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Hi, I've been rowing recreationaly for the past year mainly with the focus of losing weight, but now after achieving my goals I'm starting to get interested in the more competitive side of things. I'm 22M 170cm 70kg Are there any glaring issues with my technique? I'd highly appreciate any feedback!...

[edited to correct some egregious arithmetic errors] 220-age is largely a wive's tale. It doesn't predict the population mean (or median) particularly well, and it certainly doesn't predict individual max HR. There are better formulae for population, for example https://www.ntnu.edu/cerg/hrmax web ...

JaapvanE wrote: ↑

April 9th, 2024, 11:58 am

Ombrax wrote: ↑

April 9th, 2024, 11:32 am

Indeed, it is DRAG factor.

You are in extremely good company, Annu Dudhia also uses the terms interchangibly:
https://eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/dudhia/r ... l#section7web

Thank you!

You might take a look at this series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzAqt1rHW8M She actually has a series about back pain and how to deal with it while rowing. Might help. For me, my biggest issue was death gripping the handle (leading to stiff shoulders and neck issues) and roting over the lower...

Hey everyone! Edward recommended this forum to me, where you all keep it real, so I thought I'd check in! I've been participating in the March Madness challenge and managed to row 5 meters yesterday and today, along with completing a WOD. I don't think I'm ready to tackle a 10,000-meter row daily ju...