Indoor Rowing
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Jan 2021
10:51am, 12 Jan 2021
728 posts
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Cats Whiskers
I’d stick with what the filming has told you, Jef! I have tight hamstrings and short Achilles’ tendons, so was struggling to get any forward lean, and also have relatively short arms, that will all chop a bit off the length at the catch. I’ve tried dropping my foot position, which has helped a lot, but I suspect my s/l will always be on the short side for someone my height. But it sounds like I’m in roughly the right ball park now, which is good. I thought I’d ask because I saw a comment elsewhere from someone who is 5’4” saying their average was 1.15m |
Jan 2021
11:54am, 12 Jan 2021
221 posts
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Jef
I hadn’t thought about the forward motion. I can bend from the waist and put my palms flat on the floor straight legged. When rowing I often touch the fan cage with the handle but still have my shins at 90 degrees. Not an ideal stroke though. |
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Jan 2021
12:10pm, 12 Jan 2021
729 posts
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Cats Whiskers
Sounds like you've got flexibility to spare! I'm totally the opposite - have to work very hard just to near the floor with my knees bent, though it's much improved now I don't really run any more.
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Jan 2021
12:48pm, 12 Jan 2021
1,109 posts
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sinj999
I’m 6’0 and stroke length is around 1.30 - 1.36. My flexibility is poor. I try not to lean too far forward and also not take the shins past vertical. |
Jan 2021
7:00pm, 12 Jan 2021
7,377 posts
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sallykate
Is stroke length recorded or just displayed during the row? Played with stroke rate tonight. I set it up for 200m intervals with no rest and aimed to row each 1000 at 20-22-24-22-20. Not entirely successful but in my current shape I’m not unhappy with a sub-25 min 5000m with an average rate of 22spm. My happy rate is about 24. Terrible flexibility and a big tendency to over stretch at the catch. |
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Jan 2021
7:01pm, 12 Jan 2021
7,378 posts
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sallykate
PS I use ErgData and can see a stroke rate field but can’t find the data for logged rows.
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Jan 2021
7:07pm, 12 Jan 2021
37,989 posts
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Nellers
It doesn't record it, SK. It just displays it as you row. I think there might be some sort of clever website that can do the download of that additional data but I've never bothered.
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Jan 2021
7:46pm, 12 Jan 2021
7,379 posts
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sallykate
Ah OK I'll pay attention to it. I usually just chuck the phone on the bed and ignore it until I've finished. Maybe I need a fancy thing to attach the phone to the erg...
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Jan 2021
8:04pm, 12 Jan 2021
37,991 posts
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Nellers
amazon.co.uk That's the one that gets good recommendations, SK, but I've got an older one and don't see any need to replace it with one that's marginally better. |
Jan 2021
11:03pm, 12 Jan 2021
115 posts
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Rich963
I’m watching the conversation on strike rate with interest - when I started it felt most natural at around 28, but I’ve been trying to gradually reduce it over time and am usually in the 22-24 region now. Also, they’re selling phone holders in the Concept2 shop for just £1: shop-uk.concept2.com No idea how the quality compares, but it does the job for me. |
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