Newb here

[Kxthor911]

Hi guys and girls. My name is Nick and I live in Louisiana. I looked at indoor rowers a bit a while back but never decided on one and kind of just forgot about it. I used a concept2 a bit the other day and decided on it over a water rower. My other hobbies include riding motorcycles street (and I road race sport bikes) and I have done spin classes at my local gym on and off with working out for the past five years or so. I'm in okay shape (term used loosely) but would really love to be in good shape.

I want to get in better shape (always the plan) and when I fall off the ban wagon again hopefully you guys here can keep me on track. I plan to keep going to the gym but plan to try to use the rower 3-5 times a week. I work shift work so sometimes it's really hard to get to the gym. I feel I will enjoy this so maybe it won't be as hard to do when I'm already tired from work. Thanks in advance for the warm welcome and look forward to learning a little and hopefully improving my shape.

Any upfront advice would be appreciated. Ordering my machine monday. Thanks again guys.

[RoidbotPR]

Hi Nick. Good luck with your order. I stumbled on a thread on thuis forum recently that mentioned the "Maffetone Method", and have been rowing daily using it ever since, as opposed to 3-5 times per week. You can google it, essentially it's using a heart rate monitor and going slow which allows you to sustain exercising longer. I've found I'm burning practically the same amount of calories, and feeling refreshed afterwards vs. exhausted. Yes, you go slower than you want, but because it doesn't wipe you out, you can do it daily. Might be just the way to work rowing into your schedule.

[Kxthor911]

Thank you sir. I will look into it.