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I have the same question as the OP. Going to Lisbon next week and the Concept2 erg finder does not include Portugal as a country. That Rowlinglinks.com website does not seem to exist any more. Anybody know of an erg one can use in Lisbon? I'm only there for 10 days, but the thought of losing the gai...

OK, this might seem like a strange question, but bear with me... I train 4-6 times a week on my erg at home. I live in a small-ish 70sqm flat. After every session, my training kit is soaked in sweat. I can't put it in the washing machine after every session, but because it is soaked in sweat I can't...

Slow erg week this week. Today was only my 3rd session. Still, it's funny how sometimes you make your biggest gains when you take it easy. 5*1500m from the Pete Plan today. Knocked 0.8s off the split from the previous cycle. Now at 1:50.9, and when I check my logbook I am pretty sure that is the fas...

I just knocked 22s off my 2017 10k PB and got it down to 38:09.8!

I suspect I could have gone sub-38, but I took the pressure off in the 3rd and 4th fifths, to make sure I would be able to finish, and then pushed again in the 5th segment. That will have to wait a couple of months.

I did the Pete Plan 3000m, 2500m, 2000m session today and knocked 1.7s off my split from 3 weeks ago, which is MASSIVE for any PP cycle. It's also the fastest I have ever done this session, even from my 2017 "peak" season. What's more, I it was my birthday yesterday, so I had a fair bit to drink las...

I've done countless cycles of the Pete Plan and I always improve my Pete Plan times. I am just about reaching my peak times from 2017 again, so thinking about having a crack at a PB in another couple of cycles. Maybe in January once the excess alcohol has left my system again! I like it partly for i...

you row on the water, right? so maybe you don't worry about weight and just get the best condition and technique that you can. an alternate view from the Biorower guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiB9FyRvnhs Unfortunately I haven't been on water for many years. Just the rowing machine for me th...

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December 6th, 2020, 3:08 am

Also weird that the guy that win the Scottish with 6:48 could only do 7:30 today .... so no idea what happened to him. Also Tim Male, ex Olympian, didn't race either and some Spanish dude who pushed 6:16 failed to weigh in on time.

That is very strange now you mention it.

I was 87kg after Christmas this year, with 23% body fat. I'm now 74.9kg (this morning"s official Lwt weigh-in weight ;)) and 16% body fat. My natural weight when not trying to get under 75kg for Lwt event seems to be about 78kg. That's mostly from following the Pete Plan this year. I manage 100-150k...

Things went a bit better this time. A 7s improvement from the Scottish, and managed a sub-7 in the Lwt M40 2k. Positive splits, but it all counts in the end with 6:59.4! 9th place!

Still 3s off my PB, but I'm not complaining this time.

Did a Pete Plan speed pyramid today, and knocked 1.1s off the previous cycle (3 weeks ago) split - now 1:43.8 Coupled with a 5k PB on Friday, I am hopefully in a decent place for the BRIC 2k on Saturday (Lwt M40). That Speed Pyramid pace is still 1s off my peak Speed Pyramid back in 2017 that I did ...

Still somewhat annoyed by my disappointing 2k in the SRIC at the weekend (I know it wasn't that bad, but still..), I wanted to do a hard 5k tonight and wondered if I could hit a PB, to prove to myself that I should be at peak fitness, rather than.... whatever I was at the weekend. I set off at PB pa...

I bit the bullet and entered too. Hoping to redeem myself after a poor showing at the Scottish at the weekend.

Lightweight again. Gonna have to try and be smarter with my diet this time, so I have more energy on the day.

Re speed piramide as an indicator. If you pulled 145 on that, this really pointed at a 7,08 ish 2k. If you use it as an indicator only use the 750 s and 1k. Overall you should be a good bit faster. Think you clearly not just lost fat but also muscle. Eating “healthy” is fine, but not eating not. Re...

Yesterday I did my first ever competitive 2k, in the online Scottish Indoor Championships M40 Lightweight 2k. My time was 7:07.5. It's only the 4th proper 2k I have ever done. My PB is 6:56.9 from 2017. My first ever 2k,back in 2011 when I had no idea how painful it would be, was 7:07.4. The main di...