How's it been going? Anybody seeing some results? I've been telling y'all to row for months now, at least a few of you should be getting absolutely shredded by now! I'm about to go row even though I'm sober and it absolutely sucks, so y'all better get to work!
GorbinOutOverHere, how do you do 1,234 strokes in 30 minutes? If I was in the best shape of my life and I was decades younger - I might be able to manage 1,000 but I would be dead tired.
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My goal today was 1,575 strokes in 75 minutes. Yesterday - I did 1,500 in 75 at a rate of 20 strokes a minute. I figured I could eek out one more stroke a minute. I somehow I managed to sprint the last 3m.
I'm using a Stamina BodyTrac Glider 1050. It's a cheap rower I bought off Amazon. The monitor is very basic and I want to know both my strokes and time. I use the monitor to keep track of only my total strokes and I use a plastic timer to keep track of my time.
When I say 30 minutes I mean 30 minutes of total rowing time, I usually do 5 minute bursts and then take a bit to wipe the sweat off, admire myself in the mirror, or smoke some weed.
It might be that your rower has a higher resistance than mine set at max? It could also be me having bad form or something? Idk, I just row, row, row and if the strokes per minute is under 40 I row faster. I did 1325 strokes the other day because I was trying my fuckinv hardest. I've done more though before I put the resistance all the way up.
I could also be younger than you, idk. I'm 32.
But either way I think if you're feeling the workout, it's hard, and you're seeing results, that's all that matters! You're doin' good. No need to compare your numbers to mine since we're using totally different equipment.
And 75 minutes in one workout is longer than I've ever rowed. The most I managed was like 50 minutes straight without stopping at 10/16 resistance, I went into the Row Zone and just meditated. But that hurt my back (it was before i started stretching right) lol and i couldn't do it again
Anyway, for real, you're doing great and I'm so glad you're pushing yourself to do more! We're gonna be so fit for manning the barricades when the revolution comes
I'm much older.
I'm using the second lowest setting for right now. I'm old and fat. I lost ~5 pounds but I still need to lose ~45 more. It's not fun to push and pull that extra weight around.
Ah. I thought you mean 30 minutes in a row.
I have no idea how I'm managing to go that long in just one set. I've also done up to 110 minutes in multiple sets. I need to dump a lot of weight so it's a slog.
It better come soon. In any case - I'll be ready.
Hey, not to come off the wrong way, but being older is hard, even at my age I feel the wear on my body. If you're much older, all the more reason not to compare yourself to my standard.
And like i literally don't even know what the max setting on my rower even means! It doesn't tell me the weight Im pulling. Your rower might still be pretty difficult in comparison! Idk, i've never used it.
And like about the weight, like, having more weight on you really makes rowing so much more difficult. It helps lose weight, but if you have a big gut it can make proper rowing form very uncomfortable. I had just a modest beer belly and I still felt extra strain because of it. Just more reason not to get bogged down in comparing your data with mine
I think you're doing great, if that 75 minutes you did got you sweating and cursing life then all you gotta do is keep doing that level of activity and you'll see great results.
I would recommend trying to up the resistance every few weeks, maybe not in 75 minute marathons but in smaller sets, just to help build muscle in addition to the cardio benefits
Also I think the mechanical rowing machine you got might limit your range of movement? I think that's something i read when i was shopping for one. Something to consider if it seems like it's awkward to use (in ways other than the gut thing. (I really felt that in the lean forward part ugh))
P.s. im not a fitness expert im just a guy with a rowing machine and also pretty stoned for the first time in days
P.p.s. i row 100x better while stoned with some energizing music playing. Fast beats in the manner that pleases you best, I've been enjoying the hiphop
That's part of my plan.
It's a cheapie machine and for what it is - it's okay. I'm thinking of buying a Concept2. It's the gold standard for rowing machines and you can compare yourself to others easily.
So far I'm more of a rowing as struggle guy. It's just me and the machine.