Anatomy of a rower video from the Olympic channel

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Anatomy of a rower video from the Olympic channel

Post by kini62 » May 30th, 2018, 6:20 pm

59m, 5'6" 160lbs, rowing and skiing (pseudo) on the Big Island of Hawaii.

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Post by Dangerscouse » May 31st, 2018, 2:40 am

Yeah, it's worth a watch. Surprising results
51 HWT; 6' 4"; 1k= 3:09; 2k= 6:36; 5k= 17:19; 6k= 20:47; 10k= 35:46 30mins= 8,488m 60mins= 16,618m HM= 1:16.47; FM= 2:40:41; 50k= 3:16:09; 100k= 7:52:44; 12hrs = 153km

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Post by hobbit » May 31st, 2018, 4:22 pm

Nice! Interesting that he only rows 20k a day, but cycles 100k, because rowing is too boring... The power of cross training, even for an Olympic silver medal sculler.
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Post by kini62 » May 31st, 2018, 5:19 pm

hobbit wrote:Nice! Interesting that he only rows 20k a day, but cycles 100k, because rowing is too boring... The power of cross training, even for an Olympic silver medal sculler.
I think he mentioned a back issue is why he "only" rows 20K.
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Post by mdpfirrman » May 31st, 2018, 5:33 pm

What I learned is I'm the anti-rower body/profile... Short and thick with terrible symmetry. Not that I didn't already know this. These guys are just amazing athletic specimens.
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Post by kini62 » May 31st, 2018, 6:05 pm

I was hoping they did one for XC skiers. They wouldn't match the strength but I would like to see how their lung capacity and VO2 max would compare.
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Post by Erik A » May 31st, 2018, 10:35 pm

that is a very interesting video. i remember that race. good that he lost to a kiwi :D
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Post by Gammmmo » June 1st, 2018, 3:09 am

Interesting. Thanks for sharing...
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Post by hobbit » June 1st, 2018, 5:37 am

kini62 wrote:
hobbit wrote:Nice! Interesting that he only rows 20k a day, but cycles 100k, because rowing is too boring... The power of cross training, even for an Olympic silver medal sculler.
I think he mentioned a back issue is why he "only" rows 20K.
Oops, my mistake. Thanks for the correction. Still, 20k a day is not a huge volume compared to the numbers that you see mentioned. 90 mins or less a day of the target discipline is much less than cyclists and XC skiers put in.
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Post by Gammmmo » June 1st, 2018, 5:46 am

hobbit wrote:
kini62 wrote:
hobbit wrote:Nice! Interesting that he only rows 20k a day, but cycles 100k, because rowing is too boring... The power of cross training, even for an Olympic silver medal sculler.
I think he mentioned a back issue is why he "only" rows 20K.
Oops, my mistake. Thanks for the correction. Still, 20k a day is not a huge volume compared to the numbers that you see mentioned. 90 mins or less a day of the target discipline is much less than cyclists and XC skiers put in.
He wouldn't cycle 100K/day. That's 62.5miles and about 3hrs on a road bike, so over the week ~20hrs. That's already nearly into cycle pro territory (their training tends to be more targetted than simply getting in miles these days). Most elite rowers will cycle to get additional cardio benefits but won't overdo it. Specificity is key after for a chosen sport after all...that much cycling would be hard to balance with weights/rowing and getting enough calories!!
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Post by JerekKruger » June 1st, 2018, 6:02 am

I'd assume it is 100k per week rather than per day.
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Post by Gammmmo » June 1st, 2018, 9:31 am

JerekKruger wrote:I'd assume it is 100k per week rather than per day.
More like it. My bad...
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Post by Cyclist2 » June 1st, 2018, 1:28 pm

Gammmmo wrote:
JerekKruger wrote:I'd assume it is 100k per week rather than per day.
More like it. My bad...
Probably not 100K every day, but on the days that he does cycle, 100K is not an overly hard bike ride.
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Post by Gammmmo » June 1st, 2018, 1:38 pm

Cyclist2 wrote:
Gammmmo wrote:
JerekKruger wrote:I'd assume it is 100k per week rather than per day.
More like it. My bad...
Probably not 100K every day, but on the days that he does cycle, 100K is not an overly hard bike ride.
depends on the intensity obviously. Try riding a 100km 4-up TT for instance when you're the weakest link. Similarly when I podium'd at the UK National 100mile TT in 2015 (my time was 3:38 ish) - that was quite hard.
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Targets: 14s (100m), 355m+ 1min, 1:27(500m), 3:11(1K)

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Post by Dangerscouse » June 1st, 2018, 4:11 pm

I knew you were a good cyclist...I didn't realise you were THAT good Paul. Very impressive
51 HWT; 6' 4"; 1k= 3:09; 2k= 6:36; 5k= 17:19; 6k= 20:47; 10k= 35:46 30mins= 8,488m 60mins= 16,618m HM= 1:16.47; FM= 2:40:41; 50k= 3:16:09; 100k= 7:52:44; 12hrs = 153km

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