Concept2 Forum

If anyone is interested in a watts to mets conversion, here's a link to an automatic calculator.
http://www.ptresources.com/protected_Watts_to_Mets.htm Although it may be correct mathematically, it appears that METS achieved in one sport are not necessarily transferable to another. I can reach 15 METS on a treadmill, about 290 Watts, and can run long distances at 12 METS, but there is no way I can currently maintain even 120 WATTS on my concept2, equivalent to only 7.5 METS--a walk in the park for me on a treadmill. I did touch 160 Watts for one stroke, but that's only a bit above 9 METS. Go figure! Curious as to how the conversion works out for others.

I think you have technique issues.

120.2 W is 2:22.8 pace. That's very slow. You're not getting the power into your stroke (probably by bum shoving and using too much arms).

500m intervals have been building rowing specific strength so my bike watts and rowing watts are coming more inline

Goldenbough wrote:If anyone is interested in a watts to mets conversion, here's a link to an automatic calculator.
http://www.ptresources.com/protected_Watts_to_Mets.htm Although it may be correct mathematically, it appears that METS achieved in one sport are not necessarily transferable to another. I can reach 15 METS on a treadmill, about 290 Watts, and can run long distances at 12 METS, but there is no way I can currently maintain even 120 WATTS on my concept2, equivalent to only 7.5 METS--a walk in the park for me on a treadmill. I did touch 160 Watts for one stroke, but that's only a bit above 9 METS. Go figure! Curious as to how the conversion works out for others.

This is an old post but just wanted to reply to this. Wattage is a variable we can apply to rowing and cycling as there is a resistance, but power measures aren't really applicable in running. Here we can measure velocity, not wattage.