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Sorry newbie question.....what setting do you have the erg on for a ranking row? is it kept on level 10? i tried to look for the answer but cant seem to find it anywhere. thanks

There's no particularly setting you have to use, as they don't change the amount of work you have to do to cover a particular distance, so choose whatever feels most comfortable to you. To give you a guide, most people row between 3 and 5, or at a drag factor (search for it!) somewhere around 120-140

tigergriffin100 wrote:Sorry newbie question.....what setting do you have the erg on for a ranking row? is it kept on level 10? i tried to look for the answer but cant seem to find it anywhere. thanks

There's no Damper Police in just the same way that there's no Stroke Rate Police. But you will tend to find that a higher drag moves the focus of the stroke from legs to arms/upper body. Since the biggest part of your rowing engine are your quads it's normally a good idea to get them used to provide more of your rowing power.

Big folks are always going to tend to use a higher drag and lower stroke rate than the short Duracell bunnies.

Setting drag and choosing a stroke rate will always be a personal preference and should be chosen to maximise your output (which results in quicker times).

I row everything on 120 drag except short course sprints. I used 168 drag for a 17.9s 100m that I rowed at a competition in March.

Search on here and on http://concept2.co.uk/forum for "drag factor".

tigergriffin100 wrote:Sorry newbie question.....what setting do you have the erg on for a ranking row? is it kept on level 10? i tried to look for the answer but cant seem to find it anywhere. thanks

You'll find a helpful "Introduction to Indoor Rowing" on the FAQ board. One of the topics addressed in that thread (in numbered item 3) is Resistence Level and Drag Factor.

HTH,

Alissa