Thank you for this video and your advice. I just ordered the machine and this is the best video I have seen that shows me technique which is evidently paramount when it come to rowing.
Thank you for putting this video together. I was in the middle of putting my Aviron together when I realized I actually don’t know how to properly use a rower. I want to make sure I set good habits from the start, I feel this video teaches that.
Glad I could help! I’m going to make a video for the Aviron platform itself taking people through technique etc. but good to know that this fills the gap until I make it!
The response that i got from Aviron was "Our amazing Tech Support Team has notified me that the footplate angle on the Impact Series is 48 degrees and the Strong Series is 50 degrees - not 55 degrees." Looks like they measure angles differently. So, I am wondering if the angle is too much for limited mobility due to two hip replacements and one knee replacement? replacement replacement
Thanks for the confirmation of an impression I had! I learned on the Aviron, and then had a chance to row a little on a Concept 2, and I felt like I was on a luge! The shallow angle you reported certainly confirms that! I had a certified instructor look at my form on the Aviron and the comment was that my heels were coming up a bit much. I've found if I really concentrate on keeping the back straight while leaning to the 1:00 position (or even a little past), and fully extend the arms at the catch, lock the arms by clamping down with the shoulders/lats, and reverse direction quickly at the catch (one of the points of your previous video I think) I don't need to bring my heels up as much and feel like I'm really pressing the bottoms of my feet into the plate. At the back, back still straight (but now in the 11 oclock position), I drop the hands, consciously lean forward and try to get them past the knees before beginning to bend the legs and avoid coming back to the catch slouched. For me, anyway, I feel like the higher angle of the Aviron foot plate gives me more to push against, whereas the Concept 2, I felt like I was a strap away from sliding my feet off the top of the plate. Good explanation of the differences, and I enjoyed you video!
I used a Technogym machine last year when I was on holiday as the local public gym had it. it's a combo of magnetic and air resistance and my times were slightly down too but as all machines feel and behave differently, you can't expect them to concord down to the last second. The worst machine for me is the Matrix. There is no "flywheel" effect whatsoever and so it's normal that is takes more time to do the same distance. The Technogym might be a good choice as a compromise between air and magnetic resistance, but it's out of my price range.
