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Re weight really, eat more, weight is not a given, training costs a lot of energy. And rowing is a power endurance sport. You really can use a few kg of muscle. Let's do a small thought experiment. Strip all the novice ergers posting here from their protective layer of flab (which they are trying t...

@gcanyon: by now you are probably more confused by the above "advice" than before. Sit with a mirror at your side. Put the laptop with C2 technique video in front of you. Row making sure each and every of your strokes look like the girl in the video. Continue until it becomes automatic. PS. don't wo...

Actually, if you can't lean forward, lack of flexibility may be your main problem. How flexible are your hamstrings and glutes? Probably not much. Fast hands away was the tip that fixed my technique. And even now when I realise I may be being a bit sloppy or not as efficient as possible, reminding m...

Do you all agree in general with the video on form? Specifically about the torso lean? Her technique is good. There are some nuances up for discussion (ex. she finishes the pull too high), but they are well beyond entry-level stuff we're discussing here. The amount of torso lean she shows is correc...

Are there specific exercises that you think would be useful. Rowing works the upper body in the pulling fashion, and the lower body in the pushing fashion. So, consider exercises that do the opposite: bench presses, military presses, dips for upper body, and hamstring curls, good mornings etc. for ...

These sessions will be tacked onto the end of a shortened endurance session (probably 40 minutes of endurance and 30 minutes of strength work You may think again about mixing strength and endurance training in the same session. It will be fine if your main goal is strength maintenance - something t...

Are you naturally muscular and strong, and gain muscle easily? If so, heavier weights and fewer reps will be more effective. Say 5 to 8 reps, 3 to 5 sets, 6 or 8 exercises that hit major muscle groups - always squats for legs, pull-ups for arms/back, bench press, military press and a few others. OTO...

the "low carb" diet has been around for about 2 million years (while acknowledging that some hunter gatherers ate more plants depending on geographic area)- the "blue zone" populations without exception have diets that are very low in sugar and highly refined carbohydrates. Agree about the refined ...

I am pretty sceptical though of any nutrition program that claims to cure cancer as one of its attributes. Not cure, but substantially reduce the risk. I suspect the evidence in the lo carb court is better than anecdotal as well. Yes, short term studies that indicate some people can lose weight on ...

For people like you a low carb diet is the most easy. Lots to find on that on the net. Pray tell how do you know what is good for "people like you"? Did you perform a complete blood/metabolic analysis remotely all the way from Holland? Low carb [==animal carcases diet] = heart disease, cancer, diab...

I feel tired like i could sleep for a week kinda feeling sometimes, then go to bed, but after maybe a couple hours pass i can be wide awake again and find it hard to get back off sometimes... tossing/turning. I wonder if this is due to too much regular exercise, or maybe just the time of year or so...

You surely can pursue rowing as an athlete, but won't be competitive, even in the lightweight category.
It's the nature of the rowing mechanics, and you can do about it as much as about changing the gravity.
Keep that limitation in mind and enjoy rowing!

Our bodies use a mix fat + carbs to fuel its efforts. Carbs (glycogen) is the preferred source for hard efforts, but its supplies are limited. As noted above, on average we have ~1500 Kcal stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles, which is good for about 1.5 hrs of hard effort. So, yes, you can p...

I know, it's just a shame they didn't refer to the speed acceleration of the fan rather than the speed of the 'boat' Have you used C2 long enough to remember that the early models had TWO sprockets - a small and a large one? The small one was like a small sprocket on a bicycle => hard resistance, y...