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May 2022
6:26am, 13 May 2022
39,446 posts
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Nellers
That's a good "starter for ten", SPR. It shows your good level of fitness that you can hop on and bang out a 5k.
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May 2022
9:45am, 13 May 2022
36,784 posts
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SPR
Thanks Nellers. The drag factor advice also came in useful as I level 7 was only 110! Was a bit wary of going higher though.
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May 2022
11:45am, 13 May 2022
39,449 posts
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Nellers
A lot of gyms really neglect their rowers. 110 is plenty and, as you found, you will get a good workout whatever you do on the concept 2.
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May 2022
2:51pm, 13 May 2022
36,788 posts
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SPR
I did experiment with lower for a few minutes, my technique probably isn't good enough for that yet, even if it could be decent in terms and of reducing any strength requirement.
Happy that I'm only feeling the work in my legs today and not my back. My upper glutes were feeling it a little near the end but were ok after. Wondered if I need to relax more.
What's the protocol on days in a row with rowing. 5k today not a good idea? Maybe just a 10 min row?
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May 2022
3:03pm, 13 May 2022
39,450 posts
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Nellers
The impact isn't anywhere near as bad as running but given that it's your first "proper" session I'd give it 48 hours and see how everything feels. When you're a bit more acclimatised to it rowing streaks are perfectly doable, just probably not advisable for beginners.
It's a good sign that you feel it in your legs and not your back. You obviously tok notice of the tekkers.
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May 2022
3:32pm, 13 May 2022
1,566 posts
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Muttley
Welcome SPR. I'm with you on rowing being an excellent workout when injured and unable to run.
4 x 4000 for me at easy UT2 pace, after a few days off due to races and creaky legs. A pleasant enough way to spend an hour or so.
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May 2022
6:31pm, 13 May 2022
383 posts
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Craggy
Welcome SPR, I'd agree with Nellers that running and rowing distances are quite comparable, you definitely recover quicker from rowing though with it being non impact.
Nice to see you clocking 20 mins Nellers, looks like you're building up nicely.
Nice distance Muttley 💪
I had a go at the C2 CTC tonight 10x100m/1:00r, I'm definitely not built for power and was way slower than Andy's effort, but it was strangely enjoyable. You'd be good at this one Sinj!
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May 2022
9:12am, 14 May 2022
1,567 posts
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Muttley
Did I say 4 x 4000 m? I meant 3 x 4000 m.
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May 2022
5:22pm, 15 May 2022
11,634 posts
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_andy
Welcome to the injured runner bench - and to this thread - SPR. Hope it helps keep your fitness up for some more impressive track times (wow, they're fast!)
I managed to take 1.6 seconds off my silly 10 x 100m intervals. The first five reps were ok with the one minute rest, but the next five were definitely very incomplete recoveries.
With the C2 logbook season resetting at the start of May, I went for a few hard rows this morning to get some times to chip away at for this season: 100m, 1 minute & 500m. Yes, one after the other, so I was getting more tired with each one. Didn't push on with the 1km after those - needing a rest before moving to that another day.
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May 2022
6:55pm, 15 May 2022
36,795 posts
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SPR
Thanks for the welcome all. Needless to say, I hope I'm not here long as we're right in the middle of track season but maybe I can use rowing more in the future (eg at the end of a season or to take the load off earlier when I feel a niggle. There's even the possibility of using it for more aerobic load in addition to running at some point). I need an alternative form of aerobic exercise and it's definitely not swimming and while cycling could work in the summer when there's good light and I could go to the local park, it wouldn't work in the winter when it's cold and dark.
I did 5618m in 30 mins today. Started faster than the other session (around 5500 in 30 pace) and stayed below 3:00 per 500 all the way through. I then swapped to the other rower in the gym just to test how that felt compared to the one I'd been using and that one felt so much smoother. The other one felt very mechanically resistive but I thought it was my catch mechanics not being up to scratch. They probably still aren't up to scratch but at least I know part of it is poor machinery. The other rower was 115 drag at level 5. I did another 2021m in 9:16. Got down below 2:00 for a bit (HR peak of 161 in the middle of row) but no chance I could physically sustain it yet. HR avg 115 for the 30 mins and 134, for the 2000. Getting into the 130s for the 30 min row would be a good start to getting a decent aerobic effect. Intervals obviously the other option but think I still need to build rowing conditioning.
Experimented with slower recovery today after watching some technique videos including from the channel Nellers recommended.
My initial feeling on rowing vs running is that rowing uses more concentric strength vs running using eccentric/ reactive strength. I find eccentric/ reactive stuff easier than concentric stuff generally. I guess the faster stuff rowing vs running would be a lot easier on the body once conditioned but it does feel like it requires more pure strength vs running. I did some jumping lunges, along with bounding and hops yesterday and today which all have a fairly high eccentric component and you can feel the fatigue from those is very different to rowing fatigue.
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