Concept2 Forum

Cycling man: Well if it works for me it'll work for anyone , I've had this problem for years !!

Donnie, thanks for the suggestion , I've just ordered a seat pad, and if it works the cost will be irrelevant, thanks again .

Thank you for your input, I'll give it a go . At the moment I'm experimenting with 2Toms Buttman roll on and I'm
Cautiously optimistic that this is helping , however it's only been two days and I've only done 2x20k rows so far so I need
to test it over 3-4 hours . Cheers

Well that's worth a go , I have tried so many different things including garden cushions doubled up, pillows , towels Etc...and nothing has really worked thus far ( several years down the road !!) long term. I've just started using 2Toms Buttman roll on , in conjunction with the seat pad and cycling...

My issue is two fold , after about 90 minutes I get an aching bum and I have to keep readjusting my seating position thereafter , but the bigger problem is the sweat and constant motion of the rowing starts to cause " welts" or " sores" on the top of my backside , this then gets worse and worse the ...

That's interesting , I've just ordered a can so I'll let you know how I get on , this could be the " miracle " cure I've been
hoping for , and may allow me to concentrate on my rowing rather than my arse !! Thanks .

Well it sounds like you know what upyoure doing and have a plan to work from so that should put you in good shape . I was going to see Eddie Fletcher to get a HR test and programme but he's been very busy so I'm " manufacturing" my own programme and schedule . I usually do an interval session each w...

My plan for the 100k is to do it in 7:30mins at an average of 2:15.0 pace . I will be entering the distance and inputting 5k splits so I can concentrate on my pacing , I will hydrate beforehand and every 10k I'll be topping up ( possibly 8k) , I will get up and stretch then at the same time . I've g...

Thx once again for your input , you are correct about the idea of rowing strapless and as you say maybe I'll just get " tougher" over the next few months .

Well guys some interesting responses, I doubt if rowing naked in the gym will be appreciated by many ...if any , so that's out I use the concept 2 pad and it's fine for shorter distances , I've tried garden seat pads underneath the Gel pad , I've tried Pillows, cushions , baby cream etc...etc... row...

Thank you for your advice , I've ordered some concept 2 shorts . Generally I've found the biking underwear ( Gonso) has been helpful not sure how much help switching pads will do ( why not just flip over the one you're using ?) but I've got several so I might as well try it , and I'm amazed that con...

I'm currently training to do a 100k later in the year and am putting in some 2-4 hour training sessions . I have a Gel seat pad, I wear two pairs of " good quality" underwear and two pairs of biking underwear over that before putting on my shorts and I row " correctly " and I get " arse" sores despi...