Rich - this is such a bogus statement I can't believe that you would even say it!ranger wrote: Saw 180 bpm last week, not even working very hard.
If your AT was 172, which it certainly isn't, rowing at 180 IS working hard.
Just go get it lab tested then you can factually say what it is. However, in much the same way you wont be doing distance trials, you can blather on about ~if I could do X, etc., etc.