Training/debate/argue/with John Rupp

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » September 15th, 2005, 10:10 am

All,<br />'Stole' this idea from the UK site. From now on if you have anything you wish to argue with John, just come here. You don't need to take up lots of other space on other threads. You just come here.<br /><br />John can argue/debate/share all of his 'training wisdom' and 'ideas' with you right here.

[old] bmoore · Post by **[old] bmoore** » September 15th, 2005, 10:23 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dadams @ Sep 15 2005, 10:10 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>All,<br />'Stole' this idea from the UK site. From now on if you have anything you wish to argue with John, just come here. You don't need to take up lots of other space on other threads. You just come here.<br /><br />John can argue/debate/share all of his 'training wisdom' and 'ideas' with you right here. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Awesome!!! My wife has "The View" and now I have this thread. It will be great to have our very own site with access to a personal coach with training tips and philosophies. It's one stop shopping!!!

[old] Alissa · Post by **[old] Alissa** » September 15th, 2005, 10:31 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(bmoore @ Sep 15 2005, 07:23 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dadams @ Sep 15 2005, 10:10 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>All,<br />'Stole' this idea from the UK site. From now on if you have anything you wish to argue with John, just come here. You don't need to take up lots of other space on other threads. You just come here.<br /><br />John can argue/debate/share all of his 'training wisdom' and 'ideas' with you right here. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Awesome!!! My wife has "The View" and now I have this thread. It will be great to have our very own site with access to a personal coach with training tips and philosophies. It's one stop shopping!!! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />What a really good idea! We can just copy over here any initiating post that shows up on another thread (I've seen that UK thread too), so we'll all know exactly where to find John.<br />

[old] PaulS · Post by **[old] PaulS** » September 15th, 2005, 11:09 am

To keep with a current topic.<br /><br />John,<br /><br />How is it that you propose that having a lot of bodyweight is an advantage unto itself ("Trading weight for pace"), and at the same time propose that slides are an advantage ("up to 6%" but "especially for heavyweights")? <br /><br />Conundrum 1: If one of your above claims were true, the other would certainly be false? <br /><br />So while it's obvious that there is no way both of your assertions can be true; No such conundrum exists with both of your claims being false. Please explain which one you would like to choose, or better yet, abandon them both.

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » September 15th, 2005, 12:47 pm

John has a new definition for spi...and I quote (from the UK forum).<br /><br />spi = slow - pause - index<br /><br />Anyone want to take this one????

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » September 15th, 2005, 1:02 pm

I loved John thoughts on "how much power the recovery generates" That was a goody <br /><br />Sir Pirate

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » September 18th, 2005, 11:23 am

I've noticed a couple of other threads that have had John as a subject. This is what this thread is for. The more people that know about it, the better. You can come here with anything you like.

[old] Druss · Post by **[old] Druss** » September 18th, 2005, 4:16 pm

Is it true that John only appeared when the former Iraqi information minister dissappeared and that there are some disturbing commonalities in thier thought patterns <br /><br />Druss

[old] Citroen · Post by **[old] Citroen** » September 18th, 2005, 4:23 pm

John is getting so far up my nose on the "congrats to frankj" thread that I think I'm going to need a pair of tweezers to get him out of there.<br /><br />Can't he just accept Frank's efforts as an excellent row, with needing to pontificate about the whys and wherefores of it?

[old] Mark Keating · Post by **[old] Mark Keating** » September 18th, 2005, 4:28 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dadams @ Sep 18 2005, 10:23 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>I've noticed a couple of other threads that have had John as a subject. This is what this thread is for. The more people that know about it, the better. You can come here with anything you like. <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Excellent idea Dwayne. I can see this being one of the most valuable threads on the forum. Especially for those new to the erg/forum who are more likely to be misled/confused by Mr. Rump's consistently contradictory advice. <br /><br />The useless bantering and bickering that we (including myself here) get caught up in with Mr. Rump is a definite waste of time and the conversational tone that ultimately characterizes those discussions is likely a deterrent to some people, again especially newbies, from posing some legitimate questions to resolve their problems. <br /><br />Besides, he is definitely in a world all his own - he may as well have a thread all his own as well.<br /><br />Well done, let's try to keep this thread active somehow.

[old] bmoore · Post by **[old] bmoore** » September 18th, 2005, 4:34 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Mark Keating @ Sep 18 2005, 04:28 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dadams @ Sep 18 2005, 10:23 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>I've noticed a couple of other threads that have had John as a subject. This is what this thread is for. The more people that know about it, the better. You can come here with anything you like. <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Excellent idea Dwayne. I can see this being one of the most valuable threads on the forum. Especially for those new to the erg/forum who are more likely to be misled/confused by Mr. Rump's consistently contradictory advice. <br /><br />The useless bantering and bickering that we (including myself here) get caught up in with Mr. Rump is a definite waste of time and the conversational tone that ultimately characterizes those discussions is likely a deterrent to some people, again especially newbies, from posing some legitimate questions to resolve their problems. <br /><br />Besides, he is definitely in a world all his own - he may as well have a thread all his own as well.<br /><br />Well done, let's try to keep this thread active somehow. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />It appears that you have mis-spelled our little friend's name. Just for clarification here's the definitions of "rump" from dictionary.com:<br /><br />1. The fleshy hindquarters of an animal. <br />2. A cut of beef or veal from the rump. <br />3. The buttocks. <br />4. The part of a bird's back nearest the tail. <br />5. The last or inferior part. <br />6. A legislature having only a small part of its original membership and therefore being unrepresentative or lacking in authority.<br /><br />Oh, wait a minute... Perhaps you have a point with this one... <br />

[old] ancho · Post by **[old] ancho** » September 18th, 2005, 7:08 pm

Mr Rupp:<br />I miss your feedback regarding THE FAN (or lately known as the blowing device)...<br /> <br /><br />Regards

[old] Mark Keating · Post by **[old] Mark Keating** » September 19th, 2005, 9:48 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(bmoore @ Sep 18 2005, 03:34 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>It appears that you have mis-spelled our little friend's name. Just for clarification here's the definitions of "rump" from dictionary.com:<br /><br />1. The fleshy hindquarters of an animal. <br />2. A cut of beef or veal from the rump. <br />3. The buttocks. <br />4. The part of a bird's back nearest the tail. <br />5. The last or inferior part. <br />6. A legislature having only a small part of its original membership and therefore being unrepresentative or lacking in authority.<br /><br />Oh, wait a minute... Perhaps you have a point with this one... <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Wow! How freakish is that to accidentally misspell a person's name, yet have the new, completely accidental word provide such a fitting description? That <b>is</b> a coincidence isn't it?!

[old] bmoore · Post by **[old] bmoore** » September 19th, 2005, 9:52 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Mark Keating @ Sep 19 2005, 09:48 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(bmoore @ Sep 18 2005, 03:34 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>It appears that you have mis-spelled our little friend's name. Just for clarification here's the definitions of "rump" from dictionary.com:<br /><br />1. The fleshy hindquarters of an animal. <br />2. A cut of beef or veal from the rump. <br />3. The buttocks. <br />4. The part of a bird's back nearest the tail. <br />5. The last or inferior part. <br />6. A legislature having only a small part of its original membership and therefore being unrepresentative or lacking in authority.<br /><br />Oh, wait a minute... Perhaps you have a point with this one... <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Wow! How freakish is that to accidentally misspell a person's name, yet have the new, completely accidental word provide such a fitting description? That <b>is</b> a coincidence isn't it?! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Maybe we need to start a poll to see which definition fits the best!

[old] slo_boat · Post by **[old] slo_boat** » September 19th, 2005, 10:04 am

John Rupp in response to a question about the differences between the Model C and Model D:<br /><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'>I haven't used a D, but like that it is more quiet and has a more useful range of drag factors, although a piece of plastic results in the same range of drag factors on the C.<br /><br />I prefer the pm2+ monitor as it starts when I do. <br /><br />The pm3 starts on it's own. When it does that, the times are not accurate. Otherwise, the pm3 has more functions, though doesn't have anything more useful for rowing, per se, than the pm2 has already.<br /><br />All things considered I might sell the C and get a D at some point, simply because it's more quiet.<br /><br />This post has been edited by John Rupp: Today, 12:16 AM </td></tr></table><br /><br />This is classic! "I haven't used a D, but . . ." I know all about it. <br /><br />I'm interested to know how the pm3 starts on its own. Should there be a special category in the rankings for rows recorded by a pm3 without anyone actually using the erg? <br /><br />We should be glad that he did not start talking about how Concept II modified the Model C and Model D! <br />