Concept2 Forum

just a quick question (has probably been covered before) but does anyone know anything about optimum stroke length for various weight/ height rowers? I have been going through a lot of my recent workouts to look at stroke length and discover that it probably only make a difference when you get to 20...

i believe rowing more efficiently is more about the co-ordination of the drive than it is about how much effort your legs and arms are doing. The hardest thing for newcomers to OTW rowing or erging is indeed mastering the most efficient stroke (co-ordinating the catch and drive utilising the legs, b...

that formula is interesting. Does it tell you whether your strength or aerobic fitness is letting you down? I feel my fitness is my weakness as i rank reasonably better in shorter pieces than longer for my age group (30-39). I feel my 1km and 2km are a fair bit short of what they should be. My recen...

go for it lalaland! I remember many a long year ago - about 18years to be precise - i was rowing river boats at school and at only 66kg trying to get into my school's 1st VIII. At the time i didn't realise it but i was fitter than i'd ever been in my whole life (and fitter than i've ever been since)...

thanks - some interesting responses there. I find i can't eat any less than an hour before a rigorous workout otherwise get the dreaded repeat where it feels like you might need to bring it back. I can also concur about the spine hydration, my back is always feeling like the slowest part to warm up....

Long time erger, 1st time poster. Anyone else out there experience really bad results from jumping out of bed and pretty much getting straight into training? We are in the middle of summer here in Australia and the only good time for me to do ergs is first thing in the morning (due to hot days) I fi...