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by Peter55555
November 18th, 2015, 8:26 pm
Forum: Competition
Topic: Fan settings for 30 min test
Replies: 17
Views: 14808

Re: Fan settings for 30 min test

Thanks for the answers. Amazing how I can have done it for 20 years, always simply bashing away on highest fan, thinking no pain no gain, probably suffering technique-wise as well, also probably not great for lower back as get older. Any ideas where a 6ft 6, 100kg rower should set the erg? Also when...
by Peter55555
November 18th, 2015, 3:53 am
Forum: Competition
Topic: Fan settings for 30 min test
Replies: 17
Views: 14808

Re: Fan settings for 30 min test

OK, 1.but if I am doing a 30 min erg at a fixed rate, everyone has set their ergs to 135 DF, say with the fan lever on 7, then I put the fan lever on 10 (hence changing DF), will I go further? 2.Or, if I understand correctly, if everyone is set up to DF 135 on whatever lever they have erg on, then t...
by Peter55555
November 17th, 2015, 3:04 pm
Forum: Competition
Topic: Fan settings for 30 min test
Replies: 17
Views: 14808

Fan settings for 30 min test

Hello Please can anyone enlighten me! I have erged for years always on fan setting 10, ie max. Only recently have I started checking the drag factor and when I do tests at club everyone puts it to about 135 so everyone should be on the same level. However, I have always assumed I will go further if ...