TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, post-Ergmageddon!
A sad 3 of the 25 members who have already rowed (12%) accumulated 47,940 meters Saturday! We retained 14th Place...
Milestones: No news isn't ALWAYS good news!
Approaching Milestones: David close to 1.2M (-23,665), Matthew marches towards 500K (-18,227m), Joseph moving steadily towards 400K (-11,627m), Adam (-9,268m) halves the distance to the 300K mark, Mike a row from 200K (-6,575m), Cindy (-12,686m) gaining on 150K, Lisa near 100K (-6,752m), Yolanda (-1,881m) & Daiva (-10,000m) now quite near 75K , while Glenn (-2,806m) & Paul (-4,244m) approach 50K!

Our Heroes:
David W - 26,741
Matthew R – 15,000
Joseph W - 6,199

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, celebrating Milestonapalooza!
A weak 5 of the 25 members who have already rowed (20%) accumulated a nice 75,708 meters Sunday! We're still barely out of 13th Place...

Milestones: Joseph W daily rows got him to 400K, Adam M's big row got him past 300K, Cindy R whacked 150K, while Glenn Y took out 50K!
Approaching Milestones: David close to 1.2M (-23,665), Matthew marches towards 500K (-10,110m), Mike a row from 200K (-6,575m), Lisa near 100K (-6,752m), Yolanda (-1,881m) & Daiva (-10,000m) now quite near 75K , while Paul (-4,244m) approaches 50K!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 7/9 through Fri 7/15):
David W - 6
Fred B & Matthew R - 5
Jamie B, John S, Joseph W & Mike E - 4

Our Heroes:
Cindy R - 34,724 Nice few weeks of rows!
Adam M - 14,250 Whoa!
Joseph W - 12,617 Big row!
Matthew R - 8,117 Gee, not 7,500 or 15K?
Glenn Y – 6,000 Increasing rows...

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all fingers on the handle!
A light 6 of the 25 members who have already rowed (24%) accumulated a hefty 82,001 meters Monday! We're still barely out of 13th Place...

Milestones: Our fly damsel, Lisa H, hit 100K!
Approaching Milestones: David squeaky close to 1.2M (-1,378m), John S nears 700K (-19,318m), Matthew a day from 500K (-2,095m), Mike a row from 200K (-6,575m), Jamie leapt closer to 100K (-9,675m), Yolanda (-1,881m) & Daiva (-10,000m) now quite near 75K , while Paul (-4,244m) approaches 50K!

Posted Meters:
David W - 22,287 Commanding lead...
John S - 16,459 Good to see a big row again...
Yisroel H – 14,200 Fast 12K!

Jamie B - 13,520 Huge!
Matthew R - 8,015 New distance? New time?
Lisa H - 7,520 Congrats!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all minds focused like a laser beam!
A contingent of 5 of the 25 members who have already rowed (20%) accumulated 47,501 meters Tuesday! We reached 7 million meters as a team! Still in 14th Place...

Milestones: Dennis has returned to the boat!
Approaching Milestones: David squeaky close to 1.2M (-1,378m), John S nears 700K (-19,318m), Matthew a day from 500K (-2,095m), Mike (-6,575m) & Cindy (-16,787m) aim for 200K , Jamie leapt closer to 100K (-9,675m), Yolanda (-1,881m) & Daiva (-10,000m) now quite near 75K , while Paul (-4,244m) approaches 50K!

Posted Meters:
Cindy R - 11,175 Strong row!
Fred B - 11,129 Nice row!
Lisa H - 10,197 Two consecutive long rows!
Dennis H - 10,000 Back from 2 week hiatus for back spasms! Feel better!
Glenn Y - 5,000 Nice consistency building!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, clapping for all those who rowed today!
A very impressive 11 of the 25 members who have already rowed (44%) accumulated 95,504 meters Wednesday! Rising from 14th Place...

Milestones: Matthew R reached a Half-Million, and Mike E achieved 200K!
Approaching Milestones: David squeaky close to 1.2M (-1,378m), Dennis is approaching 1 Million (-38,454m), John S nears 700K (-19,318m), Fred moving on 350K (-22,217m), Cindy (-16,787m) aims for 200K, Jamie a whisker from 100K (-742m), Yolanda (-1,881m), Daiva (-6,000m) & Raymond (-8,600m) now quite near 75K, while Paul (-4,244m) approaches 50K!

Posted Meters:
Mike E - 12,057 Nice long row while rested...
Yisroel H - 12,000 Two hard 5Ks (17:44 & 18:10.3) with 5 minute break!
Joseph W - 10,301 Nice distance!
Dennis H - 10,000 Man on the mend!

Fred B - 9,320 Almost a third of the way to a mil!
Jamie B - 8,933 How's your OTW rowing going?
Matthew R - 8,025 Congrats!
Raymond W - 7,518 Welcome back to the boat after a 2-week hiatus!

Chris H - 7,000 The Hulk returns!
Gary G - 6,350 In the heat, yet!
Daiva S - 4,000 No tennis until it goes below 90 degrees?

Very nice, balanced row totals! Strong rowing, Team!

[Izzzmeister]

...you are absolutely correct about the HR. I even have a cardio belt but haven't used it recently, i'll have to put that on today.

I strongly recommend the heart rate monitor for anyone over 40, esp. if you're increasing distance or intensity... or in the heat... or as a way to gauge training or improvement... or someone overweight... or for a beginner... you get the idea!

I can't imagine what you have to do to get a sub-17 minute 5k row, that number is amazing...likely to give me a heart attack so I won't be going there, lol. ...

I CAN imagine it, tho I've never done it. My PB (Personal Best) is 17:20, my SB (Season's Best) is 17:38 so far. But I'm aiming for it, nevertheless, elbows allowing...

And yes, you are right on as far as my finish going to only the 12o'clock position due to lower back issues, so I do lose some meters there, no question. However, just the fact I have been rowing has helped strengthen other "opposing" muscles in my scapular areas as well as lower back. In several areas the lower back pain and shoulder pain I was having is very much reduced...

Glad to hear! Remember to swivel at the hips with your "core muscles" firm (as in the video J.B. uploaded) - it will still recruit your back & abdominal muscles, but without over-stressing them.

Thanks for your detailed comments, now back to our regularly scheduled program: row, row, row your C2... Mike

Yes, back to the galleys for the 3rd set of 100K! No slacking! (Okay! Congratulations on reaching the 200K mark!)

[dr. espo]

Hey Izzz, besides the 200K I actually hit 1.5 million total meters, a drop in the bucket for most around here but a big number for me, just have to keep on the rower!

BTW, with the times you are logging for the 5 K I would estimate you body fat percentage at about 2%...am I close?!

Mike

[damselfly]

Nice rowing Dr. E!

[dr. espo]

Nice rowing Dr. E!

thanks Lisa, but I would really rather be running in the beautiful areas your frequent! Unfortunately, my vertibrae just can't take the impact compression...ahhh, getting older is such fun! On the other hand, thank goodness for the C2, its been a lifesaver for me!
Mike

[dr. espo]

can't remember where i saw this recommended, but it is a REALLY nice technique video.
explains 'connecting to the feet' very well...



joe wyatt

Joe, that was a terrific video. As I compare my form I realized that while I was "sorta" doing that pelvic tilt, I was not accenting it enough, very informative, thanks!

Mike

[Izzzmeister]

Hey Izzz, besides the 200K I actually hit 1.5 million total meters, a drop in the bucket for most around here but a big number for me, just have to keep on the rower!

BTW, with the times you are logging for the 5 K I would estimate you body fat percentage at about 2%...am I close?!

Mike

1.5M is a great number, you need to celebrate every little victory!
I'm about to hit 5 million... thought I'd hit it Thursday night, maybe Sunday morning, but with this heat, it may take an extra couple of days.
2% body fat is VERY close - actually, it's somewhere between 25 - 30%, though one handheld says 31% body fat. I'm 6' 2.5" & 252 pounds. One of the big impediments to my bettering my times is that I can't quite get parallel for the "catch" since my belly gets in the way. (Theoretically, your chest should touch your knees at the catch. I'm glad when my chest can wave to my knees in the distance.) Every time I lop off another 5-10 pounds, my speed improves noticeably. My 6:42.5 at the CRASH-Bs was at 245 lbs. (Besides lengthening my stroke when I have less belly in the way, it also improves oxygen usage, since a) VO2Max goes per Kg. of weight, and b) I'm not wasting valuable oxygen to supply excess fat stores with sustenance.) Still way better than my high weight of 330, or the 313 I was at when I was diagnosed with diabetes.
BTW, most of the gained weight is muscle, as I've been lifting more often. I felt that the 3 things keeping me from going below 6:30 for the 2K were: 1) More "rated" strokes were needed (less strokes per minute with more power per stroke) in preparation, in "building a base", 2) more strength/power in general, that would translate to more power per stroke, and 3) lower weight, probably about 215-220lbs. (There are other things worth working on, but they would yield results measured in the 1/10ths of seconds, these 3 would yield results measured in seconds.) Hence, more resistance training, aiming for strength first, then adding more speed & endurance components closer to a race.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all rowing scores on the board!
A very nice 8 of the 25 members who have already rowed (32%) accumulated 89,768 meters Thursday! Rising from 14th Place...

Milestones: David W first to 1.2M, and Jamie B reached 100K for the year! Also, Mike E hit 1,500,000 lifetime meters!
Approaching Milestones: Dennis is approaching 1 Million (-33,454m), John S halved the distance to 700K (-9,231m), Fred moving on 350K (-14,206m), Cindy (-10,345m) closer to 200K, Yolanda (-1,881m), Daiva (-6,000m) & Raymond (-8,600m) now quite near 75K, while Paul (-4,244m) approaches 50K!

Posted Meters:
David W - 37,313 Wow!
John S - 10,087
Gary G - 9,539
Fred B - 8,011 Three rows in 4 days!

Lisa H - 7,353
Cindy R - 6,442
Jamie B - 6,023
Dennis H - 5,000

Catching up ever so slowly...!

[brick1101]

Hey team!!! Finally I'm back to my "normal" life after doing tornado clean up and then a protracted road trip. Our rowing club is getting back also. We had a great row yesterday morning.We rowed upstream about 2.5k doing drills and then spun the boat. Just as we were spinning the rain started. We built up speed and did a mock 2k head race back to the dock rowing all 8. There were a number of first year rowers... this was the longest they had ever rowed continuously. It was awesome those few strokes when everything clicked and the boat cut through the water dead on with even catches and releases! In the heat at 6:30 a.m. the rain felt glorious...
Been working out with our coach from last year who is in town till next Thursday on the erg.... she is 23, I'm 59... she makes me work to keep up with her!! I'm working up to rate a 500 meter piece next week under her guidance....

[damselfly]

Happy Friday, all!! Which means that your trusty team posting standby (me) is doing meters for our fearless Cap'n. A slowish day today, with 8 of 26 members (31%) logging 98,632 total meters.

A big Team Timbuktoo welcome to our newest team member, Mike Beggs!!! Welcome to the boat, and many happy kilometers of healthy rowing to you!

No milestones today.... But on the horizon we have.... David is approaching 1.3M (-33,197m), Dennis is closing on 1M (-28,454m), Yisroel is steaming towards 700K (-33,479m), and New Mike is approaching 15K (-9,000m). Row on, men!!

Posted Meters:
David W - 30,868
Yisroel H - 18,715
Mike E - 13,307
Joseph W - 10,241
Matthew R - 8,027
Gary G - 6,474
Mike B - 6,000
Dennis H - 5,000

Row strong team!!!!

[damselfly]

Hey team!!! Finally I'm back to my "normal" life after doing tornado clean up and then a protracted road trip. Our rowing club is getting back also. We had a great row yesterday morning.We rowed upstream about 2.5k doing drills and then spun the boat. Just as we were spinning the rain started. We built up speed and did a mock 2k head race back to the dock rowing all 8. There were a number of first year rowers... this was the longest they had ever rowed continuously. It was awesome those few strokes when everything clicked and the boat cut through the water dead on with even catches and releases! In the heat at 6:30 a.m. the rain felt glorious...
Been working out with our coach from last year who is in town till next Thursday on the erg.... she is 23, I'm 59... she makes me work to keep up with her!! I'm working up to rate a 500 meter piece next week under her guidance....

Sounds wonderful, and glad things have quieted down for you!! Let's hope they stay that way for a long time!