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by Claudius
Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:04 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: January CTC - Mercian New Year pyramid
Replies: 36
Views: 3818

Re: January CTC - Mercian New Year pyramid

Great Effort Kevin, well done

Congrats to all finishers.

5 boats floated...one Lady missing for boat 6.

Have a good Sunday evening !
by Claudius
Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:58 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
Replies: 705
Views: 115750

Re: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard

Thank you Fred for your work ! And thank you all participants of the ctc. I think it would have been Morten who would have won in 2020...but he switched also Team...Erg on...Good recovery Lesley !
by Claudius
Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:37 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Rowing meets Cycling - Rowing on Zwift
Replies: 21
Views: 6304

Re: Rowing meets Cycling - Rowing on Zwift

dont get me wrong...i dont say that i am fast...despite the progress in December, i do say: my Avatar is fast ! what effects speed in zwift ? The most important is your wattage output- which can be augmented up to the factor 1.5 with the rowedbiker app, 2nd weight, 3rd height....
by Claudius
Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:18 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Rowing meets Cycling - Rowing on Zwift
Replies: 21
Views: 6304

Re: Rowing meets Cycling - Rowing on Zwift

by the we way our former team mate John S. made a video how to connect your rower : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymPsvJ-dgBs

or this article from the developer of rowedbiker/painsled : https://www.patreon.com/posts/rowing-with-38157103
by Claudius
Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:13 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Rowing meets Cycling - Rowing on Zwift
Replies: 21
Views: 6304

Rowing meets Cycling - Rowing on Zwift

ok, just wrote it out of the blue- it is more authentic...but maybe the essential messages are not clear...now the short form without long text: - you can connect the rower with zwift - you need the rowedbiker app - look at the video from John or the other link - you can boost your ftp - and thats t...
by Claudius
Thu Jan 14, 2021 7:35 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: January CTC - Mercian New Year pyramid
Replies: 36
Views: 3818

Re: January CTC - Mercian New Year pyramid

Hello, yes lactid acid it is...hope you all have fun with it...i dont. Not so happy, but given the circumstances of closen schools and kindergarten, covid stress at work, combining it with very small health issues on my own i am happy again with my result. In hold habit i started too high...max stro...
by Claudius
Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:49 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Virtual Team Challenge
Replies: 43
Views: 5076

Re: Virtual Team Challenge

You can row, bike and ski...but rowing with zwift is a lot of fun...I'll write a post about it !
by Claudius
Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:37 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Virtual Team Challenge
Replies: 43
Views: 5076

Re: Virtual Team Challenge

sorry, this year i do a sidejump to the zwiftrowers team...rowing a avatar in zwift is a lot of fun...it motivated me during the holiday challenge !
by Claudius
Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:36 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Replies: 12517
Views: 475299

Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?

great effort Iain ! Wonderfull result =D> Did any kind of music helped or just by looking at the pace stroke by stroke ?
by Claudius
Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:05 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: December ctc - 813m, standing start
Replies: 60
Views: 5448

Re: December ctc - 813m, standing start

great efforts showed on the last ctc of 2020, congrats to all finishers, Lesley i wish you a fast and good recovery ! HNY
by Claudius
Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:03 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Holiday Challenge
Replies: 24
Views: 2484

Re: Holiday Challenge

Mission Accomplished !
I love repdigits...so 333333m was the goal. As i missed the opportunity to take part on doctors without borders as a young physician...i just choosed this NGO
by Claudius
Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:15 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: December ctc - 813m, standing start
Replies: 60
Views: 5448

Re: December ctc - 813m, standing start

JonT wrote: Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:01 pm how low your heart rate stays
Thank you Jon...my guess is that in the final part between 2:11 and 2:32 is a artefact...at high stroke rates even a highly accurate heartrate data via chest strap gets confused...my start was 2x 1/8 length 1x 1/4 and then stayed at 3/4 length for the whole piece...
by Claudius
Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:25 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: December ctc - 813m, standing start
Replies: 60
Views: 5448

Re: December ctc - 813m, standing start

puhh...at least it is quickly over...had a go today in the morning. congrats to all finishers...every distance hurts fot its own ! And so the 813m does ! Will not do it again. But happy to have a score sub 1:35 which was the goal ! Treated it as a classical fly and die...and so it treated me :-) the...
by Claudius
Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:50 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Replies: 12517
Views: 475299

Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?

Thank you all ! It’s a low DF. Did you move it down for the FM or is that normal for you? it become normal to me...usually it is between 95-120 in the longer and revovery distances more close to 100, and 120 in TT, even Sprints i tend to use now 135-145, in 2016 i would have chosen something 180-210...
by Claudius
Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:07 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Replies: 12517
Views: 475299

Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?

a first ever go for a distance/time is always a pb, isnt it ? a felt to try that full marathon thing today...first 25k easy...and after that uncharted waters, as the human body is a "Gewohnheitstier", a creature of habit...experienced just a decoupeling of heart rate after that 25km, the l...
by Claudius
Tue Dec 08, 2020 6:52 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Replies: 12517
Views: 475299

Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?

great row Jon =D> , and next go you´ll dip under that 19min, right ?
by Claudius
Tue Dec 08, 2020 6:48 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: 2020 BRIC
Replies: 13
Views: 3728

Re: 2020 BRIC

great performance on your rows, both 2k and the 500m sprint =D>
by Claudius
Thu Nov 26, 2020 6:12 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Replies: 12517
Views: 475299

Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?

Thank you Guy,

Great effort Jon, row on ! Maybe more PBs from you in the near future !
by Claudius
Fri Nov 20, 2020 4:22 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: I'm new, please help me be faster =)
Replies: 10
Views: 3846

Re: I'm new, please help me be faster =)

Your times are fantastic, and I'm sure you've been doing some very long endurance sports. I believe that it is possible to improve your times. But unlike a beginner, this is with a much higher level of knowledge about your previous training, the volume and intensity, your availability of time, your ...
by Claudius
Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:23 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: peak force, avg force, DF, stroke rate, cardiac adaption and the role of muscle fiber types
Replies: 17
Views: 4537

Re: peak force, avg force, DF, stroke rate, cardiac adaption and the role of muscle fiber types

Many thanks for your answers, Strength training of the aging athelete seems to be very important, especially in a sport with a high strength component. But rather as an isolated training, not as an endurance training with strength proportion- like the stroke capped based ctc in January 2019 20min ma...
by Claudius
Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:50 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Replies: 12517
Views: 475299

Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?

thank you all...at least the beer didnt harm...and maybe...in small amounts...it benefits to a better recovery...who knows ?
by Claudius
Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:27 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Replies: 12517
Views: 475299

Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?

a bit quiet here...great row Lesley,the 10k is always a great benchmark test !

i did it also today...a go for the 10k my old "Lieblingsstück" ...the hard work...or should i better say the lots of easy work pays off: a pb 36:42, 10s faster than in march this year, happy
by Claudius
Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:12 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: peak force, avg force, DF, stroke rate, cardiac adaption and the role of muscle fiber types
Replies: 17
Views: 4537

Re: peak force, avg force, DF, stroke rate, cardiac adaption and the role of muscle fiber types

Thank you both for your answers ! So my theoretically influenceable weakness would be beer, even if only in the form of one mixed drink (Radler ;-)) or one light wheat beer, but frequently... almost every evening, but it's not that bad...one is ok... :-) I am living in Bavaria...you cant say no to o...
by Claudius
Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:48 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: peak force, avg force, DF, stroke rate, cardiac adaption and the role of muscle fiber types
Replies: 17
Views: 4537

peak force, avg force, DF, stroke rate, cardiac adaption and the role of muscle fiber types

Recently I have been thinking a little bit about the physical adaptation mechanisms in sports, especially in endurance sports. What can you do to increase the Vo2max ? How do I train for longer distances ? How to train for shorter distances ? And where do I place the 2000m ? An elementary question f...
by Claudius
Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:15 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Millionaires club-Season
Replies: 3083
Views: 234483

Re: Millionaires club-Season

Thank you very much Jill !