5000m Rowing Machine Test | Edinburgh University
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Hello UA-camrs! Weclome to another episode where we get to watch some athletes push themselves as hard as they can on the rowing machine! This time it is the 5k rowing machine test. The aim is to cover 5000m as fast as possible. I find this test the hardest out of all the distances, it is very difficult to pace and if you get it wrong it can be a long time being uncomfortable. What is your least favourite erg? Enjoy!
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“Always fun to be watching... rather then doing them yourself.” Lol! Absolutely! Very inspirational to watch these athletes give it their all!!
Nothing more comfortable than the floor next to a concept2….😂👍😂
I’m 59 now and still use the rower for 5k , I’m generally at around 18.45 , steady away these days , I once played golf with Sir Stephen Redgrave and I asked him what his 5k pb was , around 15.30 he said but James Cracknell was faster apparently, 15.15 . Incredible fitness.
Nice work!
Yes they were pretty quick guys.
You don't want to hear what the new gen are doing! 😂
Norm that's an excellent power cardio performance 18:45 @ 59. I just had heart valve repair surgery 4 months ago and only doing 1500m @ 5:40, but prior to surgery at age 58 was getting 2000m around 7:15
@@kettlebellken thanks Ken , you are very fit , 7.15 for 2k is not easy , sorry to hear of your heart issues , my dad had a valve replaced at a similar age , not a pleasant ordeal for you . Take it easy 👍
Someone beat 15 a few months ago
@@hamfish3339 tom george i believe, sub 1:30 average/500m for a 5k is absurd. his slowest 500m was 1:30.6
Never done a 5k, but it looks brutal. Takes some serious mental fitness to push as deep as these people do. Recognize the feeling when you fall of your erg and are struggling for oxygen just lying on the floor for minutes immediately after a session: never gets easier :D
Definitely! Never gets easier, maybe just doesn't last as long!
this is great to keep motivated, apparently I'm not the only one suffering on the erg (not training in a club myself and just rowing for staying in shape), good footage!
I think a lot of people, including myself are in the same boat as you!
I'm training for a marathon row for my 62nd birthday in January. I'm doing as a fundraiser for ALS so keeps me motivated. My longest row is 22 km...
I love watching erg tests honestly since every cell in my body remembers the pain. But for real rowing is one of the toughest sports in my eyes I rarely see athletes this much in pain - and its simply normal after an erg test tho..
This machine will humble you. Much respect to all the athletes.
Just watched between the two training sessions of today. To see those great athletes gives me always an extra push.
Thanks!
Hope you enjoyed your session!
@@CameronBuchan i did! 🙏🏼
I recently did my 2nd ever 5000k test last week and was 2 mins faster than my first ever 5000k , ive been training very hard for my first ever rowing race coming up next month in march and i must say 5000k is always my least favourite , ive been rowing for probably 5 months now at my rowing club and im still loving the sport and its partly thanks to your videos that have motivated me so cameron if you see this i just want to say a huge thanks for inspiring me to keep rowing and i love your videos , keep up the good content ❤
Keep up the great work!! Good luck on the race!
@@CameronBuchan omg you replied !! , thankyou so much , really means a lot 😁 , cant wait for your future vids
Just did 5k today, 26:28. I've never gone that far before, I usually stop at 2,000.
Amazing. Well done! 💪 💪
Just hit a 18:52 5000m at 305lbs. 3rd time ever rowing on the machine. Former D1 football player.
Nice work! Use that football strength!!
I row privately at home for fun and health. I am not an athlete, not even close to any competition. I just love to row on an erg. I do not test myself, but when I train I can have 18:40 on 5k. It was my best on the day i wanted just to do a workout, but I decided to row it faster than normally. It was not a test, this was just a tough workout. It is no pleasure for me to fall down from the rower after a distance. I just see, that my average pace increases with time. Health and fun - this is my aim.
Extreme intensities are almost futile for health and fitness. Yes, they have it's place in a workout plans, but they are not anywhere near essential to keep good health and fitness.
For sure! If you're not competing then you don't have to go flat out!
My least favourite has got be the 20 minute test, trying do step on with 10 minutes to go is easily confused with torture
Can relate!
5k done this week 17:00 bang on happy days 16 min barrier to break now
Great work!! Keep it up!
Got to do a 5k on Tuesday. Already dreading it
You got this!
Good luck!
Recently broke 18:20 ( 1:50/500) on my 5k... Always brutal. Though I'll be honest, I hate the 2K much more.
Good job!
Yesterday
- saw your comment
- gave you like
- took it as a challange
Today
18:25 (1:50,5/500m)
Good job man 💪🏻
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I've done two 2k tests and my best was 7:54. Absolute killer. Currently doing a 4 week 30-minute test program. Why do I do it to myself? I'm short and fat. Rowing isn't for people like me.
All for the enjoyment of it of course!
@@CameronBuchan my pain face disagrees
@@CameronBuchan enjoyment 😭😭😭
I really like to see that I'm not the only one who is searching for their own limits. One month ago, I finally bought a broken Concept2 E (as I had no money for a new one). I have welded it and bought a PM5 to replace the old PM4. On 2024-01-23, I had my first rowing session (7,517m), and today, after 22 workouts, I have rowed 175,220m. Now I see clearly that a pace time under 2:20 (for a whole 10k) is impossible with my height of 175cm and weight of 113kg, but I really feel the power that comes from rowing, and I hope that this over-motivation will last long.
I am shorter and lighter than you (also 14yr old), and I pull a 2:05 on my hour pieces @ 18 stroke rate. It is definitely possible as long as your put your mind into the work to get there! Just do alot of steady state and you'll get faster.
Enjoyed the clap press up
Gotta get warm
in greece to enter the national team you have to do a 5k run and two 4.350meter intervals ergometer. it is pretty bad
A run! Im glad we don't have to do that!
Love the mournful music as the victims are recovering! Nice video, but I would have liked to have seen some of the times, just out of interest.
I am nearly 52 and my PB for the 5,000 - which I agree is a tough distance - is 18:40. Do you think that is okay-ish?
Glad you liked it Like I've said in a few comments. I find the screens not as fun as seeing the athletes faces.
The times themselves vary from 16 to 19 minutes though 👍
I would have thought that was a damned good time for a man of nearly 52! Well done 👍🏻
That's awesome for a 52 year old man lol. I'm 19 and I just barely go faster than you, and I'm in my prime
Well done for a sub 19:00! And 18:40 hat off to you 👏👏
I was 53 when I set my pb of 19:30,only 5’6”,got really short legs but make it up with the mental strength and not letting the younger taller ones get to me 💪🏼💪🏼
Would be nice to see some of the times they hit, unsure if you’re able to disclose that
I have given times on a few comments. I always feel showing the times on film is a bit boring but showing the faces is a lot better! The times were between just under 16 minutes and just under 19 minutes
@@CameronBuchan sub 16? Wow, a total beast!
The trouble with this tests is yes, your aim is always to beat your PB but the technique of pulling up to under the chin or riding the handle over bent knees when the tank is empty kind of defeats the object or worse, lead to injuries 🥴
Don’t I know it!! 😤😆
Did my PB of 20:52 on the 5K today. So happy
Well done!!
I forgot to say that Oleksandar Usyk has now incorporated rowing on the Concept 2 into his cross-fit training. I don't know if you follow boxing at all. Anyway, you can see him rowing here at 0:49:
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fetal position was on point
The only way!
I'm pretty sure I've had all of those expressions on my face at some point, and ended up in all those positions on the floor 😂 I'm hoping to break sub19 on Thursday, so will be thinking of this video in the fifth split as I really start to turn the screw! Thanks for sharing Cam, and great job on the editing and audio ❤️
Good luck Gordon!
Is that Edinburgh's entire senior squad or were they doing the 5k tests in waves/different days? I thought Edinburgh had a much larger program than it seems in this video
It was the Edi senior squad but not the whole squad, I only stayed for a couple of waves on top of restrictions 👍
Thanks for sharing this. Great dedication and work going down by the whole squad 💪 They all look so fresh and full of hope and the end is like the aftermath of a battle. #yamsquad
Awesome! I'm interested to see some of their times
It's like doing a 2k, 2.5x. haha rather them than me! Great effort
When did Cam become the lead singer of The Spin Doctors?
Recently did a 15km 53:28.0 1:46.9/500m I’m 21 started erg recently and this is my 10th row. I’m trying to better my form and drop the times. Always great to watch these videos seeing others get after it. Thank you @CameronBuchan!
Nice work! Keep up the good work 💪
Couple of those guys took the brief of 'show me your pain face' pretty seriously!
Tenho uma concep 2 a 6 anos, uso em dias alternados e remo 3 km, excelente atividade física o remo seco, não tem impacto, faço na minha sala, desmonto o aparelho e não ocupa muito espaço.
I can row 10k in 38min 30 seconds. I try to do that 2 or 3 times a week. I love the feeling it gives me.
Great work!
Hour of power is my least favorite by far
what matters are the times; it would have been good to have seen the times and splits.
As I’ve said in a lot of the comments, filming without scores was the agreement. I think having the video without scores is better than not at all
Kid at 3:49 has a sick physique, looks ready for a bodybuilding stage
He should be shouldn't he!
0:26 BTW 'Powitanie' in Polish means 'welcome', but as a noun, not as verb :P
I didn't make the sign! 😂
I am a one-handed a rower I have two hands but I was born with a birth defect and I cannot use my left hand at all when I joined my gym before the pandemic I got on the wrong machine for the very first time I stayed on it for 3 hours straight with one hand and not stopping until 3 hours was up everybody else that was on the other revelry side me when the other people got on the other rowers I went faster and they were just kind of looking at me because I stayed on for 3 hours straight
I have no idea what this is but watching your videos im going to do research looks like fun!
Definitely are a lot of fun parts!
5k first time tomorrow for me! Hoping for sub 18
Good luck! Let us know how you get on!
@@CameronBuchan damn 3min response in a 8 month old video 😂
Thankyou!
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18:15
Not what I had hoped but realised quite soon the pace was too aggressive. Happy with the time!
@@camerongray7767 learning experience! Maybe a change in strategy next time ⌚
I never really timed myself but I do 5.8-5.9k in 30 mins. Not sure if that's good or bad but that's my warmup before I hit the weights at the gym.
Nice work! These guys and firms are covering 5k in anything from 15-19 minutes
Sunds like a good warm up
@@Christian-lf7uk definitely not 😂
@@CameronBuchan :-)
@@CameronBuchan15 mins!!!?? Wow!
Best rowing blogger 👍
Thank you!
I have done 5K with easy. I have no difficulty at all. It took about 25 minutes. My machine might have some problem.
The difficulty isn't the distance, it is the effort applied. Try to do the 5k in 16 minutes and will be pretty difficult!
Once we had to do an hour erg, none stop!
The handsome man at 2:48 should give me a call
Where the times?
Between 15 and 20 minutes
damnit. did my first 2k the other day. felt exactly how they looked.
Did they all have the same resistance setting? Hard to see all the levers in the vid. Fair play to them all. They all looked emptied by the end.
They are supposed to have set levels for submitting times to British rowing so they will be similar depending on gender and weight class.
Очень сильно,пожалуй начну заниматься на данном тренажёре!👍👍👍
Yeah thats pretty much me twice a week but a damn sight slower I expect 😒
Maybe a bit of over doing it if twice a week!
@@CameronBuchan yes it's a struggle not knowing how to layout a workout plan on the rower
My personal is 5.000. Is under 25 minutes so, is that good or not as I heve no idea and I'm 48 years old.
Great job getting 5k done. The guys here will be between 15 and 19 minutes.
I'll have a 5k video coming out later today
Hey Cameron I’m a high school rower and noticed you wear the same pair of adidas shoes when ever you erg. What kind of shoes are they? Thanks man love your videos and have been subscribed for awhile.
I've actually made a video talking about different types of shoes. Might be of interest. The shoes I have been wearing are Adidas leistung IIs but will be switching soon
Did that Endinburgh gym say fàilte? Nice 💚
oh the pain!
I had a question in regards to footwear, I noticed several of those athletes wore lifting shoes? Is there a benefit wearing lifters vs trainers vs socks? I have always erged in normal trainers but curious as to the other options?
I've made a video talking about footwear that should answer your question! Essentially the stiffer the sole the better, then comfort and positioning of your foot
Times?
Between 15 and 22 minutes
My least favourite has to be 2 intervals of 8 minutes
That sounds terrible!
Cameron, the lad at 3:12 has a *great* physique, but do you agree that it is a somewhat unusual physique for a rower? Most (99%?) are like you: lean and muscular but not ripped and shredded. I know there are differences in genetics and metabolism, but the bodies of rowers - like those of cyclists - tend to benefit from *not* being 'ripped'.
He is a lightweight and had to be on weight for this test. A lot of lightweight when on weight will not have much fat on them,
yeah buddy!!!
17:48 was the best I could ever do, these days I'm so unfit I can barely keep that up over 2k haha. I've got some work to do!
That's a good time! Good target for you
really good time! I'm in rowing right now and I just broke 18:20 so getting anything under an 18 seems super crazy.
Im just 165cm, I cannot do sub 2 minutes, is it because I am short so I have less output?
Being taller can help but isn't the only factor
I’m 13 I’ve started going to the gym with my bro and I done rowing for the first time and I done 8000m in 44 minutes is that good?
that was crazy
I love rowing, recently gotten into it. Tell me whats the reason behind them placing the lever only half way? I thought its level 10 or nothing?
I'm curious why you thought that. Did someone tell you this? I've made a few videos talking about the lever, also know as drag factor or resistance.
The lever controls air resistance on the fan. It is not like putting more weight like a weight stack. It means the higher the leaver the faster the fan will slow down between strokes. Roughly the middle of the scale is close a good mix of keeping the fan going between strokes and also able to feel like you can push every stroke. It is also similar to how water rowing feels too!
@@CameronBuchan Wow I got that completely wrong, to be honest it was just a theory I thought to be true, I'm more of a weight lifter and thought this was the case, thanks for correcting me!!
i can do 1 hour and 30 minutes 27-30 s/m on number 7 strenght with no problem maby just butt pain and knee pain because of knee operation .... i am 37 years old and not that fit as those guys!!! is that any good???
that is like 18 k and something more maby 19 i dont remember , i just look time and tempo
If its working for you then it's good 👍
The least favorite has to be the 6k erg test
Do you think it's worse than 5k or the same?
@@CameronBuchan It's worst, but what is worst than the 6k? Yes, the 7k 😂
@@matthewdelia906 7k is kinda shit until you do a 10k
@@ZelotHD imagine when you do 20k
@@matthewdelia906 my longest was 100km in a day (split up in 50k, 25k, 12.5k, 12.5k)
I rowed it with a 1.55
Good job!
Thanks, you dont know how much this means to me, im 14 years old and i wanna become like you
how come you did not show the times.
Some people don't want to show them
@@CameronBuchan fair enough
5k. 4 times a week. Best time to date is 18:15 seconds. 😂😂
Nice work! Maybe doing a hard effort that many times could be hindering you!
Thanks for your reply. I agree. Buy I love rowing as it's such a comprehensive workout. ❤️
@@zaffiqbal9740not saying you don't have to row. You can always change the distance and intensity rather than doing a hard 5k all the time
Cheers . Can I ask what u suggest.
A mixture of high and low intensity. The different intensities work on different parts of fitness among other big benefits.
excuse me can i ask you something
Hey, Cameron
What kind of shoes do you wear for erging?
Keep up the good work
I've actually made a video talking about just that!
Thanks watching it now
Enjoy!
Before they start the exercise, atomize something on the rail of machine. Anybody know whats that. Looks like protect the roller that located under the seat to overhead.
They are just cleaning the rail - if not clean you can sometimes feel the lumpiness which is distracting. Another reason is just psychological - a clean rail might reduce friction and gain you a but of time but realistically it's probably minimal!
@@keithdarby75 thx
At what level they were pulling? At Max(10)?
The level isn't correlated to intensity. Most will be around 4-5.
I've made a few videos talking about the rowing machine resistance if you want to check them out 👍
I thought you said "Edinburgh University BOOK Club" at the start ahahaha, what the hell kinda books are they reading?!
was this rate cap 26?
As fast as they could go so some would be at around 26 others higher!
Were they rate capped for this?
Nope, generally an erg test is whatever you can do
How much should I row a day?
We did test on 8k and it was horrible…
That does sound horrible
What are they testing for, team selection?
Boat selection, fitness assessment the usual!
Were they rate capped or open rate?
Usually the tests are all free rate
will edinburgh university come to EUSA university championship this year to Istanbul?
I'm not sure. Would be a great regatta to go to!
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If you don't fall off the rower, gasping for air at the finish. Then you ain't doing it right.
I’ve been rowing for a bit now and I really want to test myself but I go to planet fitness so I guess I’ll try at like 2am when no one’s around 🤣 I’ve don’t check often but I know I do over 4K in the 20 mins and not really going too hard. Hmm 🤔 gotta find the night to do it..
I hope you find a time when you can do it! Good luck!
@@CameronBuchan ok just wanted to tell you I did my first 2000m personal test yesterday, I think I did ok! Time was 8:51 with drag set at 140. Im gonna shoot for 8:29 next time. I know I can do it 😅
@@MsWagons This is me. I was just inconsistent with running and the gym, plus faffing about with the travel and all that. The C2 is right here behind me and getting used.
Can I ask? What would there rough times be?? As I am trying to motivate myself to keep going at erg. Done a 5k in 25.26. Which I thought was OK for a 150kg of very relaxed muscle😂
These athletes have scores from sub 16 minutes to sub 19 minutes and everything in between!
Awesome time, I'm still trying to get under thirty minutes, I'm a sixty year old, heart attack survivor, using the erg Rower for rehab 👍😊
@@hollyibbotson5290 when I first had a crack at rowing over 3 years ago, I was struggling to break 30 minutes. But I had to give up with shoulder problems, but I am back at it and trying it again. Keep up your own pace and it honestly does get easier
@@MrDawson1400 thanks Michael, I just know how tough 25.26, is to achieve, never mind these super humans sub 16 minutes. I just keep on rowing.
@@MrDawson1400 pulled a 27 min 20 seconds this morning, spurred on entirely by this clip and my chat with you Michael, thanks for posting Cam... Woooo hoooo, the power of rowing to make you feel great 😊👍my cardiologist will be amazed.
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Just did it in 16:07 .PLEASE let me know if this is a good time
Yeah pretty good!
@@CameronBuchan thanks. It was my first try for this distance. What does that show for my fitness lvl? Can I translate this time into running fit level or any other cardio excercise? Or can I try to be a rower? I am 27 yo ..
@@skotwnwzompametonrck5555 the GB cutoff for 5k is 16 minutes so that's pretty close!
@@skotwnwzompametonrck5555 You got google bro. Stop being lazy. The lack of effort behind simply using google to find out stats and where you fall led me to question the time you posted. You strike me for a lazy one, lol!
@@AZ-bx8yi don't you have anything else to do than commenting random shit 🥲😅
Results?
Mentioned in a lot of other comments. Results ranging from just under 16 minutes to 19 minutes!
That's great! The best I've done is 21:50 at planet fitness at highest resistance setting.i wonder what resistance is used in their test.
They really go hard!!
@@crbd76 the resistance doesn't really have anything to do with overall time. Most people will use one between 4 and 6. I've made a video talking about it in more detail!
I skipped forward for the pain faces... Someone should really let these people know they would hurt a lot less if they paddled out a bit instead of falling on the floor. JM2C
I think the initial pain would be the same regardless but yes shorter term trying to move would be beneficial! 😂
What were some of the times!?!? Why wouldn’t you tell us!?!!
Mentioned them in a few comments. I don't think the times are very important toAnything from just under 16 to just under 19 minutes.
U look like doitwithdan
8x500 meters is the worst workout in my opinion
I'm set to do 10x 73m tomorrow 😭
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Nice chukkas
Also I look at them , and really respect their work what they had done.
In my best rower days, also when I make it like professional sport . Sadly…😂 we don’t have more the 2 km or more than 10min Tests. Ours coach don’t see at long distance matter. But make many 8 minutes Tests, and not only ergo 😅 and this pain , fight about every meter… i remember this how today. It was awful and awesome in one moment 😅
Now I am rowing, only in retirement (via. Master)(cause had many insurers). Now i can row 1 -2 km, but not like old times. But Rowing it’s best sport ever for me. It’s takes for you new challenges every day. And doesn’t mater are you Elite or Master, Amateur, you can find in this sport own challenges and goals 🚣♀️