nix78 wrote: ↑March 13th, 2025, 6:55 am
...my gym allowed me to borrow a rowing machine, and now I want to calculate the effort numbers (i.e., the pain) I put into the rowing machine while I had it.
Is there a way to download this data into Excel or something like that so I can analyze the days that would just be me? ...
Data from PAST rows is limited. You can get summary data for each rowing workout, but you can't get per stroke data because the PM5 does not store it. To export the summary data for past rows use the C2 Utility.
https://www.concept2.com/support/software/utility This gives you the same data available in the history function in the PM5. You'll need to create a Concept2 LOG. Free, details on their website. C2 Utility puts your data in your C2 log. Then you can export the summary data from the log in one block as CSV and import it into Excel. The export button is on the "History" page of your log and covers the season
https://log.concept2.com/history (URL is valid after you create your log) CSV import into Excel is really painless.
For FUTURE rows, even at the Gym:
One time setup: Install Ergdata on your phone. Free app from concept2 to record your rowing data. Create a Concept2 LOG. Free, details on their website. Link Ergdata to your C2 log so that Ergdata uploads each row to your C2 Log.
https://www.concept2.com/ergdata
For each row connect your phone running Ergdata to the Erg. It takes about 30 seconds (launch ergdata, press connect button on Erg, select the erg you're using from menu on Ergdata, you are connected). Do remember to disconnect ergdata from the erg when you are done so the next person rowing doesn't end up on your log. Ergdata stays connected when a piece ends so that you can move onto your next piece without reconnecting, but this does creat problems when you finish, walk away but your phone is still in bluetooth range.
After your row you can look at your data on the C2 log. To export it to Excel from the C2 log goto the details page that shows your row (the page with the graphs of splits and strokes per minute). In the lower right corner of this page is a section called "Download Stroke Data". If you download the data as CSV you can directly input it into Excel (or OpenOffice or any other spreadsheet). Other than the initial setup, it takes 5 clicks to have a row open in Excel ready to process. Every stroke you take (including rest strokes between intervals) gets a row in the table. If you only want summary data then you can use the CSV download from the season history page discussed above.
If you connect a Heart rate monitor to your PM5 while you row then Ergdata will also record HR data every stroke and HR will show up in your log and be downloaded into your spreadsheet.
One benefit of using the c2 log is that C2 will send you a nice shirt at 1 million meters rowed even if you don't own a C2 erg. They even pay postage. The C2 log is also a good spot to look for things like "show me my rows greater than 10km" or "show me rows with splits between 1:45 and 2:00".