Concept2 Forum

I’ve been at the SkiErg for a few weeks now and am slowly building up strength. My triceps were killing me the first few weeks but they’re getting stronger now.

What is the right mix of short and fast versus long and slow?

What stroke rate do people aim for? Split time?

Tonight, I set up a new SkiErg.

I think this machine will allow me to drop the extra weight and get back into shape. For the first time in over a year, I have some hope that I can regain some fitness.

Yes, the seat and the head move freely on the same rail. You need good form to row on it because if you muscle it, the head and seat will bounce off of the rubber stops at either end of the rail. Since my seat moves a short distance on the rail, I think it would be easy to put piece of tape on the h...

I ordered the SkiErg!

Thanks for the recommendation!

Hello Ron, Your experience is heartening. Maybe time will allow me to get back to rowing. Fourteen months after surgery, I don’t think I have to worry about the knees being higher than the hips when getting on, but I do have to worry about the position at the catch. The idea of putting tape on the r...

Thanks for all of the replies. Yes, I think it can be done. I worry about the angle of the hip at the catch. Perhaps I should row with half slide for a while. There is risk in everything, including in a sedentary life. I do think the RP3 is an easier load than the C2 because one is not pulling again...

I had a hip replacement in July of 2022. I have struggled with pain even a year after the operation. They did an MRI and took X-rays not long ago and said the hip was fine. Since they’re not going to do exploratory surgery, I just have to hope I can heal my way past this pain. My activity level has ...

I like the quad and the double. Last year we raced in a truly mixed quad. I'm 6' 165, two women 60 and 68 both under 5' 2", 110 and 140, and our bow was our young coach; 5'10" 200lbs extremely experienced and strong. With practice it all worked. Starting this week in another mixed quad; closer in a...

i love the quad. seems to be my choice of poison more often than not. as a small hobby rowing club, we don't have any great fantastic boats, but the ones we have are well used and either bought from other clubs or have been given to us. We have one class A quad, unfortunately most of regulars are s...

Larry, I'm about a year ahead of ya (already logged my first 1000k in the boat). I was hooked from the first night. Did a learn to row class last May (also in a quad), did my first race end of last season (mixed quad, with a very experienced bow). It was a 4km "head race". I was completely destroye...

I too am saddened to hear this news. Bob wrote to me on here and told me about his early days rowing in heavy wooden skiffs. We also chatted about his experience rowing in 8s, and, of course, talked about ergs. I wish he were still around so he could give me some advice now that I've finally managed...

I know a boat is no racing car but I started to get a sense that we could really move that thing along, and the feeling of motion is exhiliarating. A quad is a very fast boat. I rowed singles and doubles mostly, but in a quad the faster speed was noticeable, and FUN. Enjoy! Thanks, I can't wait to ...

So, after dealing with three injuries over the past few months, a bruised tailbone, a sliced finger from a bread knife, and a broken toe, I managed to get out onto the water for the first time yesterday. I rowed the 3 seat in a quad and it was so much fun, I can't wait to go again! We practiced rowi...

So, I managed to bang my tailbone on the edge of the pool the other day so I won't be rowing for a while. It is bruised, I just hope I didn't fracture it. ;-( I've pushed off the Craftsbury class to the last week of July. The water will be warmer by then anyway. ;-) My mom grew up in Newport so I'm ...

c2jonw wrote:that's definitely the advanced class.......

I guess I'll take some comfort in knowing that! It's nice that I won't have to show such mad balance skills.