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Thanks. I think my foot and toes will remain flexible. I had ankle replacement and that worked fine--I was rowing in 8 weeks. The implant has failed though. The fusion takes much longer to recover. I suspect I won't row for a year.

Thanks. Possible, though my gym does not have one. Someone suggested it after the implant, though the weight bearing on the ski seems like have more impact than rowing.

Thanks. I went through those links too. Looks like there are ways. I don’t own the machine, it’s in the gym where I work. They probably won’t like drilling or retro fitting. I’ll figure something out.

Two years ago I had a complete ankle replacement. I was able to row after several months of recovery. Sadly, the implant is failing and I must have it removed. The next step is an ankle fusion. The fusion will take a year of recovery and I will have very limited range of motion. Anyone out there row...

I think it will be about eight weeks. The fibula is broken during the procedure. And it’s hurting like hell currently.

This is/was my first season rowing. I started to get in shape for my ankle replacement. I rowed over 500K, lost 31 lbs, feel great. Yesterday the surgery happened. I will really miss rowing, and hope to get back to it in a few months. The surgery, as you can imagine, cost a ton of money. I started a...

Does anyone have any experience with an ankle replacement and rowing? This is my 5th month of rowing. I put in about 45K a week and did the 21K Solstice nonstop. In a month, though, I have to get my ankle replaced. Oddly, I can’t walk very far, but I can row without too much pain. I know I’ll be com...

Thanks, makes sense. Did my first 10K today. Probably was around 23 s/m avg. I'm exhausted.

Following much of the above advice. I'm now rowing 6.5K/day, and have gotten down to 22 s/m. I just read a post about damper levels on the main page that said try for 26-28 s/m. Why are they suggesting such a high s/m? At any rate, feeling good, increasing time and distance.

I'm guessing drag factor is about 140--damper was on 5 (I dialed it down from the 10 I found it on). Thanks for your advice, I appreciate it.

Averaged 24 spm today, down from 27. Hard to get the rhythm.

Thanks everyone--exactly the advice I was seeking.

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Update: Rowing today (I do use the log, but want to provide info for anyone wanting to give advice). 2000m; 10:02 with one minute rest at 1000m; 27 s/m; damper was on 5 (PM4 machine).

Hi: I'm 56, 106.5 kg, and 1.88 m. I just started rowing. I don't have much wind because I have an ankle that needs replaced and haven't done cardio for years (the rowing seems ok for the ankle--it always hurts, so . . .). I started about two weeks ago. Jumped on and could barely do 3 mins. Currently...