TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Man overboard!! Cap'n Izz has fallen off the boat and been taken by pirates to New Yawk! While he's away, I'm acting Cap'n, so, swab those decks and trim those mains'ls, you scurvy dogs!! Well, enough of that. 18 of 89 members (20%) logged 151,309 total meters Tuesday!

Apologies in that I'm seriously pressed for time, so no commentary...

Milestones achieved:
Yisroel H navigated past 2.1M, Heather R hit 1.4M!!

Approaching milestones:
Jim C is zooming towards 3.4M (-8,000m), Greg H is eyeing 2.1M (-44,208m), J. K is pursuing 1.2M (-28,334m), Lisa H and Jack F are still chipping away at 900K (-18,362m and -23,381m), Kristin C is seeking 800K (-7,738m), Matthew R is stalking 700K (-8,014m), Lee C is toiling for 350K (-15,817m), and Vince M is heading for 35K (-2,480m)

Posted Meters:
Heather R - 20,000
Jim C - 16,000
Yisroel H - 15,743
J. K - 14,031
Janice I - 10,080
Daniel H - 10,025
Bobbie Z - 10,000
John B - 7,572
David R - 6,000
Ken C - 5,291
Jack F - 5,280
John S - 5,252
Matthew R - 5,027
Lee C - 5,008
Lisa H - 5,000
Kristin C - 5,000
Greg H - 5,000
Vince M - 1,000

[damselfly]

Short and sweet, people! 26 of 62 members (42%) logged 264,406 total meters Wednesday!

Posted Meters:
Jamie B - 12,476
Ken C - 5,761
Kristin C - 5,000
Jim C - 16,000
Douglas D - 15,021

Monica D - 10,179
Gary G - 17,754
Lisa H - 5,000
Dwight H - 8,228
Daniel H - 13,632

Yisroel H - 14,659
Teresa H - 6,029
Janice I - 12,875
Erik K - 10,000
J. K - 7,008

Kate L - 5,013
Rob M - 3,777
Dave M - 5,034
Heather R - 20,000
Cindy R - 8,870

John S - 3,268
Mark St - 8,000
Lee W - 20,730
Tom W - 12,111
John W - 7,981

Bobbie Z - 10,000


Challenge Goals - Day 12 of 32 (37.5%):
Lisa H - 60,147 of 125,000 (48.1%)
Gary G - 101,379 of 225,000 (45.1%)
Heather R - 180,000 of 400,000 (45.0%)
Bobbie Z - 120,000 of 275,000 (43.6%)
Ken C - 63,361 of 150,000 (42.2%)
Mark St - 61,128 of 150,000 (40.8%)
Jim C - 118,000 of 300,000 (39.3%)

Kristin C - 48,016 of 150,000 (32.0%)
Keith J - 28,160 of 100,000 (28.2%)
John B - 70,198 of 250,000 (28.1%)
Yisroel H - 85,593 of 310,000 (27.6%)
Destin H - 10,000 of 100,000 (10.0%)
Ron M - 0 of 1,000 (0.0%)
Tara R - 0 of 100,000 (0.0%)


Milestones achieved:
Gary G and Monica D topped 100K, and J. K hit 50K!!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A neat and nifty 19 of 89 members (21%) logged 185,013 total meters Wednesday!

Milestones achieved:
Jim C surmounted 3.4M, Gary G vanquished 1.2M, and Jamie B drubbed 1 MILLION!! WOOT!

Approaching milestones:
J. K is gliding towards 1.2M (-21,326m), Lisa H is pushing towards 900K (-13,362m), Kristin C is battling for 800K (-2,738m), Janice I is going for 500K (-14,244m), Tom W is reaching for 200K (-19,574m)

Again, apologies for terse stats, but I'm outta time...

Posted Meters:
Heather R - 20,000
Gary G - 17,754
Jim C - 16,000
Yisroel H - 14,659
Daniel H - 13,632
Janice I - 12,875
Jamie B - 12,476 Congrats on topping 1 MILLION!!
Tom W - 12,111
Bobbie Z - 10,000
Cindy R - 8,870
Mark St - 8,000
J. K - 7,008
Ken C - 5,761
Kristin C - 5,000
Lisa H - 5,000
Barbara B - 4,822
David R - 4,000
Rob M - 3,777
John S - 3,268

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A super and superb 17 of 89 members (19%) logged 148,953 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
Kristin C cruised by 800K, and Janice I pushed past 500K!!

Approaching milestones:
Bobbie Z is converging on 1.9M (-45,410m), J. K is intent on 1.2M (-14,312m), Lisa H and Jack F are still on their maddening way through the mud seeking 900K (-8,362m and -18,104m), Lee C is gunning for 350K (-10,809m), and Daniel H is cranking along towards 200K (-18,482m)

Posted Meters:
Heather R - 20,000 The woman is on fire!
Jim C - 16,000 Super!
Janice I - 14,965 "Taking it easy"... Uh-huh. Sure.
John S - 12,762 Whoa!
Bobbie Z - 12,000 Pumping it UP!
Cindy R - 8,337 Maple-syrup powered!
John B - 7,531 Having a stellar week!
Daniel H - 7,307 Unstoppable!
Kristin C - 7,023 A li'l extra!
J. K - 7,014 Solid sevens across the boards!
Ken C - 6,021 Testing out the knees...
Jamie B - 5,767 Looking forward to OTW season?
Brent C - 5,441 Seeking balance in all things!
Jack F - 5,277 Here's mud in yer eye!
Lee C - 5,008 Easing back in!
Lisa H - 5,000 Is it over YET?
Mark St - 3,500 Sweet!

[damselfly]

Ahoy mates! Staying strong, 23 of 62 members (37%) logged 194,478 total meters Thursday!

Posted Meters:
John B - 7,531
Jamie B - 5,767
Lee C - 5,008
Alan C - 1,000
Ken C - 6,021

Kristin C - 7,023
Jim C - 16,000
Brent C - 5,441
Douglas D - 10,019
Monica D - 10,259

Jack F - 5,277
Lisa H - 5,000
Dwight H - 2,012
Daniel H - 7,307
Janice I - 14,965

Erik K - 10,000
J. K - 7,014
Heather R - 20,000
Cindy R - 8,337
John S - 12,762

Mark St - 3,500
Lee W - 12,235
Bobbie Z - 12,000


Challenge Goals - Day 13 of 32 (40.6%):
Lisa H - 65,147 of 125,000 (52.1%)
Heather R - 200,000 of 400,000 (50.0%)
Bobbie Z - 132,000 of 275,000 (48.0%)
Ken C - 69,382 of 150,000 (46.3%)
Gary G - 101,379 of 225,000 (45.1%)
Jim C - 134,000 of 300,000 (44.7%)
Mark St - 64,628 of 150,000 (43.1%)

Kristin C - 55,039 of 150,000 (36.7%)
John B - 77,729 of 250,000 (31.1%)
Keith J - 28,160 of 100,000 (28.2%)
Yisroel H - 85,593 of 310,000 (27.6%)
Destin H - 10,000 of 100,000 (10.0%)
Ron M - 0 of 1,000 (0.0%)
Tara R - 0 of 100,000 (0.0%)


Milestones achieved:
Heather R smashed through 200K, Lee W and Daniel H blasted past 150K, and Jamie B, Kristin C, and Dwight H hit 50K!!

[Quatroux]

Any advice or tips from your experience?

Take a look at your form (as noted), but also try a few other things:
It might be a good opportunity to take a look at your whole body. Do some curls with a barbell and then cut the weight in half and do it with dumbbells. Notice the difference? One bicep can no longer compensate for the other. Do this with bodyweight squats as well and then try to do one-legged pistol squats. Use a chair if you need to support yourself. See how long you can do a side bridge and take note of any large difference in the length of time you can hold it on one side vs. the other. Non of these are back workouts, but perhaps the problem starts elsewhere first (or in addition to). I'm fresh out of ideas, but a physical therapist or very good trainer should probably be consulted just for the sake of injury prevention.

[D6K9Cop]

http://youtu.be/43TqdFQZs7Q
Good piece on starting your rows

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A fit and fabulous 14 of 89 members (16%) logged 118,850 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Watch this space!

Approaching milestones:
Chris B is on target for 2.2M (-22,908m), Bobbie Z is converging on 1.9M (-38,410m), J. K is catching up to 1.2M (-7,293m), Jack F is on track for 900K (-12,827m), and Daniel H is gunning for 200K (-8,460m)

Posted Meters:
Jim C - 16,000 Dyn-o-mite!
Janice I - 14,365 Powerhouse!
Chris B - 13,514 Back after a hiatus!
John B - 10,726 Solid!
Bob L - 10,023 Two 10,023s in a row -- signalling our alien overlords?
Daniel H - 10,022 Unflappable!
J. K - 7,019 Sweet!
Bobbie Z - 7,000 Quickie!
Andy I - 7,000 Super Seven!
Jamie B - 6,464 On target!
Jack F - 5,277 And two 5277s... Signalling in stereo...
Cindy R - 4,761 Three-fer! Must be snowed in (again)!
Barbara B - 4,537 Back online!
John S - 2,142 Quickie!

[damselfly]

Currently hanging in 11th place, with a super 58k average per member! But our long-time nemesis, those wily Canadians, are only two places behind us!! Those seated at the back of our boat, keep a sharp eye out! 21 of 62 members (34%) logged 177,969 total meters Friday!

Posted Meters:
Chris B - 13,514
John B - 10,726
Jamie B - 6,464
Jim C - 16,000
Douglas D - 10,000

Monica D - 10,248
Jack F - 5,277
Daniel H - 10,022
Teresa H - 6,559
Janice I - 14,365

Andy I - 3,500
Erik K - 10,000
David K - 6,000
J. K - 7,019
Bob L - 10,023

Dave M - 5,184
Cindy R - 4,761
Diane R - 5,074
John S - 2,142
Lee W - 14,091

Bobbie Z - 7,000


Challenge Goals - Day 14 of 32 (43.8%):
Lisa H - 65,147 of 125,000 (52.1%)
Bobbie Z - 139,000 of 275,000 (50.5%)
Jim C - 150,000 of 300,000 (50.0%)
Heather R - 200,000 of 400,000 (50.0%)
Ken C - 69,382 of 150,000 (46.3%)
Gary G - 101,379 of 225,000 (45.1%)

Mark St - 64,628 of 150,000 (43.1%)
Kristin C - 55,039 of 150,000 (36.7%)
John B - 88,455 of 250,000 (35.4%)
Keith J - 28,160 of 100,000 (28.2%)
Yisroel H - 85,593 of 310,000 (27.6%)
Destin H - 10,000 of 100,000 (10.0%)
Ron M - 0 of 1,000 (0.0%)
Tara R - 0 of 100,000 (0.0%)


Milestones achieved:
Janice I pounded past 200K, Douglas D and Jim C mastered 150K, Erik K flew past 100K, and Dave M and John S hit 50K!!

[johnb]

Hey, I just wanted to give a shout out to all the TimbukTOOers who are doing the Mud Season Madness contest. We are coming down to the wire, I have completed 24 rows of 5K or more,and tomorrow I will be closing it out and I'll move past 100K for the WEC as well. We have two days left in the Mud Challenge and then I am going to need to put in some longer rows or two-a-days to reach my 250K pledge for the WEC. Go team!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! As John said, the mudders are getting down to the final layers of sediment! Row strong! Meanwhile, 22 of 89 members (25%) logged 273,965 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
Lisa H crushed 900K, Allen H nailed 400K, Daniel H eclipsed 200K, Sharon H accrued 150K!!

Approaching milestones:
Jim C is racing towards 3.5M (-50,000m), Chris B is angling for 2.2M (-9,728m), Bobbie Z is reaching for 1.9M (-20,910m), Heather R is targeting 1.5M (-32,600m), J. K is marching towards 1.2M (-280m), Jack F is intent on reaching 900K (-7,551m), Glenn Y and Allen H are seeking 450K (-18,313m and -24,125m), Keith J and David R are zooming towards 350K (-8,072m and -23,000m), and Chuck A is steaming towards 250K (-15,177m)

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 3/22 through Fri 3/28):
Bobbie Z, Daniel H & Janice I - 7
J. K, John B, Ken C & Lisa H - 6
Heather R, Jack F, Jamie B, Jim C, John S & Kristin C - 5
Cindy R & Mark St - 4

Posted Meters:
Allen H - 65,473 Upload time! Nice!
Sharon H - 29,147 Ditto!
Heather R - 20,000 The woman is a meter-machine!
Bobbie Z - 17,500 Overtime on the erg!
Gary G - 14,124 Outstanding!
Chris B - 13,180 Two-fer!
Keith J - 11,626 Whoa! Definitely recovering!
Lisa H - 10,070 Gonna hit 1MM for the season...
Jim C - 10,000 Easy day...
Dana H - 10,000 Nice!
Daniel H - 10,000 Speaking of meter-machines...
David R - 8,000 Building!
Kristin C - 7,027 Solid!
J. K - 7,013 Unstoppable!
Mark St - 6,925 Sweet!
Janice I - 5,372 Hopefully not injury...
Jack F - 5,276 In the home stretch!
Ken C - 5,000 Holding up!
John B - 5,000 Looking forward to long walks -- er -- rows on the beach with his erg...
Chuck A - 5,000 Nice!
Glenn Y - 4,232 Doing great!
Kevin K - 4,000 Keep 'em coming!

[damselfly]

Welcome to the challenge boat, Mark Albrecht! Good to have you pulling with us! A trim and triumphal 25 of 63 members (40%) logged 326,758 total meters Saturday!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 110,000
Chris B - 13,180
John B - 5,000
Ken C - 5,000
Kristin C - 7,027

Jim C - 10,000
Douglas D - 12,522
Monica D - 10,350
Jack F - 5,276
Gary G - 14,124

Lisa H - 10,070
Daniel H - 10,000
Dana H - 10,000
Janice I - 5,372
Keith J - 11,626

Kevin K - 4,000
Erik K - 10,000
J. K - 7,013
Dave M - 5,155
Heather R - 20,000

Diane R - 5,123
Mark St - 6,925
John W - 7,263
Glenn Y - 4,232
Bobbie Z - 17,500



Challenge Goals - Day 15 of 32 (46.9%):
Lisa H - 75,217 of 125,000 (60.2%)
Bobbie Z - 156,500 of 275,000 (56.9%)
Heather R - 220,000 of 400,000 (55.0%)
Jim C - 160,000 of 300,000 (53.3%)
Gary G - 115,503 of 225,000 (51.3%)
Ken C - 74,382 of 150,000 (49.6%)
Mark St - 71,553 of 150,000 (47.7%)

Kristin C - 62,066 of 150,000 (41.4%)
Keith J - 39,786 of 100,000 (39.8%)
John B - 93,455 of 250,000 (37.4%)
Yisroel H - 85,593 of 310,000 (27.6%)
Destin H - 10,000 of 100,000 (10.0%)
Ron M - 0 of 1,000 (0.0%)
Tara R - 0 of 100,000 (0.0%)


Milestones achieved:
Bobbie Z smashed through 150K, Mark A mastered 100K, Dana H and John W hit 50K!!

[johnb]

Hey Team,

I need some expert advice. My acupuncturist advised me that my back muscles were noticeably more developed on my right side vs my left side. Now that was probably the case before I started rowing but I am concerned I may be overusing my right side in my rowing.

How do I balance this out? Are there exercised I can do with the machine to help focus on the left side muscles?

Any advice or tips from your experience?

Hi Brent,

I am not a physical therapist, or a personal trainer so I am reluctant to just dole out advice without knowing the root cause of the issue. That said, I have dealt with my share of injuries and/or side focused weaknesses. If the imbalance is due to an injury or prior condition you may need to find exercises that do not allow as much balanced compensation as the rowing machine. For instance using a dumbbell and a bench, you could do one-arm bent over rows that would isolate the muscles on the side you were working. You still work both sides, but the opposite side doesn't help nearly as much. Work both sides equally always focusing on the weaker side first. The wonderful totally balanced nature of the rower might make it hard to achieve that level of isolation, i.e. the stronger side will always tend to compensate until you address the imbalance directly, with some form of additional isolation exercises. But, seek better advice than mine; as I said I am not a professional. I'm just a 50-something, trying to overcome my own obstacles.

Good luck, JB

[Janirower]

Hello again, just FYI- Im taking 2-3 weeks off rowing, but not by choice!! Going away on business today to a rather small suburb, I looked everywhere for a hotel with an erg, and none nearby. There's a Snap Fitness a few miles away that has 'em, but Im not sure if I'll be able to get to it. Im having separation anxiety away from rowing already!

But unfortunately, the team event is now over for me. *cry*

Good luck to the rest of you!

[dohvb1]

Hello again, just FYI- Im taking 2-3 weeks off rowing, but not by choice!! Going away on business today to a rather small suburb, I looked everywhere for a hotel with an erg, and none nearby. There's a Snap Fitness a few miles away that has 'em, but Im not sure if I'll be able to get to it. Im having separation anxiety away from rowing already!

But unfortunately, the team event is now over for me. *cry*

Good luck to the rest of you!

That is a shame. You and the rest of the ladies in the top 3 Challenge standings have definitely been a motivating factor for me. I'm working hard to just stay in the top 5. The numbers you three are putting up are very impressive. It has me pushing for 10k everyday, even when I don't really want to. So thank you for the motivation.