Concept2 Forum

UPDATE: In case anyone was wondering, I have decided to update my progress on the erg. Less than two weeks after I posted, I moved to SoCal for work. There was no longer any need to erg in the offseason as there is no offseason there. I was able to ride pretty much everyday, and my concept2 ambition...

in my experience, the watts aren't consistent absolutely or relatively. i would estimate that my erg watts are around 80% of my cycling watts for longer intervals. however, as the effort intensity increases, so does the delta. meaning that my one minute effort on the erg is closer to 70% of my cycli...

Thanks for the responses everyone! I did another test day to see if I was just not going hard enough in the 1k. I went out hoping to stay around 1:46 but died a million deaths in the final 100m. I wound up 3:40. Maybe with better pacing I could be around 3:35. Certainly, I couldn't do the 3:24 that ...

Bob, Thanks for the advice! 1. Do you think that physiologically, an amateur athlete who is a novice on the erg will do better relatively over shorter distances? I had come across the adage of 2x distance +5s in another thread and thought my results were curious. I am glad to see that I am not the o...

Greetings everyone. I am a cyclist who specifies in climbing (1.90m @ 67-69kg). I don't think I am ever going to be putting out the huge watts to get me sub 7, but that really isn't what I am going after. Basically, I am seeking an offseason cardio and leg intensive exercise that will break up the m...