10km Times
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Thats a good approach chubby. I've never rowed more than 2km ever. Must try it sometime<br />
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Worth getting into longer rows, but take your time and ease into them. I think most of it is mental - setting a pace yuo know you can live with ... the erg never lies on how hard you are going. Just don't blow up too soon! -
I'm only up to the 6 k mark and that is only because I can listen to music in my headphones. Motivations is always 'one more song' I'm trying to get ot the 10k mark but just not fit enough. <br />
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Was bored doing a warm up the other day and smacked out a 1.29 500m Was sucking the big ones after that. -
Started rowing about 2-3 months ago becuase I had no choice but to stop running and cycle less. At the young age of 44 my knees are telling me to look after them.<br />
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Started off at over 42 for the 10k and now have my best down to 39.22 although it hurt like all fuck and then some. Goal is 39 now. Seems a long way off.<br />
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I found that interval training is what has helped me get the time down. This was after speaking to youngster at my gym who used to row for the Aussie junior team. He suggested intervals as a way of building your endurance when you start hitting the red zone to enable you to stay in there longer and recover faster when you back off. I am no guru but that makes sense.<br />
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I do one each of these per week in addition to other gym and cardio work:<br />
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4 on and one off, try to eek it out eight times. Only got to 5 intervals the first time and build up to 8. Goal is 12 of these. Jaysus. Idea is to go hard.<br />
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1 on 1 off, 2 on 1 off, 3 on 1 off, 4 on 1 off, 4 of 4 off, 3 on 3 off, 2 on 2 off 1 on 1 off. Try to blitz it all the way. It's horrible. Keep the 500 splits as low as you can. Goal being to keep pushing the average split time down.<br />
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I have done all sorts of excercise but find few things keep you as honest as this damn rower.<br />
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Let me qualify that I knew nothing about rowing when I started and at the moment this is making sense to me although I think there are probably better ways to train? Any thoughts?