Concept2 Forum

Youngsters have no control or experience of pre race nerves. This may not be anything to do with training/fitness, but pre-race nerves/tension. Adrenalin rushes prior to race can burn an awful lot of energy and leave her exhausted before even starting a race. I suggest you try to get her to mentally...

Ted, like you I have just had my first row for 17 weeks. I decided to start with 2 x 5k steady state & I found that I was 15% down on power generation (watts). I intend to continue with long steady states rows for the first 4 weeks before trying anything harder. Watts will give a good idea of how I'...

Seagull, the way it works in the UK is that your GP refers you to a physio & it's the physio that refers you to a specialist. Physios have very strict guidelines imposed by NICE for all injuries and treatments which will include different stratagies dependant on age. You need to interrogate your phy...

My local gym changed to Skillrows 6 months ago, which I have used until last week, when I finished the BPP. I tried another gym with Concept 2s as I wanted to be on the "accepted standard" to continue. The Concept seat is much more comfortable than the Skillrow's, no more painful butt. The drag fact...

I'm in week 10 of Pete Plan & I'm confused as to whether I should be focusing on stroke rate or time per 500m. I started the plan at 30 spm and am now down to 27 spm averaging on the longer distances 2:11 per 500, if I reduce to 24 spm my time goes up to 2:25 per 500. Also at 27 spm I don't bring my...