drive:recovery ratio

[fisheggs]

Greetings all, I know the recommended drive to recovery ratio is 1:2 on a rowerg, is this the same on a SkiErg?

[Sakly]

The skierg has a much shorter drive and a much higher rate compared to the rower. So the ratio must be different too.
Never looked at metrics, but on the rower I go typically at r18 for steady, which would equate more to 1:3 ratio.
Skierg is typically r40 for steady and a shorter stroke, so could be more like 1:2.

[MudSweatAndYears]

Watching the YouTube video of Andreas Nygaard at the final stages of his sub-2:30 SkiErg marathon, it's clear that his drive/recovery ratio is rather close to 1/1. I guess what's the optimal ratio will depend on the individual.

[Sakly]

Watching the YouTube video of Andreas Nygaard at the final stages of his sub-2:30 SkiErg marathon, it's clear that his drive/recovery ratio is rather close to 1/1. I guess what's the optimal ratio will depend on the individual.

On a TT drive:recovery ratio will change, as typically rate is as high as suitable for the selected distance/time.
But I find it different on the rower and skierg. On the rower my stroke stays nearly the same and pace increase comes mainly from rate increase. On the skierg I stay on higher rates on steady training pieces and pace increase in TTs comes from rate increase AND more stroke power/bit longer strokes.

[fisheggs]

Thanks, I was tending to 1:1 unless I specifically targeted 1:2. 1:1 (or a bit over) seems to be where I naturally end up.