Most rowers would rather be rowing on the water than sitting on an indoor rower. Unfortunately that’s not happening for many of us right now. If you find yourself on an indoor rower, especially that stalwart of equipment the Concept2 Indoor Rower (aka Erg), there are several tricks you can use to squeeze more life (and […]
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Rowing Equipment Love: Now Is The Critical Time To Give It
Rowing equipment love often gets forgotten for “other” things I left in a hurry. So fast the boathouse door didn’t get shut. We sped off. Driving like a NASCAR pro. There was an emergency. The next hours—days—were consumed with responding to the emergency. It was a week before I got back to the boathouse. When […]
How To Row Safe (and Sane) In The Time of COVID-19
I was burning with fever. Weak in the legs. Head pounding. We had been training flat out and our boat was finally moving. But I couldn’t get out of bed. I didn’t have the strength to go to practice. And the worst part—when I went to the doctor she told me “You have an infection. […]
How to predict a team’s 2k erg score in 20 seconds
I’m not a great believer in predictions, especially when it comes to human effort. There’s too many variables that come into play. Yet, I sincerely believe in “edu-guessing” (making educated guesses) that get close to reality. That holds true when trying to a predict a team’s 2k erg scores. How to predict a team’s 2k […]
When Good Ergometers Do Bizarre Things
Had something really funky happen this week at practice. Ergometer trouble. The team was rowing a fairly standard Monday practice for us. Three sets of pyramids, with one set being: 30 sec on/ 60 sec active rest 60 sec on/ 60 sec active rest 90 sec on/ 60 sec active rest 60 sec on/ 60 […]
My 2017 “Best Of” Rigging Tips
If you haven’t had the chance to read (and use) the rowing equipment and rigging tips I’ve been writing about in 2017, no worries. It’s been a crazy crazy year. Below are 11 of the tips that resonated the loudest with people, and I thought they were worth sharing with you. Give one, or all, a try: […]
Your Rowing Machine And The Super Power Of Preventative Maintenance
A rowing machine is a critical piece of rowing equipment. But I bet yours gets a very minimal amount of love. If any love at all. Which is a shame because you count on that machine. And one day, it might not be there for you. And it could be all your fault. Over the […]
3 Simple Tricks for Your Concept2 Indoor Rower
Most rowers would rather be rowing on the water than sitting on an indoor rower. Yeah, I get it. But if you find yourself on an indoor rower, especially that stalwart of equipment the Concept2 Indoor Rower, there are tricks-of-the-trade you can use. Simple tricks. I’m going to share 3 of my favorite with you. […]
