Concept2 Forum

RowtheRockies · Post by **RowtheRockies** » March 1st, 2008, 3:46 pm

Well I will go easy on you but there is simply no way you rowed 10K in 28 minutes. Either it was not set for 10,000 meters or you misread the time. Go to the gym, try it again with the monitor set for 10K.

Rich

eoinom · Post by **eoinom** » March 1st, 2008, 4:21 pm

eoinom · Post by **eoinom** » March 1st, 2008, 4:22 pm

Yankeerunner · Post by **Yankeerunner** » March 1st, 2008, 4:44 pm

Well, to put it into a bit of perspective, your average time for 5 consecutive 2000m segments (5:45.2 each) was faster than what it took to win the World Championship at 2000m last week in Boston by a large margin. Heck, your average 2000m is even faster than the best time ever done by the amazing Dwayne Adams of Arizona.

Not that any of that makes it impossible that you really did it. But if I were a betting man I wouldn't put money on it.

eoinom · Post by **eoinom** » March 1st, 2008, 4:50 pm

ok i know your never probably going to believe me and i probably wouldnt believe it either if i was in a sport and some new guy came onto the forum and start saying i did this and that etc. im a fit enough bloke but not that good that id believe i could break any records, what would you suggest if i go back to try agian what setting should i put it on ?? i will go to the gym on tuesday and take a picture of end screen for you and i will post it here if that helps.
if i do this time again should i join a club ?? is there clubs in ireland?
please im not messing im just looking for advice off people in the sport. thanks

John Foy · Post by **John Foy** » March 1st, 2008, 6:42 pm

It is impossible mate, sorry.

You probably have the PM3 Monitor set up for a Model C (Or Vice versa)

You did 5 2k's back to back faster than Sir Steve Redgrave or Mathew Pinsent could row 1.
If you don't know who those people are then google them.

If your reading was 28 minutes then you have a problem with your monitor.

Also, a sub 40 minute 10k is extremelly easy to achieve and this also seems highly unlikely that your gym is offering this competition as it would go bankrupt very quickly.
I would guess that you are a liar?

What is the name and contact number of your gym?
I would like to go and win the 6 month membership.

I will phone them tomorrow for details.

John Foy · Post by **John Foy** » March 1st, 2008, 6:49 pm

If 50 people win this competition, which is highly possible, then your club (assuming an average membership yield of £30), would be giving away the equivalent of £9k in revenue on a gym challenge.

Either your manager is stupid or you are?

Sorry for being so blunt, but stupidity annoys me.

eoinom · Post by **eoinom** » March 1st, 2008, 7:15 pm

johnlvs2run · Post by **johnlvs2run** » March 1st, 2008, 7:25 pm

Congratulations for your new world record for 10000 meters!

I'm looking forward to hear of your training, and perhaps you could post a video from the next time you row.

John Foy · Post by **John Foy** » March 1st, 2008, 7:29 pm

I will contact them and see what they say.
By you posting that link actually sways me to believe you on the gym competition so my apologies for doubting that.

Your score, however, is impossible.

When I refer to Redgrave and Pinsent I mean their best scores on the concept 2 rowing machine (I assume this is what you are using)

Have a look at this ---> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JbuESIPFfz4
This was at The British Indoor Rowing Championships and set the British 2k record I believe.

You are going faster than this 6'5'' 4 time olympic Gold medalist is going here. Difference is, you are doing 5 times the distance he is.

As I have said - What you claim to have done is impossible and indicates a problem with your monitor.

What version of the concept 2 are you using? C? D?

eoinom · Post by **eoinom** » March 1st, 2008, 7:32 pm

thanks , i think !! well according to the other chap there the machine might be set up wrong could you explain how i could check this setting?

listen theres no need to harass me i like you people on here also believe it to be impossible that i have a time near world record time. i was just posting here asking the question of "am i missing something?" just for advice on what could be wrong with machine or have i actually somehow done this.

if i do this on tuesday i will be more than happy to put a video up no problem.

eoinom · Post by **eoinom** » March 1st, 2008, 7:37 pm

i don't know what version of the concept 2 i was using sorry i just know it was a concept 2 cause i was looking at the screen for so long. there was a menu with just row and programs and a few other things fish game or something . i went to a distance and picked the 10,000m one, if thats any help.

eoinom · Post by **eoinom** » March 1st, 2008, 7:40 pm

just looked at that video there dont want to sound like an arrogant f**k but that does not look that much different than what i was doing in fact it looks very achieveable

John Foy · Post by **John Foy** » March 1st, 2008, 7:42 pm

No more talk required really mate.

See you back here next week with a video and screen shot.

By the way, the 'resistance' level makes no difference whatsoever to your 'score'. Some champions row on level 10 and some row on level 1. Makes no difference.