Can I Go The SPEED Of The World's Fastest Rower? 

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@@Veslanjejezivot that’s shifting!!!

i know this isnt about rowing but have u looked into rucking?

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100%!

agreed

Indeed

I like that!

Were you surprised to see _this guy_ was the world's fastest erger? I know I was! It is 1k though; I didn't even remember they did those. I wonder what the normal champion looks like.

Aha, Ive always thought the upper body lat/rhomboid pull was supposed to be a pretty big part of the total power, will try taking it out of the equation.

You should feel it in the lats for sure, but that’s not where the power comes from. The lats and core support the leg drive and connect it to the handle as the power comes from the legs. If you feel it in the traps, relax the shoulders and keep them lower. The most powerful part of the stroke is actually the hip hinge though, not necessarily the legs (common misconception, even with advanced rowers). The legs build up power and speed on the drive as the boat accelerates, then the hip hinge is where you are really able to feel the “send” and accelerate the boat (or erg fan) to its maximum speed. Then the arms just hold on to the speed that you’ve built to add more length to the stroke.

That may be the one place I could get him 😂

@@MarkLewisfitness Eddie Hall v Mark Lewis cage fight PPV.

@@MarkLewisfitness I think I'm betting on you against him for any distance, if it's pure running. But, if you do collab with him, you could try running with weight, and then you can try to figure out a weight that would make the race balanced. Too light, you win easily. Too heavy, he wins easily. But somewhere in-between, there must be a sweet spot. That could be fun.

@@andeolevain Swimming as the second challenge and things get interesting. Eddie in water is a frightening sight! :D

Put Eddie on a tower for 100 m sprint...... He is FAST on that one👍

It beats a 9-5 😂

😂😂😂

That's awesome! 💪

Dude a 1:33 500 at 5’6 is damn impressive. Keep it up!

@@AndrewDoesSports Thanks!

I have a lot of respect for him too, I just don’t like that people call what he does “rowing”. Rowing involves water, oars, and a boat. He’s using an ergometer, known in the rowing community as an erg. So he’s the worlds best erger over 1000m, not the worlds best rower.

Hips don’t lie 😂

This is why regular people do not understand why rowing is VERY hard. Top level rowers are incredible athletes.

Wait, 02:00 split is only 200W? How come I can't hit that clean for 20m, while on the bike it's (mostly) trivial?

No jokes, no point 😂

Great editing skill. 🤣

Tall definitely has its advantages in rowing. 👍

Definitely don't want to lean as far forward as you can matey. It really should only be to about 11 o'clock, so your back is still in a strong position. You could put your back out if you lean too far forward and then suddenly pick up the weight of the flywheel.

😂 someone found it funny

I did wonder if it would hold up 😂

@@MarkLewisfitness kudos to the Concept 2 folks...they build a bad ass machine. Great video too. Really shows how elite some of the elite people are and it was cool to hear James contrast what he does vs the people who focus more on sustained speed.

yep - real life physics lesson!

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Dead lifting is probably the best example of how to row fast! Hence why James’s brother basically deadlifts every stroke-given he is the deadliest world record holder 😂

@@MarkLewisfitness yeah i know eddie … i saw him also riding a tank through his town. lol 😆😆😆 but did you watch eddie video was magnus mitbø? he rows nearly the same amount of kg as eddie. eddie was f**king impressed 😆😆😆

I was almost exactly the same. 20 years old, around 80kg, and a 500 split of 1:27.8 on a bet. My 2k a month later was 7:02, and that was enough to get me invited to a university fitness challenge, where I think I did 250m in 40 seconds (1:21 pace). 8 years later and I’m thrilled if I can split a 1:45.

He was top notch!

And he's a 50yr old man so he's doing well.

He has high hopes 😂

😂 Good luck with watching it ALL again - not sure even I could do that!

It’s got some great stuff in it

@@kingofkidz me too👏🏼

That or cold hard cash 😂

Nothing fancy - just stuff my physio gave me off youtube

Same!

That’s no small feat, nice work. I’ve done a few 100ks in my day, both on the erg and in a boat. It’s absolutely brutal to keep going for that long.

Happy to help 😂

Good luck!

Easy 😂

also, havibf transferred to running for a few years and went back to an erg now and then, your hip flexor flexibility could be a major limiting factor to your "hip swing", same with ankle mobility, heels on the floor and a good body swing is key in rowing power, neither of which is really addressed in a lot of other exercise.

also also, sorry for multiple comments, but the "drag" ( number on the fan, which can differ wildly on each machine so always check the actual drag factor setting on the machine(its in the settings somewhere)) is set up but concept were 135 is roughly the resistance the water will provide. the split on the screen is only affected by the speed of the fan wheel. some people do better with lower drag and some better with higher drag. can only speak for 2k records but i know the lightweight 2k ( henrick stefenson) was around 135, only a few lightweights have went under 6 minutes, the closest that i know of was jeremie azou, the french use a bit of a higher drag factor occasionally and his best was at 160.. but much lower stroke rate, much like bikers using power over cadence or vice versa, there is a sweet spot for everyone. again these are only 2k records, with the best in the world and lightweight (under 75kg for rowing) for lower distances and heavier weights things can and probably should be different.

His information on how to use the ski was superb - I was doing it very very wrong!

@@kopraljono3923 thanks rower dude 😂 👍🏼

Thanks 🙏

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@@1519Spring I’ll take any I can get 😂

Just about a balance. 10 means he would be moving slower. Power is force x length over time. If he rows on 10 foot longer than 20 secs he starts to move slower. His force may be greater but it’s about a sweet spot where all parts of the formulae are optimal.

The resistance setting (as in the number on the side when you move the handle up and down) really equates to a drag factor. On a Concept2 you need to go into Settings and Display Drag Factor, run a few strokes and it'll appear. Then adjust the handle, row a few more strokes and repeat until it's where you want it. James says he likes a drag factor of 140, as I understood it somewhere between 125 and 130 simulates an oar in water so as someone who also rowed in a boat this is where I set it. It's important to set this each time you get on a machine because it does vary a lot as machines age and get filled with dust. A 6 on one is not necessarily the same as a 6 on another unless they're both brand new.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks. I think 😂

@@MarkLewisfitness mate I’m 56 and rank pretty high in the sprints for my age, and you blow me away-plus your channel has been a huge inspiration in my own journey!

They did on this day 😂

Awesome gym!