Doing a 100 day challenge for weight loss with a couple of friends. Day 51 currently. Rowing twice a day 6 days a week. Morning session with some of the 30min ADVANCED playlist trainings available here with 5min warmups and 5min cooldown (on avg gives me 600kcal) and in the evening just a steady rowing with low heart rate while watching movies and sports (going for 1000kcal target here, typically takes me ~14-16km). 17 pounds gone so far, around 20 more to get back to previous shape. I'm amazed by how low impact rowing is. My knees would not survive this regime on a treadmill and on a rower doing just fine. Thank you for all the workouts available here!
what was the first week like? I want to get my SO rowing but am having trouble convincing her. were you doing the same workout then as now? (sorry, I just saw this was a two year old comment)
Love this channel and your an amazing coach! Helped me so much learning to row ! Best content out there presented by a cool guy who is relatable ! Love all this
Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know of a way to get back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid lost my password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!
Shane, seriously, I really appreciate your content. There is always a teachable moment with your videos mixed with humour. As an educator with 32 years in, that is the absolute perfect mix to keep people engaged. Rowing is a sh%tload of fun but you are correct to qualify that it's not the be all and end all for fitness. I like your change in mindset brother!
Started rowing a few months ago, and I want to thank you for your informative videos! Currently rowing 4 times a week with 2 of the short/ fast and 1 each of the mid and long workouts. Thanks to you, I no longer consider myself a complete fool on the erg...still a fool, but not completely. Best wishes.
Shane, your videos are very informative and your follow along videos have made me love rowing on my erg again. I've got a Kettler magnetic rower which has a useless and wildly inaccurate SPM reading and your follow along workout rowing videos have totally got me back to using my erg again. I am now on a personal goal to reach 50,000 strokes and reward myself when I hit that goal by upgrading my erg to a water rower. More power to you!
Yes, keep it simple... at least for Beginners! I'm not sure if you've ever done any videos where you recommended the best and/or most affordable Home Rowing machines & necessary equipment/accessories? If not, hopefully, you'll make one in the future. Thank You!
Plenty of gratitude Shane DH. Respect. With a background of 10yrs surf boat rowing, we use the ergo for dry sessions and mind breakers. Your tips align with the coaching ive got over the years and how I train. So good your making the erg exciting and fun/ althu its the suck that will always sux. haha
Spot on, can definitely break down my training sessions into these three buckets! I have power but lack an aerobic base, so trying to do more of bucket three, but still doing bucket one once a week and bucket two twice a week.
a good example, we have 4 main types of trainings where i row. 10x500m - 4min rest, 6x 10min - 3min rest, 3x 20min - 3min rest, and a 2x29min -4min rest. and basically all our workouts are variations of these, meybe differnt tempos during the set, meybe differnt tempos for each set, meybe a constant low tempo or high tempo, but overall these tend to be the main types (most exercises longer than 1k we dont work on meters because we train in groeps, so if you do min everyone starts and stops at the same time0
Loved the Dennis the menace cartoon describing thought during the longer rowing periods hahahahaha. Currently rowing 3-4 10km’s a week. Extremely nice, easy and good to check and optimise the mechanics.
Incredibly timely video. I’ve been noticing that certain types of workouts tucker me out more than others at a similar pace and distance. Anything involving sprints just kill me, however I can go for faster splits consistently with more ease. These energy sources (aerobic, anaerobic) are fascinating. I’m starting to also wonder how dirt can play a role in how well you do at them. For example somebody might struggle with sprinty workouts if they are on keto diet, etc. -Chris
Amazing workouts and technical coaching! I rowed with Shane this AM. I'm a 21:20 5K and have a goal to hit 20mins! I think i need to join Dark Horse Rowing for some solid private coaching.
At the end of this all is health as the "gratis". Unless, of course, you exaggerate with the amount of exhaustion and do not give your body a proper rest. The sole reason for which I do rowing is health. Progress is fine, but this is just an emotional prize. The expected outcome is health, mobility and fitness. It makes everyday life a lot less exhausting and painful. The more pain on a rower, the less pain in life. To a reasonable extent, of course, because contusion can ruin all the effort very easily.
Did you mention doing 25x 250m? What's the rest period between each interval? I've never tried that, certainly will consider doing it when I'm next at the gym.
Question. Do you or anyone have an opinion about the Assault Rowers. As a gym we are considering that route. I love the Concept 2 but looking into these.
Please excuse my childish behavior As I mistakenly had my volume turned down and couldnt hear you so I got upset .Your knowledge is unparraled and your videos gave definitely hit a groove .Again please accept my apology.
