Nice one Colin. As someone who used to avoid low rate as much as possible, I can now get with you one the “these could be quite enjoyable” view The wheels may have been wobbling Soider, but that looks like a really strong performance ^O^ Enjoy Iceland Tough session for me today 1/2/3/4/3/2/1 at 2k p...

Thanks folks I’m not sure about the HR bands Iain. I’ve not set them up in Ergzone and tend to go on feel these days, though I find it useful to see HR when comparing similar sessions (and to watch out for the risk of an AF episode!) Very happy with this session - all targets met. Felt on the right ...

Some great sessions here! Ian - those longer rows split into faster / slower sections are always hard, but really valuable. Great execution =D> Iain - 2 hours on the rower is at least an hour more that I could face at the moment ^O^ Good work on the sprints too Nice 20' pieces Spider 8) ZRL race on ...

But of a slog this morning with a 40”R18, but managed to get through it with the help of the “Fighting Talk” podcast

Nice low rate sessions from Ian and Spider - sometimes its just what the doctor ordered 8) 24 @ 24 for me this morning. Started at a comfortable pace and just negative split the piece . Quite a nice balance to be honest - faster than low rate but with a restriction to stop you getting too daft! IMG_...

Nice rowing on here folks :fsbgrin: Whilst you may have baled on the hour Iain, its impressive that you were so close to SB pace for the 30' whilst planning the full hour - nice Glad you could fit in some erging between your breaks Spider :lol: Nice going Really good improvement from September's per...

Nice performances to start off the month Colin and Phillip =D> =D> I was going to leave this until the end of the month after a bit of consistent training but thought I’d give it a go as a marker. If I feel brave, I may try again near the end, but as Colin suggests, this was not a pleasant experienc...

Nice steady HM there Ian

A low level session for me this morning with 2 x 20’ at R18

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sorry to hear about that Erik - I hope your recovery is going well

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Well done for all the PBs and SBs already this month

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!

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...

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...

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

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...

Thanks Erik Hope all well with you

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

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 ...

You’re really packing some hours of training in Claudius

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!