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i would say maybe you are starting out too hard. after even 2 weeks off you may need to gradually go back into a sustainable workout program. sustainable is the key word there. I am having a similar problem as workout are getting more intense and more frequent as we get into our spring racing season...

80mins of steady state...(120-150 bpm)

40min of running
40 min on the erg

Thanks for the advice. i may have to put the marathon off until late summer... supplement my rowing season with some distance running. last friday i ran 8 miles at a pretty good pace i feel like running the extra 5 miles to make a half marathon was well within my range.... i may run the half maratho...

hey there! Eventually you will start to level off and hit a sort of training wall. Their are a few things you can do You could look into Vo2 max testing and get a feel for your strengths and weaknesses. For example you may find your a great distance rower but you sprint and anaerobic work is lacking...

Hello! I did not start rowing until i was 17, i did not manage to break 7 mins. until i was 18 and a senior in high school. As a 16 year old with a 2k at the 7 min mark you have set your self up nicely for some good years of rowing ahead of you. The 7 min barrier for me was more of a mental wall to ...

I have been told by an ivy league coach that the 8 by 500m with 2 min rest can be used to estimate a 2k. you just average the splits on those pieces together and you'll get an estimate of what your 2k split would be .. or at least a goal you could shoot for if your not sure what your 2k should look ...

DON'T SPEND TO MUCH MONEY as mentioned above.. you will flip.. or bend over on the dock to undo an oar lock... turn your head to fast and your sun glasses will go for a swim.... i found a decent pair of polarized sunglasses at wal-mart for ten dollars. I'd say anything the is cheap and polarized wil...

I am wondering what kind of heart rates you are aimming for? As a cyclist I'm sure u have an idea of what range your heart rate falls in on a steady state workout. Id recommend aiming for that same heart rate on the erg. You'll notice that if u set the damper to a heavy setting (id say anything abov...

Chuck taylor's are popular on my team for ergging. Guys say that they don't have any "give" at the drive so you don't lose any effort when your shoes compress as your push your heels down. I prefer to erg in puma track trainers. like the chuck taylor's they have very little give in them, but are muc...

ran 8 miles.... good steady state work

Hello I am new to the C2 website so bear with me. I am 19 and a college freshmen i row for Mareitta college in ohio. Over winter break we were required to do some training the coaches let us take ergs home so most of the half a million meters that we are required to do are done on the erg. We are al...