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hello! i have a question...if my coach made the team do a 2k at a low rate (24-26) with a damper at a 5, what is the reasoning behind that? Also, if i got a 7:45 on this, what should i expect to get if i can have whatever rating i want? thanks!

Maybe he just wanted you to row easy.<br /><br />A 7:45 is very good for an easy row, so you should be able to go much faster when you row with whatever rating you want.

<!--QuoteBegin-row4lyfe+Dec 20 2005, 09:34 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(row4lyfe @ Dec 20 2005, 09:34 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->hello! i have a question...if my coach made the team do a 2k at a low rate (24-26) with a damper at a 5, what is the reasoning behind that? Also, if i got a 7:45 on this, what should i expect to get if i can have whatever rating i want? thanks! <br /> </td></tr></table><br />By caping the stroke rate you do not produce a high amount of lactic acid, tops 7 or 8 mmol/l of blood. When you rate high you can push the acid all the way to 12-16 which requires an approriate amount of recovery, a couple of days of compensation training. By rating low you learn to bring more torque to the stroke.<br />Where do you row and who is your coach?<br />If you pulled 745 at 26 and you are capable of rating 32 for 2K, you can do the math, and get a ball park range.<br />XENO