What!
No setting for “extremely acculturated witty and erudite soon-to-expire authoress?”
The nerve of those b@stard exercise equipment designers!
[Moe Howard]
Why, I oughta!
[/Moe Howard]
What!
No setting for “extremely acculturated witty and erudite soon-to-expire authoress?”
The nerve of those b@stard exercise equipment designers!
[Moe Howard]
Why, I oughta!
[/Moe Howard]
It depends on the rower and It’s important that you’re doing it properly.
Concept II rowers are good.
The only way to do the exercise is to start with legs straight, arms in at chest level, leaning back. Then, one at at time in theis order, extend your arms, bend forward and bring your legs in.
Then straighten your legs, then lean back, then pull with your arms.
It is very important for the safety of your back as to ensure you get good benefits from the exercise to keep these components seperated.
If the rowing is too easy… Go faster.
If it’s too easy, there are three possible problems
That’s correct, Scylla. So many times I see people using the rowing machines incorrectly at gym.
You should be rating around 22-24 strokes per minutes and pulling at least a 2m:30s/500m split (Preferably sub 2 minute).
So basically you should be do less strokes per minute but with more effort.
I like the elliptical machines because I can read while I’m doing them. I got a good 70 pages of The Crimson Petal and the White read just this evening during my 45 minute session.
(I also don’t walk as much as I should, but given that work’s a half hour by car, I’m not going to start strolling there.)
I don’t like the weight machines as much, but I do them anyway.
Ell, Eve is a LADY, sub 2:00/500m is NOT what she is aiming for! I’d say she’s looking for closer to 3:30/500m at 26 strokes per minute at boat pressure.
On a Concept II rowing at the 4 or 5 setting is equivalent to a boat, less is useless, more is tough.
If it’s too easy, don’t try to row FASTER, try to row HARDER.
Ergometers are set like boats, the harder you row, the further you go, whacking up and down the slide at a million miles an hour will knacker you, without being terrible productive.
More handy hints on technique:
When you reach the end of a stroke (legs straight, but not locked, back upright) try to have your hands high, at your nipples, then move them vertically to your lap before moving up the slide. At the top of the slide, move your hands up again. And so on.
Think BIG CIRCLES.
If you sit in your chair now, and try the movement you’ll see it’s more effective than just rocking back and forward extending and retracting your arms.
Yes indeed, irishgirl, sometimes I get ahead of myself.