What Training Have You Done Today?

[Sakly]

Coincidentally, I too did the same session as Sascha, a little bit of online competition to mix things up about. The time of third, sixth and ninth interval is scored, in addition to overall distance. I put a relatively hard effort in on Wednesday, tried to improve today and was more 'tactical' with my approach:

32:51.0 9,432 1:44.4 307 1356 25

3:39.0 1,057 1:43.5 315 1383 26
3:39.0 1,061 1:43.2 318 1395 26
3:39.0 1,090 1:40.4 345 1488 26
3:39.0 1,015 1:47.8 279 1259 24
3:39.0 1,012 1:48.2 276 1250 24
3:39.0 1,099 1:39.6 354 1517 26
3:39.0 998 1:49.7 265 1211 24
3:39.0 1,000 1:49.5 267 1217 24
3:39.0 1,102 1:39.3 357 1527 28

Recovery is 66 seconds. In hindsight, I went too quick on the first two, bit of a grey zone effort, I should have been low 1:39's on the third interval. Also, I'm probably a little stronger than I think at the moment, which sounds a little arrogant I know. I should push the boundaries one session soon and see where I land!

Well done, 3 of 4 scores better than mine
I hope I can plan better next weeks workout to give you a better competition

[p_b82]

So today my citius remex arrived - and I will admit I was a bit nervous having sat on it in my casual/work clothes earlier and it immediately felt "weird"

I've gone for the high version, as I'm over 1.9m & I have been over 90kg - which is what the company recommend being the threshold for high vs low.

no inserts while I get used to it, but if today's row is anything to go by, I wish I'd spent the money sooner.

Posture felt massively improved from the first few strokes - and even more so as I got past the initial freshness.
The catch felt much easier and I was no longer fighting my lumbar spine - if anything I think I can steal some length at the front where I never used to be able to.

Today felt easy - totally relaxed, not a single twinge in the nerves in my calf, knee, hamstring or glute area and my toes could be waggled at will on the right leg.

Hr suggests that everything is more efficient which would seem to tie in with the low RPE.

I know one row doesn't = a result but I'm feeling positive having got off the erg for the first time in an age, and not in (probably had become significant if I'm honest with myself) discomfort either.

Few sore muscles in my back under my shoulders as my arm engagement is def different, less pressure on my hands it feels like too - and some slight "different pressure in unusual places" awareness due to the perineum support.

probably deserves a comment on one of the other threads, but there we go.... for a first impression I'm happily surprised; hopefully I can get back to looking forward to getting on the erg again!

now for the row details

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
31:29.6 7,032 2:14.3 144 796 23 160
5:00.0 1,111 2:15.0 142 789 23 146
10:00.0 1,118 2:14.1 145 798 23 155
15:00.0 1,125 2:13.3 148 808 23 160
20:00.0 1,122 2:13.6 146 804 23 165
25:00.0 1,115 2:14.5 144 794 23 165
30:00.0 1,111 2:15.0 142 789 23 164
31:29.5 332 2:14.7 143 791 23 165

[reuben]

So today my citius remex arrived - and I will admit I was a bit nervous having sat on it in my casual/work clothes earlier and it immediately felt "weird"
(big snip)

This is good news, thumbs up!

[alex9026]

Well done, 3 of 4 scores better than mine
I hope I can plan better next weeks workout to give you a better competition

I wasn't best pleased with the first scored interval, so I'll let you have that one

Today felt easy - totally relaxed, not a single twinge in the nerves in my calf, knee, hamstring or glute area and my toes could be waggled at will on the right leg.

I know one row doesn't = a result but I'm feeling positive having got off the erg for the first time in an age, and not in (probably had become significant if I'm honest with myself) discomfort either.

So pleased to read you have potentially found a solution to your troubles. I too wish I had spent the cash earlier, but what's done is done and you can (hopefully) move forward pain free.

Injuries I can accept, but niggles which you can't pinpoint a cause to are so frustrating and demotivating.

[Dangerscouse]

Also, I'm probably a little stronger than I think at the moment, which sounds a little arrogant I know. I should push the boundaries one session soon and see where I land!

That's not arrogant imo. It's the truth.

[Dangerscouse]

I know one row doesn't = a result but I'm feeling positive having got off the erg for the first time in an age, and not in (probably had become significant if I'm honest with myself) discomfort either.

Given how much better it felt, we can safely discount that it was just a good day, so I'm very inclined to say that you've found the solution to your problem and also to a few other issues that you hadn't even considered were an issue. It's surprising how many other things can be traced back to one issue.

[Sakly]

Well done, 3 of 4 scores better than mine
I hope I can plan better next weeks workout to give you a better competition

I wasn't best pleased with the first scored interval, so I'll let you have that one

Haha
If I wouldn't have switched the ergenduranceseries with the TOC on Tuesday, my result probably would look a bit different, but not a whole lot.
Anyway, I'll take the TOC win instead (unless you go again...)

[alex9026]

Haha
If I wouldn't have switched the ergenduranceseries with the TOC on Tuesday, my result probably would look a bit different, but not a whole lot.
Anyway, I'll take the TOC win instead (unless you go again...)

Not sure what the likelihood of that is, fast running out of days this month...maybe Monday evening, just to get that rate cap approved!

[petererg]

My standard 10k.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
39:59.8 10,012 1:59.8 203 999 23
7:59.7 2,000 1:59.9 203 998 22
7:59.0 4,000 1:59.7 204 1001 23
7:59.6 6,000 1:59.9 203 998 24
8:00.7 8,000 2:00.1 202 994 23
7:56.9 10,000 1:59.2 207 1010 24
0:04.0 10,012 2:46.6 76 560 0

[alex9026]

1:33:28.3 24,000 1:56.8 219 1055 21
15:48.6 4,000 1:58.5 210 1022 21
15:42.2 8,000 1:57.7 214 1037 21
15:39.9 12,000 1:57.4 216 1042 21
15:31.0 16,000 1:56.3 222 1064 21
15:29.1 20,000 1:56.1 223 1068 21
15:17.5 24,000 1:54.6 232 1098 21

24k, my longest single piece on the Erg. First half steady, second half a little push, knowing tomorrow will be an enforced day off.

[Dangerscouse]

1:33:28.3 24,000 1:56.8 219 1055 21
15:48.6 4,000 1:58.5 210 1022 21
15:42.2 8,000 1:57.7 214 1037 21
15:39.9 12,000 1:57.4 216 1042 21
15:31.0 16,000 1:56.3 222 1064 21
15:29.1 20,000 1:56.1 223 1068 21
15:17.5 24,000 1:54.6 232 1098 21

24k, my longest single piece on the Erg. First half steady, second half a little push, knowing tomorrow will be an enforced day off.

That's a whopper. Love that last 4k.

[Sakly]

Haha
If I wouldn't have switched the ergenduranceseries with the TOC on Tuesday, my result probably would look a bit different, but not a whole lot.
Anyway, I'll take the TOC win instead (unless you go again...)

Not sure what the likelihood of that is, fast running out of days this month...maybe Monday evening, just to get that rate cap approved!

Ahhh, right, I remember now, your trial was void due to the r25 starting interval
I know well how it feels, when running out of days

Strong long row today!

[Dangerscouse]

41:17.7 10,008 2:03.7 185 935 18 132
9:14.9 2,250 2:03.3 187 942 18 121
9:12.3 4,500 2:02.7 189 951 18 136
9:17.5 6,750 2:03.8 184 933 18 133
9:21.9 9,000 2:04.8 180 918 18 136
4:11.2 10,008 2:04.6 181 922 18 139

One of those (thankfully) rare days that it doesn't matter what you do nothing is working, so you need to just HD and hope tomorrow is better. I couldn't get up this morning as I felt like I had a hangover, so it wasn't too much of a surprise as this was a rare late afternoon row

[Kerry1960]

10 mins x 3 2r. Wanted something a bit easier today. Only pushed it for the final 5 mins of last interval.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:00.0 6,992 2:08.7 164 864 21 136
10:00.0 2,298 2:10.5 157 841 21 125
10:00.0 2,311 2:09.8 160 850 21 134
10:00.0 2,383 2:05.8 175 903 21 150
r47

[alex9026]

That's a whopper. Love that last 4k.

Thanks Stu, got to take these days when they present themselves.