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There is no problem with this. I set up the PM5 connection with Zwift first and then start an indoor bike session on my Garmin once I'm sitting on it and ready to go.

I've meant to start a thread about the rowedbiker app for a while. I've been using it 5 or 6 days a week since mid-July when a running accident (partially paralyzed foot) brought me back to daily rowing. Motivation for long rows has always been a big problem for me, even with good music. Being able ...

I've also been in France a lot, although never to Annecy and I've never been to Rome so really excited about that. I'm hoping to find gyms and other places to row a few times a week to keep things ticking over, but we'll see how that plan works out When you come to Annecy, I recommend "Myfit" gym, ...

Hello all! It's nice to be back, after about 3 years away (running, Covid, injuries...). I had a trail running accident a few weeks ago that gave me a "drop foot" - a nerve got damaged, so I cannot raise my right foot or its toes, so no running. I should recover all, or at least some, of the control...

Just what I needed! Thanks for the info guys. I'm pretty short for a rower (5' 4") so I'll have to sus out how this affects stroke, power etc. I'll definitely check out the help sources you mentioned. Glad to be on here! cheers. Welcome to the forum! At least we are two pocket-sized people here now...

I have had a similar (?) problem in my shin muscle for ten years, which I now believe is old scar tissue. Having tried everything, I'm now using electrostimulation (Compex Fit 1 model - Swiss quality & price) and after a few weeks of 20 min per day, it seems to be working (fingers crossed). Might be...

On Youtube, I use Dark Horse Rowing's "Perfect Beginner's workout" 20 minute drills to get my form in shape. It breaks down the stroke into its constituent parts so that you practice each separately. Also features slow rowing (18 strokes per minute), which is good for developing a powerful stroke). ...

Having my perennial motivation problems for long slow stuff, so I thought I'd try some sprints, for a laugh. PBs were inevitable as I've never done any before :lol: . Best of three trials: 100m 21.0, DF130, 46spm. 500m 1:56.0 DF130 46spm 100 0:22.0 1:50.0 44 200 0:22.5 1:52.5 45 300 0:23.7 1:58.5 48...

The analogy that I came up with is that rowing is like tennis practice. Balls are fired at you regularly and your job is to wack them back as hard as possible. After the catch in rowing, you try to give as big a wack as possible to the flywheel inside the erg. Coming back towards to the catch is tim...

My legs are exactly the same length as yours, so I hope that you can take some comfort from the times an old shortass with arms like pieces of asparagus can manage . Plenty of progress is possible if you follow the advice of the forum sages.

Have seen a couple people attempt the 20x500m - seems like a beast but I guess it all depends on how you pace it and the aim of the workout. The only aim I have is to have fun, or at least not HD from boredom :lol: . From the distance running world, this is the kind of session that Emil Zatopek fav...

Thought I'd try the 20 x 500m r1' that ampire did the other day. Found the right pace, by luck, and was really enjoying it, when twang! my inner right hamstring pulled. So, it was only 15 x 500m. After some moaning and head-scratching, I realized that the source of the problem must have been some ov...

Got my 1st Pfizer shot yesterday. Apart from a sore arm, I was fine. Did a 5 x 2k session today with no problems.

5 x 2000, 2min rest, 20spm, 2:19, 2.3W/kg. Most I've done in a day this time round. Sweaty but not too tired. Also it got me over 3 million career kilometers .

Day 19 of my comeback. Getting into the swing of it now, keeping up a steady 6-7k/day. I'm working on Dangerscouse's "The Zen of rowing" method - keeping my eyes shut, with just a check on how far to go, every kilometer or so. I like it, I think I'll use it for all my steady state. Inspired by cowbo...