How Often For Distance Pb's

[[old] GeorgeD]

Just including 30min, 10k, and 60min rows .... if you were to do each one of these each week interspersed in you training with 'lighter' days, I do not see why you could not expect to PB them each time even if by just a little.<br><br>When you are weight training your goal is to see incremental improvements each week and I can see no reason why that philosophy should not apply here as long as you have a balanced programme and take care of your self ... and are realistic in your goals.<br><br>I dont think I have PB'd at any of these distances where I didnt get off the erg and think there was a little left somewhere and in most cases the next day felt I could have had another go. I find with shorter distances at faster paces eg 2k or 5k this is less the case, hence my question revolves around times and distances that make for a good 'training' session.

[[old] ranger]

George--<br><br>Rowing all out distance rows three times a week is certainly one way to train, but it might not be the best way, I think, even for distance rows. In my experience, the better way to train is to combine (1) extended high power slow spm rowing, (2) short intervals, (3) long intervals, (4) fartleks of various sorts, and (5) relaxed but challenging distance rows just off of pb paces. <br><br>Frequent testing doesn't necessarily mean faster progress. It just means frequent feedback. <br><br>ranger

[[old] Canoeist]

<!--QuoteBegin-GeorgeD+Jul 4 2004, 08:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (GeorgeD @ Jul 4 2004, 08:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if you were to do each one of these each week interspersed in you training with 'lighter' days, I do not see why you could not expect to PB them each time even if by just a little.<br><br><!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br>And if this was true, we would all be pulling 2Ks under 6 minutes by the time we were 80 years old!<br><br>There is some point in all of our lives were we reach our optimum performance. Then it is downhill from there, even if we train frequently, have a good diet, and a good training plan. Many of us are trying to control the downhill slide to the time when we are 8 feet under in the graveyard.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Paul Flack