@JefferyJordin....as successful as you've been on the bike, I think you'll be equally successful on the indoor rower! It's a great workout and from a non-rider's perspective, it seems like the two activities are fairly similar in terms of the mindset needed to be successful, pace of workouts, aerobics, etc.

And from what little I know about time and distance on the rower, you're off to a great start.

The one piece of advice I would send your way as you get started on the rower is to check out the videos on technique. I'm still a newbie when it comes to rowing, but I found as my form and technique improved, so did my distance and time splits.

Thanks David !

I particularly like the videos from C2 as well, they're among the best out there.

I've referred back to this same video a number of times to remind myself of the proper form. I had lower back issues years ago and am especially conscious about keeping good form on the catch.

16,557 meters today.

20,567 meters today

Awesome, mcppsl! We needed you last month in the Challenge! Maybe next January?! I think we're going to be raring to go then...

Here's what I did yesterday. It was a workout that McRower sent me when I couldn't decide what to do one day. It nearly killed me.

You asked for a suggestion for a workout....why don't you try a steady state warm-up at 22 stroke rate....then get off the erg and do a few light stretches. Then set your damper on 7 and row at 28-30 sr for 2 minutes, crank down your damper to 3 and row 5 minutes at 24 and repeat 5 times. Get off stretch for 5 minutes and finish off with a nice steady state at 22-26 with damper on 3 for as long as you feel good and watch your total meters. Remember to keep your hands level and low during the recovery, lift and extend at the catch and strong legs and level hands on the drive. Keep your chin up and hard level. But most of all enjoy your row ( ^*^ )

Yesterday: 10km in an 8+.

First sprint regatta of the season March 2nd!

2k time trial on the SkiErg. UGH!! Get me back to the rowing machine, I've got less than 100k to hit 6 million lifetime meters!

Wow! My best to date is just over 7.4km for 30mins and at a much higher heart rate. Great to see it done and more incentive for me to put the work in. Nothing competitive just great to see. Are you logging on the concept2 website?
Regards, Brent

Total for February: 446,805 metres, 23,586kcals.

Nice going, tjlove!!

Wow, lots of new guys, and some seriously good times. You're right Michelle, we could be serious contenders for the January challenge. I'm going to try and join in, but I expect to be working in the Middle East, and will have to find a local gym. Shouldn't be a problem. :-)

Hey, new member and a new rower did my first row on gym machine and did
5000m in 31.30
Hoping that will go down after a while
:flowerforyou:

Yesterday was 10,000m in pretty much 50:00.

I'm probably going to row again today as it's the start of the Concept II Holiday Challenge and I'm considering going after the 200,000m mark.....

That's pretty damn quick for a 2k Lucan 07. Great performance.

Today was the first interval workout on my C2......10 x 500/1r with an average pace of 2:05 / 500m

I had some short bursts where my pace went below 2:00 / 500m and felt amazing afterward!

This one was SUPER fun, and it was one of those workouts where you actually feel your body responding!

15 min focused warmup with some 30 sec bursts @ 28spm
No stroke ratings for this piece, do at your own rate:
4x 30"on/30" off @2K pace

1x 5' on/1' off @2K plus 4 seconds

10x 20"on/10" off @ 2k plus 10 seconds

1x 10' on @ 2k + 16 (this one is tricky, but stick with it because your body is flushing the lactic acid and you are getting the benefits of the workout)

10x 20"on/10'off @2k +10

1x5' on/ 1' off @2k +4

4x 30"on/30" off @2K or lower, then EVEN LOWER on the last one!!!

Such a good piece!