Beginners 10k: Timing Expectations and Development Help

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Rod
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Re: Beginners 10k: Timing Expectations and Development Help

Post by Rod » December 12th, 2019, 6:00 pm

Iggymnewrower1 wrote:
December 12th, 2019, 9:18 am
1st ever 10k yesterday at 44:32 at level 6
5k today at 21:59 at level 6 today
Looks like you don't understand ''Drag Factor'' (despite Citroen giving you some information on it 3 days ago...,) here's another explanation;

If the damper lever is on 6 (for example) on one machine it could have a very different level of resistance to 6 on another as they all vary depending on how much dust is accumulated in the fan cage so the way to know the resistance is ...the ''Drag Factor'' which is a measure of the speed at which the flywheel slows down. To set it.... On the monitor press ''More Options''.... then press ...''Display Drag Factor'' a box will come up with a number in it…that’s the drag factor...row some strokes raising or lowering the lever to adjust it. Raising the lever raises the number...lowering the lever lowers it. I'd suggest starting at 115 then experiment from there to find what suits you best, here's a useful video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52gBjqVGWXs
67 year old, 72 kilo (159lbs), 5'8''/174cm (always the shortest on the podium!) male. Based just south of London.
Best rows as an over 60. One Hour.....16011 metres. 30 mins.....8215 metres. 100k 7hrs 14 mins.

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