New Member Introduction – Excited to Join the Concept2 Community!

[Abelnicholas]

Hi everyone,

I’m excited to be part of the Concept2 forum! As someone who is passionate about fitness and rowing, I’ve recently started using a Concept2 rower and am eager to connect with others who share this interest. I’m looking forward to learning more about training techniques, rowing performance tips, and sharing my own progress.

I’m particularly interested in discovering effective workout plans, tips for maintaining the equipment, and improving my overall rowing form. Can’t wait to dive into the discussions and engage with this amazing community!

Best regards,

[Dangerscouse]

Welcome to the forum, and there's a goldmine of information on here for you to look through.

[iain]

Welcome, just ask away and we will try and answer any questions. Alternatively just let us know the stats of your rowing and your priorities, age, height etc. and we can make suggestions. As said on many threads, it is worth spending some time initially trying to copy some of the excellent rowing forms on Utube etc. at a modest pace and slow stroke. Its not difficult, but not always intuitive either. Also look up "Drag Factor" if you haven't already explored this.

[Sakly]

Welcome to the forum
For sharing your own progress, the "What training have you done today" - thread is the best place

[Ackley]

warmly welcome

[pearson]

Hi there! Another newbie in here

[jamesg]

Rowing usually starts with a coach telling us how it's done, to avoid putting a foot through the hull or catch crabs. Nonesuch can happen on an erg, but we can damage ourselves. So make sure you learn how: rowing is hard work that repeats the same action thousands of times.

If done well it's the safest sport there is, despite, or maybe thanks to, all that hard work from the legs going through back, shoulders, arms and hands.

Also, we learn about the erg itself: it measures the Power we deliver and shows the results all too clearly, if we press the right buttons.

Searching the C2 site, it's hard to find a question that's not answered in full detail.

[Chico64]

Hi there,
Newbie here from Australia. Had my first row with my new Concept 2, previously had a cheap magnetic type rower and what a change. My first row this morning was not good as the Concept 2 felt totally different and what I thought as having good technique I fell apart. Will be starting from scratch with this machine and I foresaw learning a lot.

[Dangerscouse]

Hi there,
Newbie here from Australia. Had my first row with my new Concept 2, previously had a cheap magnetic type rower and what a change. My first row this morning was not good as the Concept 2 felt totally different and what I thought as having good technique I fell apart. Will be starting from scratch with this machine and I foresaw learning a lot.

Welcome to the forum. There's a world of difference between a magnetic rower and a C2, so forget about your previous results. The good thing is you'll have newbie gains for quite a while, and then the hard work really begins.

Do take time to learn good technique as it won't make it easier, but it will make it harder & slower if you've got bad technique.

[p_b82]

Welcome to you both - as said by others loads of info here if you dig around a little and/or ask others.

[Nomark]

Welcome to the forum! I'm also fairly new here but it's great and you'll find a very supportive community and answers to any questions you may have.

If you are looking for a place to start you could do a lot worse then the Beginners Pete Plan
It's a 24 week program and there's a few of us on it (I'm on week 6) and many others who've done it in the past. There's a thread on it in the training section of this forum if you'd like to give it a try