Ranger's training thread

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by ranger » April 18th, 2011, 3:28 am

macroth wrote:Why do you keep talking about distance training, and threshold HRs, and getting used to the pain, when you're only rowing a few hundred meters at a time before taking a break?
I am rowing continuously now, steady state, middlin' UT1 HR (155 bpm), as you will see when I do a FM, 1:48 @ 25 spm.

A FM is 42K, not a few hundred yards.

3500 strokes, not 35.

Stroke feels great.

95 df.

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by ranger » April 18th, 2011, 3:31 am

Yea.

Like Matthias, everyone should do a FM @ 25-27 spm as a foundation for their 2K training.

Hey macroth.

What do you do for a FM @ 25-27 spm?

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by ranger » April 18th, 2011, 3:33 am

Hey, macroth.

You might want to change your signature line.

36:30 is a great time for 60min, but...

Ya know?

You'd need a 100 hp Merc on the back of your erg to do that one.

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by Citroen » April 18th, 2011, 3:34 am

ranger wrote:
A FM is 42K, not a few hundred yards.

3500 strokes, not 35.
No it isn't - you're not pulling 12m/stroke.

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by ranger » April 18th, 2011, 3:40 am

Citroen wrote:
ranger wrote:
A FM is 42K, not a few hundred yards.

3500 strokes, not 35.
No it isn't - you're not pulling 12m/stroke.
True.

I was just rounding down.

I am doing 11 MPS.

3800 or so strokes for a FM.

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by Citroen » April 18th, 2011, 3:46 am

ranger wrote: I am doing 11 MPS.
Prove it. Lets see the a photo of the result/splits for a 5K so we can check you're not lying.

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by macroth » April 18th, 2011, 3:46 am

ranger wrote:
macroth wrote:Why do you keep talking about distance training, and threshold HRs, and getting used to the pain, when you're only rowing a few hundred meters at a time before taking a break?
I am rowing continuously now, steady state, middlin' UT1 HR (155 bpm)
ranger wrote:Gorgeous base pace now, 1:44 @ 27 spm (11.5 SPI).
So you've rowed at least 2K continuously, 6:56, at a steady 155 bpm? How about a screenshot? :wink: Even though you're not a lightweight at the moment, that would be a nice improvement in performance compared to BIRC. Still light-years away from a FM at the same pace but it's all moot, since you're lying.
ranger wrote:Hey, macroth.

You might want to change your signature line.

36:30 is a great time for 60min, but...
Tell you what. I'll match that 36:30 to something more realistic when you show us a sub-7 2K at 155 bpm. :wink:
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All time PBs: 100m 14.0 | 500m 1:18.1 | 1k 2:55.7 | 2k 6:15.4 | 5k 16:59.3 | 6k 20:46.5 | 10k 35:46.0
40+ PBs: 100m 14.7 | 500m 1:20.5 | 1k 2:59.6 | 2k 6:21.9 | 5k 17:29.6 | HM 1:19:33.1| FM 2:51:58.5 | 100k 7:35:09 | 24h 250,706m

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by atklein90 » April 18th, 2011, 8:35 am

ranger wrote: I am rowing continuously now, steady state, middlin' UT1 HR (155 bpm), as you will see when I do a FM, 1:48 @ 25 spm.

ranger
So how far does 'continuously' mean?

You've got 12 days to get your ranking FM in. Why do I have this odd feeling nothing will happen?
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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by rjw » April 18th, 2011, 8:44 am

ranger wrote:

I am rowing continuously now, steady state, middlin' UT1 HR (155 bpm), as you will see when I do a FM, 1:48 @ 25 spm.

A FM is 42K, not a few hundred yards.

3500 strokes, not 35.

Stroke feels great.

95 df.

4-to-1 ratio

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When it sounds to good to be true.....

it generally is.

Oh and by the way, glad that your injury cleared up so quickly cause that 1:48 @ 25 mush put a lot of pressure on you.
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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by ranger » April 18th, 2011, 9:17 am

Citroen wrote:
ranger wrote: I am doing 11 MPS.
Prove it. Lets see the a photo of the result/splits for a 5K so we can check you're not lying.
When I do the FM, sure, you'll have the splits and the IND_V result.

It will be the new 60s hwt FM WR--by a country mile.

Beyond that, nothing else is necessary.

Sorry, but "proving" things to you isn't part of my training.

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by ranger » April 18th, 2011, 9:22 am

rjw wrote: glad that your injury cleared up so quickly
It hasn't "cleared up."

But it is not bad enough so that I couldn't row.

And I now know what is causing it, so it is not getting worse.

I expect that it will slowly get better.

Still hurts now, though.

I won't do any rowing at 30+ spm until it feels better.

I'll just limit my rating to 27 spm, base pace.

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by ranger » April 18th, 2011, 9:35 am

atklein90 wrote:You've got 12 days to get your ranking FM in. Why do I have this odd feeling nothing will happen?
Beats me.

Who cares?

What you think doesn't have anything to do with anything.

People think and do all kinds of strange things.

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by macroth » April 18th, 2011, 10:09 am

ranger wrote:
macroth wrote:Why do you keep talking about distance training, and threshold HRs, and getting used to the pain, when you're only rowing a few hundred meters at a time before taking a break?
I am rowing continuously now, steady state, middlin' UT1 HR (155 bpm)
ranger wrote:Gorgeous base pace now, 1:44 @ 27 spm (11.5 SPI).
So you've rowed at least 2K continuously, 6:56, at a steady 155 bpm? How about a screenshot? :wink:
43/m/183cm/HW
All time PBs: 100m 14.0 | 500m 1:18.1 | 1k 2:55.7 | 2k 6:15.4 | 5k 16:59.3 | 6k 20:46.5 | 10k 35:46.0
40+ PBs: 100m 14.7 | 500m 1:20.5 | 1k 2:59.6 | 2k 6:21.9 | 5k 17:29.6 | HM 1:19:33.1| FM 2:51:58.5 | 100k 7:35:09 | 24h 250,706m

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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by mikvan52 » April 18th, 2011, 11:36 am

KevJGK wrote:
ranger wrote: I have indeed hurt something on my left side.

What terrible luck.
I wonder who was standing on his right side?
Was that creature hurt also? :mrgreen:
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Re: Ranger's training thread

Post by ranger » April 18th, 2011, 11:40 am

Strange.

Last day of class tomorrow.

Snow fell steadily here in Ann Arbor all morning, a couple of inches of accumulation.

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