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So close to breaking the 40 min barrier! 50 seconds better than my previous best though and I know I can go a bit faster tomorrow..

Great advice Greg - thank you once again. Very interesting note about power cubed too. I'll give the 4x10mins a go and see how it works out.

Cheers.

I managed to get down below 41mins (40:52) for my 10K row but I'm having trouble improving on that - I really want to get below 40mins. What do folk here find best to improve times? Go out fast, get some in the bank and hang on at the end, steady sub 2min/500 or go out slower and then ramp up out of...

Great info. Thanks Bob.

Thanks for the damper links Bob - I'll investigate. Good advice too - I do stretch after a session - the bit that hurts most after a 10K workout is my backside. I find it hard to stand and even harder to sit down to clean off the machine afterwards. I find a good stretch there helps immensely. The f...

Great info carlband teddythebeer - thank you. The one at the gym is pretty beat up but I'll get a card and see if I can make it work. Would love to track this stuff online. Will go add my times to the rankings and see if I can make some upward progress.

Thanks Greg - great advice. I listen to music on my phone while I'm rowing so I've been taking shots of my best times. Sounds like it's worth recording every time too and keeping track. Are there any good iPhone apps for doing so? I didn't see any Concept2 specific ones but maybe there is a rowing l...

Hi everyone. New to rowing and trying to lose some weight before my daughter is born in July. Looking to compare my meager times with more experienced folk here and find some tips on technique etc so I can improve my results. I'm Male, 47 - best time so far are 1.38 for 500M, 7.52 for 2000M and 41.0...