Indoor Rowing
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Mar 2019
1:36pm, 27 Mar 2019
33,987 posts
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Nellers
Enjoy it while I'm doing it? Not often but not never. Hate it while I'm doing it? No, not at all. I enjoy having done it and I enjoy the challenges that come with it of trying to manage the sessions and control the technique and build the progress towards a goal. That was always a big part of what I liked about running too. I get a lot of satisfaction from completing a session and hitting the paces that were targeted, or from doing that 2k test (of 1k, or 5k or whatever) and seeing the improvement). I'm enjoying that it's a different challenge from running and I'm enjoying that "speedwork" in some form can feature more in the rowing plan that when I was running because of the lower injury risk. I like pushing myself and I'd pretty much forgotten about that. And I generally enjoyed the being outdoors and seeing the birds and trees and all that when I was running but I was often running in the dark and in suburban settings anyway so mostly I was seeing dog-walkers and houses I'd run past before. I'd say that I enjoy being on a rowing training plan but I'm not often grinning while I knock out a steady 10k at 5.30am! |
Mar 2019
1:56pm, 27 Mar 2019
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lammo
Excellent Muttley, i definitely think its a great cross training tool. Hmm yes Nellers, i think i agree with you and can certainly see where you're coming from, the challenge the progress etc But yes not many smiles per mile. |
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Mar 2019
2:24pm, 27 Mar 2019
33,988 posts
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Nellers
Actually i’d Also say the “me time” element of it chimes with me. An hour on the rower with good podcasts and no contact from the rest of the world is a good thing. Meditative. The same was/will be again try if running to a great extent. |
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Mar 2019
2:25pm, 27 Mar 2019
33,989 posts
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Nellers
True of running.
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Mar 2019
3:05pm, 27 Mar 2019
521 posts
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Cats Whiskers
Good question lammo. I'm enjoying it for many of the same reasons as Nellers. I used to enjoy speedwork when I was running more consistently and the rowing is a way of getting that same buzz without the injury risk. And I think it's helping with the return to running by building CV fitness, so I can run faster (though not necessarily further) and with better form than if I wasn't doing the cross-training. I'm more motivated to row than run at the moment because I can see absolute improvements with my rowing, whereas any improvements in my running are all relative these days. I do wonder how I'll feel when the rowing starts to plateau, though... |
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Mar 2019
6:02pm, 27 Mar 2019
33,990 posts
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Nellers
I've mused on this since lunchtime. I get a lot of satisfaction from rowing and that makes me happy. That's not the same as actually enjoying thrashing myself through the 16 x 250s session that's on the plan for tonight but it's plenty.
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Mar 2019
8:05pm, 27 Mar 2019
33,992 posts
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Nellers
Definitely not much grinning tonight during the sesh. Plenty of grimacing. 16 x 250m at fastest possible pace. Turns out that's about 1:40 pace, give or take. Also turns out that doing that hurts like a bastard. Totally lacking in immediate pleasure but brimming over with satisfaction and delayed gratification. |
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Mar 2019
8:17pm, 27 Mar 2019
9,749 posts
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lammo
Nice one Nellers enjoy the satisfaction of a great effort there
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Mar 2019
8:18pm, 27 Mar 2019
9,750 posts
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lammo
How long were the recoveries ? Were they active or did you just flop about on the floor? 😆😆😆
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Mar 2019
9:02pm, 27 Mar 2019
33,993 posts
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Nellers
250m recoveries. The shortest was about 1.26, The longest was nearer 2.30 I think. a bit of paddling, a sip of fluids, sometimes a towel down. The longest one included an earphone cable adjustment.
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