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<b><span style='font-family:Impact'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>2k - 6:53.0!!! On the first 2k test of the year!!! WOOHOO!!!</span></span></b> OK, just had to let that out.

So I pretty much got sick about 10 days before Christmas and that was after a really hardcore week of finals. The cold/flu/whatever is still sticking around and I am full of snot and my respiratory system is shot to shit because of it. Needless to say, my workouts have suffered. Official winter trai...

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Thanks a bunch....glad to get some ideas and some specs on where my rating should be...usually I start around a 20 and end up between 22 and 24, so I'm a little high there. Also, glad to hear about a timeframe for changing my training. Thanks again.

Okay, so I know I'm not the only one to notice this kind of stuff. I don't even claim to be an expert. But how about all the people in the gym that have no idea what the heck they're doing on an erg? I figured I'd come up with a few characterizations and see if anyone else has a few more good ones.....

<!--QuoteBegin-Xeno+Nov 11 2005, 08:51 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Xeno @ Nov 11 2005, 08:51 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Thank you very kindly for your positive support.<br /...

Well, I figure since there's an Olympic gold medalist and other people who have been rowing for years on here, I may as well take advantage of the forum. Starting in summer, I began pulling 10ks in order build up a strong cardio base for spring season. What I'm beginning to worry about though is tha...

I made a CD and a playlist for road trips. Here ya go:<br /><br />The Black Mages-<br /> Those Who Fight Further<br /><br />The Chemical Brothers-<br /> Galvanize<br /><br />Dropkick Murphys-<br /> The Fighting 69th<br /><br />Flipsyde-<br /> Someday<br /><br />Godsmack-<br /> I Stand Alone<br /><br...

Thanks for the help all. The weight workouts mentioned are pretty much what I've been doing. As for the endurance, I'm fairly well off there, and once my crew gets into the fall training, I figure I'll be even better. So because of this, and the fact that I'm literally the shortest rower on my team,...

Hehehe...this reminds me of a friday morning last year when our eight's coxswain didn't show up. Our coach sent us to the gym at school where there was two ergs, and we did the same workout, but with less rest. The ironic thing was that I was sick and hadn't ever really erg'd up to that point and I ...

OK my routine this summer has basically revolved around weight training. Due to my below-average height (5'8") I'm attempting to lower my times by building muscle by lifting and occassionally using short sprints (~500-1000 m) and intervals of power 10s and 20s on the erg. To get to the point, I don'...