Hello.
My first time posting. I am 5'11" with a wingspan of nearly 6'4". I have a long torso and short legs as well. So just as a curiousity... assuming everything else being equal, would I perform better on the erg with this configuration or with shorter arms and torso and longer legs?
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I think you would be faster if you shortened your torso and lengthened your legs. But first as an experiment, it would be good to get some benchmarks of your performance now, before you change your body around, so that we could compare.
M 51 5'9'' (1.75m), a once and future lightweight
Old PBs 500m-1:33.9 1K-3:18.6 2K-6:55.4 5K-18:17.6 10K-38:10.5 HM-1:24:00.1 FM-3:07.13
Old PBs 500m-1:33.9 1K-3:18.6 2K-6:55.4 5K-18:17.6 10K-38:10.5 HM-1:24:00.1 FM-3:07.13
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Nah, you'll be fine the way you are, a long torso and arms are good for the rowing stroke, and unless your legs are unusually short they will not be a liability. You have what we would call a good "Ape factor".rlholtz wrote:Hello.
My first time posting. I am 5'11" with a wingspan of nearly 6'4". I have a long torso and short legs as well. So just as a curiousity... assuming everything else being equal, would I perform better on the erg with this configuration or with shorter arms and torso and longer legs?
The shorter legs may well help with being very quick at the catch and then holding that pressure nice and long through to the recovery is the plus of the long levers of the torso and arms.
Erg on,
Paul Smith
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