Rowing ability - Saxperience

LucaZone · 11th July 2006, 09:31

Decided to use the Rowing machine last nite for 20 mins.

Messed with the settings a bit and decided to shove it on 10 (max) to see what kinda challenge it would be. Managed to get 4500m in the 20mins I was using it. Averaging 27m/s.

Anyone know if thats good at all? Aint been going to the Gym for long and still trying to find out what machines have any affect on me. Tend to do 20-30mins high intensity afteer say a 10min warm up cycle.

Barry123 · 11th July 2006, 11:16

In 10 mins i do:
2400m which give an avg. of 2:05mins/500m - im knakered by the end of it mind so i wouldnt be able to maintain that pace for 20mins (it hurts my backside too much).
My row rate is quite slow used to be 14rows/m
but have moved up to 20rows/m

When I started at the gym my time was nearer 2:30mins/500m so you've defo go a wicked start there.

Imfromwales · 11th July 2006, 11:18

is that good? thats 100M in 10 seconds thats 30 MPH!

LucaZone · 11th July 2006, 12:41

im doing it to boost my upper body. I think all the power right now is coming from my legs, as they are built up from years of cycling and football.

Glad to know im on the right track

Yates · 12th July 2006, 11:17

glad ive seen this, went on the rower for the first time in a long time yesterday, only done ten mins but managed 2100m, and that was also stopping for a drink and wiping sweat off

think il be in the gym again today doing the same!

Barry123 · 12th July 2006, 11:19

bloody hell all this thread has done is prove how weak and feeble I was a year ago and how little i've progressed

saxodan · 12th July 2006, 11:24

I cant use the rowing machine! Kills my ass.. i normally do abut 25 mins on the top setting but dont normally see how far i go i just come of knakerd so i figure its good for me

Barry123 · 12th July 2006, 11:29

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Originally Posted by saxodan

I cant use the rowing machine! Kills my ass.. i normally do abut 25 mins on the top setting but dont normally see how far i go i just come of knakerd so i figure its good for me

yeah i have the ass problem too.
I just sit on my towel folder up about 23409820 times to provide a nice soft cushion.

saxodan · 12th July 2006, 11:31

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Originally Posted by adsayer

yeah i have the ass problem too.
I just sit on my towel folder up about 23409820 times to provide a nice soft cushion.

lol take it your a skinny b*stard like me then?

Thats the thing with me going to gym, i hardly have anything to me so i dont want to lose anymore

Barry123 · 12th July 2006, 11:33

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Originally Posted by saxodan

lol take it your a skinny b*stard like me then?

Thats the thing with me going to gym, i hardly have anything to me so i dont want to lose anymore

i prefer the term 'lean'

i eat rubbish all day long so the gym is there to offset the junk i eat

Yates · 12th July 2006, 12:24

whats the hardest setting on the rowers? im guessing 10 but just making sure, it was on ten when i done it yesterday

i havent done it for a while, but bare in mind i have been doing ALOT of cardio and gettin back into the weights now

Barry123 · 12th July 2006, 12:51

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Originally Posted by yate5y

whats the hardest setting on the rowers? im guessing 10 but just making sure, it was on ten when i done it yesterday

i havent done it for a while, but bare in mind i have been doing ALOT of cardio and gettin back into the weights now

yup it was 10 but i guess the hard setting could vary between rowing machines.

I think the ones i use are the Cybex Concept II

Yates · 12th July 2006, 21:43

i have no idea wot the ones that i use are! but they are the latest ones to come out, banatyne just got all the latest machines in and shot the old ones out! these are all touch screen now

Barry123 · 12th July 2006, 22:01

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Originally Posted by yate5y

i have no idea wot the ones that i use are! but they are the latest ones to come out, banatyne just got all the latest machines in and shot the old ones out! these are all touch screen now

oooooooo check you.
^^ man that sounded gay.

I heard my uni gym is pumping out some new machines but for the time being I'm stuck with plain black and white.

Yates · 29th July 2006, 19:52

Ads we use the concept 2s at the gym

been having it on setting 10, can do 2000m in 8 minutes, doesnt half kill you tho!

Ryan^p · 29th July 2006, 20:07

i try to sit at 1.45-1.50 pace for a 500m on a rower. i generally am not rowing more than 1k tho as its just a warm up

Yates · 29th July 2006, 20:09

im not too far from that standard! im 250 per minute! so thats 2 mins to do 500m

what setting do you have it on Mr Athlete?

Ryan^p · 29th July 2006, 20:13

either 1 or 10 lol, depends on the gym, but allways the hardest.

think my best is under 1.30 for a 500. i tend to only do it as a warm up tho so dont push it.

Yates · 29th July 2006, 20:17

haha, im a proffesional bum so my times great, and ive only just started doing it, i dont think i could do it in 1.30. il have ago tho!

not tonight tho as i have footy in the morn need to preserve my engery

Ryan^p · 29th July 2006, 20:21

HAHA u ponse

i wont be trying it this week, as ive got the europeans soon!

but i wont be uber fast at rowing as it uses different muscles in different ways to the 'day job'