How many seconds can i shave off in 6 months w/ erg training

sammac112 · Post by **sammac112** » November 25th, 2006, 1:49 am

I have about 6 months until the spring crew racing season begins. I have purchased a concept 2 erg and am looking to lower my 2k/6k time as much as possibe. I plan on using the wolverine or pete plan, but I was wondering if i train hard how many seconds i can hope to trim off.

I started competative rowing last year and my first 2k was about a 7:20 but over the summer i got i down about 10-15 seconds without training on an erg too hard.

I am 16 and 6-3, so based on this info how how mich time can i hope to take off.

Also, any stories about lowering 2k times would be great. Please include training method, before and after time, and time training.
Thanks alot..

njsurfboats · Post by **njsurfboats** » November 25th, 2006, 3:34 am

you could probably shave off a decent amount of time. Between my sophomore and junior year of high school I was able to go from 6:59 to 6:37 over 2k without a very focused training plan. And I'm about 6' and was about 175 lbs. back then. With your height you sound like you have a lot of room for improvement, and if you want to get good on the erg, erging a lot is definitely one way to do it. Although I would say that as good as the Pete Plan and Wolverine Plan can be, do yourself a favor and throw in some crosstraining.