december 2014 rowing machine challenge thread.

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  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 7. 30 mins.distance 5740.
    also using a small towel folded up to make rows slightly less bum numbing!
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    row # 7 (10,000m - month to date 77,251m)
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    #1 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
    #2 - 61 minutes / 11817 meters
    #3 - 60 minutes / 11564 meters
    #4 - 60 minutes / 11405 meters
    #5 - 65 minutes / 12421 meters
    #6 - 60 minutes / 11706 meters
  • robinrows
    robinrows Posts: 57 Member
    Almost made the 100K for the Holiday challenge. Two more rows should get there.

    On the seat debate I prefer the natural padding of the overweight. I've tried a gel seat, but found that to be unconfortable as well. I'm ok up to 1/2 marathon, when I did a full marathon I used the gel seat and a towel, but tbh by the end nothing made much difference to the general numbness.
  • LittlePinkShotgun
    LittlePinkShotgun Posts: 101 Member
    I'm just finding this now, so I'll join in mid way through :)
  • LittlePinkShotgun
    LittlePinkShotgun Posts: 101 Member
    Now... is there a way for me flag this so I can find it easily in the future?
    <-noob
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Noshesnomore wrote: »
    Now... is there a way for me flag this so I can find it easily in the future?
    <-noob
    Just bookmark it. It doesnt matter about time and distance, so dont be put off. Its just about trying to get ten rows in. 500m 10x will do.
  • LittleWarriorBee
    LittleWarriorBee Posts: 53 Member
    I rowed for the first time yesterday. 5000K 40 min. I guess I should row faster. :)
  • LittlePinkShotgun
    LittlePinkShotgun Posts: 101 Member
    999tigger wrote: »
    Noshesnomore wrote: »
    Now... is there a way for me flag this so I can find it easily in the future?
    <-noob
    Just bookmark it. It doesnt matter about time and distance, so dont be put off. Its just about trying to get ten rows in. 500m 10x will do.

    Okay... as in a web browser bookmark? Is is there a way to do it in the forum? For now I'll browser bookmark it.

    I have been really enjoying the rowing machine since I discovered it about a month ago. I can row 1000 meters in 5 min with the resistance maximized.

    Yesterday for the first time I used my heart rate monitor to calculate an accurate burn... this could be my new favourite thing!

    I'll aim for a full 60 min today and see how far I get. Then I will work to improve on that.
  • LittlePinkShotgun
    LittlePinkShotgun Posts: 101 Member

    So... I rowed for 60 minutes with resistance on 10 and came in at 11,500 ish.

    My comfortable pace seems to be 2:35... and a hard but sustainable effort is 2:20-2:25. If I want to crash and burn really fast 1:59 will do it!

    I dropped my heart rate watch on the change room floor and now it is dead. RIP Timex Global Trainer. I estimate my average HR was in the 150-160 range for the most part.

    I have to admit I slacked off a lot during the last 10 minutes. So, I think I can aim for 1250 next time.

    Yeah, rowing is right up there with running for me :D
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    LittleWarriorBee wrote: »
    I rowed for the first time yesterday. 5000K 40 min. I guess I should row faster. :)

    The only one you should be competing against is yourself. Rowing is a serious workout. I've just recently been able to do an hour straight averaging +/-11,500 meters in that time. Only one I judge myself against is me.

    I'm sure over time we all improve.
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    Noshesnomore wrote: »
    So... I rowed for 60 minutes with resistance on 10 and came in at 11,500 ish.

    My comfortable pace seems to be 2:35... and a hard but sustainable effort is 2:20-2:25. If I want to crash and burn really fast 1:59 will do it!

    I dropped my heart rate watch on the change room floor and now it is dead. RIP Timex Global Trainer. I estimate my average HR was in the 150-160 range for the most part.

    I have to admit I slacked off a lot during the last 10 minutes. So, I think I can aim for 1250 next time.

    Yeah, rowing is right up there with running for me :D

    Wow - good for you! A resistance of 10?? I'm still at a 3 or a 4 depending on the day.
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    Does anyone here use Row Pro?
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    that's super! I used to row for like 20 minutes at a time and really enjoyed it. then I was shown how my form is off and how it really is to row, and I can barely get a minute done.

    very impressive! rowing's hard!
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Please dont compare yourself to others. I think the thread is just to encourage people to use the rower more as it offers one of the best cardio workouts and is quite different. 1. Try and use it regularly, becayse as you practice you get better. 2. Compare your times and distances against your previous times and distances. As far as I understand it the resistance level is kind of irrelevant as the monitor works it all out and its both distance within a certain time or pace you should be looking at.
  • LittlePinkShotgun
    LittlePinkShotgun Posts: 101 Member
    MostlyWater wrote: »
    that's super! I used to row for like 20 minutes at a time and really enjoyed it. then I was shown how my form is off and how it really is to row, and I can barely get a minute done.

    very impressive! rowing's hard!

    Yup, form is important... but once you get it... it's a full body workout, arms, core, lats, legs, butt :smiley:

    My glutes are angry with me now... gonna have to foam roll.
  • LittlePinkShotgun
    LittlePinkShotgun Posts: 101 Member
    DM01234 wrote: »
    Does anyone here use Row Pro?

    Never heard of it... off to google!
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    edited December 2014
    #1 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
    #2 - 61 minutes / 11817 meters
    #3 - 60 minutes / 11564 meters
    #4 - 60 minutes / 11405 meters
    #5 - 65 minutes / 12421 meters
    #6 - 60 minutes / 11706 meters
    #7 - 61 minutes / 12227meters

    C2 Holiday Challenge met today!
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 8.time 30 mins.distance 5940.level 4.
    good to be back in the gym after 10 days working away.
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    Noshesnomore wrote: »
    Now... is there a way for me flag this so I can find it easily in the future?
    <-noob

    hi,welcome aboard.
    at top of page is a little star,click it,it turns yellow and bookmarks the thread.
    anytime you log in,click the star above next to bell and settings icon and that will show you saved threads and any additions.

  • robinrows
    robinrows Posts: 57 Member
    LittleWarriorBee wrote: »
    I rowed for the first time yesterday. 5000K 40 min. I guess I should row faster. :)

    I agree with some of the other comments - try not to compare yourself to others. Height and weight make a big difference, so if you compare yourself to a (reasonably fit) giant, your rows will always look slow. Unless you are a giant as well of course!

    One thing to do though is to make sure you have a good rowing technique - look at the videos on concept 2 etc. You may find some simple changes in rowing technique give you a big gain in performance - which is good for your own motivation.

    If you haven't found it yet, concept 2 have a free logbook where you can store your rowing times etc.

  • robinrows
    robinrows Posts: 57 Member
    Noshesnomore wrote: »
    So... I rowed for 60 minutes with resistance on 10 and came in at 11,500 ish.

    You might want to play around with the resistance, a lower resistance might allow you to row quicker for longer. There's lots of stuff on the concept 2 website on resistance. A lower resistance doesn't seem to equate to a lower intensity workout, although I struggle to fully understand this.

    I used to automatically stick the resistance to 10. After reading up about it I switched to using the drag factor, and worked out 130-140 was about right for me (I am heavy, for a normal weight person it is likely to be lower), which is a resitance setting of 6-9 depending on how much dust is in the rowing machine fan.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Rows 8 (7,215m) & 9 (12, 179m) month-to-date total 96,915, Holiday Challenge 115,123m with almost a week left.......it was so nice outside this morning I went for a run rather than rowing. I'll make it up during the weekend!
  • IndianCat3
    IndianCat3 Posts: 158 Member
    wish i had seen this post before hand :( i would have joined in on the challenge
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    IndianCat3 wrote: »
    wish i had seen this post before hand :( i would have joined in on the challenge

    There's still time to get in on the C2 2015 Virtual Team Challenge for the MFP virtual team!!
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    #1 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
    #2 - 61 minutes / 11817 meters
    #3 - 60 minutes / 11564 meters
    #4 - 60 minutes / 11405 meters
    #5 - 65 minutes / 12421 meters
    #6 - 60 minutes / 11706 meters
    #7 - 61 minutes / 12227meters
    #8 - 60 minutes / 11760 meters
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 9.time 60.00.distance 11 155.level 4.
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 10.time 60.00.distance 10913.level 4.
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 11.time 41.52.distance 7500.level 4.
    now at 144k for holiday challenge with xmas eve left to hit 150.
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    #1 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
    #2 - 61 minutes / 11817 meters
    #3 - 60 minutes / 11564 meters
    #4 - 60 minutes / 11405 meters
    #5 - 65 minutes / 12421 meters
    #6 - 60 minutes / 11706 meters
    #7 - 61 minutes / 12227meters
    #8 - 60 minutes / 11760 meters
    #9 - 61 minutes / 12199 meters
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