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There is a Facebook group called "finding an erg" designed for people new to areas, visiting, travel etc post in their and see if anyone has information or a helping hand but I'm with some of the other posters...i would go out and dance all night with some cute girls. that will get the hr up and kee...

The reason you can't get a sweat on is probably because you have just started and your technique needs a lot of work ;) once you start getting the miles under you that will change, perhaps try filming yourself, upload it onto youtube and post it in the forum for people to give you tips??? I can say ...

close to double is the answer if you were going to do 60min of Steady state on the rowing machine you would most often be told that the equivalent cycling session to get the same physiological adaptions would be to do 100-120mins at a heart rate 10-20bpm below what you would do for the ergo i.e for ...

Several ideas 1) negative split the piece that way you should prevent any "blow up" and also be able to keep getting faster as the piece gets on and this will provide a positive mental approach 2) are these 5ks and 30mins pieces or Steady State / aerobic development? If you are not blowing up and th...

In regards to breaks it is important to take them especially as you are a newbie You r technique will probably be still in development and so rowing for 60mins + straight through will no doubt towards the end leave your technique a bit of a mess. Generally with SS you want to keep it no less then 20...

The advantage of rowing at a lower stroke rate has several things 1) is allows more time for technical changes (ideally if you have a coach, mirror or some advanced CCTV / plasma tv setup) 2) helps to produce more power, the aim of rating lower (within reason) allows for the boat / fly wheel to decr...