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by Mavrik
May 6th, 2021, 12:14 am
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Covid vaccine, any issues working out after?
Replies: 26
Views: 26646

Re: Covid experience

Joebasscat, I’ll preface this by saying I haven’t had any test to confirm that I had that virus going around. But I had a mild episode in March/april 2020. Thought nothing about it. But I started hearing things about “long haul” in late autumn that got me to digging deeper and it became apparent tha...
by Mavrik
April 16th, 2021, 3:42 pm
Forum: Indoor Rowers
Topic: A Comfortable Seat
Replies: 37
Views: 25590

Re: A Comfortable Seat

Howdy y’all, May I butt in? Only been rowing on my erg for >2wks, however I did row a lifetime ago. I had two concerns when I bought my erg: my torn up knees and sitting on my posterior for ages. The knees have been remarkable - literally a Godsend as most other activities just couldn’t provide a su...
by Mavrik
April 7th, 2021, 11:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: Cannot reach PM5 when seated
Replies: 6
Views: 4574

Re: Cannot reach PM5 when seated

Thanx, y’all. Yes, I’m a "bit" more rotund: early 80s I was on the water in a lightweight shell as the heaviest in our group; now I’m definitely a heavyweight, wanting to row ltwt. That said, I’m not a bona fide member of the ‘big belly’ club - I can still place palms flat on ground while standing s...
by Mavrik
April 6th, 2021, 6:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cannot reach PM5 when seated
Replies: 6
Views: 4574

Cannot reach PM5 when seated

Howdy y’all, Received C2 yesterday AM, Monday, then first row in 20 +/- years in the afternoon - 5x1,000. Then another 6k this am. When I’m on the C2 I cannot reach the monitor when feet are strapped in. I don’t remember this being a problem before. Is this common, do I have exceptionally short arms...