Rowing 1000KM by mid June

Go get it, buddy.



Mark

 

Cool, I'll have to get my rower out. How long does it take to do 12.5K? Are you only doing every other day?

 

Wow, you're w-a-y ahead of me.

 

I think so. I brought it back in the late '90s, so it is a Concept something. Yeah, I'll start slow. I got the heartbeat monitor. I'll take it to a certain level and hold it there.

 

Good luck bud !!!

 

Been rowing since late October on the C2. I'm very impressed that you can go 58 minutes! I can do 30 but then my rear starts to get pretty uncomfortable. Good luck and keep going!

 

I don't have a rower, but the cold and inclement weather has driven me inside so I've started on our treadmill again. I bought it for my wife 9 years ago and I just hit 500 miles on it this week.

My New Year's Resolution is to do 500 miles in 2017 which is an average of 1.3 miles per day. Of course, this will be in addition to my usual weight-lifting and outside running, so it should be a good challenge.

 

Have you guys learned to row on the water or do you just use the machines? If just the machines, do you care about form? The reason I ask, is I was told that 'gym form' can damage certain body parts over time.

Good luck with the 1000 km Darth!

Regards,

Art S.

 

Longest piece I ever rowed was in college during the winter months, 42,000m, it was brutal. I think 3 movies played start to finish in the boat house before everyone got off their ergs. Best of luck!

 

I row on the water. Gym form from most users is terrible. Certainly not transferable to the water. The biggest issue is to follow the sequence of legs, back and arms. Don't start leaning back until your legs and knees are fully down. Make sure to keep the load out if the back. Don't shoot the slide.

 

"ergs don't float"

try and imagine your body as a whip, start with your feet, and work your way up.

 

I had a Concept 2 back in the 90s when the front resistance fan was a bike wheel with blades attached and you changed resistance by manually moving the chain on a cog set. Not rowing nearly as long or hard anymore...but still rowing.

 

Just found this. Way to go!

I recently hit the rower too. I'm on track to do 200,000 meters for the month of April. I set a goal April first to do 50,000 meters a week. Only three more days!

Never really got that into the C2 by now I love it. Less jarring than running for me and I like that it works the upper body as well.

 

Doing 10k five days a week. Looking at buying a rower so I can do it at home in the morning. Most I ever did in one sitting was 20k meters. Lol, damn that seat gets uncomfortable!

 

Inspirational folks! I just started rowing myself. I will do 5K during lunch and some plyometrics thrown in before and after.

I am sure my form is incorrect so I am constantly adjusting, trying to find an efficient movement. Still, I hate the idea of getting into bad habits with a new exercise.