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Really useful write up. I have a rower and a skierg but, unless I had really limited space, I think free weights and bodyweight are a better option for me. I like the safety aspect since I train alone in my garage (so no spotter) and I like the ability to push limits safely but I don't think I would...

Used Coospo HRM today for the first time. Made me realize how useless my Garmin has been for rowing. Compared the two as I rowed today. Garmin all over the place and Coospo nice and steady and it changed intuitively rather than randomly. So far so good.

Thanks for the tip. Ordered the 808s. For that price I'm willing to give it a shot.

Good to know about Polar. I see the H10 comes with the strap and sensor. Does the PM5 display the HR data without the cable and sensor required like the setup for my old PM3?

My Garmin 245 is fine for everything but rowing. The heart rate monitoring during rows is more of a distraction than it's worth. I got an email ad from Garmin in early January about the HRM200 chest strap and figured I'd bite the bullet and pay $88 to get accurate HR info. After three weeks of silen...

Welcome to the forum. This has been a great source of training information for me. I have a similar background without the professional cred! After my daughters were born 29 years ago, I cycled for a little more than half the year (California weather) and rowed the rest. I started rowing with a litt...

I usually settle in to a rate in the low 30s. I wonder if it's like cycling in that some grind and some spin at higher cadence. I was a low cadence climber on the bike and I can't fathom a stroke rate in the 40s for me unless it is a sprint finish.

Wow, that is a huge accomplishment. I have never been tempted to go further than a half marathon but I admire the toughness of those who do.

Unless a person is one of those freak of nature types, there shouldn't be any concern about bulking up. Bulking up is hard, intentional work and it doesn't happen by accident for the vast majority of people.

When I was younger I would jump on the rower and go while worrying about what a slow start would do to my overall pace. Lots of low back issues. I learned that for me, a 1000 meter warm-up with a hard 10 after about 800 meters is enough to get loose.

Ummm, 60 minute pieces, comfortable, should I slow down?

No, I would not slow down. Doesn't seem that controversial to me.

If I want to get faster, I need a pretty heavy dose of shorter, sharper sessions. It might be partly that I have to get acclimated to the discomfort of hard efforts but, at my amateur level of volume, I have to push the pace regularly to improve. The LSD (80/20) type of training just does not make m...

It was a good reminder for me. I rowed more consistently for a good part of the year after shifting my focus from running. Got frustrated that I wasn't seeing my times come down. Did the Holiday Challenge and that did the trick. Thought I had a good enough base but more volume really made the differ...

I know the logic makes sense, if I can hit a fast pace for a short time endurance is the limiting factor. But, for me, doing LSD just got me good at going slow. On the other hand, I thought some paces were out of reach and I would have to be ok with slowing down. Doing the Holiday Challenge opened m...

Not sure why it started rubbing after all the years I've had it but the plastic strip was bowed so I flipped it over and no more rubbing.