Checked the drag and with the damper at 3 the drag factor was around 95.
Did my baseline 500m and I pulled at 1:40.1.
I then did interval training 1 minute on 1 minute off x 6 intervals. Finished up with 10 minutes on Jacob's Ladder (great machine everyone should try it out).
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- September 28th, 2011, 10:11 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Turning to rowing for all my fitness needs...
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- September 26th, 2011, 10:01 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Turning to rowing for all my fitness needs...
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Re: Turning to rowing for all my fitness needs...
Thanks for all the help. I just did a 5000m row for 21:59.1. I really concentrated on a low stroke rate ~20 and my technique. I really tried to use my the recovery phase to its fullest as well as really engaging my legs in the catch. I could tell a real difference when I didn't get my legs engaged d...
- September 26th, 2011, 9:00 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Turning to rowing for all my fitness needs...
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Re: Turning to rowing for all my fitness needs...
Previously it was on an indoor rower and that was for about a month.
- September 26th, 2011, 7:20 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Turning to rowing for all my fitness needs...
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Re: Turning to rowing for all my fitness needs...
Sorry I didn't include my age - 28 which makes the 8:16.9 more embarrassing.
- September 26th, 2011, 5:04 pm
- Forum: Training
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Turning to rowing for all my fitness needs...
Well I am pretty new to the board and I thought I would start posting as a way of stying motivated. I am an orthopaedic surgery resident that has been pretty hardcore into weight training for the past 10 years or so. Recently the demands of residency have cut back my ability to consistently make it ...
- May 5th, 2009, 9:25 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: This forum has been quite helpful...
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This forum has been quite helpful...
I have just started rowing regularly due to the fact that I was bored with my old forms of cardio after lifting. I had been messing around on the machine before but I have been doing it regularly for a week now. After reading these forums for technique advice, I implemented some of that advice. My f...