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I should have heeded Jack's advice. I think the BPP will be enough for me this fall. 6 sessions a week is simply too much to fit in to my week at this point. I wish you all the best with your rowing.

Eliot

Started out too ambitious. Tried for 1:54 but ended with 1:57.6. As you can see, I flagged considerably after the first 4. Alas, this gives me a good idea about how to pace the next sets. Feels good to get wasted by the erg once again! Looking forward to distance rowing tomorrow. Time Meters SPM HR ...

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I think I'll hop on board this group. Eliot: 38y 150lbs 5'11" I haven't seriously rowed in 4 years. Even then, I wasn't much for training for the competitive distances and simply used the rower to enhance my aerobic fitness. I still have the Concept 2 in my office, use it occasionally, but have spen...

The scientific evidence for better results at sea level from training at high altitude is seriously lacking. Consider doing some research of journal articles to see the variety of conclusions. I have heard of the "live high, train low" theory. The basis is that you cannot train at optimal level at a...

I have a problem with any and all statements that revert to how we were "designed" or "evolved" to run. This is nonsense. We adapt very rapidly to new ways of doing things. Run barefoot, by all means. Run with shoes, responsive or not. If you get injured in either case, it may have nothing to do wit...

I agree wholeheartedly with enrage and SaBhava. How easy it is to feel that we need something for our mind to do other than focusing on what our body is already doing. I find concentrating on my breathing to be both enriching and at times maddening, but I continue to try to improve my focus and the ...

Race preparation never made anyone any better. Anyone else--past, present, or future--would feel exactly the same as I do about these things. The above are samples of the generalizing that ranger loves to do. I've found that this kind of talk encourages others to do the same. Beware the general cas...

ranger wrote:So, sometimes, I just don't feel up for racing...

But when you do, look out!

Bob Dylan wrote:Well, I'm hittin' it too hard
My stones won't take
I get up in the mornin'
But it's too early to wake
First it's hello, goodbye
Then push and then crash
But we're all gonna make it
At that million dollar bash

Eliot

Something that has always perplexed me about American bacon is how little meat there actually is on a rasher. Our bacon has far more lean meat on it. I was once told that in North America the pig is cut primarily for hams, whereas in UK it is cut more for bacon. I'm no expert but maybe there is a b...

You can only row badly for short stretches, is that it? How unfortunate, that's actually a quote from whp4. Normally I'd give you a warning, but so soon after having been banned for a week this can only be deliberate. See you in a week if you choose to return, as I hope you will. This is all very s...

I am certainly not an expert but this seems like a terrible plan. It appears to be thought up by some self-absorbed college rower who thinks that he can create great rowers using his own personal trial plan as a model. In no way does this plan account for individual differences. It also does not rec...

rjw wrote:

eliotsmith wrote:I think it is time to place bets on how many consecutive posts our hero will make upon return.

I say 6.

Eliot

Well done Eliot!

That was a bet I had hoped would remain undecided.

I think it is time to place bets on how many consecutive posts our hero will make upon return.

I say 6.

Eliot

3/4 lb of chopped ground beef, one finely chopped onion,i small chopped carrott,stock cube and a bit of water, A pound of cooked mashed creamed(with butter) potatoes and a table spoon of grated cheddar cheese. Fry off the beef and onionadd 1/4 pint of water,add carrott and place in a deep dish. Top...