Anyone here rowing on a concept 2??
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[quote name='Nick the Aussie']<br />
I hate those X-trainer things. The movement is bloody weird and because I'm a fat unco bastard I can never take more than a minute on the damn thing! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /><br />
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Keep at it big lad. Get stuck in. The old cross-trainer is great, no impact and good for the legs. Also warms up the shoulders if you are going to lift weights afterwards. <br />
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I do need to take at least a day a week off from the cross-trainer, otherwise I get pains in my lower back, not sure why....<br />
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Bart - 2:00 per 500m for any distance of 2000m+ is bloody good for a non-specialist rower... -
I was in a gym this afternoon with a guy who is a GB runner. I'm 90 Kg, he must be at least two thirds of that. I did 5,000 metres at 2:10 per 500m pace mostly, final time just over 22 minutes. He was pulling 1:42!!!!<br />
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jaysus - he was at 1:42 for the 5000, that's good going!<br />
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Talking to a mate of a mate of Rob Wadell's. Rob was 100kg (around) when he set his erg world record, which has since been beaten.<br />
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He is now about 120 since taking up yachting, and reckons with the extra power he wouild kill the record, but doesn't get enough time to train for it. that extra power would be lethal! -
I've just been looking up all the records.<br />
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[url="http://www.concept2.com/05/training/competition/records_all.asp"]http://www.concept2.com/05/training/com ... ds_all.asp[/url]<br />
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Rob Waddell's record was 2000 metres in 5.38.3 in 1999., it was beaten by the German Matthias Siejkowski who got 5.37.0 in 2002.<br />
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New Zealand still holds the woman's record for 2k. Georgina Evers-Swindell got 6.28.2 in 2002. -
[quote name='Irish Richard']<br />
I do need to take at least a day a week off from the cross-trainer, otherwise I get pains in my lower back, not sure why....<br />
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Core muscles - because your arms and legs are all over the joint you need to keep an upright torso and you might find you're leaning forward slightly on the machine (some of them do), and trying to pull your shoulders back to a vertical body position, thus your lower back is always tense. Try keeping your abs tight during the exercise and it might improve. Otherwise try gripping a higher or lower position with your hands. -
Bart , thats a great time for 5000. Afew years and kg's ago , i got a bit addicted to the rowing machine and my best was 18.57 and that was absolutetly flat out.<br />
I use to do 5000 on rower, 20 minutes on bike level6 then another 5000 on rower(always L 10).<br />
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Fuck i would kill for the motivation to start doing that again. -
[quote]Core muscles - because your arms and legs are all over the joint you need to keep an upright torso and you might find you're leaning forward slightly on the machine (some of them do), and trying to pull your shoulders back to a vertical body position, thus your lower back is always tense. Try keeping your abs tight during the exercise and it might improve. Otherwise try gripping a higher or lower position with your hands.[/quote]<br />
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Cheers Nick, this all makes sense when I think about my body position when on the machine. -
used my sprint 6 strokes every 250 metres over 5k today and set new PB of 17:43. heart was up to 180-190 (between 18 and 19 beats in 6 seconds) once I finished. Colours were looking wuite interesting for a while there once I had finished :idiot2:<br />
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The World record time is obscene. -
[quote name='Irish Richard']<br />
Cheers Nick, this all makes sense when I think about my body position when on the machine.<br />
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I used to get the same thing on the treadmill when I set it to sprint. Something about the back getting sore from holding up my manboobs <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> -
nearly there Bart - keep trying <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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go to [url="http://www.concept2.com"]www.concept2.com[/url] aqnd register online, then keep a log of your rowing, a great way to keep motivated and keep rowing!
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Mate of mine just back from overseas has moved into my place and is a mad keen on rowing machines and has been looking at hireing one for 10 bucks a week, Concept 2 I think he said? So looks like the competitive nature will take over and this thread could come in handy.
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I love the rower, but my problem has always been (no sniggering please...) that I get a terribly sore arse after about 10 mins on it. Not a 'pressure' thing, but a sort of tight straining in the muscles at the top/back of the butt. Each time I try to develop a serious rowing habit, I end up quitting because of it - use the bikes and the treadmill for aerobics. Any one else experience this/solved the problem? Annoys me, 'cos it's a great whole body work out - I used to row in a Uni eight, so it ain't technique, either...
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stretching maybe Mr Death?? Also try putting bybble wrap on the seat, removes pressure points on your arse apparantly. The bug bubble stuff I would assume, although I have never used either. used to put a towel down on the seat, folded, but have a hard arse now and just jump on and row!!
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Given that the pain is at the top of your arse Death, I'd agree with Bart - you're probably stretching too much. Also make sure that you're wearing a long shirt to cover your whole back, and that you're not "gapping" between shirt and pants. Cold air on your back wouldn't help.<br />
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When I ride the bike now I've always got a long singlet on under whatever shirt/jumper I'm wearing. Sure I COULD buy some fancy shmancy bike shirt, but I don't want to look like a knob <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
