Concept2 Forum

not to sound simple but if your 30 minutes is dreadful either break it up with three ten minute rows with a minute or two inbetween since it would not detract from your cardio or do what i did: stop rowing longer distances...since i wrote off the longer distances (for racing not for working out) and...

congrats on your rower and getting on track with weightloss. I went from 248 to 205 with my C2 (about 1 pound per week was my average weightlos) so if you stick with it, you will see results. Just remember that weightloss success is largly what you DO NOT put in your mouth. Rowing is great for us Rh...

This sounds very Tabata-like in nature so I am not sure the researchers down under get the prize for this one....on the other hand, it is nice to know that Tabata, Crossfit, and Body for Life type of workouts are getting more validation. Row on friends, row on.

it is a matter of sustainability....you can lose weight however it works best for you in your life. I have found that slow and steady wins the race and I was 248 pounds and have managed to get down to 205 with weight watchers....that works for me. I don't think health is the primary reason for the 1...

I prefer the shorter rows: 100m, 500m, 4 min., and 2000m are my favorite. The reason is that I compete in jiu jitsu and submission grappling and these transfer over better as most matches/rounds are 4-6 minutes. Rowing seems to transfer better to my chosen sport than running with a much lower rate o...