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if it was that great everyone would do it
why is it not more common in gyms at least, expense?
the real answer is because its basically "complicated" cardio and gymgays are mostly concerned with growing muscles, other than the cardio bunnies who find ellipticals easier (and you can fit more of these into a room than rowers)
are you frickin stupid, it's one of the most common pieces of cardio equipment. there are like 8 of them in my gym and everyone uses them lmao
i've gone to two LA fitnesses, 3 planet fatness, and some smaller gyms in my life and none have had even one
that's absolutely wild to me, i've never been in a gym without one
at any rate, regarding the OP, rowing is based. i say this without a shred of irony that concept rowers and stair steppers are the only cardio machines worth a singular shit
Completely moronic logic.
Yeah, people don't work that way. They just replicate what they see others doing. That's what I think, at least
They do. My gym had two rowers that had a layer of dust on them because nobody used them. I started using one and magically someone else started using the other. People are really easily manipulated.
You only think that because you saw other people thinking that
It is God-tier cardio, but few people do it right so they get discouraged and leave it off. Spacey in your pic rel for example is hunching his back where he should be sitting further back in the seat and with his back straight. Doing it like he does ends up making your lower back sore.
There is a high barrier to entry in rowing, including the cost of the machine itself and the form described above that a lot of people don't care to research.
Most people don't lift at all... By that logic... Bruh Black person
Your correct, its the most useless exercise machine in my exercise room, shit all gains.
the real question is picrel
I feel like concept 2 is the only answer. Ubiquity among professional teams/institutions makes it the most standardized and universally comparable machine.
In other news I started doing HR zone training for my steady state. I was going at about a 2:07 previously for 10-20k distances but reading online made it feel like I was pushing too hard compared to what steady state should be done at. Grabbed a heart rate monitor and tried to stay in zone 3 and things felt great.
Wrong pic. That was a 4x2k:5'R where I puked in the last hundred meters of the last interval.
talk to me about aiming to stay in zone 3; what's the benefit goal vs other zones
The reasoning I've seen is that steady state work will give some of the best and most consistent improvements for rowing overall, and that it should comprise a fair portion of your work load. That being the case, hitting a 15k two or three times a week with enough effort that your HR is in zone 4+ is a quick ticket to overtraining. Keeping your heart rate in zone 3 keeps the effort at a level where you get the benefits of a long row while still being able to recover from your hard days.
Basic mantra I've seen is "hard days harder, easy days easier."
How do I stop my feet from coming off the footrest when I push and pull? Either I'm adjusting the footrest wrong, or my form is bad.
Straps should go over where your laces start in the shoe (closest to the toe). Keeping feet planted is largely a factor of mobility, so supplementing with something like yoga or other active mobility work is good. It will also help to not pull yourself back forward using the straps. You should just be sliding back forward naturally with your leg bend.
That being said, heels up vs down at the catch is up to personal preference.
I try and do everything the videos and instructions online tell me, hut my feet keep coming off the pad. Do I just lack mobility? Ill probably have to give up rowing then. I barely have time to lift, let alone do mobility work+row/cardio.
Also look up the form videos that Dark Horse Rowing has on YouTube. Lots of good info there.
Dark horse is based. Great to get your form dialed in.
Training Tall on YouTube also has some good row-along routines on YouTube, although I think some of his beginner routines can be a little intense when just starting
Literally don't use the strap. There is honestly no reason for them, anyway, and you can row perfectly fine without them.
C2 4 lyfe
C2 has fish game.
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are weightlifting shoes ok for rowing
whats a good rower for ~$400-500. Everyone always recommends the $1k+ rowers
you could probably find a good concept clone on aliexpress. otherwise try to find used, idk
A used Concept 2 is usually around $700 and worth it. They hold up over time. Don't be cheap and get some shitty machinery you'll end up tossing in a year just because you're too cheap to pay $200 more.
I love the idea of doing these but I can't do them for more than 2 minutes without a completely fricked lower back.
i'm not joking when i say this, but do you lift? you should have the mobility to use a rower without pain. else you should lower the resistance.
i'll often switch up between going between my knees and outside of my knees. like i'll do a sort of squat-type motion for a couple hundred meters with the handle between my knees, and a deadlift motion with the handle outside of my knees. if that makes sense.
should you raise the resistance of these if you just want a little cardio?
It's just cardio
If you can still do them for at least 5 minutes without stopping, sure, raise the resistance
Don't go too high. On concept 2s at least, almost all training is done between damper settings 3.5 and 4.5
Who else is doing the Pete Plan?
I used to do rowing for Judo (grip and pull strength)
I would suggest everybody else do running
My grandfather did it for 40 years and became very wide and strong
He then became very dangerous once he got dementia
Hit a 5k PR just now. 10 seconds faster than my PR last week.
I think it's fun. My machine had a distance counter. I wish kayaking was better exercise because I love that shit.
Try kayaking fast in an open lake on a windy day