Why only two weight classes?

[wjschmidt2]

Update: In work on creating a short lightweight 176cm men's division, a short lightweight 166cm women's division, a middleweight 75 to 85kg men's division, and a middleweight 61.5 to 71.5kg women's division. We may see these divisions tested out on upcoming online competitions. Stay tuned as the erg community continues to break away from water rowing. Still in developmental stage i.e. Website design, worksheets, forms, data entry, etc...

Rowing Warrior

[MudSweatAndYears]

As others have remarked, rather than creating additional weight classes, a better solution is to find erg challenges that create a more level playing field across weight categories. Here I introduce to all of you (semi)lightweights the PAYW challenge: the Punching-Above-Your-Weight erg challenge.
This works as follows:
1) go for a 30 minute all-out on your C2
2) calculate your average speed v in meters per second (meters achieved divided by 1800 seconds)
3) cube the average speed to obtain your athletic weight M* in kg (M* = v^3)
You are punching above your weight if M* exceeds your body weight. Enjoy!