Concept2 Forum

It's been so long since I've been able to run.. I'm wondering how rowing transfers to running.. I used to wrestle back in college, and had a mile run down to around 5min 50sec. Now, new to rowing, totally out of shape, and rather heavy with bad (really bad) knees, I did a 2K at 9:05. Can humans row ...

So after doing my first 30min row with the PVC pipe grips.. It's become increasingly obvious I'm going to need to wrap, and or, reform the handles so there's more to grasp.. although it does greatly tax the forearm as sweat plays a factor (even with the C-breeze). I might try growing the back side o...

Here's the site I posted some pics of my makeshift solution... http://picasaweb.google.com/eric.krieser/C2Handle#5430119861658066530 I like the 45 degree handle better.. the wider grip enables you to feel it more in the lats. It's a nice alternative. Let me know if anyone has problems seeing these.

I appreciate the input. I ended up creating "sleeves" out of 1.5 inch PVC pipe with 45, and 90 degree junctions on the ends.. It was a pretty simple solution. I wanted to post a URL with some pics but they don't allow new forum users to post URL's. Maybe someone can email me and post the URL for me....

I'm curious if anyone has seen, or experimented with a hammer style grip handle (palms facing each other as opposed to down). I understand this might not be beneficial to rowing competition, but I'd think it would prove useful in targeting an alternate muscle group.

Thanks