Stupid Question: "erg"?

[[old] FlyingSnork]

Hey there, I've got a rather dumb beginner's question (sorry) I'm new to all this, and I'm wondering why everyone refers to the rowing machine as "erg". What does this mean/stand for?<br><br>Thanks!<br>Marsha

[[old] chickenlegs]

it's not a dumb question.<br><br>'erg' refered to a concept 2 rowing machine stands for 'ergometer' (or ergometre to use the british/french traditional writing).<br><br>an ergometer is supposedly a machine that measures ergs.<br><br>ergs are units of energy.<br><br>1 joule = 10000000 ergs<br>1 calorie = 4.186 joules<br>1 kWh = 3600000 joules

[[old] Cran]

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[[old] Janice]

Actually, someone once told me that erg stands for evil rowing gadget

[[old] dadams]

<!--QuoteBegin-Janice+Jan 4 2005, 05:12 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (Janice @ Jan 4 2005, 05:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Actually, someone once told me that erg stands for evil rowing gadget <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br> I'll second that!!!

[[old] PaulS]

Label on the Early Machines: "Concept II Rowing Ergometer"<br><br>Rower1: What's a Ergometer?<br>Rower2: I dunno, but the coach says use it.<br>Rower1: Erg!<br><br>Thus was born the term; Simple, descriptive, and a single syllable. <br><br>Brit equilvalent: "Ergo", probably because of the penchant for latin.<br><br>"Evil Rowing Gadget" fits nicely.<br><br>Essential Rowing Gadget<br>Every Rowers Grunt<br>Eliminate Rowing Goofs<br>Extra Rowing, Great!<br><br>ERG!

[[old] grandslam]

<!--QuoteBegin-FlyingSnork+Jan 3 2005, 07:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (FlyingSnork @ Jan 3 2005, 07:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hey there, I've got a rather dumb beginner's question (sorry)   I'm new to all this, and I'm wondering why everyone refers to the rowing machine as "erg". What does this mean/stand for?<br><br>Thanks!<br>Marsha<!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br>Your C2 ergometer is not really a "rowing" machine, but it does a fine job as a somewhat rowing specific weight machine. If you want a rowing machine, put your ergometer on slides. <a href='http://www.concept2.com/products/slides/slides.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.com/products/slides/slides.asp</a> The feel is MUCH closer to what real rowing feels like. You also don't need to confine yourself to one racing distance (2k) anymore now that 3D on-line live racing at every distance you can imagine is finally catching on with Rowpro. <a href='http://www.digitalrowing.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.digitalrowing.com/</a><br><br>Good luck <br><br>Jeff Sauter

[[old] gorow9]

I once saw a tshirt that had a monster erging and said "erging sucks" and there's another with a pic and it says "midevil torture machine" <br><br>Well those are probably true but it is a great machine... "great" machine.

[[old] FlyingSnork]

<b>ERG!!!!!!!</b><br /><br />What a fantastic word!

[[old] SimonB]

<!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->"Evil Rowing Gadget" fits nicely. </td></tr></table><br /><br />This one sticks in my mind.... <br />

[[old] Canoeist]

<!--QuoteBegin-gorow9+Jan 14 2005, 02:43 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(gorow9 @ Jan 14 2005, 02:43 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and there's another with a pic and it says "midevil torture machine" <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />I call my machine "Iron Maiden".<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Paul Flack

[[old] amheward]

For the record, "erg" is a unit of measure of a specific quantity of energy (like "meter" is a specific measure of distance).<br /><br />1 watt second is equal to 10,000,000 ergs, so it's obviously a very small unit.<br /><br />So, an "ergometer" is, technically, any device capable of measuring energy output.<br /><br />Abe