How many meters a week do you do?

ade_mcfade · Post by **ade_mcfade** » February 18th, 2009, 7:05 am

I've been doing splits of 8 minutes/2 rest and doing 4 sets - 1700m a set usually

romad63 · Post by **romad63** » February 18th, 2009, 11:46 am

romad63 wrote:
on an average week I'd say 50-60k - I have had weeks during some of the challenges where i've done 250k - my highest week ever i think was around 330k and I'll never do that again, lol

Wow, that is impressive. I struggle to fund time to do 30Kbetween work, play, home and kids

comes from having coaches and teammates who won't let me slack off for even a minute, god bless'em

bloomp · Post by **bloomp** » February 18th, 2009, 3:51 pm

I'd say during the fall season I row indoors about 45-50k/week, but when you add on the about 70k on the water, it's a lot more.

In the spring/winter training, it's typically 55k/week, then lots of on the water once the ice melts.

nchasan · Post by **nchasan** » February 19th, 2009, 1:53 am

comes from having coaches and teammates who won't let me slack off for even a minute, god bless'em

Sure, I get it. I am self coached! But so far so good. I am making gains and feeling good. So I have a question for you...how do you get that box with your times in your signature?

Neil

romad63 · Post by **romad63** » February 19th, 2009, 10:39 am

Neil,

there is a thread here on how to set up the signature.

http://www.c2forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=7480

i'd recommend finding people to "train" with even if its folks in the forum. We have an indoor team at our local YMCA and I also participate with my local club when we aren't on the water.

It's always nice to have someone to push you on those days you need it.

Big Chris · Post by **Big Chris** » February 19th, 2009, 9:52 pm

Neil,
Haven't posted all week have been to busy at work. But still trying to keep the meter count up
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I am at about 25k for the week and will top out at about 31-33k for the week.

I am finding that 30k plus a week is really starting to burn weight on me. I have lost 6 lbs. in the last week and 1/2 plus my splits keeping dropping I pulled a 24:20.7 on a 6k piece this morning with a 2:01.7 split time. I am working to see if I can keep up that pace for a 10k but that is asking alot.

How ever next week will be tough as I headed to germany for a week so we will see how well I do with probably to much food and to little exercise.

But at least I made my first goal which was 20 lbs before the trip. I am at 19 but after tomorrow hope to be right at 20lb. weigth loss (for the year) by Saturday morning.

Hope all is well and you are still losing.

nchasan · Post by **nchasan** » February 19th, 2009, 11:22 pm

Big Chris wrote:Neil,

Hope all is well and you are still losing.

Great going Chris...I am making headway too, although I am not losing 6# a week!

I am going to top out on about 34K this week but I am only able to hold down 2:15 pulls for the 10K. I knocked another minute off my time this week for the third week in a row.. I dropped 2# this week and I am having people notice that I have lost weight so its all good.

Have a great tip and don't drink too much beer!

N
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Big Chris · Post by **Big Chris** » February 19th, 2009, 11:37 pm

Thanks Niel,
I will PM you when I get back.
I know what you mean about people noticing as the same happend to me for the first time this week.

Keep up the hard work Comrade

nchasan · Post by **nchasan** » February 21st, 2009, 1:42 am

romad63 wrote:Neil,

there is a thread here on how to set up the signature.

it.

Thanks,

N

sekitori · Post by **sekitori** » February 23rd, 2009, 10:48 pm

I have no idea how far I row. That's because I cover the display--except for the clock. I row at a pace that's comfortable for me while still making me feel as though I'm working fairly hard. It's called perceived exertion and it seems to work well for me. I can feel how hard I'm working and because of that, I don't use a heart rate monitor as a guide.

The problem I find with looking at a monitor as I row is that I become very competitive with myself and if I see I'm going a little too slow, I'll increase the intensity of the workout. I may decide to do that on my own--but not because I see some numbers I may not like. I also do intervals where the pace of my hard sets are about ten to twenty percent higher that that of my normal workouts. But I still have no idea of how a fast (or slow) I'm actually going or how much distance I'm covering.

I row for 60 minutes six days a week at what I consider to be a decent pace. Doing that makes me feel as if I'm accomplishing what I set out to do. Watching numbers as they row may be an important motivating factor for some people but I don't care to rely on them. Because of that, I feel as though I'm part of a very small minority of those who use rowing ergometers.

nchasan · Post by **nchasan** » February 24th, 2009, 2:55 pm

sekitori wrote: Watching numbers as they row may be an important motivating factor for some people but I don't care to rely on them.

Interesting approach. I find I am totally reliant on the numbers. Specifically I monitor the 500 m split time to ensure the output level I am generating remains within a range that is acceptable. I also try to put out one minute at sub-2 minutes per 500 every 10 minutes. I need to see the monitor to ensure my effort matches my goal.

Beyond that I map my total meters rowed on MapMyRun.com as I embark on my imaginary journey around the world, the first leg from Seattle to LA. I am in Olympia so far.

But that's just me!

N

Montanaandy · Post by **Montanaandy** » February 24th, 2009, 3:21 pm

My wife uses this approach (covering the monitor). She only rows for 30 min @ 5am 4-5 times per week. She uses music to time her piece (she knows the approximate length of the songs and song set).

I only to look at the numbers, particularly to know when I am at the 1/2 way point, so that I know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. When I first began rowing in my 20's I was a stickler for the numbers (split times, SPM, watts, etc.). Now that I am pushing 50 I am happy to just complete the piece at a pace that is reasonably close to my PB time.

I try to keep my SPM in the upper 20's and I glance at that now and then during the row. My normal course of action is to re-row against my PB for the piece and then try to keep up with the pace boat. Of course if the boat disappears from the screen (which it does from time to time) then I need to look for something else to distract me from the fact that I still have several thousand meters to go before I am finished.

KotN · Post by **KotN** » March 4th, 2009, 3:48 am

I do about 115k a week. But fear not Chris, I am a student with no pets or kids. 30 k with all those other committments is great.

Montanaandy · Post by **Montanaandy** » March 4th, 2009, 2:46 pm

KotN - personally, even if I had the time to row 115K oer week which I could probably find if I really wanted to, I don't think that my body would be able to handle that much. I try to row between 9-11K per session (usually start Mon with 9-9500 and add 500K each day). I am usually shot by Thu. and usually take Fri-Sun off to recuperate. I would like to attempt a 1/2 marathon or even a full marathon someday but I don't know...What tips/tricks do you use to row that much in a week? Andy

Big Chris · Post by **Big Chris** » March 4th, 2009, 9:34 pm

Wow 115k per week. I think I am going to move the bar to 40k per week that will hopefully give me a good weight burn.

With that being said I just got back today rowing today after a 12 day break. Boy did I feel clumsy. Had a hard time keeping good form and rythmn. But still managed a 6k row for the morning.

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