FatBusting : BartMan log.
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HOLIDAY TIME:Â Fiji from 3rd to 10th, back into exercise Monday 13th.<br />
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Won't be back on deck doing ANYTHING until march 13, so expect I'll be back to my norma fatbastardness by then :shifty:<br />
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Will attempt a few paddles or soemthing in real water while away <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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so good luck fat busting folks. -
[quote name='Nick the Aussie']At the end you should have difficulty lifting 5kg on each arm <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Progress report:<br />
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Fiji, week long no training with exercise consisting of snorkiling, kava drinking, a bit of the other, lying in the sun and drinking cocktails with long names and longer prices. <br />
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Weight Gain 400g from starg weight of 105kg (measured on airport scales on at Nadi Airport).<br />
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Lack of weight gain could have had something to do with the heat which topped out at over 40 degrees :nta<br />
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Planning on a long slow 10k row tonight to ease back into training, a visit to the supermarket to get some decent tucker, and back into training, as have reliable information that Willie Weka has today started body for life, wieghing in at 99.7kg. Not bad for a former fullback / first five... -
Got me inspired Bartman, too much time spent with Shark in da pub has seen me slide.......<br />
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Joined the gym over the weekend in time for the 12 week challenge.<br />
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He goes 99.7kg. -
managed to get that row in.<br />
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10,000Â :Â 38:59.4<br />
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Nice cruisy row, watched the first half of the Crusaders v Bleus game. Blues now just shitting themselves as the Crusaders turnj up the pressure!!<br />
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Got the decent food in too now, so no excuses, and have offered up Willie Weka a no boozing duel... -
[quote name='BartMan']<br />
managed to get that row in.<br />
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10,000Â :Â 38:59.4<br />
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Nice cruisy row<br />
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That's bloody good for a 'cruisy row'<br />
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How many strokes per minute are you doing on a distance like this? -
2 days now of the booze bud.<br />
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Soooo glad I took the heinie out of the ridge though, reckoned I deserved one after yesterday......still guttsed it out - all good now. :angel13: -
Read somewhere that you got that rower Duluth, well done!!<br />
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Was stroking at about (oo-er) 28-30 strokes per minute, 1:57 per 500m. Should try and get that stroke rate down I read somewhere, and it does work, get the rate down, by pulling harder, and when you up your rate back to 30, you are still pulling hard out, and your times just plummet!! -
Lunchtime row:Â 7500Â :Â 28:56.9<br />
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evening row:Â 6500Â :Â 24:18.1<br />
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Eating good today - shit loads of water.<br />
Breakfast:Â Rabbit food cerial.<br />
Morningn tea:Â apple / banana<br />
lunch:Â 2 x molenburg rabbit food filling sandwiches.<br />
snack:Â banana<br />
dinner:Â rice n tuna n vege. -
[quote name='BartMan']<br />
Read somewhere that you got that rower Duluth, well done!!<br />
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Was stroking at about (oo-er) 28-30 strokes per minute, 1:57 per 500m. Should try and get that stroke rate down I read somewhere, and it does work, get the rate down, by pulling harder, and when you up your rate back to 30, you are still pulling hard out, and your times just plummet!!<br />
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Yeah I got a shiny new Model D. It's got the new flywheel cover that makes it quieter than the previous models..<br />
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I've only had it for a little over a week so my times are still quite poor. I realised early onthat my technique was the issue and I wasn't getting enough work transferred directly to the flywheel mainly because my leg drive was so shit.<br />
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My natural SPM would be around 27-28 but I've been trying to concentrate on slowing it down and pulling the handle harder. Also I read a lot of people row strapless to ensure the technique is correct and power isn't lost to the straps. So at the moement I'm doing around 24-25 SPM strapless at a rate of around 2:05 on the longer distances.<br />
Think I'll do a few more 10kms like this and then try what you said and increase the SPM but put the same force on the handle on a 5km -
yeah, I read that strapless thing too, tried it a few times, but never really got into it! but it is pretty much all about the legs for the power, that is for sure.<br />
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downloaded from the concept2.com site some neat training programmes too over the years, but can't remember how to get them - started training to row a marathon, but got bored with it after a few weeks - wasa 6 month programme!!<br />
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anyway, morning row: 5000m : 19:58.4<br />
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Have you ever had a crack at the marathon Bart. Its actually set as a programme on my rower - have not tryed it - Yet! Should be able to do it in less than 3 hours if you kept your speed under 2.00/500m.
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most I have rowed in one sitting is 15,256 metres in an hour back in 2003. Other than that plenty of 10,000, but not often that hour!!<br />
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might have a crack at a half marathon in the weekend actually - reckon I could crank through at that 2:00 / 500 rate.<br />
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You've done any big rows SS? My rower a concept 2 C model, so might try a marathon if I ever do, at the gym on their nice flash new model Ds!! -
No - have only ever rowed for 30 - 40 mins at a time - have always wanted to have a crack at the marathon though. Will keep you posted.
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The sports equipment hireing company in HB that flatmate and i have been looking at have finally come back to us and said they won't be getting the Concept 2 machine in to hire out. Mate went in months ago and they said they were looking at getting few so we have waited...and waited. <br />
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I did the hour the last time I got fit about 3 years ago, was tough mentally and physically but felt awesome to complete it, can't remember the distance though!!<br />
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Will be a while before willie has another crack at that - but another "mini-target" on the journey............. -
go all out and buy one you lazy buggers - [url="http://www.concept2.co.nz/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Machines___Monitors_2.html"]http://www.concept2.co.nz/acatalog/Onli ... ors_2.html[/url]<br />
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2500 bucks give you all the pain that you coulds ever want...<br />
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Sure I used to see in the Herald a 'hire concpet 2" add all the time...??<br />
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Or elite fitness - [url="http://www.elitefitness.co.nz/shop/fusebox.cfm?fuseaction=flashshop&AtValIDList=110"]http://www.elitefitness.co.nz/shop/fuse ... IDList=110[/url]<br />
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no concept2 roewrs, but you could ask?? $25 a week for one of their kak rowers. -
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2500 bucks give you all the pain that you coulds ever want...[/quote]<br />
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Wouldn't it be more fun to spend that on beer? You could give yourself similar pain I'm sure <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />