Seeking Advice for New Rower
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:27 am
Hey everybody! Just got my Concept2 a few days ago, and luckily found this forum tonight! I've been on a bit of a fitness hiatus for the past year and trying to get back into action. Long short, my wife wanted a stationary bike so we purchased the Concept2 Package from Rogue (bike erg, ski erg, row erg). Pretty pumped with everything really.
I completed my first workout tonight: 3 sets of 3 minutes of rowing, followed with a 45 second break. My third set had me hit 500m at 2:05.6, and it got me thinking that this seems pretty slow. And I was admittedly winded after the third and final set. I searched Google for a bit and it seems like a good 500m time is 1:50 or below?
So what's the best way to "lean" into indoor rowing to build fitness? Should I just hack away at it EOD and add a little bit of time each session? Or is a more structured, detailed approach appropriate here? Thanks!
I completed my first workout tonight: 3 sets of 3 minutes of rowing, followed with a 45 second break. My third set had me hit 500m at 2:05.6, and it got me thinking that this seems pretty slow. And I was admittedly winded after the third and final set. I searched Google for a bit and it seems like a good 500m time is 1:50 or below?
So what's the best way to "lean" into indoor rowing to build fitness? Should I just hack away at it EOD and add a little bit of time each session? Or is a more structured, detailed approach appropriate here? Thanks!