Concept2 Forum

I've never looked at the stroke length metric, but if you're simply looking at the athlete, I would expect a shorter stroke when sprinting. Phil Clapp recently posted video of his 500m world record that would be a good watch (IG bigphil90, and also on Youtube under Cameron Buchan's account). The ke...

I also recommend that you occasionally keep an eye on your breathing, especially for longer, less intense sessions (the really tough ones are all about survival). I wouldn't be surprised if you end up breathing too shallowly over the course of time. Every few minutes is good. Also do a shoulder sha...

I've gotten this under control for longer distances and lower SPM. I discovered force curves and really improved my power delivery on the drive by practicing technique with the constant feedback at lower SPM. I'm in the process of working on maintaining that technique at higher speeds by rowing nega...

What an awesome forum. Thank you for all the supportive comments and suggestions. I am absolutely going for too much too fast. :P As many of you pointed out, I need to relax and learn how to do it properly before I challenge myself too much. After watching some videos (thank you for the links) and c...

TLDR: I'm a noob, and my back hurts is it because my layback is too far? I'm a complete beginner to rowing. I've been an athlete in various sports my whole life competing competitively and once upon a time professionally. I am coming back from a series of rough injuries over the past year and a half...