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- September 17th, 2020, 11:31 pm
- Forum: Health & Fitness
- Topic: My Age
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7723
Re: My Age
Drop a query to @cyclingman1. He's been through the same thing, and is your age. I believe that he's rowing strongly again.
Re: Breathing
Another perspective to consider, though it may not be right for you. I know that when I'm racing I will need to take 2 breaths per stroke, even at 35spm. Therefore, I wish to train with the same rhythm. I do 90% of my rowing at 2 breaths per stroke, even though it's not necessary to obtain the oxyge...
- December 7th, 2019, 6:11 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Age related decline
- Replies: 128
- Views: 63254
Re: Age related decline
I have noticed that a lot of high flyers can come back to earth rather suddenly. Of course, that could be due to a lot of uncontrolled reasons. I resemble that statement. After injuries, illness, and lack of motivation, I'm far from my 65+ WR at this point. Having held it for 3 years, I have no dou...
- June 12th, 2019, 11:35 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Rowing strapless...
- Replies: 43
- Views: 21106
Re: Rowing strapless...
I frequently row strapless, not just in warmups. Pretty much any workout under 27spm is a candidate. To me it feels perfectly natural, but I don't have much leanback in my stroke anyway. Of course, many might say that mine is not a stroke to emulate, so if you're comfortable with more lean, don't li...
- February 28th, 2019, 2:26 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Did training predict actual race performance?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6457
Re: Did training predict actual race performance?
I find that the Pete Plan intervals are reasonable predictors for me = 8x500/3:30r and 4x1000/5:00r. But more importantly, the trend over time is accurate. If you do these interval workouts over the course of a season you will hopefully see your times improve. Improve by 1 second and it usually tran...
- February 22nd, 2019, 11:55 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: 2K Test and falling heart rate
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6617
Re: 2K Test and falling heart rate
I often see the same behavior. I doubt that it is anything to be concerned about.
Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper
- October 26th, 2018, 7:29 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: What Training Have You Done Today?
- Replies: 46691
- Views: 16777215
Re: What Training Have You Done Today?
Not to mention 2nd in 60-69 at HOC single sculls. Impressive.Cyclingman1 wrote: ↑October 26th, 2018, 12:45 pmlooks like a new 65+ rower on the Australian scene. Ian Luxford,65, Sunshine Coast, QLD, did 6:44.5 this season.
- October 10th, 2018, 1:09 am
- Forum: Competition
- Topic: Optimum split pacing ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19715
Re: Optimum split pacing ?
An analysis of the world championships OTW just completed contains this interesting paragraph: Analysis of the race strategy using our traditional method (RBN 2003/07) has shown that the winners had the lowest variation of speed among all finalists: the winners spread their efforts the most evenly t...
- September 24th, 2018, 10:24 am
- Forum: Competition
- Topic: Optimum split pacing ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19715
Re: Optimum split pacing ?
Chris, you've stumbled onto my secret identity. I've watched that race you did two years ago many times on youtube. You always win. It makes me happy Going back 40 years, my best 2ks (or the equivalent) have always been flat. Always hope I'm going to have a sprint, but I end up in the last 500 just...
- September 22nd, 2018, 9:54 pm
- Forum: Competition
- Topic: Optimum split pacing ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19715
Re: Optimum split pacing ?
The problem with overspeed is that if you are not careful, it overtaxes the anaerobic system. Your body's flight of fight response says too much O2 debt, flight is not working so best to slow down and prepare to fight. Your heart rate drops and you can't get it up to maxHR until you breathe off som...
- February 28th, 2018, 9:27 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Beginner Dragonboater ERG Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9867
Re: Beginner Dragonboater ERG Questions
yes a 'challenge' set by people who don't have a real idea about the erg. I have had a bit to do with the Dragon Boat crowd as lizh is very active and they are hopeless when setting up a piece for team selection and fitness evaluation. I have paddled on some world-championship dragon boat teams. Th...
- February 19th, 2018, 12:12 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Training for WIRC (Virginia) and/or Crash-Bs (Boston)
- Replies: 114
- Views: 59180
Re: Training for WIRC (Virginia) and/or Crash-Bs (Boston)
As good as the times were this yr in the 60-64 HWt 2K row, what it does for me is to reinforce just how good Paul Hendershott's time in 2004 of 6:23.7 @1:35.9 is, nearly three secs faster than the 1:38.7 of the winner this yr. It will be interesting to see if Chris Cooper's 6:39.5 for 65-69, 2017, ...
- September 19th, 2017, 10:36 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: How do you STOP Counting the strokes..
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15597
Re: How do you STOP Counting the strokes..
I often count strokes for the last minute or two of a piece. But when my mind gets into counting them as an undesirable pattern, I have found that if I start counting backwards I soon get out of that pattern. YMMV.
- July 1st, 2017, 12:47 am
- Forum: Competition
- Topic: BRIC for 2017
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18619
Bradley Wiggins plans to compete at BRIC
Bradley Wiggins plans to compete at BRIC.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins ... in-rowing/
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins ... in-rowing/
- April 28th, 2017, 10:45 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Has anyone got faster from simply doing alot of volume?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10520
Re: Has anyone got faster from simply doing alot of volume?
No, it's been about 10 years since I did resistance work. Admittedly, at that time I was pretty ripped, but no longer.GJS wrote:You do some resistance work too, Chris?