Questions from one new to rowing

[sjohnson2843]

Hi,

I'm 51 and just got my model D a week ago. I've been reading all the C2 manuals, watching videos on technique and have done the 5 or 6 beginning workouts and am just basically trying to establish good form as this is all new to me. I just have a two questions right now. When it comes to warming up, how do you keep that time from skewing your work time? I've warmed up for 5 minutes and then got off until the time shuts off so I could start the session without the warm up. Doing that creates another workout log entry I believe and am not sure I want that either.

When it comes to training, I like to be purposeful in what I do. For someone like me who just wants to challenge myself and continually improve, do you have any training programs that you think would be of benefit? At some point, I want to get RowPro and a computer and utilize their training module, but until then what would be appropriate? I suppose I could do the WOD but I feel like that is more haphazard training. I'm looking for something more methodical and well laid out for someone starting out.

thanks
Steve

[jvincent]

For a plan, check out either the Pete Plan or the UK interactive plan. There are several threads on those.

As far as including/excluding your warmups, there are few different things you could do depending on how you want to track your meters.

One would be to create a new "Favourite" workout for whatever your warm-up time is. Just select that, row it, and when it finishes you select the workout you want and begin immediately.

If you are looking for a way to not log the workout on your log card I don't think there is a way. If you don't want the warmup sessions you'll need to delete them.

[sjohnson2843]

Thanks for that insight. I went to the UK interactive site and liked what I read so I set up a program there.

Steve

[Bob S.]

Do the W.U. as a just row, then set the monitor for your workout time or distance and do it. Don't forget a cool down; that can be a just row as well.

Bob S.