Concept2 Forum

please, please be careful and listen to your back.<br /><br />I tore a back muscle last winter that I am still dealing with by overkill on a concept2.

I got a steroid injection for a muscle tear in my back. Doesnt seemed to have helped much. I think my tear it pretty bad, must be, has been around since I hurt it erging at end of January.<br /><br />regular pt visits, stretching, good weight regime, eating right, fluids, all have helped but my prob...

I started rowing last October 2004 at 247 lbs<br /><br />By end of January I was 210 lbs.<br /><br />Today I am 187 lbs, a 60 lb drop from very regular cardio and proper eating<br /><br />the bad news<br /><br /><br />hurt my back at the end of January rowing, went through many months of modified tr...

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I havnt come back this forum in awhile, guess I was discouraged cause of my back injury. Since my first injury I am slowly coming back, been seeing a PT now regularly for about 5 weeks, I highly recommend a PT to anyone with a back injury.<br /><br /><br />Moral of the story for me:<br /><br />Liste...

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thanks for the replies, very much appriciated<br /><br /><br />I still am stretching and that does seem to help. I drive allot for work which doesnt help but the stretching helps to some degree to offset this.<br /><br />I am getting a massage from a trainer as well as seeing the PT<br /><br /><br /...

Two weeks ago this past Saturday I had my first 15k erg and felt very good. Felt fine on Sunday following. Then that Monday I attacked a 10k without warming up enough and the lower back pain began. Like a dumb @*! I rowed the next day and then next, each day getting more sore in lower back. I think ...

Lisa<br /><br />I joined a gym in the start of October. I started rowing and fell in love, so to speak, with rowing on the erg. I begin to restrict what I eat in volume and type of foods. I rowed every day and although I sometimes exceed 30 minutes a day rowing its not often by much. I do allot of 3...

tucks nicely into your bra, hmmm....<br><br>sorry digressed for a minute<br><br><br><br>I bought a 128mb MPIO mp3 player. Its small (like the size of a domino) and fits in a strap on my arm. I have gotten use to the strap on my arm and really enjoy the music. It holds enough for a good hour row. And...

thanks folks, appriciate the feedback. I was thinking last night of joining a local rowing club and use their singles to figure out what I want. I may end up keeping the jon and getting a used fast boat, very interesting idea.<br><br>thanks again<br><br>John

geez, 40 views and no comments<br><br>are jon boats taboo

Hey folks<br><br>Been getting into rowing much more lately. Training heavily on the concept2 and thinking about this year when its warmer out. I currently own a 12 jon boat and use it for fly fishing and rowing. I know dont laugh, its not much of a rowing platform, but its hard to beat for standing ...

Mixed good hard rythm<br><br>Steely Dan - Two Against Nature- Many songs from this one<br>Blues Traveler - Carolina Blues<br>Cake-The Distance<br>Cake - Short Skirt, Long Jacket<br>B-52's - Quiche Lorraine<br>Talking Heads - Crosseyed And Painless<br>Jethro Tull - Fat Man<br>James Brown - brick hous...

Lance<br><br>I too have been working towards sub 40 10k, among other goals.<br><br>I tell ya michaelb's advice is right on the money!<br><br>I have done some 60 minute rows so the 10k seems much easier. And tracking your split times to be comfortably below 2:00 for the duration is what it takes. I h...