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Thanks for the tips! Do you mean with 1-4'R the minutes of rest?. Very helpfull, I will watch the video's, and write the intervals down. Yes the intervals can be done with those rests - the longer rests mean you can go harder each interval If you have 8 months to train for this then I agree with th...

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 lo...

Police academy. So you are quite young, but past your teen years, I assume. Male? If so, I will claim that you don't need any specific 500 meter training at all. You will easily reach your target with a little amount of general fitness rowing with focus on getting enough energy in each stroke. Actu...

No, too many all out efforts will overstress you. When is your exam? Depending on when it is and what else you train I won't do more than 1-2 per month at 100%, but you can do 90% efforts pretty often, they are also hard and help you in many ways, esp. getting mentally adapted to the distance and d...

The drag factor must be between 6-10. Not sure if I can use weights on the front. Thanks for the tips! So to get better, i just need to race 500m every time.. and that will improve my time? No you shouldn't just do 500m - in fact don't need to do many of them. It depends on how long you have to pre...

It would be useful to know how this exam takes place (and when): - can you use any drag factor you want (there are tests where drag is predetermined)? If not you should work with the drag you have to use at this exam. - can you put weights on the front of the erg (or can someone stand on it) to pre...

This was shared a few weeks ago (originally in quite an old thread). I was going to give it a crack, but a minor injury has stopped me doing flat out stuff for now. Will be interested in your results if you give it a go. I assume the two speed workouts are in addition to steady state stuff, rather ...

Hello! Im a beginner rower, length: 1.76m , 65kg. For my exam I need to row 500m in 1 minute and 40 seconds. My record is 1 minute and 44 seconds for the 500m. I am looking for a good schedule to improve the rowing time, can anyone help me with this? All tips are welcome! Thanks! It would be useful...

Hello! Im a beginner rower, length: 1.76m , 65kg. For my exam I need to row 500m in 1 minute and 40 seconds. My record is 1 minute and 44 seconds for the 500m. I am looking for a good schedule to improve the rowing time, can anyone help me with this? All tips are welcome! Thanks! What kind of exam ...

Hoi! Voor een examen opdracht moet ik 500m roeien in 1 minuut en 40 seconden. Ik ben 175cm lang en 65kg. Ik roei nu 500m in 1 minuut en 44 seconden. Echter zoek ik naar een schema die de tijd goed kan verbeteren, ik hoop dat hier te vinden. Kan iemand mij hier in helpen? Het doel is ongeveer 1 minuu...

Hello!

Im a beginner rower, length: 1.76m , 65kg.
For my exam I need to row 500m in 1 minute and 40 seconds.

My record is 1 minute and 44 seconds for the 500m.

I am looking for a good schedule to improve the rowing time, can anyone help me with this?
All tips are welcome!

Thanks!