Concept2 Forum

Andy,<br><br>I would like you to qualify your answer. <br><br>I understand the Atkins is a lifestyle change as opposed to a diet. The premise that Atkins spelled out in his book was hard to resist. Basically as a society we eat too much and part of that is carbohydrates and more important, carbohydr...

There has been a lot of discussion with regards to low carb diets and their effect on exercise. I followed the Atkins regime for about 2 years and took off about 30 lbs. However the diet was not friendly for endurance exercise. Basically I was running (cycling in this case) out of energy while out o...

I have also added the D handle to the C erg. I made the switch because my hand position with the C handle (held with three fingers, with the pinkie resting on the end of the handle with thumbs floating on top or the side) was causing pain in my wrists. The new D handle feels great. My grip is wider ...

RowPro is here:<br><br><a href='http://www.digitalrowing.com/' target='_blank'>Row Pro</a><br><br>ErgMonitor is here:<br><br><a href='http://www.ps-sport.net/ergmonitor.htm' target='_blank'>Erg Monitor</a><br><br>Which is better? Loaded question because each has positive items. I have tried both and...

I understand that the hardware/software requirements to run RowPro might be considered to be high, but in relative terms of what hardware is out there, it does not mean that it is going to be expensive. With a little background information and some due diligence, you can have a powerful machine at a...

There has been a discussion on the RowPro forum about using RowPro and Ergmonitor software at the same time. In a condensed version, one setup requires an additional flywheel magnet pickup kit, because Ergmonitor requires a direct connection from the pickup to your sound card. The other setup uses a...

George,<br><br>I use a Polar HRM along with the C2 HR monitor. I am able to download the data from the watch and then interpret it with software that displays it in a graphical representation. I think the main benefit is that you can see the trend in the heart rate over the exercise period. The draw...

Just an aside with regards to using your heart rate measurement as a training tool. A persons heart rate can be affected by many external variables including temperature, humidity, if one is sick, etc. One measurement that is not affected however is power. Two hundred watts is two hundred watts no m...

I have found a website that provides a little more insight into determining MHR.<br><br><a href='http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/maxhr.htm' target='_blank'>Max Heart Rate</a><br><br>Calculation of Maximum Heart Rate<br><br>The easiest and best known method to calculate your maximum heart rate (MHR) ...