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I my resting heart rate is 65 and my max is 182, what range would you suggest I use? How did you determine your max heart rate? after I saw the post about using resting and max, i googled, saw the concept2 page here: http://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/training/tips-and-general-info/training-hear...

hjs wrote:Later certainly usefull, but only on your real numbers, your rest and max not a formula.
You could already use it and see your hf behaving.

I my resting heart rate is 65 and my max is 182, what range would you suggest I use?

what are all your thoughts on training with a heart rate monitor? When I used to cycle, most of my rides were with a band, trying to keep my HR between (170-age and 180-age). With the erg, I feel like it would be a challenge to keep my HR that low, just as it was when i first started cycling.

I went back to the gym this evening for a second workout and followed the consensus advice: set the dragfactor to 110 (was a setting of about 6 on the wheel, is that normal?), took a slight pause at the end of the pull and went slower on the recovery. I didn't focus at all on anything except not sto...

Anth_F wrote: I now rate r19's a lot, on paces 6-7 months ago i was rating r21-22's. So it's taken a while to naturally progress, but it certainly comes in time with regular training.

Could you explain what the R ratings mean (r19, r21-22, etc)? I've seen the terminology but I can't seem to find what it means.

Thank you for the info on drag factor, this is something I was not aware of. I love stats and optimization (data scientist by trade), I can't wait to get to play around more with it. I just discovered the beginner pete's plan, but I am definitely not in shape enough to start it. I'll stick to the 4x...

Hi all, About me: I'm 6'1, 205lbs, and thats not muscle. I'm not in good shape whatsoever (low strength, low endurance, work a sedentary job, you get the deal). My apartment complex's gym just installed a concept2 pm5. I watched all the videos over on the concept2 website and went down to practice a...