Rowing pumps your whole body, I usually row 45 to 60 minutes, I do a lot of HIIT on the rowing machine, when I finish all my muscles are pumped, it is the best full body workout.
@@trainingtall kinda confused I bought a used rower a couple of days ago put it on max tension and it wasn’t very hard I was thinking it was broken . 16 tension on a sunny rower . Is it just more of a marathon type of machine how many reps is a regular set thanks for any info
I've been actively working out and involved in sports for basically my entire life, and as a soon to be 30 year old with a child I recently bought a rowing machine for the days I can't make it to the gym. After my first 3 sessions on it I was like, "this is dumb, I sweat more doing my 10 minute warmup of incline walking on a treadmill". So I looked up some rowing videos to see if I was doing something wrong, and ohhh my. After changing up like two things my entire body has been sore for like 3 days 😂
@@amjolie81 If I had to point to one specific video, it would be this one! I watched a couple beginners form videos and they all pretty much said the same thing when it comes to the technical aspect of rowing, but this one in particular made me realize that the mind-muscle connection is just as important while rowing as it is with weight lifting
Thank you! I just started working at row house after doing crew in college and missing the sport and I’ve been struggling to explain to new people how they can get a great workout in without focusing on necessarily just upping the damper resistance. I really like how you broke it down here and I’ll be using it in the future
I started at rowhouse three months ago and after about 3 classes I really watched how the instructor was rowing and the work out suddenly became challenging and more rewarding. She kept telling us we needed to slow down our recovery, it helped so much. I never even messed around with the damper settings until I went to one class where she had us turn it all the way down and had us pay attention to what we were doing. A lot of people were relying on resistance and the foot straps to do the work for them.
I just hopped onto my C2 rower today. Took a little over a year off (of all working out) and got fat. Used to do either 10km or 12km per workout session and did that 3 days a week ( would also run and or lift on non rowing days) Would always finish each 2km checkpoint in under 8 minutes (this was the bare minimum) but on a really good split I could get a 2km down to 7 minutes total 10km was under 40 minutes but at times I could get it down to 32 minutes. But now I'm thinking I want to do sprint intervals at shorter distance. Today I only did 2 intervals of 500 meters with 60 seconds in between. 1st 500 I finished at 1:34 ( maintained a 1:22/500 for the first 300M but kinda lost it after that) 2nd interval I finished at 1:54 and was pretty spent. New to the sprinting concept, going forward will increase rest period to 2 minutes, and will do additional intervals work up to maybe 4 or 5. I'd also like to still do some longer 10km rows but not as frequently as I was.
I rowed for 8 years of my life, from the time I was 12 years old until I was 20. We used this machine a lot, to the point that to prepare for the national championships we did training sessions like 3 series of 5000 meters, or 20000 meters with good intensity (21/22 strokes per minute). In a series of 2000 meters done with all the speed and intensity we could to see how fast we could complete it, I reached 205 pulsations. We called it the infernal machine, it's very tiring but it's a fantastic cardio workout. After completing a set of 20000 meters you feel like superman hahahahahah.
Hello Austin, i have a question for. If a person is partial paralyzed on one side of the body is this a good exercise machine to help rehabilitation rehabilitate my body?
You’re rowing wrong. You should lean forward and back 15 degrees which you did, but you should have your hands all the way over your knees before going forward. If you row wrong intensely it leads to back problems.
It would be unusual, and l probably wouldn’t recommend it, though maybe try rowing with your feet not strapped in? (Really makes you focus on your core/back) and try different stroke rates/ or including power tens (really pushing (not necessary faster just more power)
Hey Austin, i’m so happy I found your channel because I want to add a rower to my gym. I’ve been watching your reviews of various rowers. If you leave out the “smart” aspects of rowers, like the Aviron as an example, which rower is best for rowing? I have been leaning toward the Aviron tough series because of the seat height, remote resistance adjustability, and seat design that you spoke highly of (as a cyclist, I understand the idea of proper pelvic tilt), and I especially like the lateral adjustability of the foot plates. I just watched your video on foot placement and back pain. It seems the distance between your feet is as important if we want to keep our bodies anatomically aligned. I already have not so great knees, so alignment is important to me. However, the Concept2 seems to get consistently excellent reviews. I do not care so much about how much the rower costs, I do care about performance. I have been comparing reviews of the Hydrow rowers (I like the new Wave because of size and weight), both Aviron rowers (I like the tough series for the reasons mentioned above), and the Concept2. I am a 68 year old woman, 5’9”, 140lbs, an avid cyclist and weight lifter. Since I do not have the opportunity to try out various rowers, how would you rank the top rowers for rowability (the rowing experience itself)? Thanks and great content.
I think something is wrong with the machine - I’m not being silly, but there’s no way to physically change the resistance and even though I can “feel” it, like it’s “hard” to pull, I’m feeling like it was pointless workout after 30 mins because I need so much more resistance :/ the screen is also busted so I don’t know if it’s just a screwed machine or something
The whole body really. It’s a great exercise with good form. Not going to get bulky from it alone most likely unless you do weights additionally, but it will help define your legs and back, especially if you’re on a calorie deficit and lose weight. Either way great cardio and good for posture with correct form.
