WELCOME to New Members
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- Iain
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Re: WELCOME to New Members
Do you want to give it a go Ian? On the 24hr I found 20min was much harder than 15, but would be going slower and do longer sessions now so 30 might work.
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56 year old Lwt (in ability and in weight) trying to develop a technique that doesn't cause hysterics and continue to row regularly.
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Watching this....from a healthy distance...
(maybe time to move it elsewhere i.e. another thread though)
(maybe time to move it elsewhere i.e. another thread though)
61 yrs old, 81kg, 5' 10"
43Mm metres rowed. Re-setting the bar much lower now. Getting too old and brittle for this malarky
43Mm metres rowed. Re-setting the bar much lower now. Getting too old and brittle for this malarky
Re: WELCOME to New Members
That kind of long-haul effort on a RowErg would be an incredibly formidable challenge. I have done mega-endurance efforts on a bike (e.g. > 24 hours solid), but at least on a bike you get some alternation of effort, and a chance to rest going downhill. Though on second thoughts, the fairer comparison would be against an indoor bike/BikeErg, and e.g. doing a 2 million meter (given the 2x multiplier of BikeErg > RowErg) does not seem much, if any, less tortuous. 2 million metres BikeErg, or 1 million metres RowErg, I guess it just depends which part(s) of your body you wish to torture
1 million metres on a SkiErg might probably be the worst/most painful of the lot...
1 million metres on a SkiErg might probably be the worst/most painful of the lot...
74kg December 2024. 173cm. Have survived 43 rotations around the sun.
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Welcome to Emma Love, our newest member, who goes to the same gym as me. Please extend a warm welcome to her. She will be a great member of our little community ☺
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- Iain
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Hi Emma, great to see a new member.
56 year old Lwt (in ability and in weight) trying to develop a technique that doesn't cause hysterics and continue to row regularly.
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Good morning Emma and welcome to Free Spirits.
I do hope that being a member of this club will help you stay young, fit and beautiful.
Kind regards,
Jill
I do hope that being a member of this club will help you stay young, fit and beautiful.
Kind regards,
Jill
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I would like to extend a very warm Free Spirits welcome to Chris Williams, we "met" online through our health issues and Chris has made a fantastic recovery
Great to have him join us
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Thank you for the welcome, Carole - what a lovely thing to find while working out where to start!
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Welcome to FS Chris, looking forward to "getting to know" you.
56 year old Lwt (in ability and in weight) trying to develop a technique that doesn't cause hysterics and continue to row regularly.
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Welcome Chris. Great to have you in the team.
61 yrs old, 81kg, 5' 10"
43Mm metres rowed. Re-setting the bar much lower now. Getting too old and brittle for this malarky
43Mm metres rowed. Re-setting the bar much lower now. Getting too old and brittle for this malarky
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Hello Team. I'm Tony Moore and I live in Southern California. Bought my C2 back in 2022 and went a good while not using it after the initial rush. Just got back on it this year and trying build up my fitness again, so I'm doing lots of UT2 and trying to just increase the meters logged. I want to hit 1 million before season end. I'll worry about pushing speed later.
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Welcome to the team Tony - thank you for choosing Free Spirits. Looking forward to watching your progress and hitting your targets.
One of our most prestigious members (albeit not rowing or posting at the moment) - Christine Wojcik, lives in southern Cali (San Diego)
One of our most prestigious members (albeit not rowing or posting at the moment) - Christine Wojcik, lives in southern Cali (San Diego)
61 yrs old, 81kg, 5' 10"
43Mm metres rowed. Re-setting the bar much lower now. Getting too old and brittle for this malarky
43Mm metres rowed. Re-setting the bar much lower now. Getting too old and brittle for this malarky
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Welcome aboard Tony.GrizzlyTM wrote: ↑Sat Nov 16, 2024 7:36 pm Hello Team. I'm Tony Moore and I live in Southern California. Bought my C2 back in 2022 and went a good while not using it after the initial rush. Just got back on it this year and trying build up my fitness again, so I'm doing lots of UT2 and trying to just increase the meters logged. I want to hit 1 million before season end. I'll worry about pushing speed later.
58 years old, 5"10', clinging on to 75kg and frustratingly but understandably inconsistent
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Tony, welcome to FS. Sounds like a good plan. The key is to start a plan that you enjoy so that you can keep it going. Most of us in FS are not at the top of the sport and are trying to get/stay fit rather than set the IRC world alight. Look forward to hearing how your training progresses.GrizzlyTM wrote: ↑Sat Nov 16, 2024 7:36 pmHello Team. I'm Tony Moore and I live in Southern California. Bought my C2 back in 2022 and went a good while not using it after the initial rush. Just got back on it this year and trying build up my fitness again, so I'm doing lots of UT2 and trying to just increase the meters logged. I want to hit 1 million before season end. I'll worry about pushing speed later.
56 year old Lwt (in ability and in weight) trying to develop a technique that doesn't cause hysterics and continue to row regularly.