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I guess I don't really get the search for a meaningful formula when they are all so There is a good explanation within the link above about MHR - the most well regarded way of determining it is the protocol developed at the Australian institute of sport which involves setting up an interval piece w...

As for tomorrow, you're not going to get on the rower each day and try to push it to the max. You just completed a tough 5k piece. You said you did some easy work for 2 weeks and wanted to challenge yourself with a 5k. Most training is not done at maximal effort or anywhere near MHR. Why not go for...

dutchcantoo, As far as headaches, I've found they're more related to dehydration than efforts. You might want to look at your water intake, along with electrolytes. Well, I didn't eat or drink before or during this 5k. Afterwards, lots. The migraine came on later in the evening and persisted throug...

To use poker parlance, you've got to know when to stick, and when to twist. A really tough session will really tax your Central Nervous System, especially if you're getting a migraine. Take it easy, and I'd not think about doing anything other than slow & steady sessions for about 7-10 days. You ca...

[/quote] Totally agree! My best friend is 1 year older than me, his MHR is around 210, mine 174, a difference of about 35. No matter if a formula is on average halfway exact, if we would trust a formula with only age and m/f as variables at least one of us would be very far away from his real MHR. T...

I guess that last column is heart rate. From the most recent formula for maximum heart rate of women as a function of age , HRmax = 206 - 0.88*age, you must have dug deep in the final 1K and have an exceptionally high HRmax . it is fair to say though that relying on any formula to estimate MHR and ...

I am a woman of the same age, not much of an athlete but using the erg quite regularly the past three years, and my heart rate up goes up to about 164 at the end of a hard set. I only started using a heart rate monitor recently and I didn't expect the numbers to be so high, either, just based on th...

.... Your splits don't show you struggling in the last 1k, so at least you hide your pain well. The splits do show the struggle if you take the evolution of the heart rate over the 5K into account. Your splits don't show you struggling in the last 1k, so at least you hide your pain well. Well, all ...

If you're not struggling towards the end of a TT, you've gone too easy :). 2 minutes is a huge chunk to take off, so very well done indeed. The general guidance on foot position is to keep it low, as a lower position helps with avoiding lumbar flexion. But a higher position allows for the leg push ...

I guess that last column is heart rate. From the most recent formula for maximum heart rate of women as a function of age , HRmax = 206 - 0.88*age, you must have dug deep in the final 1K and have an exceptionally high HRmax . Yup. So not good I suppose. I tried to regulate my heart rate but failed ...

After recovering from an injury, unrelated to rowing, I'm back on the erg. Like riding a bike, I haven't forgotten how, but I do feel like I'm starting from scratch. :? For a few weeks I followed a mix of beginner/intermediate rowing videos from Dark Horse Rowing. This morning I felt ready to regist...

One of the hardest things I've found is to remember I'm not young anymore, and to try to find a balance between improving fitness/strength in the least time, and avoiding stress injuries. The other hard part is to compete against myself, not the times/distances posted by others. I keep records on a...

I'm new to this erg stuff also. I don't know about the higher drag settings as a new rower though. At any age, you want to avoid injury. At our age, with the healing time being longer, you might want to consider the same routine but at a lower drag factor until your strength comes up. I use 125, be...

Still getting the hang of this machine, but it's going better. I felt strong today and fully energized after following a Dark Horse routine. Here's a link to the workout and my results. I'm still unsure how I should interpret the information. The workout was set at a high drag factor with varying st...

I'm a new rower and was kind of pleased with myself that I could see the same problems with your form as mentioned by the seasoned rowers on here. When I got my rower, I took a couple weeks to work on form. I can't recommend Dark Horse Rowing enough. He has an excellent video on pick drills (I think...