Concept2 Forum

Hello my Team!
Is this Forum Flyers the "Forum flyers 2016" that I can join in my logbook?

lindsayh wrote: Oh Canada - what is your "real" name age group etc? (not prying)

Hi Lindsay
I'm Deb, 60yo, recently retired and hoping to get in shape for life's Act3.

lindsayh wrote:
you go to http://www.c2ctc.com/
There is a tab to join a new member and you nominate the Forum Flyers as you club. It normally requires you going in a second time to get it all done... Best of luck and welcome

Thanks, Lindsay, and the Forum Flyers!
Looking forward to the camaraderie.

Man. Where do you set the damper to get that much distance out of that stroke rate (I know damper isn't really relevant, but the curious want to know. Thanks)?

eight boats floating in the CTC which is pretty good for us - one more lady and we have 9 - a few new faces really helps so well done all. Lindsay - you are inspiring. Lady here, in beautiful Victoria, BC Canada! I am a newb, so I'm not a heavy hitter like the rest of the FF appear to be, but may I...

grahamcawood wrote: 3.Ratio of recovery to work 1:1 always. Not less than 23 s.p.m.

Perhaps I am misunderstanding this point (newb here), but the C2 'how to row' video says the recovery is 2x as long as the drive. By 'work' did you mean the drive?

MarkEg wrote: It looked like this:

1.56.7 10000 24 overall 38-54

2.02 --- 2000 23
1.58.7 --- 4000 23
1.55.8--- 6000 25
1.55.6--- 8000 25
1.50.9-- 10000 27

Mark: are the numbers at the end of those lines your spm?

Slow down. I can't imagine rowing at that pace, and I've been at it 3.5 months (also started extremely out of shape, and I'm a bit older than you are). What I've gleaned is focus on your form for the first 4-6 months; row at a comfortable 'carry on a conversation' pace and row for longer and longer ...

Thank you!

Not sure who can help, but the link connected to individual challenges isn't working:

"Taking part in one of Concept2's individual challenges? This is the place to talk about it."

I've read about the distinction and was pretty sure I understood.

I began rowing in January and a new season will begin May 1.

So why aren't my lifetime and season meters the same at this point?

I would push the monitor arm back so you can not see the screen and just row at a comfortable pace for a good duration of time. Focus on technique and just try and get in some good time on the ergo. Rowing to a heart rate cap can also work as you then won't push too hard. Changing to calories rathe...

Thanks remisture!

Thanks so much, Valgozi. I'm learning and just doing this for fitness, but I was starting to get a bit discouraged. Hearing about your experience was very helpful, and now I'll know what to expect each time I donate blood. Thanks again.

Hi Ducks - wondering why there's no DIAR Team Room in the Teams section of the forum?

Are the Ducks an inactive team?