>walk into gym in
>Go straight to rowing machine
>Put on headphones
SPLIT YOUR LUNGS WITH BLOOD AND THUNDER
WHEN YOU SEE THE WHITE WHALE
CRACK YOU OARS AND BREAK YOUR BACKS MEN
IF YOU WISH TO PREVAIL
>walk into gym in
>Go straight to rowing machine
>Put on headphones
SPLIT YOUR LUNGS WITH BLOOD AND THUNDER
WHEN YOU SEE THE WHITE WHALE
CRACK YOU OARS AND BREAK YOUR BACKS MEN
IF YOU WISH TO PREVAIL
THIS IVORY LEG IS WHAT PROPELS ME
HARPOONS THRUST IN THE SKY
AIM DIRECTLY FOR HIS CROOKED BROW
AND LOOK HIM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE
WHITE
WHALE
HOLY
GRAIL
Ive never understood what this is supposed to be working or how much resistance is appropriate
Full body cardio / conditioning focusing on your legs, back and a little arm involvement.
Enough resistance that you need to strain a bit (until you get it moving) but not enough that you can't keep rowing for 5+ minute's
It's called cardio
It is the top exercise for training VO2 max.
Cardio. Also, the harder you pull, the more resistance it offers if you have a decent machine. Rowing machine, boxing, and jump rope are the 3 forms of cardio I find the most fun
Why?
>want to row
go outside and row a boat
>want to row with more load
I like chest supported rows.
Okay, if you want to row and imagine you are in a boat this might work, but I think the resistance is too little.
What exercises should I do for upper body to get into good harpooning shape?
>go to the cable machine
>start stabbing the ground
TOWARDS THEE I ROLL, THOU ALL-DESTROYING BUT UNCONQUERABLE WHALE
TO THE LAST I GRAPPLE WITH THEE
FROM HELLS HEART I STAB AT THEE
FOR HATE'S SAKE I SPIT MY LAST BREATH AT THEE
>works both upper and lower body
>fantastic cardio, either from HIIT or prolonged rowing
>less risk of injuries like knee issues from jogging
>fun, especially when you get a rhythm going
Ergchads can't stop winning
The dart game is so fricking fun bros
>increases your work capacity
Heh, nothing personal kid
Fishgame all day
Fishgame all night
Post your 2kpr
1:44/500 split
Holy shit this captcha (not sorry for mobile posting)
I have a hard time understanding what
I'm supposed to be getting out of this. Is it just an endurance run? How long should I be on this fricking thing?
Focus on 35-40 strokes a minute. Resistance 3 or 4 is water, I like 5. Set a meter you are trying to reach. 2km would be a good warm up. It's endurance training.
This is solid advice except for the stroke rate. Regattas are rowed at 30+spm, if you're new, 24spm is a good place to start.
16-20ish spm is good for focusing on your form/technique, 22-28 spm is good for actual workouts
2k PR is 7:20 (1:50/500m) but I haven't tested it in a few months.
5k PR is 19:20 (1:56/500m) as of yesterday.
Y'all're doing the Pete Plan, right?
30+ stroke rate for someone without a solid grasp of form seems unwise.
I do the format of the Pete plan but his sprints and interval workouts are we todd did.
I still do
>steady state
>sprint
>steady state
>interval
>steady state
>aerobic distance
>rest
Though. The outline is solid
I enjoy the interval workouts a lot. What issue do you have with them? At first I was skeptical of the rest times but I think the boost per interval is really worth it.
Does anyone row 10ks?
What stroke rate should I shoot for?
Rowing while watching movies right before bed has been really fun for me.
I used to row 10k's back in high school.
I liked starting slow and ramping it up every thousand.
Tbh I always hated them though. I felt like i always got more out of 6k's and 2k's, or HIIT blasters (1min on, 1min off)
I do 3 12ks a week on my skierg at a 36 stroke pace so that’s probably equivalent to about a 22 spm on a row
Today's row:
Max resistance
3500km
16:33
>max "resistance"
Learn how the machine works first.
3198m
15:06
Give it to me bros... Am I just not made for rowing
You should watch some youtube videos on how to row. There is now way an adult male should ever row that slow on a 2 mile piece. That’s like mom on a skierg pace
Today my workout was 3x4000m with a 2 min rest.
BATON DOWN THE HATCHES AND PULL THE SAILS YOU SCALLYWAGS!!!!
this, the row machine and the pull is the perfect seaman program. tried to get my fishing friend into the idea but hes lazy
SWIMMIING IN THE POOL