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Did you continue to train rowing using tabata (30hard/10easy)?
What is your conclusion?

Anybody else who has done this kind of training?

Jfo

Yes the 5k was all out.
7.09 was last January. Got to beat that at the end of this January.

Broke my PB on 5 km:
Was 27/11: 19:28
Now 15/12: 18:54

Is it possible to predict what my 2k would be from these figures?

I've been following the Interactive Training Programme for ½ year. I still need to cut of a few seconds of my 2000 time before my competition. I got 6 weeks left and plenty of time as I don't need to go to work these weeks (!) I have been rowing 3-4 times, cykling 4-5 times and lifting weights 2 tim...

It might make sense to have a Vase ergometer in case you fall of your C2

For how long have you been rowing?

Hi.
I am following the 'interactive program'.
Why is it that 'AN' times should be >= a value and not < the value?
I would have guessed that for instance 10x1 minute AN should be as fast as possible?
Jfo

I just count the strokes. 1..100 then 200,300..900 then I realize that I am counting in hundreds which gives no meaning and start all over again. Guess this counting is a habit inherited from weightlifting where it makes sense.

"they kept dumping the chems all day"

Have you ever tried a Concept2?
If not you should.
The harder you pull the harder the resistance.
Go to a gym and try it out. Might be the thing you're looking for.

Guess you have to show us your plan?

Concept2 wont give you big muscles compared to what training with heavy weigths will. I mean look at the fast rowers...not Schwarzenegger types are they But yuu will of course benefit from both types of work out.

I have done 20 weeks of the Interactive program Level 2, 3 sessions a week. Also I cycle to and from work 5 days a week. Thats 2x15 km. pretty intensive. My 2000 m. time was 7:22 when I started. Now it is 7:13. I have been training for 20 weeks and competition is in 12 weeks from now. My goal is to ...

FB1:
"IMO lift weights 2-3 times a week compound exercises or body weight exercises only"

Why 'body weight exercises only' ???
Why not free weights?

Do You know what, where and when will be the next competition in Denmark?
www.concept2.dk is out of order and has been for months