John Rupp wrote:ranger wrote:once I am warmed up, I am indeed rowing all my meters, 1:43 @ 29 spm
That is way too much hard rowing.
1) stroke rate too heavy; 2) overall pace too heavy.
You're leaving all your energy in your training, and not getting any return/replenishment.
I ride my bike for two hours after I erg.
This riding is all UT2, very refreshing.
BTW, 10 MPS distance rowing is not "heavy" at all, if you have done your homework and know how to row well (13 SPI for lightweights; 16 SPI for heavyweights).
It's "light."
11 SPI rather than 13-15 SPI, which I did for so many years, learning to row.
The high rate is also not "heavy."
As I have explained, I have lightened the drag from 185 df. to 145 df. and shortened the drive of my stroke so that I am in a 3-to-1 ratio.
In this rowing, there is much more resting (on the recovery) than stroking (on the drive).
Nonetheless, as I described as well, the quick drive, especially the acceleration through the middle of the stroke with the core/back and into the finish with the arms encourages a quick recovery of the arms and back, too, lifting the rate, simply from the rhythmic symmetries involved.
And no.
Once I get used to it, I don't have any trouble doing "threshold" work every day.
You indeed have to get used to it, though.
You need to coax your heartrate up slowly to your threshold.
It is unwise to force it.
This morning I was getting a lot of 165 bpm readings on my heartrate monitor.
So I am getting there.
I will want to see a steady 170 bpm for several days in training before I do a 60min trial.
ranger
Rich Cureton M 72 5'11" 165 lbs. 2K pbs: 6:27.5 (hwt), 6:28 (lwt)
