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Just chiming in how stupid those formulas are. I same elite sport two contestants can have 25bpm difference in max HR. Even using a "better" formula is pointless when it is only better at estimating average of large population. Pointless for an individual. Samples look like this. https://ars.els-cdn...

Thanks all. I think my thinking is sort of confirmed. My drive is so short that I should pay attention to it but it's not to be a main focus and long drive shouldn't be a goal in itself. I guess it's a good thing if I can put lever down and/or lower rate for same pace. (without resorting to weirdo f...

1h 10 min. Was supposed to go slower but as I had missed my "fast 13k" this week I sort of combined the two. Felt quite taxing at this pace for me. Goal is to do half marathon about this speed in May - ideally bit faster. time meters pace Watts cal SPM HR 1:10:00.0 16,548m 2:06.9 171 889 19 170 10:0...

I am 6'4" / 193cm, with short legs and long torso. If I just row steady pace my drive length is in the 1.20m range. Even 1.18. When I focus on "good trokes" (thought so) it's been 1.27m or so. Now reading about it - while being individual thing - my numbers seem very low for my height. Recently I ha...

Good on you to have a go. 5 weeks = 4 weeks training which … :D for someone who doesn't know what they're talking about this is great advice. My only other comment is it might be useful for you to row a 10k, or a bit further with some of it at faster than race pace. Maybe this could be 5k at race p...

Thanks for the input. #5, the other long that I called "sub race pace" is unclearly expressed. Just to clarify, meant slower than race pace. Ie. There would be one hard longer piece, and one easier longer piece. 2 easy ones and one optional interval. Your comments are likely valid either way you und...

Hi, this forum is full of diligent hard working individuals with sensible goals and discipline. Unfortunately I often am not like that. That being said I am getting back to training. Yesterday I realized that A here (Finland) the half marathon national event is in 5 weeks (20th if April) and B based...

I am not very much of an expert but share what I have learned. 1. Drag factor is better measure than lever position. Even the record breaking super athletes use relatively low resistance (15-130) except on sprint distances. 2. All that you do sounds alright. 3. Technique is good to pay attention to....

15k at 2:08.6 pace. My best (erg) rowing season was 5 years ago when I hit my 2k PB. Now less fit and started to row again in March. May is turning out good. My previous best month in terms of meters was 90k. Now at 140k for May and still have time for 2 more workouts. May has included my 1st half m...

5k at 20:34.1 not a big deal except I haven't done much fitness related in past two years and sitting on the rower had become quite intimidating hurdle. So facing the current reality was the biggest victory here. felt like a solid push. Probably not in 20 min shape even with stars aligned but now I ...

Back in business. Got 6:58.9 on 2K in Feb. 2 rows after that, until now. Life and lack of life management happened. Now getting back. 7/1 Sunday 10k, 44:17.3 + cooldown 2k 7/3 Tuesday 10k, 42:50.0 7/4 Today 10k, 42:20.0 SR 22, df 110 Slow stuff compared to winter but better state than a year ago so ...

I think it was this video
[youtube]https://youtube.com/KtYHGoLzOv0[/youtube]

https://youtu.be/KtYHGoLzOv0

As the 21-22 minutes was for 5K you are in a good place to start. I am a relative newbie so I can share what helped me the most. Don’t over think it in terms of pace and watts. Getting more meters consistently matters the most. Work on getting same speed with lower rate. Doing this will naturally fi...

Note how HJS tells you to use 90% power. It is not 90% of your max sprint effort (low pull, uours was 400w) but 90% conpared to your max effort ”on that distance”. You cannot tell someone to run 1 minute at 90% of their 100m dash effort and repeat with 1 minute rest for seceral reps. It is obviously...

I think this is a great video for technique. I would take the overlapping of legs, back & arms with grain of salt as it is easier for beginners to keep track of stroke elements when they are more defined.
The stuff on catch is great though.