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by Mat
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

Morning all :fsbgrin: Great training, consistent as ever from Ian and Iain, A nice SB from Rob and a nasty looking injury from Quokka - hope you’re back on the Erg soon Figured I’d try to hold myself accountable to some more consistent training by posting again. I’ve been doing much more cycling on ...
by Mat
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: March CTC: 2K
Replies: 31
Views: 1014

Re: March CTC: 2K

Well done all on this one, and especially to Ray for nailing that sub 7 =D> =D> It’s been a long time since I did a 2k in anger, and last night I actually looked up the you tube video for the last time I did… BIRC 2012! A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then (and the bridge isn’t anyw...
by Mat
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: February CTC: Sprint Sandwich
Replies: 38
Views: 1435

Re: February CTC: Sprint Sandwich

Health update on Liefcat: One month ago I got down to 96kg, two months ago I was at 115... Then 4 weeks ago I got TPN, and now I´m stabilized around 103kg. This Saturday I got the second gall stone operation - a big one had blocked the liver. And it was succesful, so now I should be able to do some...
by Mat
Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
Replies: 32
Views: 3235

Re: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count

Well done to Tako and Jon =D> and fingers crossed to Colin 🤞 Thought I’d take an early shot at this to learn a few lessons: The first should be the slowest due to the standing start, so I pushed hard on that one. On my second I tried to game the start with a hard stroke at 1” to go. That messed up m...
by Mat
Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
Replies: 32
Views: 3235

Re: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count

Liefcat wrote: Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:25 am With my recent open midline abdominal surgery I very much doubt I will (be allowed to) have a shot at this one... :~c =;
Sorry to hear about that Erik - I hope your recovery is going well
by Mat
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
Replies: 32
Views: 3235

Re: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count

What's the system people use to do this -- smooth fluid even slow pulls that take 3 seconds end to end? Or a blazingly fast stroke and then just sit for 2.x seconds in a little micro pause? For what it’s worth, I find tend to use a strong, powerful drive (not slow, but not as fast as a “normal” rat...
by Mat
Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
Replies: 32
Views: 3235

Re: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count

There is all kinds of discussion and general grumpiness about this on the C2 Forum thread. I just had a read and as you say, there a lot of disquiet about this which is definitely not in the Christmas spirit! Let’s be honest, and leaving aside the concerns over back health, we all know what the cha...
by Mat
Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: December ctc - 2963m / 5‘r / 2185m
Replies: 37
Views: 3503

Re: December ctc - 2963m / 5‘r / 2185m

Thanks all. It was a bit of a shock, but originally because I didn’t know what it was - not only the high HR that refused to go down, but actually being able to feel the heart beating erratically in the chest. There’s no clear indication of what caused it, and I have been advised that it could well ...
by Mat
Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:45 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: December ctc - 2963m / 5‘r / 2185m
Replies: 37
Views: 3503

Re: December ctc - 2963m / 5‘r / 2185m

Well done to all who have girded their loins so far this month and met this challenge head on - some nice intra-team battles going on :twisted: :fsbgrin: This one triggered a very much unwelcome reaction in me at its first attempt :shock: A steady attempt early in the month saw my HR at around the u...
by Mat
Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:05 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: November ctc - a simple 10k!
Replies: 27
Views: 2683

Re: November ctc - a simple 10k!

Well done for all the PBs and SBs already this month =D> =D>

Took a shot at a free rate 10k this morning for the first time in a very long time - happy with the result.
There may be more in the tank but only if I can have another go before going on hol next weekend!

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by Mat
Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:57 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

Great to see you back Spider, and some good sessions as you learn ok after that back and build up the rowing again :fsbgrin: =D> Claudius - two great sessions with a 10k and an FM amongst some heavy work commitments ^O^ ^O^ Ian - that’s a very nice start to the week =D> 8) End of last week saw the 1...
by Mat
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:08 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

Apologies for the lack of posts… I’ve been paddling along mixing the rowing with (indoor) cycling and moving some weights around, but have had a bit of a slump recently where everything feels harder than it should! I’ll keep plugging away, and amended todays 30R20 to do a low rate 10k for the CTC Gr...
by Mat
Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:57 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: November ctc - a simple 10k!
Replies: 27
Views: 2683

Re: November ctc - a simple 10k!

Nice one Tako =D> =D> I had a 30’R20 scheduled today and decided to lengthen it a little with a 10kR20 to get a score on the board whilst I gird my loins for a free-rate effort later in the month. My HR monitor is playing up too… reading 230+ or 0 yesterday so I left it off this morning IMG_8519.jpeg
by Mat
Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

A delightful looking session Mat, which you are truly welcome to keep Thanks Ian, though don't try and tell me that 20 x 1' is any more pleasant [-X :lol: =D> =D> I've been a bit lax in posting, so there's a couple of sessions to catch up on. Friday saw a 10 x 2'30" grimace-fest in which I see...
by Mat
Wed Oct 18, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

Thanks Erik :D Hope all well with you :fsbgrin:

3 x 13’ for me this morning (R18/20/18).
Still feeling like I’m rowing through treacle but there’s another session in the bag :fsgrin:

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by Mat
Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

Some great sessions there Ian, especially this morning's back-breaking 20" intervals :~c [-( ^O^ A tiring weekend including lots of travelling meant no rowing since the middle of last week, and I really didn't feel like this mornings 7 x 4' session :shock: But... rather than bale out I dialled ...
by Mat
Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:05 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

You’re really packing some hours of training in Claudius ^O^ ^O^

For me, a hard ZRL race on the Wattbike yesterday and then a deceptively tough session this morning. 3x (4/2/4) with the 4’s at R20 and the 2’s at high rate. The second 4’ was hard work in each of the intervals!

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by Mat
Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:02 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

Definitely not the easiest of sessions there Ian - nicely executed though 8)

Bit of a grind for me this morning with a 2 x 20' R22, accompanied by the podcast of Saturday's "Fighting Talk" to get me through :D
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by Mat
Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:37 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

The dreaded 12x2’ this morning. I wasn’t looking forward to it, and didn’t get distracted by previous performances, but just started at a reasonable pace and did just enough each time to maintain a slight negative split IMG_8286.jpeg HRM had a bit of a wobble towards the end of the penultimate inter...
by Mat
Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:03 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: October CTC: 200m Sprint
Replies: 25
Views: 2705

Re: October CTC: 200m Sprint

Good god, 54 SPM. I don't know how you do it (much less Claudius at ... 62.. but I blame the slides. Isn't that what the cool kids say???). Seriously, my hat's off to you guys. I think I rowed 37 once and was like that's as fast as this little engine is gonna go. Cheers Rob - to be honest with such...
by Mat
Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:19 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: October CTC: 200m Sprint
Replies: 25
Views: 2705

Re: October CTC: 200m Sprint

There’s not been many CTCs that one could contemplate as a short-sharp warm up before a strength session, but here we go :D
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by Mat
Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:01 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

Really nice 22k Claudius, to start off what sounds like a really busy day's exercise ^O^ ^O^ Ian - that set of 8' looked tough, especially with the challenge of increased while maintaining the same lower rate =D> Well executed 40' session this morning too.. and kudos for maintaining that negative sp...
by Mat
Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376492

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

It's been a while... :fswink: Good to see you've not bee slacking in my absence ^O^ ^O^ and great to see Claudius on his way back too after what I hope was a great summer of running and riding :fsbgrin: It's been a bit of an odd summer for me in terms of training... it feels as if I've kept training...
by Mat
Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:11 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: October CTC: 200m Sprint
Replies: 25
Views: 2705

Re: October CTC: 200m Sprint

Great job Claudius ^O^
by Mat
Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:23 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: September CTC: The Rowing Maul
Replies: 23
Views: 1854

Re: September CTC: The Rowing Maul

Well that was truly unpleasant! Took the Erg outside on the deck before it got too hot, and wasn’t really sure how this would go! First 1k actually felt fairly good and 4’ was a fairly luxurious recovery. The 750m was okay but left me with a few doubts about climbing this mountain on the way back up...