, 12:05 pm
I've set up a 54 day rotation of WP workouts with 27 x L4, 18 x L3, 6 x L2 & 3 x L1 aiming for 1 per day. It seems to be working great with a gradual build up so thanks very much for all the info you have put out.
Good luck! I hope you stick with it and get the results you're looking for.
by Mike Caviston
May 27th, 2025, 8:59 am
Forum: Training
Topic: 30R20
Replies: 33
Views: 7675

Re: 30R20

For those who follow the Wolverine Plan, it occurred to me a 30R20 session can be a Level 4 workout, albeit a pretty boring one with no rate changes. If there are no rate changes, it's not a Level 4 workout. And a 20spm average is way too intense unless you've been using a specific Reference Pace f...
by Mike Caviston
March 2nd, 2025, 2:26 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Lactate testing or Vo2 max
Replies: 19
Views: 8682

Re: Lactate testing or Vo2 max

So, if you've never used lactate profile or HR, how can you say it's not beneficial when training on the erg? You know, I don't post nearly as often as some people but I have been posting here for 25 years, and my history is available. On the erg I have won championships across five age groups from...
by Mike Caviston
March 2nd, 2025, 3:57 am
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Lactate testing or Vo2 max
Replies: 19
Views: 8682

Re: Lactate testing or Vo2 max

nick rockliff wrote:
February 27th, 2025, 9:42 am
Really? I used blood lactate profile to set my training zones over a six year period. Worked quite well for me.
Is that a strong argument? I've never used lactate (or HR) to set my training zones, and it's worked quite well for me. Checkmate!
by Mike Caviston
February 26th, 2025, 6:24 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Lactate testing or Vo2 max
Replies: 19
Views: 8682

Re: Lactate testing or Vo2 max

Has anyone got any thoughts on which of the above is more beneficial when training on the erg. Neither is beneficial when training on the erg. They only loosely correlate with performance, and change quicker than you might think during the training process and not necessarily in the direction you m...
by Mike Caviston
February 19th, 2025, 6:46 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Can a LW 50-59 male go from 242W to 302W in 12 months?
Replies: 14
Views: 3849

Re: Can a LW 50-59 male go from 242W to 302W in 12 months?

My plan is to steadily ramp things up instead of my historical approach of training like mad and burning out early - thus the dedicated use of the WP. That sounds like a good plan. Each month will start with a 2K test to set the pace for that month's intervals. If you truly intend to follow the Wol...
by Mike Caviston
February 4th, 2025, 12:44 pm
Forum: Competition
Topic: Indoor USA National Championships
Replies: 15
Views: 7864

Re: Indoor USA National Championships

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. These times are still great going as you well know Mike. Congrats on the Gold. Will be interested to follow how you get on over the next few years. We’ll see. Every time I race, I tell myself “that’s it – no more”. I’ll always keep training and trying to work har...
by Mike Caviston
February 3rd, 2025, 7:52 pm
Forum: Competition
Topic: Indoor USA National Championships
Replies: 15
Views: 7864

Re: Indoor USA National Championships

I competed in the 2025 US Rowing Indoor Championship at the Atlanta venue. It has been a challenge to find indoor competitions in the post-COVID world. I hadn’t raced in six years, but my training had been fairly promising and my volume has been consistently higher than it has for years, so I decide...
by Mike Caviston
October 22nd, 2024, 11:40 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: What Training Have You Done Today?
Replies: 2974
Views: 490332

Re: What Training Have You Done Today?

I have done a bunch of full Ironman distance triathlons, 24 hour bike races, and other endurance stuff. Not very fast mind you, but none of it seems as brutally painful as an all out 2k for me. I did a 2K erg race the day before I ran my first marathon. The amount of pain was pretty much the same f...
by Mike Caviston
August 16th, 2024, 10:51 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Comparing efficiency at different stroke rates
Replies: 41
Views: 12086

Re: Comparing efficiency at different stroke rates

These are surprisingly difficult to track down - none of the links in archived forum threads work for me. I eventually found them buried in the website of a UK rowing club, but they may have been updated since then. Mike Caviston - if you see this, are you willing to share them again here, please? ...
by Mike Caviston
August 8th, 2024, 1:00 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Best way to improve technique?
Replies: 22
Views: 4979

Re: Best way to improve technique?

I'm intrigued by the Wolverine Plan, and after a lot more googling than I thought it would need, have found the original plan, and believe that I understand how to follow it. I'll just repost this for future reference: There is an awful lot of information about the Wolverine Plan that is easily acc...
by Mike Caviston
July 28th, 2024, 2:36 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Strategies for the aging athlete
Replies: 54
Views: 9808

Re: Strategies for the aging athlete

As long as we’re sharing personal experience, results, and opinions... My diet hasn’t changed significantly during the last 40 years. At least 60% of total calories from carbohydrates (typically more than 500g CHO per day), primarily complex carbs from whole grains, cereals, pasta, breads, and beans...
by Mike Caviston
July 26th, 2024, 12:54 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Strategies for the aging athlete
Replies: 54
Views: 9808

Re: Strategies for the aging athlete

I remain surprised that so many people report taking longer to recover as they get older. I’ve found the opposite to be true, and regularly do 2-3 activities per day in sessions that are never easy. The other side of the coin is I can’t work at the same intensities as when I was younger (currently 6...