Indoor Rowing
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1 Apr
11:23am, 1 Apr 2026
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Muttley
Finally, when I sat down on the erg this morning and turned on the hrm it showed what I would normally expect as an initial reading, ie 50. I have seen it as low as 45 (seems I have a slow heart). A couple of days ago the initial number was 65. Although I still feel a little washed out I reckon the lurgy is behind me. So starting over and back to week 1 of the Beginners PP with a few adjustments to suit myself, eg doing one of the two steady pieces per week at UT2 and t'other at UT1. This should provide a gentle upwards ramp, no need to do too much too soon. As Muttley Jnr will attest, I get very grumpy when I'm unwell and can't run or erg! |
1 Apr
1:47pm, 1 Apr 2026
46,492 posts
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Nellers
Glad you're back to NFM, mate. I'm also very grumpy when I can't get an exercise fix in. Mrs Nellers will probably tell you that I'm pretty grumpy even when I do! |
2 Apr
6:32pm, 2 Apr 2026
3,244 posts
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Fenners-Reborn
Did a 7.3km  then 2 x 2km rowing. 26spm for 7:40 and 22spm for 8:02. But for the second 2km I was bimbling along at 20/21spm then decided on a 'sprint' finish and registered 500+Watts for the first time. |
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2 Apr
6:33pm, 2 Apr 2026
3,245 posts
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Fenners-Reborn
OMG. Just seen that my 2km PB is 7:33, that is 'soft'. I have strong confidence I can lower that.
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9 Apr
9:34pm, 9 Apr 2026
4,897 posts
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Muttley
How you doing, @Nellers? Have you recovered your mojo? The final instalment in the PM5 saga. It still intermittently refuses to power off but I'm plugging it into the laptop and finding that I prefer that to battery power because it doesn't time out. And I have the laptop on anyway for music, and Ergdata sets the PM5's date and time. So I won't bother replacing it. |
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10 Apr
7:56am, 10 Apr 2026
46,523 posts
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Nellers
Glad you've found a solution on the PM5 issue, mate. I found a mojo of sorts in as much as a couple of rowing sessions a week were working for me and I was enjoying it, sprinkled in amongst a bit more running, swimming and a fair chunk of gym work. Then on Wednesday morning while lifting a barbell I felt the back go again, and I've done nothing but mobility stuff since. It's one of those things where I know it's sometimes going to not like what I'm doing but it mostly behaves and I know what to do about it when it does go, so I'll be back in a few days and building back up, but no rowing for a week or 2 from here I think. Say levy or something, as they say in New Orleans. Probably. |
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11 Apr
11:46am, 11 Apr 2026
4,898 posts
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Muttley
I'm sorry to hear that. Your back seems to be a recurring issue, maybe have some investigations done? Anyhoo ... Week 1 of the Beginners PP done, with 2 x 10 minutes. The instrux are to go slightly further on the second interval. Which I did, by about 40 metres. That one felt noticeably more strenuous, for the equivalent of just 3 or 4 strokes. Puts into context the power of these guys who blast out 2k's in silly times like sub-6! |
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11 Apr
2:48pm, 11 Apr 2026
46,526 posts
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Nellers
It's one of those things, I'm afraid, @Muttley . I've got a slight bulging disc and doing the stuff I do halps to manage it but sometimes it will press the nerve and cause me issues. There is ultimately some sort of surgery option but unless it gets a lot worse it's just not an option I'd consider. I've been doing my rehab stuff diligently since it happened and I've been fine getting on the static bike and doing a gentle 20 minutes this morning, and I'll be progressing it from there. Should be back to relative normality in a week or so I think. |
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How about a little league of 2000m times to see what we're up against:
Oranj (1988 vintage): 6:44.6
Jef(2010 vintage): 6:46.6
Foppotee 6:51.6
sinj999:6:58.9
Nellers: 7:02.6
Pothunter (2005 vintage): 7:06
Jef: 7:06.4
Craggy:7:08.6
_andy 7:10.9
Gym_Bunny: 7:16.9
Maclennane: 7:18.9
theOtherRichard: 7:22.5
Mouseytongue: 7:30.2
Fenners reborn 7:33
Rog T 7:33.9
Oranj: 7:37.6
Rich963: 7:39.3
NDWDave: 7:51.4
lammo: 7:56
Tiger Feet: 8:00.1
Muttley: 8:08.5
Cats Whiskers: 8:16.8
Fetcheveryone: 8:19.6
Angus Clydesdale: 8:47.2
BanjoBax: 9:13
Sally Kate: 9:18
Lesley C: 9:19
HellsBells: 9:23.1
Sweetie: 9:27
alpenrose: 10:03
GregP: 10:03
Oranj (1988 vintage): 6:44.6
Jef(2010 vintage): 6:46.6
Foppotee 6:51.6
sinj999:6:58.9
Nellers: 7:02.6
Pothunter (2005 vintage): 7:06
Jef: 7:06.4
Craggy:7:08.6
_andy 7:10.9
Gym_Bunny: 7:16.9
Maclennane: 7:18.9
theOtherRichard: 7:22.5
Mouseytongue: 7:30.2
Fenners reborn 7:33
Rog T 7:33.9
Oranj: 7:37.6
Rich963: 7:39.3
NDWDave: 7:51.4
lammo: 7:56
Tiger Feet: 8:00.1
Muttley: 8:08.5
Cats Whiskers: 8:16.8
Fetcheveryone: 8:19.6
Angus Clydesdale: 8:47.2
BanjoBax: 9:13
Sally Kate: 9:18
Lesley C: 9:19
HellsBells: 9:23.1
Sweetie: 9:27
alpenrose: 10:03
GregP: 10:03
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