Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
“Indoor Rowing is a fantastic sport which is for anybody of any age or disability. It doesn’t matter what the problem is or what you perceive your problem to be, there will be a way round it and we can get you rowing on the machine” Sean Gaffney 2 x World Indoor Rowing Champion 3
Exclusive Interview with World Indoor Rowing Champion Sean Gaffney Read More »
EVENT INFORMATION Race 1,000 metres on the Concept2 Indoor Rower (Model A-E rowers only, no Dynamic or indoor rowers on Slides) at your club, gym, school or home March 6-10, 2019. Individuals should enter their time in their Concept2 Online Logbook by 12pm GMT on 12 March 2019. Events should send their results by email to ranking@concept2.com. If
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Former GB Rowing Team physiologist Craig Williams provides advice on how you can reap more rewards from your training sessions. Read on… Your training approach is dictated by the recovery methods you employ. Getting the basics right – consistently – is crucial to any training programme. Following the simple formula of refueling, rehydrating and getting good rest
The Three Rs-Rest, Refueling and Recovery for Rowers Read More »
Rowing is a coordinated muscle action that involves every large muscle group in the body. The following sections illustrate the primary muscles used during each movement of the rowing stroke. 1. The Catch 2. The Drive 3. The Finish 4. The Recovery Click on an image to enlarge it Sources: Daily Burn Dynamic Indoor Rowers
Rowing and your Muscles Read More »
Trying to improve my performance, on today’s workout I increased the total distance to 20,000 meters. 10,000m, a small break and then another 10,000m. Really enjoyed it. Drinking my concoction ‘Tony’s Workout Smoothie’ just prior to commencing and during the workout definitely kept me going.
My First 2 x 10,000 M on a Concept 2 Indoor Rower Read More »
Today I did my first 2 x 7,500m (15Km in total) on the Concept 2 indoor rower. I feel really pleased about it but this is a “drop in the ocean” when compared to what other indoor rowers do. Daniel, my rowing buddy in Michigan (US) does between 15K and 25Km every single day! Talk
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Saturday, 8 December saw over 2,000 competitors take part in the 2018 Mizuno British Rowing Indoor Championships. With 120 races over 83 events it officially became the biggest indoor rowing event in the world. Racing started at 9am and went on non-stop into the evening, culminating in the men’s 4,000m relay event. The team relays
Myth #1: Rowing is only an upper body workout. Rowing involves every large muscle group in the body. The legs are the primary driver on each stroke, followed by the core and finishing with the arms. The sliding seat allows the athlete to horizontally “jump” on each stroke, using the large muscles of the legs. Rowing is
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It is easy to setup a variable Interval Workout on a Concept2 Indoor Rower or SkiErg and in doing so you will save a great deal of time. This is what I did this morning and my workout life has been simplified. On the Main Menu, choose Select Workout. Select New Workout. Depending on your firmware version,
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Press any key > Workout > New Workout > Intervals > Intervals: Distance On the Main Menu, choose Select Workout. Select New Workout. Depending on your firmware version, either: Select Intervals and then select Intervals: Distance, or Select Intervals: Distance. On the Intervals: Distance window, set the work interval distance, rest interval time and PaceBoat/ PaceSkier, as desired: Choose plus or minus to increase/decrease the values
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