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I'll have a bit of a read into this, although I do expect a lot of "eat yourself thin" websites... Good luck navigating that rabbit hole! Read the keto websites and you'll be told to eat 20g carbs a day, little protein (because it spikes insulin) and chug down olive oil and full-fat cream by the ga...

'Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports' by Tim Noakes is good. Since reading it I now only drink when I feel thirsty.

We all overthink. The trick is to make diet and training as simple as possible so that it becomes a mindless routine. Specifically, what worked for me was early morning (fasted, before breakfast) long, slow rows and a heavily carb-restricted diet. I didn't count calories - was just mindful of limiti...

A lot of complicated concepts being discussed, such as HR training zones, macro calories and HIIT - all of which assumes you're already a well-trained endurance athlete with a functional metabolism. Bluntly, you're not. You will not lose bodyfat if 30% of your calories are from carbs. You're simply ...

Your current situation sounds very similar to mine a few years ago. I was metabolically broken, pre-diabetic, over-fat. The erg saved my life. A few things that worked for me: Do something every day. You don't need rest days. Use discipline and routine because motivation isn't enough. Even if you're...

The CooSpo chest strap is highly recommended. I’ve been using mine every day for over 2 years without any problems. Just be sure to buy a lot of batteries (CR2032) because the dual-connection will get through them quickly (ANT+ to the PM4/5 and BT to the Polar Beat app). I set a reminder to swap in...

The CooSpo chest strap is highly recommended. I’ve been using mine every day for over 2 years without any problems. Just be sure to buy a lot of batteries (CR2032) because the dual-connection will get through them quickly (ANT+ to the PM4/5 and BT to the Polar Beat app). I set a reminder to swap in ...

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May 11th, 2020, 3:25 am

Looks like the OP did a TT, so I guess his normal length is a good bit shorter.

Correct. That 1.60 stroke was an outlier - the final stroke of a 30R20 TT.

On an 18-20 spm piece at UT2 pace I see drive length values of 1.48-1.51m

I did try this function on the PM4 when preparing for BRIC last year. A nice feature to get familiarized with a race start. It's certainly a different way of starting than we're used to. When you see ROW the clock has started ticking! With an initial reaction delay, it becomes quite noticeable how m...

The PM5 clock starts at the end of the first drive. A-ha, so it's all about how the first stroke is registered and nothing at all to do with the last stroke. And it depends on how the PM5 clock is started. I had to prove this with my own experiment ... I set up a workout of timed intervals and look...

I did a 30min rate-20 yesterday and wanted to nail 600 strokes exactly. Rather than count the strokes myself I outsourced the task to ErgData, and with a little fine-tuning during the piece, hitting 120 strokes every 6min split, I pulled the 600th stroke just before the 30 minutes were up. Pleased a...

it might be more productive to work backwards to develop feel for the stroke pressures at lower rates based on higher rates I’ve used SPI with good results and do exactly this. My 5x12min intervals workout at 18 spm is paced at my 2K SPI. The stroke pressure feels hard but the overall intensity is ...

It's interesting watching the videos of races like the BIRC whereby the majority of people aren't collapsing off the rower in a heap at the end. You can ruin yourself at true maximum without collapsing off the rower in a heap. People respond to physical stress in different ways. Some collapse for g...

Here's a UT2 session I did this morning: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8x_IxgFcu6/ 4x30 minutes at 2:04.6 average, which is about 180W I'm 103kg so that's 1.7W/kg. Is that good or bad? I don't know. I've never heard of anyone using this measure before. AFAIK, at these lower intensities, lean weight d...

It's all about the insulin. The only way in which the body can store fat is when blood insulin is high. Eating carbs will trigger a much larger spike in insulin than fat or protein. So if you keep your insulin levels low - which you have been with a low carb diet - it becomes very hard to store exce...