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Minor tongue procedure on Tues, so I'll be taking most of this next week off. 10k check today. Started UT1 and built up. 39:12.0 10,000 1:57.6 215 1040 25 7:52.9 2,000 1:58.2 212 1028 24 7:53.3 4,000 1:58.3 211 1027 24 7:51.4 6,000 1:57.8 214 1035 25 7:49.4 8,000 1:57.3 217 1045 26 7:45.1 10,000 1:...

Minor tongue procedure on Tues, so I'll be taking most of this next week off. 10k check today. Started UT1 and built up. 39:12.0 10,000 1:57.6 215 1040 25 7:52.9 2,000 1:58.2 212 1028 24 7:53.3 4,000 1:58.3 211 1027 24 7:51.4 6,000 1:57.8 214 1035 25 7:49.4 8,000 1:57.3 217 1045 26 7:45.1 10,000 1:5...

Morning lower body lift. Afternoon steady. 1:05:03.1 15,673 2:04.5 181 923 20 10:00.0 2,429 2:03.5 186 939 21 20:00.0 2,447 2:02.5 190 953 22 30:00.0 2,441 2:02.9 189 948 22 40:00.0 2,448 2:02.5 190 954 22 50:00.0 2,444 2:02.7 189 951 22 1:00:00.0 2,438 2:03.0 188 946 23 1:05:03.0 1,028 2:27.3 109 6...

2 x 20 UT1 I'm going for higher rates this time around. I've separated my right shoulder a couple if times, and high load/lower rate can overload it and put that stress into my ribs. 05.3 15,669 2:04.6 181 922 21 10:00.0 2,413 2:04.3 182 926 22 20:00.0 2,492 2:00.3 201 990 24 30:00.0 2,547 1:57.7 21...

Steady 20k. 2:06 pace until cooling down the last 1k

Yesterday was 20k then 1k cool down

In order to transfer the power of the legs to the arms you need a strong core. That's why I do core exercises. The Athlean-X channel (you-tube) has some good ideas (variations on planks, side blanks, hollow holds, pilates-100s, some others). Since I no longer have access to a gym I have some exerci...

I know that a lot of higher volume ergers haven't had rib issues, but, the erg does really load up the thoracic cavity, so regular push ups and scapular push ups, to strengthen the serratus anterior and the rhomboids, wouldn't be a bad idea.

AM -- lower body routine Voice -- that darn Bach again. Started working up bass-friendly arrangements of "Night and Day" and "Dream a Little Dream." PM: 2 x 20 UT1, a couple of minutes between intervals 1:05:04.5 15,670 2:04.5 181 922 21 10:00.0 2,409 2:04.5 181 923 22 20:00.0 2,478 2:01.0 197 978 2...

he makes me rethink EVERYTHING I've learned so far about rowing. Specifically, it leads me to believe that the supposedly only 20% use of upper body strength is very wrong. Perhaps the difference is due to what works best for the typical "average rower" (conventional wisdom approach) compared to wh...

Folks, John rode Paris-Roubaix as a pro. Six liter athlete in his prime. Muscular build -- nor a skinny cyclist at all. As soon as he perfects his erg technique he'll be at Worlds if he decides to do that. My conclusion is "it doesn't matter if you're Pogacar".. you're not going to jump on a C2 and...

Morning -- upper body routine

Voice -- more on Handel and Bach. Lesson Friday then a minor procedure on my tongue next week. So four days to finish learning the Bach.

Erg -- 80 minutes at 2:06, r22 avg. 75 min at 2:05 then cool down.

The heart and lungs are general engines.

The mitochondria are very specific engines.

Training for one thing does not make you good at another.

Weight training is general training -- it's not necessarily going to pay off directly in performance gains. I'd argue it's more about establishing general movement patterns, core foundation, and injury prevention through strengthening the antagonists and emphasizing the eccentric phase. I use kettle...

Folks, John rode Paris-Roubaix as a pro.

Six liter athlete in his prime. Muscular build -- nor a skinny cyclist at all.

As soon as he perfects his erg technique he'll be at Worlds if he decides to do that.

Squats, deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts this morning. Voice training was working on polishing the bass recital and air from the Messiah ("The People That Walked in Darkness") and then breaking my brain on ridiculous Bach 16th note melismas in a bass cantata my teacher has thrown at me. 15k, 4 x 8min o...