Jacking Up Your Rear End

[unclefester]

I have in the past elevated the back end of my old model B 3 or 4 inches...

I used a couple of 2 x 4s and 2 old VHS tapes (lol) in their cardboard cases...one of each under both of the rear rubber pads...

I figured it would make my workout more difficult over the long haul and I was right...it was definitely harder and my times were slower...

Anyone else try this in an effort to improve their performance??

[Anth_F]

Thats an interesting one lol. though it's not really necessary tbh.

To make your workout more difficult just push harder against the machine and go faster The whole idea is to go faster at the end of the day, not slower.

[unclefester]

Thanks for your reply.

I simply used this to change things up...bit of a novel - fun thing...

It's a little bit like the overload principle...are you familiar with that??

And as I suspected I quickly found out that it made things more difficult...I was slower...

Like I said when I went back to "normal"...to horizontal...my times had improved!!!

In short...upping the rear end under the back rubber by 3 inches made a positive difference...

[Anth_F]

Cool that you got a positive experience from it.

Maybe Concept 2 could incorporate something on the rear legs (slot holes like on a weight bench and sleeve a bar through for various incline settings) Though i'm sure if this was really something revolutionary that was going to catch on it would have done by now i reckon.

Probably maybe why this thread hasn't had much in the way of responses.

Yep, i am familiar with progressive overload principle... i apply that to my weight training.

[unclefester]

My wife and I had an appointment with a financial planner yesterday. He's a silver medalist from the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games -- men's lightweight 4's. I've known him for many years...

So I asked him if he had ever raised the backend of his erg and he said he had done so...but didn't make a habit of it.

But he did tell me that a rower he knows does do it often.

Anyone else here give it a try??

[dwalk]

I row on my driveway sometimes and have measured it to be about a 3-4 inch drop on the rower. I have to slow down my recovery to keep my stroke rate where I want it. It is all UT work and I go by HR, but I haven't noticed a significant change in pace if I'm in the driveway(3-4inch drop) or in the garage(flat).