Dragfactor

[[old] Thomas]

There are a number of people our age who can pull fast 2k's with the drag as low as 120. <br /><br />1.86m is 6' 1". I am 6' 3". I have lost flexibility, which means I am probably not rowing as a 6' 3" rower like I did 16-20 years ago.<br /><br />I have found that with the 150 drag, I feel more physically solid after rowing than I do with the lower drag. I do have to warm-up with the higher drag as opposed to the lower drag, where if I am in a hurry, I can usually just warm-up on the way during the piece. <br /><br />Of the weight training I do, I stopped lifting weights for my arms and back because of the higher drag. I just do a chest routine (Bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Fly's). I think the weights were overworking my biceps in particular.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

[[old] Jamie]

I rowed lightweight in college and my junior year was when C2 introduced the Model C (or, at least when it made its way to our boathouse). In the winter, we used to use the "heavy" setting on the Model B every Friday for an 18/20/22/24 (4/3/2/1) 30' ladder followed by a 24/26/28/30 (4/3/2/1) 30' ladder on the "light" setting. The coach would not let us use the "heavy" setting after March 15. <br /><br />Lightweight rowing is idiosyncratic in its catch speed. For me, who had a slow catch, the heavier settings exacerbated this fault. <br /><br />With the "C," we would do the same drill, but with 10 replacing "heavy," 2 replacign "light" and 4 replacing "middle." <br /><br />For testing, we were required to use 4-5 on the "C" and "middle" on the "B." <br /><br />I am probably more effective on an erg with a higher drag number, but my boat performance suffers. When I row with heavyweights, it is not that big of a problem. When I row with lightweights, though, I'm always late following workouts on high settings. <br /><br />-Jamie