I mostly do rowing as my cardio and lifting as my main strength activity. I would encourage people who row as their main exercise to start with lifting twice a week and to emphasise bench press and pullups or lat pulldowns as complementary exercises to rowing. Keep overhead press light at the start. Barbell bicep curls and farmer's carry will also complement rowing. Squats, deadlifts and seated rows should happen if you aren't going to be doing hard rowing the next day. Build up from lifting from twice a week to 3 or times a week can happen if you are enjoying lifting and it isn't interfering with your rowing.
Hi ms. clark ! I have been strength training and running for years but a few weeks ago i began using the concept 2 in my gym and i love the workout. i'm disappointed my stroke rates are around 28 but my split is over three minutes 15 seconds ! When i push with my legs it feels almost effortless. i set the drag around 115 to 120 and the damper is 5 1/2. would you please toss a bit of advice my way please ? i have no trainer and i'm groping around in the dark ....
While pushing with the legs, think about bringing the handle with you. Your upper body should feel like it's activated even though you're not pulling yet. To get the split down, you can try something like saying "drive" in your head during the drive (think STRONG), and "recovery" during the recovery (think relaxed). The added syllables in recovery help slow you down. If you're still struggling with this after a while, I do offer 30 min Zoom sessions and I know I could help you out. Let me know if that's something you're interested in and I'll drop the link.
Hey ! You advice is working Concentrating of my leg push chopped my split almost instantly to under 230, which is good for me..I'm up to 30 minute workouts but I still strive for improvement I'm 65 and my recovery time is so slow these days but I seem to like rowing alot..it fels like a good workout and I'm back to feeling excited about the gym..thank you !
Thank you. I like that I don’t need a lot of equipment.
I mostly do rowing as my cardio and lifting as my main strength activity. I would encourage people who row as their main exercise to start with lifting twice a week and to emphasise bench press and pullups or lat pulldowns as complementary exercises to rowing. Keep overhead press light at the start. Barbell bicep curls and farmer's carry will also complement rowing. Squats, deadlifts and seated rows should happen if you aren't going to be doing hard rowing the next day. Build up from lifting from twice a week to 3 or times a week can happen if you are enjoying lifting and it isn't interfering with your rowing.
This is great advice! Thanks Bill!
Well said. Loved it. Thanks Alicia..
Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful.
Hi, thanks for the good advise. Does this older concept 2 model feel different from the current one?
The only real difference is that I use a lower damper setting. When my damper is set to a 2, it feels similar to a new machine at a 5.
Hi ms. clark ! I have been strength training and running for years but a few weeks ago i began using the concept 2 in my gym and i love the workout. i'm disappointed my stroke rates are around 28 but my split is over three minutes 15 seconds ! When i push with my legs it feels almost effortless. i set the drag around 115 to 120 and the damper is 5 1/2. would you please toss a bit of advice my way please ? i have no trainer and i'm groping around in the dark ....
While pushing with the legs, think about bringing the handle with you. Your upper body should feel like it's activated even though you're not pulling yet. To get the split down, you can try something like saying "drive" in your head during the drive (think STRONG), and "recovery" during the recovery (think relaxed). The added syllables in recovery help slow you down. If you're still struggling with this after a while, I do offer 30 min Zoom sessions and I know I could help you out. Let me know if that's something you're interested in and I'll drop the link.
@@AliciaRClark Thank you very much ! I'm looking forward to trying your advice..
Hey ! You advice is working Concentrating of my leg push chopped my split almost instantly to under 230, which is good for me..I'm up to 30 minute workouts but I still strive for improvement I'm 65 and my recovery time is so slow these days but I seem to like rowing alot..it fels like a good workout and I'm back to feeling excited about the gym..thank you !
@@mwgreen9 That's so exciting to hear! Thank you for the update!