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by rowerblue
July 7th, 2016, 10:57 am
Forum: Indoor Rowers
Topic: Drag setting
Replies: 35
Views: 24096

Re: Drag setting

Thanks for all the links. I worry about the amount of stress I'll put on my back with higher drag factors. I'm at 111 DF. I'm a 51 year old guy, new to rowing. I have only two goals, to avoid injury and to get fit. How much do I increase my chances of injury by rowing with a higher drag factor? If ...
by rowerblue
July 7th, 2016, 9:20 am
Forum: Indoor Rowers
Topic: Drag setting
Replies: 35
Views: 24096

Re: Drag setting

Larry, there are reccs for df which predate that graph of crossfitter choices. Try those of the Canadian and Australian rowing associations. These will be related to age and sex (juniors, men,women) as well as to weight class. They have, imo, the advantage of NOT being a prescription of drag factor...
by rowerblue
April 20th, 2016, 9:27 am
Forum: Indoor Rowers
Topic: Garmin watch and PM5
Replies: 67
Views: 64157

Re: Garmin watch and PM5

For what it's worth, I'd also be interested in a ConnectIQ app for it to work with a Garmin FR230 watch that I just bought...
by rowerblue
April 15th, 2016, 9:51 am
Forum: Indoor Rowers
Topic: Interval training
Replies: 3
Views: 4670

Re: Interval training

Thank you for your answer. So both RowPro and the Logcard can upload data to the PM, like custom trainings. Correct? Do you use RowPro? If I'm understanding the connection assistant correctly, you can connect many PM4 with USB-B cables and hubs. Will you be able to upload the trainings that way to m...
by rowerblue
April 13th, 2016, 11:45 am
Forum: Indoor Rowers
Topic: Interval training
Replies: 3
Views: 4670

Interval training

Hi all, I wanted to know if there was a way to "build" a training on a computer/smartphone and transfer it to the PM4. I have interval trainings to do and it can take quite some time to input them with Intervals:Variable. Also, is there a way to transfer my results if I don't have a LogCard? For now...