Concept2 Forum

PM1 - the original. Don't even know if you can retro-fit, but I bought the machine in '91, used it a lot the first few years, got away from it for various reasons, but started again last summer to get back to running fitness after some health issues, now doing better rowing than running. Uh, but tha...

Greetings, I usually row on different Models C, D or E at different gyms, but I have a serviceable old Model B here at home. I was feeling good this evening, wanted to pull a 1000m piece right around 3:30, having done 3:32.7 recently. I was using the heaviest (open) damper setting, went through 500m...

Thanks for your comments. Yes, I do understand the nature of VO2Max calculations, whether using Bruce or other protocols, but I was indeed trying to assess relative strength at different row distances precisely because such a calculator, if it existed, would give different estimated VO2 values unles...

From trolling around some of the discussion boards, I know there are a lot of math- and tech-savvy CII rowers. I was wondering if anyone has a formula or website that could assess VO2Max across a range of rowing distances. As you likely know, the CII site has a calculator, but only allows you to plu...

Second query in this forum: My first sport was cycling and I did some major, mountainous, long-distance touring, but I developed lower-back (LB) problems that forced me to radically cut back on the mileage. By the time my back went sour, I had gotten into running and am virtually pain-free - in the ...

I'd like to again solicit views on run vs. row performance. I've been running for more than 25 years, with a few serious injury breaks, and I've had a CII Model B with PM1 for close to 20 years, used it a lot the first several years, but had drifted away until last summer when I started using it (an...

Nice to hear from you, Joe, whereabouts are you? I'm in Montreal. So, you're a couple of kg lighter and 5 yrs older and you can still kill me. Ommmmm. No ego.... Seriously, w/that sub-15' PR, you had a serious VO2Max in the day. I know mine was 66-67 when I ran the PRs mentioned, and a 2h46 marathon...

I've read some past posts on this evergreen topic, but I've noticed something curious on my return to rowing two months ago, after a prolonged absence, and would welcome insights. In my running PR days, in my late-30s, my best row times were similar to but always a bit slower than road race efforts:...

Hello, When I began CII rowing, in the early-90s, I recall learning that a stroke rate in the mid-20s was recommended for most efforts, w/perhaps some sprint/power pieces up around 30+. I'm a 50-59LW, 73-75kg, 1m80. My main sport is running, i.e. my arms are mildly pathetic, and I find I drift to th...

Greetings, all, I've just gotten back somewhat seriously into CII rowing after a long absence, and am again enjoying it greatly. I have questions on a few very distinct points so I'll post them separately, a couple now, another shortly. In the past, I never paid any attention to the drag factor read...