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Stuff like this very much depends on height. Short, bit stocky people would be relative good. And stocky in a musculair way. Good rowers, are often tall, which will make pullups pushups tougher. I bet most rowers here are not able to do the 100 pullups, any way split up, and also have a hard time d...

I'm a very ordinary (for which read poor) rower and I came to it after being a not-quite-so-poor runner. In terms of bodyweight type exercises, I wondered if anyone had ever had a go at quite an extreme event known in X-fit circles as 'The Murph'. It's named after a US war hero and it is very popula...

Thanks for the useful replies. Just to illustrate how the age grade thing works in running, I ran a 5k today (not under race conditions), I managed a 23.18 (definitely not a personal best) and the running calculator gave me a 71.46%. This is age specific - i.e 65 year male. Were I 64 the AG would be...

Thought I'd do update especially as Hobbit, for one, was kind enough to provide a lengthy and helpful response. I'm now a couple of months into my rowing 'career'. As I came from a running background I wondered if I could get my rowing times anywhere near my running times. The good news is that my r...

I'm coming at this issue from a very specific perspective. I've just acquired a C2, and have no real experience, other than a few gym workouts 20 odd years ago. I'm 65 and a half decent runner - can still knock out a sub 22 5k. I've got a bit of upper body strength (pull-ups etc) but I am cursed wi...

I too row faster than I run, despite being totally the wrong size and shape for rowing. My best 5k running, since turning 60, is 22:11, whereas for rowing it's 21:03 (that was a good day). For 10k running, my only effort (whilst tearing a knee meniscus) is 48:10, whereas rowing it's 43:(whatever it...

I'm coming at this issue from a very specific perspective. I've just acquired a C2, and have no real experience, other than a few gym workouts 20 odd years ago. I'm 65 and a half decent runner - can still knock out a sub 22 5k. I've got a bit of upper body strength (pull-ups etc) but I am cursed wit...