im running on the street feelin fine on my feet in the cold or the heat in the rain or the sleet when my run is complete and i really gotta eat gonna make me a treat a big bowl of buckwheat and a little bit of meat now that is lookin pretty neat but i really wanted beet the bodega was deplete and was lookin like defeat instead im gonna settle for potato that is sweet
If it has a hard seat, you intend to do sessions longer than 20 minutes or so, and especially if you're like me and have no ass, do yourself a favor and get yourself one of these.
Awesome! My personal best average split over 15 minutes is 2:017/500m. I'm still trying to break below that 2:00 mark, but I don't know when or if I'll be able to manage it.
Awesome! My personal best average split over 15 minutes is 2:017/500m. I'm still trying to break below that 2:00 mark, but I don't know when or if I'll be able to manage it.
hmmm I just did 10k in 27min something which is like 1:21 but you're on a water rower right? i guess my resistance level isn't equal? or am i gigachad??
anyways, felt good. I feel like i can push the time or resistance to get more out of the exercise but i also know my form might be garbage so I'm trying to pay attention to that first I'll know when i wake up tomorrow how bad my form is i bet
oh yeah, my ass hurts so lm gonna look at the asspad
Fwiw, my times/splits, when I'm trying an aggressive workout, fall pretty squarely between Intermediate and Advanced for my age according to the charts on that site, and that's after almost 2 years.
i think I'm gonna just pretend gigachad for a few days anyways.
that link is what i found before i replied yesterday so I knew something was wrong with that result. I got the proform 750r and just set it to 5 for starters, but there are 24 resistance levels and if there's any logic to this, it could mean I'm pretty low on the reality scale.
feeling okay this morning though, a little sore around my traps, but no obvious back pain or anything so that's nice
pushed the resistance more than double this time and went 7k over 30 mins my 500m time was around 1:35 this time at least, that's what the split showed.
i can't find anything online about syncing this rower with what water resistance is. and it doesn't have a drag factor readout.
anyways - its a nice changeup to my routine and my butt hurts
7000m over 30 minutes = avg split of 2:086/500m. That's very doable, but I wouldn't have been able to sustain that when I was just starting out. By those numbers, you're probably getting closer to simulating rowing in water, but as long as you're getting your heart rate up and feel like you got in a solid workout, that's really all that matters.
yeah more of just a curiosity right now to know what those numbers are. But the more i read about this type of rower, the more it seems impossible to get 1:1 to the whole c2 standard. i don't really get the math this machine is doing with the split. but anywayssss
gotta get my butt bone cushioned tho damn
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#171 Date:
01/11/26 @ 4:06 PM
have you tried sitting on beppo
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#172 Date:
01/11/26 @ 4:11 PM
Just want to mention I had a great run Friday.
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#173 Date:
01/11/26 @ 4:11 PM
Oh and I'm making slow but steady gains in the gym and not getting injured.
In addition to a sore butt, you may find yourself getting blisters or calluses from the handle if you row regularly. I tried a few different gloves before landing on these. They help a lot.
Also, 35-45+ minutes in a single session is still difficult for me (only because of seat pain) even with the pad. Most days I just do 20-25 minute workouts, but on those days when I want to do more, I found it is much easier on the backside to do one 20-25 minute session early morning, then do another 20 minutes plus a 5-minute cool down in the evening. That typically nets me about 11.5K meters for the day.
Man the actual rowing machine is drastically different from the bootleg rowing on the bowflex knockoff. 15 minutes is rough. I'm only pulling a 4:30/500 pace. The bowflex was far more strength than endurance.
Is yours adjustable? If BK's was set too low, yours seems set way high.
Really, the resistance should depend on how much effort you're putting into the press, e.i. the harder you push with your legs and pull the handle, the more the rower resists. There usually is some kind of variable default setting though. Some water rowers have a way to adjust the angle of the paddles to change the resistance level.
If you're starting out, try working lower rhythms (strokes/min) - like 18-22 for extended periods and focus on technique.
right now I'm only really feeling it in a very weird side calf cluster. Maybe thats a form problem. The rest is pleasantly tired.
I've been doing a lot of cardio/core stuff for a year or two now, and I guess some of it is already conditioned out. but it definitely gets my heart and lungs like hoooo boy
lol dropped an airborne in there and it tastes just like Gatorade now
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#193 Date:
01/15/26 @ 4:41 AM
Figured out that my stroke form was fine until i was resetting. Wasn't resetting my arms before my legs. That was making it much harder on my core and not in a good way.
Was able to do 20 mins with breaks every 5 min. Felt like a much better workout
nice I'm like 4 or 5 sessions in and constantly reminding myself legs - body - arms // arms - body - legs when it goes perfectly i can tell the difference but it feels like I'm doing that about 25% of the time at this point.
then trying to focus on leg strength during strokes more often
hopefully i can keep it up. It's a nice way to end a long stupid day at a desk
I suppose it's true of just about any exercise, but I like that rowing workouts can be so variable. Even though the stroke technique stays the same, you can vary the rhythm and the power to keep things interesting.
On easy days, I usually do 25 minutes starting with 5 mins at 20 s/m with moderate effort, 10 mins at 22, 5 mins at 26, 2-3 mins at 28-30, then back down to 24-26 to cool down.
Interval days consist of 3-5 minute sets of varying 30 second to 1-2 minute paces/effort levels with 30 second to 1 minute breaks between intervals. Pyramid workouts start at a low rhythm, like 18-20, and build to 26-30 mid-session before gradually easing off again.
Then there are many types of drills (partial stroke/recovery) you can do to help reinforce good technique.
One good rowing drill is to go a a really low rhythm, like 18 or even 16, while going for the lowest possible ratio - meaning the time from the catch position (seat all the way forward and you begin pushing with legs) to the finish position (legs straight, body leaning back slightly, handle against chest) as a fraction of the time for each full stroke cycle. For instance, if I'm rowing at 20 s/m, each full stroke cycle takes 3 seconds. If the catch to finish part takes 1 second with the recovery part taking 2 seconds, then my ratio is 1/3. This is probably best done at higher resistance, if your machine doesn't mimic pulling through actual water.
yeah even if i wasn't resting a mild injury (unrelated to running just a random out of nowhere sprain i hope - seeing the doc for advice tomor) i probably still wouldn't go today but also it's not that windy so maybe i would have instead just doing push ups and weights and sit ups today
it was really a shame a few days ago i just couldn't manage to don't get injured unfortunately
