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I stopped for several months. This was a big mistake on my part. Once I stopped I got lazy and gained back 41 lbs. that I had lost. This was during the pandemic period. I went to the doctor and my A1C had climbed from 5.5 to 6.7. Now I had to increase my meds again. So now I am back to using Row Pro...

I setup a session for Thanksgiving day at 10am eastern (1500 GMT). Any pace is welcome would like to see a full house. If it fills up we will set a second session.

I agree that Row Pro by digital rowing is the solution you are looking for. I have been rowing with others over the internet on RowPro for several years. Application requires a computer and it does the job. It is less than perfect but I can usually find others to join my sessions.

How do folks deal with stiff finger joints. My Left hand middle finger has been getting stiff. curling the finger is ok but it hurts when trying to straighten it and the main knuckle. Any suggestions?

Lately there has been more rowers as weather gets colder and COVID restricts group activity. I typically row mornings here in NY (GMT-5) or 10am eastern. In GMT that is 3pm/1500 hours and started setting up 30 minute sessions that typically bring in 3-9 rowers. As for scheduling the program should b...

I am using RP 5,6 on my laptop and have no issues. The only problem was if the screen goes to sleep I get dropped. Simple fix was to adjust windows sleep settings. The sessions have been fun and there are plenty of participants. I have not tried 5.7 yet so I will wait to see how others do with it ba...

Ok I am sure it is here somewhere but I tried searching to get some ideas about how to set drag on short vs. long piece work. Short intense sessions between 500 and 2k is it better to go with a higher DF? My problem on short fast pieces is my stroke rate is harder to control. On Longer pieces I typi...

I had a similar problem. RowPro would drop me every time I tried to row in an on-line session. Rowing standalone was fine. Finally I did a total reset of my PM5 and it fixed the problem. I also re-updated my firmware on the PM5 after the total reset. On the C2 website there are instructions on how t...

Come join our weekday sessions on RowPro. Typically 60 minutes or 10k sessions. Any pace is fine. Just looking for more participants to make it more fun and motivational. Sessions typically start at 13:30(1:30pm)GMT or at 14:00(2:00pm)GMT Tomorrow and Friday we have 60 minute sessions with 6 opening...

I use RowPro for rowing with others. It keeps things interesting and fun. It is motivating to row with others and encourages you to try a little harder. For me I could care less if I come in last or behind. Now they have an option for a permanent license instead of monthly. The only time you need to...

Based on forum suggestions I just purchased a Wahoo Tickr. I have been rowing actively for about a year now and after trying a Fitbit I now realize that my goal of weight loss can be optimized by managing heart rate in my workouts. Up to now the sessions have largely been based on how I feel without...

I have completed a HM this season and plan to do a FM in a couple of weeks. The question is what is considered acceptable for completing the piece in terms of rest periods? I was able to do the HM straight through in about an hour and 45 minutes. However the notion of sitting on the erg for almost 4...

This is my advice. Forget about fancy things. Keep things simple. You have to do things you can carry on for life while feeling comfortable with them. Example about dieting: Instead of intermitent fasting, miracle shakes, or whatever diet you can think of...Stop drinking anything but water while ea...

It is great that you are working on the weight by rowing. It does sound like you are putting a lot of time into the effort. I was in the same situation about a year ago. Had not rowed in 15 years and was 285lbs. Found out I was diabetic at that time. I decided rowing was a good exercise as the docto...

I like the idea of doing 500 and rest 2 min negative splits tearing off 1 second each time. I think you are right that I can cut back on some time. This week the focus will be on speed.