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Thanks, guys. Today I tried for the fifth time in a row to row 3500 mt at a 2.11.3/500 mt pace and reached 180 bpm after only 11 min. I felt really tired afterwards and had a stomach ache and some diarrhea. Does it happen to you as well sometimes? I wonder if it's because I have 28.1°degrees Celsiu...

Thanks, guys. Today I tried for the fifth time in a row to row 3500 mt at a 2.11.3/500 mt pace and reached 180 bpm after only 11 min. I felt really tired afterwards and had a stomach ache and some diarrhea. Does it happen to you as well sometimes? I wonder if it's because I have 28.1°degrees Celsius...

Hi everyone, Thank you so much for your kind and most valuable feedback. I was a bit worried about my hr...reaching 180 bpm after barely 15 min rowing at a very moderate pace (2.15 min/500 mt) while I was able to row almost 15 km in 60 minutes until May/June let's say and my hr never went beyond 175...

Hi everyone, I restarted to row on a regular basis in September 2021. At the beginning I could barely row for 10-15 min but by May I was able to row 7400 mt/30 min and over 15 km in 1h10. I was pretty satisfied with my progress but unfortunately I had to stop training for almost two months (July and...

@Dangerscouse
Thanks a lot, I will do as yousuggest. But do you think that training as I do is useful and not harmful?

I am currently doing some sessions of 45 min or 60 min at around 80%, with some short peaks at 90-91% of my max HR.
Do you think it is useful to improve my stamina or should I aim for lower figures?

Thanks a lot @Tsnor! Very intersting actually, I had never heard of Epoc and looked it up.
We never stop learning!!

30 min session, 7071 mt.
21s/m.
This is my personal best. When I began in September I could barely achieve 6300 mt or so.

Now after two weeks I can manage to row at about 2.15/500mt at 20-21 s/m, but sometimes after twenty minutes I am ko. I do sometimes manage to get all the way to 30 min at that pace though. Good progress. Don't push it too much, as you need to keep within your current ability. Your ability will gro...

Welcome to the forum, and when you say VO2 do you mean max HR or VO2? I've never known anyone who uses VO2 as a fitness indicator. It sounds like you're doing the right thing, and slowly improving. Impatience is the biggest issue that new rowers will struggle with. As Mark says, keep your effort to...

@Cyclist2: Thank you very much for your kind reply. Yes, I went to the doctor and she said it's fine, that I can exercise. Last time I underwent a stress test was around 8-9 years ago, but she made a regular electrocardiogram this time. I am currently trying to alternate 15min sessions (2.10/500 mt)...

Hi everyone and thank you for hosting such a brilliant forum on the internet! I am a ''new old rower''. I used to row when I was between 14-17 and then I unfortunately had to stop. Now I am 30 years old and I finally managed to get enough space in my flat to have a Concept2 erg! I am 190cm and prett...