Any of You Train With or Have a Concept II Rower?

[2whlrcr]

Originally Posted by Cruiser

I think I just did 120K today,,, wow that was easy.... I wonder how many do that.. kinda like the internet,, cant really tell what everybody is really like or doing..

Joke right? Or did you really row 120K?, because that's about 12 hours of rowing for the average guy.

[shedguy]

Hey just completed my first month of Rowing ever, what a great exercise for what we do, I have dropped my time by 2 mins per 5K, and average 1.55 at max load on the fan, I just gotta get me one, anyone care to trade a Schwinn spinner bike for a concept 2

[gasgasman]

Originally Posted by Cruiser

I like it,, but not at the price,, I'll just make something.. The bar for the rower from them was over a c note.. thats a few bike parts.. I'll grab some old bars and bar mounts and the mig welder..

The way they have the rowing cable hooked up to the bars, it looks like the bars would try to rotate.

[gasgasman]

What is a good training plan on the rowing machine?

I usually do 2,000 meters, four times a week.
32 strokes per minute takes 8:45 min.

Is that good, bad, or do I need o step it up?

[lankydoug]

I usually do 2,000 meters, four times a week.
32 strokes per minute takes 8:45 min.


Is that rowing or watching the Playboy channel?

[Cruiser]

Originally Posted by 2whlrcr

Joke right? Or did you really row 120K?, because that's about 12 hours of rowing for the average guy.

Yup,, a joke,, takes me about 45 minutes to an hr to do 3k meters.. and thats enough.. I was just joking as some of the stats some people put up are almost questionable.. they must live on their rowers..

[Cruiser]

2k in under 10 minutes,,?? maybe my settings on my computer thingy are off.. I'll have to check it out..

[gasgasman]

I just use the pre-set work out in the menu.
You can race the "pace boat" to keep up the pace.

[webmaster]

Originally Posted by gasgasman

What is a good training plan on the rowing machine?

I usually do 2,000 meters, four times a week.
32 strokes per minute takes 8:45 min.

Is that good, bad, or do I need o step it up?

Depending on what else you are doing before and after - it might be "bad" - you need to go slower at beginning to warm up and go longer to get cardiovascular benefit and then go five minutes at slower pace at end to cool down. Learned alot from the nurses in cardiac rehab after my surgery.

You need to get a heart rate monitor and get your heart rate up into target zone and keep it there for 30 minutes. For your situation and age - you should start at 110-120 and work up to 130-140 heart rate as target.

Always start out slow and warm up for 5 minutes. At end of workout - add 5 minutes to slow down and cool down. You can do damage to your heart by going at it too fast - you need to warm up for a few minutes for your arteries to dilate before hitting it hard - particularly at "our age".

Stretch after your workout to maintain and improve flexibility and range of movement - do this when muscles warm at end of workout to avoid injury.

Right now - I am up to 1 hour cardio - six days a week - but mix between treadmill, recumbant bike and rower. If something gets slightly uncomfortable 30 minutes into workout I will switch machines.

jeff

p.s. Not sure - but the number of strokes per minute sounds too high - you need to do the "recovery" (slide forward) more slowly and then "hit it" on the "drive". There are technique videos on the concept2 website...

http://www.concept2.com/us/training/technique.asp

[webmaster]

Hey Girard,

Just finished working out - did a half hour on the rower and another half hour on a recumbent bike - I was doing about 22 strokes/min. Did about 6k meters...

I kinda "sprint" after the "catch" and then smoothly return... I do between 2:18 min/500 meters and 2:30 per 500 meters most of the time right now - but picking it up as I get in better shape.

jeff