Seated skierg

[injuredrunner909]

Has anyone trained with the skierg while seated? I'm recovering from a leg injury and can't use my legs, so I am wondering if this would be a good way of maintaining some cardiovascular fitness. Let me know your thoughts.

[Dino]

Has anyone trained with the skierg while seated? I'm recovering from a leg injury and can't use my legs, so I am wondering if this would be a good way of maintaining some cardiovascular fitness. Let me know your thoughts.

Not personally but at the rowing club gym I go to sometime they hired in a skierg for someone who had a leg injury.
There is a very good article on the concept2 web site as well - have you seen this? I think it would be great for keeping up your CV fitness.
https://www.concept2.com/news/skierg-injury-recovery

Good luck with your recovery.

[injuredrunner909]

thanks! That's a good article. The main thing will be making sure I ease into this and get a good form so I don't give myself an elbow injury or something, I guess?

[hjs]

Has anyone trained with the skierg while seated? I'm recovering from a leg injury and can't use my legs, so I am wondering if this would be a good way of maintaining some cardiovascular fitness. Let me know your thoughts.

It won’t hurt, but think its tough to get a decent pace going, maybe if you sit on something. Give it a try.

[mict450]

Tried seated to vary my training. It's a lot harder since you really can't use your hips or bodyweight to assist in the drive. Emphasizes the lats & triceps more. You could try more of a crunching motion, but personally I don't as per Stuart McGill, it is hard on your discs. Use lowest DF.

Seated will definitely give your CVS a workout!! I found it unpleasant & no longer use it.

[mshaffer]

When I had a knee injury, I was able to use the rowing machine one legged by laying a solar panel under the footrest and putting dish soap and water on it. Creates an extremely slippery surface. Your bad leg can just glide back and forth without creating any drag. Just an idea.

[mict450]

When I had a knee injury, I was able to use the rowing machine one legged by laying a solar panel under the footrest and putting dish soap and water on it. Creates an extremely slippery surface. Your bad leg can just glide back and forth without creating any drag. Just an idea.

Good idea on a work around for a bad knee. I incorporate one legged rowing in my warm ups to mentally focus on leg drive vs a tendency to haul anchor. Also focus on keeping a neutral spine, quick connection at the catch, delaying opening of the trunk & hanging from the handles. It's a great little drill.

[shu246]

I mostly use the SkiErg facing outward, like it was a set of wall pulley weights in those old boxing gyms. Plenty of stroke variation available: pushing out and down, across and down, with trunk twist, full butterfly, left/right foot forward. Much of that works while seated, facing away.

Actually, I am back on the rower now, but one armed, because of a wrist injury. Rower gives a more complete workout one armed.

[mict450]

Actually, I am back on the rower now, but one armed, because of a wrist injury. Rower gives a more complete workout one armed.

I'm trying to picture this in my mind....... Whatever else, it must give your core a helluva workout to maintain your body alignment.

[shu246]

Just for a week or so; two handed on the rower now, but no hard pulling. Have Model B with retrofitted handle (not the original wood bar. Put on a leather work glove, fingers through the holes in handle, pull to center of chest. Hardest part was countering tendency to lean which off balanced the seat.

[jcochrane1958]

You didn't specify your injury so #2 below may not work.
I have just had talonavicular fusion - staples and bone grafts - and am non-weight bearing for 6+ weeks.
1. someone in the Concept 2 Logbook facebook page said (paraphrasing) their wife used a skateboard for their injured leg and continued rowing with the skateboard alongside, so if you have the rower as well...
2. I got an iWalk instead of crutches and am able to stand at the SkiErg and use it. I did use a bungee cord to make the handles more accessible, i.e, lower, because reaching up is a bit dodgy/precarious (there is an attachment you can get for the SkiErg that allows this accessibility as well).

Cheers