Concept2 Forum

Ombrax wrote: ↑

December 8th, 2022, 11:26 pm

CrewStop scullers have worked well for me over the years:

(in person they aren't as weird-looking as they seem in the images)

https://thecrewstop.com/collections/rowing-gloves

I also use these. Wonderful gloves for rowing.

I was having enough problems with blisters that I finally sprang for a pair of sculling gloves from www.thecrewstop.com . The design on the palms of the scullers is slightly tacky, so it takes even less grip/muscle to hang on to the erg's handle than barehanded. Definitely minimal. Nice and thin wit...

I use a seat pad. My butt and the stock Concept2 seat do not get along well without an 'intermediary' in there. You're going to get a number of suggestions and recommendations, so you may have to experiment. The seat pad that works well for me is one sold by Hornet Watersports. It doesn't have the c...

I prefer having the tablet mounted a bit higher, so I wound up purchasing one that attaches to the top of the PM5. I purchased it on Etsy. It's a bit pricey, but it works as promised, is very stable, and holds a 12.9" iPad Pro that's in a case without a problem. The seller is in Germany, but the mou...

I agree with wicking. For a long row, you need wicking/evaporating material. I tried bicycle shorts, but they aren't padded in the right places. I finally invested in a couple of pairs of rowing shorts. You can buy them from C2 or try www.jlrowing.com . If you use jlrowing, check the bargain bin for...

I'm a 54-year-old out-of-shape couch potato who alternates between not rowing for months to rowing 20K every day for weeks on end -- which is to say that I am not physically fit or particularly strong -- and I have never had any back problems as a result of using the C2. Rather the opposite. Rowing ...

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Wild ass guess here ... "Burn rate"? The hunger sensation is often due to a sharp drop in blood sugar levels. The sharper the drop, *usually* the greater the sensation of hunger. So maybe the 40 min row is burning off the available "fuel" in a more pronounced manner, creating the feeling of hunger. ...

Howdy! Another newbie with blisters here. I got my C2 less than 2 weeks ago, and have been concentrating on getting the technique down and rowing 10-15k a day (for weight loss). I began to pick up the occasional random blister fairly quick, which I don't mind, except it began to interfere with hitti...

It sounds like you've already got a lot of options. If they don't work out, another place you might try is an online motorcycle accessories provider. There's a visco-elastic gel seat pad that comes in a couple of sizes that is supposed to be exceptional in terms of relieving pressure points for folk...

No expert here, but my understanding is that resistance training doesn't provide the benefits that true 'weight bearing' exercises do when it comes to battling osteoporosis. Resistance training will keep your fitness level up, and provide all sorts of physiological benefits that will help you beat o...