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HI, New to the forum and looking for answers about drag factor. I've been rowing since late May and trying to improve. I have a question about drag factor and this thread may or may not be the place to ask. I have searched the forum about Drag Factor and I keep seeing Drag Factors around 130. Dista...

I'm not a big fan of predictors, especially when you get over 2k as there's so much that can change, so just doing a 6k is my best advice I'm with Stu on this - though it may come across a bit harsh to someone just asking for guidance. I've notice these questions coming up more and more often on he...

iain wrote: ↑

March 4th, 2024, 10:23 am

This month the Cross Team Challenge is the dreaded 2k

Is it!?!?! I only did 1k - no wonder I'm unusually far up the list ...

Sakly wrote: ↑

November 27th, 2024, 5:14 pm

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
0:15.9	100m	1:19.5	697	2697	53

Well that wasn't long coming! Well done Sascha - and on the 1:15 LP.

Ha! Nothings for free! Its true that different energy systems kick in at different points. I "believe" that the first few strokes are effectively free, but that is not accepted by everyone. True or not, its nowhere near 15 - maybe 5. The most efficient physiologically is even pace - but its also ver...

I've often hit a mental low point at 1300m to go, the initial energy has gone, and have to hang on to the light at the end of the tunnel at 600 to go. If I've aimed for a certain split, I've started say 1.52 goal, started at 1.47, drifted to say 1.53, and then might bring it back, or give up. Sound...

Welcome back! You'll quickly see that we don't really base anything on damper setting. The main reason being it will mean a different thing on every different machine depending on how clean it is. Instead we talk about drag factor - which is essentially how quickly the flywheel slows down and that i...

You can spend a happy hour or two looking them up for yourself here https://www.concept2.com/records?record_type=world&machine=rower&event=&gender=M&age_category=19&srsltid=AfmBOorj1PXoO9KFz6R9c7n-jr3FPxMLBlZSPUPOROgjTd7fiu_R0IOX&adaptive_rower=0&weight_class=H You need to decide what counts for you...

Not clear if you can pull a 200w stroke or not @ r20. Suggest you try. If you can't, then you need to get stronger. If you can pull a few but tire quickly then you need to get fitter. Most probably you'll need to do both. Strength comes quicker, fitness takes ages. But I see that the real danger is ...

Monitor showed 15.9 and then rounded to 16 flat :evil: Ha! Can't tell you how many times that happened to me when trying to crack 16s - soooo frustrating. Even now I've only ever done 15.9 once. I'm sure you'll do it easily next time and leapfrog down to 15.8....or less. Still well done on the .1 g...

I think the shorter pieces aren't about length at all, they are pure explosive strength. See https://youtu.be/SVl0Zt-kZys I suspect size does play a part too. Both Brian Shaw (in your link) multi "Worlds Strongest Man" winner at 6'8" (203cm), and Phil Clapp current WR holder at 6'9" (206cm) are gia...

Not a big surprise, as the team using it the most contains 400+ participants :lol: Most sense would make one vote per team, not per participant, but I think this opportunity is lost at current state. Anyway, it won't hurt anyone, there is nothing to lose or win in the CTC. But a leveled field for c...

Sample of 2 actually - that's also why I do it. My CDs are usually very short - of the 2 to 4 min variety. The reason is that I found next morning after hard stuff I was stiff and ached. After a short cool down I'm not. Since I erg most days I was very often stiff/aching. But not for the last few ye...

I agree up to a point Iain - slightly changes the focus, but can still be good. I went along just to watch a few of Sam Blythe's Devon Champs which was a 5k. Only 5 "race" ergs IIRC, but enough people around for there still to be a bit of a buzz about it and most of the competitors I spoke to were t...

The other option is to connect the PM5 to a Windows or Mac computer via a USB cable. Lugging the C2 upstairs or somehow lugging the desktop PC downstairs is... daunting. I don't want my neighbors to find me at dead and bloated at the bottom of the stairs with a C2 on my chest. The wire connected PC...