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I used to row from October or so until March and road bike April to December. Since my favorite cycling route was a mountain road climb I could track my fitness pretty well. It always took a while to get back into climbing shape no matter how fit I was on the rower and vice-versa. Just different eno...

I had way more back issues when I didn't warm-up on the rower. Now I do a 1k with a hard 10 at 750. Slowly increase the pace throughout.

Thanks for the responses which track with my experience. The improvement comes with the skierg but, because of the different muscles involved, the gains come more slowly than on the rower.

My SkiERG 500m pace is about 15s slower than RowERG, regardless of the distance. Some others report similar or even faster pace on the SkiERG. I'm thinking more about the rate of improvement assuming someone puts in the work. The stroke is so different I wonder if someone could expect a rate of imp...

One of the main things I love about the rower is, without fail, the more I row the better my times get. I've never followed a structured plan for long enough on the skierg to know if the payoff is the same. For those who have been consistent, do you get a result on the skierg that is similar to the ...

Really useful write up. I have a rower and a skierg but, unless I had really limited space, I think free weights and bodyweight are a better option for me. I like the safety aspect since I train alone in my garage (so no spotter) and I like the ability to push limits safely but I don't think I would...

Used Coospo HRM today for the first time. Made me realize how useless my Garmin has been for rowing. Compared the two as I rowed today. Garmin all over the place and Coospo nice and steady and it changed intuitively rather than randomly. So far so good.

Thanks for the tip. Ordered the 808s. For that price I'm willing to give it a shot.

Good to know about Polar. I see the H10 comes with the strap and sensor. Does the PM5 display the HR data without the cable and sensor required like the setup for my old PM3?

My Garmin 245 is fine for everything but rowing. The heart rate monitoring during rows is more of a distraction than it's worth. I got an email ad from Garmin in early January about the HRM200 chest strap and figured I'd bite the bullet and pay $88 to get accurate HR info. After three weeks of silen...

Welcome to the forum. This has been a great source of training information for me. I have a similar background without the professional cred! After my daughters were born 29 years ago, I cycled for a little more than half the year (California weather) and rowed the rest. I started rowing with a litt...

I usually settle in to a rate in the low 30s. I wonder if it's like cycling in that some grind and some spin at higher cadence. I was a low cadence climber on the bike and I can't fathom a stroke rate in the 40s for me unless it is a sprint finish.

Wow, that is a huge accomplishment. I have never been tempted to go further than a half marathon but I admire the toughness of those who do.

Unless a person is one of those freak of nature types, there shouldn't be any concern about bulking up. Bulking up is hard, intentional work and it doesn't happen by accident for the vast majority of people.

When I was younger I would jump on the rower and go while worrying about what a slow start would do to my overall pace. Lots of low back issues. I learned that for me, a 1000 meter warm-up with a hard 10 after about 800 meters is enough to get loose.