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The thing with a rowing machine is regardless of what you set the resistance to, it will only resist as hard as you pull it. If you give it weak pulls, the flywheel won't move very fast so it won't have much resistance. It's totally different from weights where the resistance is independent of speed...

Instead of just reducing intensity, you might want to consider reducing volume for a week, especially if you haven't been erging this much for very long. A lot of runners take a "deload" or "cutback" week every 4-6 weeks where they reduce their mileage by 25% or so. You can absolutely overtrain your...

You've got plenty of time, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to try to gain a few kgs of muscle. You can definitely do it without but it might be a bit easier if you're heavier. For training I echo what everyone else said - do short hard sprint intervals such as 30s off 1-2 minutes rest and perhaps lon...

It depends a lot on speed. To row twice as fast you have to put down 8 times as much power (pretty much the same as cycling on level ground), but to run twice as fast you're only working a little more than twice as hard. Elite runners can run 3:00/km for 2 hours but elite rowers can only sustain 1:...

It depends a lot on speed. To row twice as fast you have to put down 8 times as much power (pretty much the same as cycling on level ground), but to run twice as fast you're only working a little more than twice as hard. Elite runners can run 3:00/km for 2 hours but elite rowers can only sustain 1:3...

Thanks everyone for the replies. Yes, I've had longer (4-5 days or so) periods without erging every month or so, I'm eating plenty (I'd estimate 3-3.5k per day, almost all from actual proper food rather than processed snacks) and sleeping better than I used to (generally 7.5-9 hrs/day). In terms of ...

How do I reverse or at least stop this loss? High-power sprint sessions? More bodyweight exercises? Hard rate-capped pieces? It's not necessarily a loss. 450W for 2k is very unlikely at 65kg, but 350W would be good at that weight (5.4 W/kg, 2k 6:40). Assuming you are male, your relatively slow 2k t...

Relatively new rower here (started last october), struggling to maintain leg strength during covid. Currently my training looks like around 4 sessions a week, 3 steady-state of 40-60 mins per week and 1 harder one, plus 3-4 runs per week (I'd rather not cut this if I can; I enjoy it) and a circuit s...