Concept2 Forum

I also have all three, but have to confess that I hardly use the skierg. Apparently most people find the skierg easier on the back than the rower. However, for me the skierg seems to put a greater strain on my lower back, opposed to rowing. Maybe my technique is off.

Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter often talks about her love for nachos and beer. For such an amazing athlete, she is surprisingly relaxed in her diet. Can’t argue with her results though. Diet seems to be a highly personal thing indeed.

Sure. I consumed very much white sugar and sweets, normal amount was ca. 200g per day, besides the other "normal" stuff. Many of them considered healthy, full wheat/rye bread, cheese, fruits and vegetables, meat, fish. I started to feel some undefined issues way back before more serious issues popp...

I did much sport my whole life, so I really should be able to do this amount and intensity :lol: But when I felt the decline in recovery and at the same time some health issues popped up, this made me think about my diet, as I assumed my other lifestyle factors were quite in check. After the change...

I get 44, so I'm in the same range than you. I can definitely confirm, recovery is not the same like in my 20s :lol: This changed a lot since I changed my diet and tried different things, so I would say this was the most significant adjustment I made. I can do 3 intense gym sessions per week and av...

A few posts on age related struggles and decline by Stu, Keith and Mike in the Today-thread sparked my interested. I thought this might be worthy of a separate thread. Aging is something I’m personally struggling with: at 45 I’m no longer able to train as I was in my twenties and thirties. However, ...

It's funny you mention this because I just saw a short clip of Justin Farina and Eric Murray discussing steady state work around 80% being a better target for most. Justin Farina is a monster on the erg and Eric Murray is, well, Eric Murray. https://youtu.be/8YdVO2SG3DU I think you mean this one?

Sorry if that’s more info than you were looking for. Short answer: too much intensity, not enough volume. As soon as I reduced the amount of interval work and built the endurance volume back up, my race times improved across the board. The thing is, I always knew the best way to train to get the re...

My training methodology had improved. In my mid-50s, when I was concentrating more on road and trail running than rowing, I noticed that my times were slipping even faster than age would predict, so I reviewed my training methodology, made some modifications, and saw a significant rebound in perfor...

It was already written, ergdata calculates the real average for the ergdata screen after your workout, but can only upload the HR at each end of the split for the logbook to stay consistent to the older standard. As typically the HR raises during the splits, the logbook value will always be higher....

Ergdata records per-stroke data. But when you upload it to the logbook, I'm not sure how it calculates the average. It may do the same as the PM[345]. You can download the per-stroke data as a spreadsheet and calculate per-stroke average or even average over time. I haven't tried this yet, but it i...

Thanks all, I think that the answer indeed lies in the splits. Both ED and the log report HR at the end of the split interval. Averaging these numbers give me the 148 mentioned above. However, ED seems to also report the true mean, which of course is slightly lower. I’m with you, Stu. I only keep ha...

Hi all,

Quick question:
Most of the time I use ErgData to sync my workouts. Somehow the the logbook and Ergdata report different average HRs after a workout.
For example, todays 7.5k row averaged at 145 according to ED and 148 in the concept2 log.

Anyone any idea what causes the difference?

Thanks!

Is it possible to ‘just row’ using ErgZone, just like ergdata offers?

Cyclingman1 wrote: ↑

January 23rd, 2024, 8:12 pm

I started doing 4-5 1Ks every other day, mixed in with a couple of 5Ks. At Ga Tech, I did 6:57 a couple of weeks before being 66.
…
I did a couple of 30mins, more 5Ks and a heavy dose of 1Ks.

Jim,
How much rest did you take between the 1K intervals?