Concept2 Forum

Tuesday PM
10k @2:06.2
df127 sr25 174w mhr152

Monday PM
2k @2:10
30' = 7720m @1:56.5
df128 sr27 221w
1:56.4 (149)
1:56.8 (153)
1:56.8 (158)
1:57.0 (161)
1:55.6 (166)
2k @2:10

Terry did his 7602m @1:58 - number one ranking this year by a long way which is nice

best of luck Rod with your new challenges

@ Lindsay, i enjoy the HM especially in UT2 zone. Nice set of 500s Andrew - still getting better. I'm afraid my completely anerobic physiology conspires with my softish brain to limit my HMs to once every year or two - just don't suit me at all. There is no sensible way I can keep any serious dista...

Wow - Rod Chinn has "defected" from Sub7 to MAD - there must be a back story to that!!

FWIW I have been lucky enough to have done a full on VO2 max on the erg at the AIS at 65yo = 43.7 ml/kg/min (which is pretty good I guess altho they don't have enough data to really rank it). From memory the C2 table suggested way higher than that - maybe high 50s early 60s? Clearly the table is not...

Bumped up Drag factor to 120 from 110. Def felt better in the moment and I will see how my back feels later. I would imagine that my maximal strength is in the top percentile for rowing (500lb deadlift and the 1:27 500) so I would think that I could utilize this more with a higher end drag factor i...

Sunday AM
long and steady session - for me very long indeed (I have only done a HM about 5 times ever)
normally an hour is about as long as I go - this went pretty well
20x 1k/90"R @2:00.3
df125 sr26 201w Mhr153
first @2:04 fastest @1:59.2

Sat AM needed to do a interval session after a lot of LSS over the past 8 weeks - turned a bit epic in the end - really nice to get the "no more intervals" message 2k @2:10 30x 1'/1'R => 8617m @1:44.4 (+2029mR) df131 sr30 (all counted) 307W mhr159 29 @1:44.x last @1:41.6 then 5 minutes on my back th...

What sort of heart rate should we be rowing the steady state sessions at? Also, for those with a monitor, how much does your HR slow after you stop? Reason for asking both. Doing my normal pre rugby friday recovery session. 30min at 2.05 ish. Stopped a couple of times to test HR manually (pulse ove...

Below are the splits from my last 60min TT. I added the % HRR column. Does that look reasonable for a HR pattern? Would the following be a dumb idea? I was thinking about going out faster and trying to get my HR up to 174 (90% of HRR) much faster and holding it there until the last 6 minutes.Yes, I...

I think that before you decide on specific rowing goals you need to figure out how rowing fits into your overall fitness / health plan. Yes, it does matter - being tall (and strong) helps a lot on the erg. Good luck, and "enjoy" it. :) Yes exactly - what you want to achieve and how hard you want to...

Thursday PM
45' = 11183m @2:00.7
df125 sr27 199w mhr158 (152 @30')
all @2:01.7 - 1:59.7

My understanding was that Paul was asking not about the way performance declines with age (which is a given) but whether the ability to recover from a hard session declines as well and if so when. Greg Smith and Sander have done all the work on ageing and performance. https://analytics.rowsandall.co...