Rowing Tips For Increasing Power Through the Hips 

Love it Omar! Thanks for letting us know how well it worked for you.

Great to hear Lynn! Love that you're making progress and "feeling" the hip swing. These things take time and practice. We're here for you every step of the way.

That’s great! You’re very welcome Portugais

Great to hear Gianpiero. How much improvement have you seen?

What city do you come from? If you have the option to join a local rowing club then trust me that is the best option for you to learn how to row. 9.33 2k is a problem of a technique, not your lacking fitness. Annual fees for a rowing club are in the same price range as some seminars taught by crossfit non rowers to teach people how to row and there are different membership options you dont always have to pay a year up front. You would get your money worth and rowing as a sport is awesome. But I do have to say this is the best instructional video from a non rower that I have seen

6:40 is a number I can only dream of. My time is 8:19.7 and I have a good technique but I believe I lack aerobic fitness. Your age also plays a part. I'm male, 55, 5'9" and 76Kgs

Yes, in some ways borrows common cues from the dead lift, however it is important not to think of rowing as a dead lift just like we wouldn't think of dead lifting as rowing. So as in dead lifting the queue of pushing the ground away from you would be similar to the queue we give of push the machine away from you. However, because we don't completely open the hips as you would with a dead lift, there are differences between the two. Second, dynamic rowers are perfect for rowers. They are becoming a class of their own with different companies entering the market. Our feeling is that they serve a purpose if you are wanting to continue working on boat feel while you are stuck training inside. For fitness purposes however, they are quite an inefficient machine.

+Dark Horse Rowing ... can you please elaborate on why dynamic rowers (i.e. Oartec, RowPerfect/RP3) are inefficient machine for fitness purposes here, and possibly also in a future video? Because it actually might sway me back towards looking at the static concept2 (as oppose to the upcoming Oartec Dx). The only reason why my search for an alternative to the static concept2 happened is because user experiences say dynamics are superior: (A) dynamic requires proper technique while static are more forgiving with bad technique; those who have been using dynamic learn to use their leg drive while those who have been using static less so. (B) I see several static concept2 video with comments saying the uploader has terrible form, but you don't read about form problems with dynamic rowers (unless I'm mistaken) because in order continuously row on a dynamic, one's form must be solid. (C) dynamic is better for the lower back while static has caused problems (D) Those who have been long time static users have moved onto dynamics, or even those who have been long time users found their first hand experience with dynamics to be better overall. (E) If price was no object, dynamic seems to be the winner. Most go with the concept2 static because of price, large community, better monitor, and simply because it's the staple in rowing competition. My favorite thing about the concept is because of the ability to separate it into two smaller pieces for easier storage. (F) The transition from dynamic to boat rowing is a seamless transition; while those transitioning from static to boat rowing is a more difficult (i.e. technique). (G) My assumption: If rowing competition used dynamics (i.e. Oartec or RowPerfect/RP3) from the get go, dynamics could very well have dominated the marketplace from the get go leaving the concept2 static relegated to a niche market. Note: I'm not a rower, don't plan to ever row in competition, but just someone looking for a solid cardio equipment to supplement my weight/resistance training.

Ah Great! Thanks k bote.

Without being able to see, feel, and chat with you it would be really hard for us to say. This sounds like something to address with a movement specialist that could get hands on with you.

sounds very erotic. whats a movement specialist?