Just how fast was Steve Redgrave rowing?
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It's been 25 years, but the word "erg test" still brings a shiver down me spine.
Freshman are already getting PTSD when they hear the words "Steady State" in their math exams.
Especially if one does the dreaded "fly and die".....
Bro When you get to ergs and your coach says you are doing a 5k
@@liammcfarlane3729 ......cos you're going to Boston, Lincs in February for the 5k trials
Toughest thing ive ever done. Makes the ironman feel pleasant
"Slightly above average." Man you have biceps bigger than my head, you are almost 2 meters tall and you got advanced level time after not rowing for probably longer that I have been on this world. Huge respect from me.
Steroids are a hell of a drug.
@@stevenette4738 your a cornball 🫤
@@stevenette4738 If you think it takes steroids for this physique you are way off the mark. Possible TRT given age, but even then a lot of work will hike your test levels.
Having been a professional rowing coach for over 20 years I can say that there is at least 10 seconds which you can take off at least on just improving your skills. And yes, it's hard once you get really tired to maintain your form, it's even more important on the water though. With your build and specific training you should be able to beat Sir Steve's worst time quite handsomely. His best time would take a lifetime of training though. On the other hand, winning your age group at the British indoor or even CRASH-B (worlds) would be a realistic goal.
Exactly
That'd be a fun video
Good work! Pleasure chatting with you and an impressive improvement over a couple of weeks. Definitely can get faster than 620, I'm confident that you could even do under 6 minutes but that would be another video!
Let me recover from this one 😂😂😂😂
You and cam need to do a collab together - my two favourite RUclipsrs
Dedicated rower, follow you both, great energy from you helps this 60yr old keep on keeping on.
Would be great to see that!
@@jimjamthebananaman1 we do in this video! Maybe one day in person!
6:24 is an incredible time!! There is really nothing like the feeling of almost blacking out after a 2K test. It feels like all the effort of a 5k run distilled into 7 minutes, absolutely brutal.
The 2k is great, the 20 minute fitness test though.. I still have nightmares
why not compairing to a 2000m run (way more similar pace and time)?
@@fidru For some reason a 2k run at top pace doesn't seem to annihilate your entire soul in the same way
Fun fact: It's just 3 seconds slower than the female world record. Again, this underlines why biological men don't belong in women's sport.
I’d be over the moon with 7:24
Hey Mark,
I used to be handy on the rower before as an international lightweight rower (6:11 @
6:11 as a lightweight is pretty insane! "Handy," indeed.
6:24 at almost 50, I didn't even get that when I was 30. Seriously crazy performance that if you ever head down to a rowing club will see you in many a first VIII for Henley. Nice to see that over time, that familiar position on the floor at the end of a 2k remains unchanged ever since its inception. Pretty awesome video... long overdue 👌
6.23.6 was my fastest time at the age of 44. I’d trained for 14 months for it, so you did an amazing job with limited training. I’m 61 now with a metal hip and rowing 50k a week and training callisthenics. The C2 a rower is a fantastic piece of kit and it’s sad to say I could not do without it in my life.
Loving the content 👏
You've proven that these guys are incredible....Also that even at 6'6" people still revert to the fetal position 😂
It's so damn cosy 😁 Just needed a pillow
@@MarkLewisfitness Next time put a mat and a pillow next to the machine and have a cover ready.
Yeah I've seen a lot of people do that. Roll right off the erg. I've generally avoided doing that, as I've come from the running mentality of you gotta "paddle." I'll usually drop the handle and stretch my legs out and run up and down the length of the track until I can stand and walk. But you'll still see me double over in the seat.
Being a 2m tall guy who's struggling with staying below 100 kgs, I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos. Your struggles, methods and ways to motivate yourself are inspiring and make me think about possible challenges I would like to face in the near future. Keep doing what you're doing, I hope you know how much of an inspiration you are for so many strangers around the globe.
100kgs is light! I'm 6'4 and 110kg and moderatley lean
@@joecfcfantastic I used to be a bit lighter, but due to changes in sports and environment I'm having a lot of trouble to stay below 100 kg. I'm definitely feeling more heavy, feel it when walking the stairs and when exercising. So I'm not comfortable like this and want to get below 100 kg, preferably around 96 kg again.
2m?
It seems like as you get more comfortable with these videos your humor has gotten even better.
Your attitude and Clarkson-esque dry sardonic quips is what for me really sets your channel apart from a sea of fitness tubers that all sound like trite and vapid motivational posters.
Showing (and laughing about) the suffering that it takes to feel real exaltation feels honest, and somehow reassuring.
Thanks and please keep it up.
Hi Mark, I don't comment very often on YT videos but I'd like to say that your videos are really entertaining. Most videos I click off within the first few minutes just because I get bored (ADHD maybe?), but you somehow keep my interest through entire videos. I'm sure it's the same for many others too, so thank you and keep on keeping on :)
Thanks! I get my kids to watch them before uploading-I figure if I can entertain teenagers, it's all good😂
Solid work, Mark!
"Gets dressed in the dark" LOL Nice
Whoa. 6:24 at a 28 stroke rate with (probably) a super high drag factor? I'm not sure the other comments about how you could smash 6:15 do it justice. I think with a little bit of rowing-specific training - to keep your form up at later parts of the race, proper pacing throughout the 2k, and a bit of practice feeling the different sections as lactic acid builds up - you could break 6:00. 6:24 is already a phenomenal achievement. Lowering the drag factor and increasing the stroke rate will shift a lot of the burden from your muscles to your cardiovascular system, which will let you go fast for a lot longer before it really starts to hurt. I think a standard drag factor for openweight men is around 130 - you can display this in the settings and then adjust the damper to dial it in, since different ergs can have dramatically different drag factors even at the same damper setting - but usually the damper is set somewhere between 4 and 6. Stroke rate varies somewhat by preference, but usually between 32-38 depending on how much you can push your cardio. I'd love to see a follow up if you continue rowing!
This is exactly what I was thinking, I row in high school and I go a 6:40 for my 2k. I have spent three seasons working up fitness and getting my technique and the right spot to achieve this time. This man comes up with zero training and absolutely destroys my best time. He honestly is way better than he's giving himself credit for
@@milesclyde8109 yeah dude just walks up and knocks out 6:24 under 30spm, dude has untapped potential even at 50
After my first trip to the gym, I did at least one personal best for the next 50 trips to the gym. Seven times I did it twice. This is his sport and he doesn´t even need age group protection to compete. Beginners do well.
His drag wheel was set to about 7 but that looks like a pretty old unit and if he did talk to two pros they probably mentioned the drag factor... The one at my gym needs to be around 6.5 to be at 125 which is where I like it personally at 6'2" and 80kg
Is all competitive rowing on concept 2 not just done on setting 10?
Great effort!! It brought all the pain back to me, thanks hahahaha!! At 55 as a Lwt I set the age group WR at a 1.38.6 ave split,,... 6.38.1 held it for 12 years, it hurt a lot. Well done again.
Amazing how you managed to pull a 6.26 even when you waste literal seconds waiting at the end of the stroke.
Great work!
The rolling onto the ground bit is so relateable. I did rowing in high school and it felt like a warzone after 2ks with everyone collapsing or vomiting. I remember one time wobbling out of the building after one and forgetting there was a 3" stepdown and my knees just buckled. Knowing a 2k was coming up made me dread the days leading up to it.
Rowing on the water was amazing, though. Have a lot of great memories rowing out in calm weather and having to come back with choppy waves, people 'catching crabs,' oars popping out of oarlocks in the last warmups before a race, and taking little nap breaks with everyone leaned back on each other waiting for races to start. Good shit but the hardest workout I've ever done.
Just discovered your videos Mark, and really enjoying them. I'm a bit older than you (61) but can relate to a lot of the stuff that you talk about. Indoor Rowing is the one sport that I've been more consistent with over the years since I gave up running as seriously as I could around 40, due to injuries. This particular video reminded me of the first British Championships that I took part in. It's just an open race, anyone that enters rows in one 2k event for their age group, and since I am around the same age I was in the same event as Steve Regrave. I was thrilled when I found out. It was probably round about 2000, so Steve wasn't at his fastest, but I probably was, however I was still about a minute behind him. I think I just missed 7 minutes. most of my long distance running pals were quite impressed, but failed to realise that in this event a minute is a lifetime.
These lightbulb moments with the technique are awesome, thank you for sharing! Since the Kipchoge video, the advice in that video has completely changed how I run for the better. And I am sure this video will be the same story for rowing.
Glad it was helpful! If Cam had been born when I was last on a rowing machine it would've been useful advice 🤣
Holy crap! I've never really tried the rowing machine. Watched this video and thought, "that can't be that hard". Went to the gym and jumped on the rowing machine. Started with a furious tempo and felt really good. "Hey, what's the big deal here?". Reached 500m and from nowhere... I died. Pushed myself to finish the whole 2k in just about 8 minutes. And now I feel like shit. I hate you for making me do this ;)
When you "die" on the rower, you just flat out die. There is no gradual wind down (well, I am sure there is for people who really know what they are doing). Very quickly you "got nothing." And finishing the rest of the meters becomes a slog.
It’s the beauty of trying to sprint a distance that is beyond what fast twitch muscles can sustain. Go right over the cliff into despair.
Every rower’s first experience on the erg 😂😂😂
Hahahaha welcome to rowing. Everyone is great at the 500 but a 2k is an entirely different animal
Well, considering your very limited experience and lack of form this result is actually quite amazing. Technique matters so much, hence the value of experience. Very motivating to see a guy your age perform the way you do. Inspiring.
In my 20s (30 years ago) I did 1500m (our rowing club's test piece) on a 1:36 split @78 kg. In my 50s now, it is a struggle to commit to 2000m (or any test piece) the way you did. Got to say you did it properly. Nobody rowing at their potential ends up in anything other than a fetal position. My concept2 has been sitting unused for almost a year - need to get back into it.
Just love to listen you speak. Voice is calm and really easy to understand.
Great vid, love the subtle humour and the humility. I’m 60 and addicted to my Concept2. I’ve finally found a discipline that I’m ok at. Tried cycling but I’m too heavy at 82kg, can’t run because of arthritis in my spine but rowing is perfect. I find longer distances almost like meditating. 41.07 for 10k.
You're definitely not too heavy for cycling, but great you've found your sport!
@@Gws525 I joined a club in hilly part of France that was full of whippet like blokes who used to wait for me at the top of the hills. They got a rest, I didn’t. 😂
@@colinsavill3459 i would recommend trying the fun version of cycling aka mountainbiking.
As a former collegiate rower this video was superbly entertaining! Bravo for the effort and for sharing the journey!
LOVE your humour! And one more thing: After pulling backwards, push your hands forward fast right away, then you can leave your hands low (i.e. relax more) and don't have to lift them over your knees. (rowing a boat you actually have to do that or you'll plunge your oars in the water -- not good for your speed)
Also not good if you want to stay dry and in the boat xD
Above average! I just tried 1000mtrs and nearly died and didn’t get anywhere near your 2000mtr splits! Motivation engaged!! 👍👍
Great videos and much inspiration taken. Keep up the good work 👍
Fancy the Pennine Trail races?
Amazing time especially considering how little rowing you had done. My best was 6:28 in my mid-20's and I only did it when the radio in the gym played two Prodigy songs back to back. Give it a try and you'll crack 6:15 in no time.
Great video, I’m 44 and I recently started using the rower at my gym and my best 2k is just under 8 mins but feel I have a bit left in the tank so will be aiming for 7m 30s as my next target. Great advice on the form which I’ll take into the gym. Sir Steve was unbelievable to watch to maintain that rate for that amount of time is mind blowing. As for rowing machines they’re the most unforgiving things ever created 😅
Absolutely impressive! It is a tough motion to get used to with applying power. You are a beast! Your times are exceptional. You are an incredibly gifted athlete and the one thing with rowing is you can get very far simply with heart and training.
I mean you could be a worldclass rower looking at your times, well done!
Really tough. Well done I must say. I've been on ergo's with Redgrave on a machine next to me in the same room, likewise Pinsent et al. Steve was nuts. His work level at times was insane. These guys are in a different league to top club rowers. Friend of mine rowed in Olympic 8. He's around 60 now and still capable of beating most 30 - 40 year old club rowers. Part power and body conformation, part technique, part will power and a lot of insanity to push the body beyond sensible endurance 🙂
As a rower, watching this video was really awesome. Fun challenge and showing a lot of respect for the sport. And seeing that youre really paying attention to getting better technique. Technique is a lot less important on the erg than on the water, so often fitness people throw technique out the window.
Thanks I learned about today, and its awesome you got close to the level of an olypian on his worst day! I wouldnt dream of doing that.
Remember to hold the knees and really hold them down until the hands come out of the finish. This will help you use your bodyweight more effectively and help you go faster.
I've just started on my fitness journey having lost a ton of weight due to Covid and it causing me some serious issues. Figured I might as well try live a better lifestyle while trying to gain that weight back etc but I've always been into sports and watching Sir Steve do what he did in the Olympics was always incredibly impressive. The man is a machine and is definitely up there as one of the all time greats in sport history I think.
Jesus, 6:24 is seriously rapid without significant training. I trained for a few months to get under 7 minutes! I had mates that were part of the GB rowing setup and they said the best training for a 2k was 8 x 500m with the same rest between sets as you took. Ie Row 500m at 1:45, rest for 1:45. If you're doing a 6:24 now, I reckon Redgraves 6:15 is definitely within reach!
Interestingly I did a workout yesterday that was 500 m followed by 20 burpees the 20 press ups - 5 x round. Kept the rows to all sub 1:35 - I do like those short 500 meter blasts.
@@MarkLewisfitness You can beat Redgraves time. Double dare you 💪💪
@@MarkLewisfitness hahahaha
I'm no expert but looking at the technique, if Mark straightened his arms fully but kept his legs at 90deg like Cam, the handle would travel the same distance. Thats how you transfer the load to the bigger muscles, use less energy and then just take the rating up by an extra stroke with the extra energy. 6.22 'easy' but 6.15? 9 secs down from 6.24 is monumental...
@@MarkLewisfitness Give 8 x 500m a go, the last couple of sets are brutal, but you should see a pretty rapid improvement. Try and go quicker each set and increase stroke rate, ie start low 18, then 19, 20, 21, etc. Great way of working on technique.
That segue into the advert was smooooth! Respects. Oh yes, and for the rowing 🙂
love the rower, its a real torture machine, the burn really is something else.!!
Good effort!
OH MY BUDDHA that's an incredible effort! I had my sights set on 1:45 /500!
You smashed my effort by miles! Awesome work, great inspiration. I hope to get this record before I turn 61 in September.
Having had no training in rowing, your details on the catch was so valuable. Thank you!
my Pr is 6:50 back when I was a volleyball player so not exactly good cardio but tons of strength. all I remember was me on the ground shaking for 20 min on the ground wile my wife was laughing at me..
I know that feeling!
omg.....you are soo funny!.....and fit as!
I'm a 63 yr old novice. Best 2k time last year was 6m 52s. was delighted with that because I beat my wife's young (43) PT target of 7m. I logged it with Concept 2 and didn't realise that it's actually a good time for a novice rower of my age....happy days! 🙂. Also got some good times at other distances.
The takeaway for me from this EXCELLENT video is not to scrunch up too much on the forward stroke. Let the legs do the work!
I'm muscly top half so tend to rely on that, but there isn't a set of muscles above the waist that will come even close to what power a leg can produce.......easily 2 to 3 times the strength.
Great video and thanks so much for sharing.
That’s a great time!
Why does your torture provide such quality entertainment? Im not sure but please continue to do this as I enjoy watching
Thank you for posting this. some of my greatest passions are rowing and finding a good (non fancy) Donut.
Congratulations Mark. You wiped the floor with these guys. 😂
I love the tips from coaches and pointing me to new follows on YT.
The gear updates on your website are great.
Nice the look of pain was wonderful nothing but effort there. Like that
Irrespective of your rowing times or lack of... your presentation and wit makes for compulsive viewing, really funny and self deprecating. Please don't tell me Jenna (?) edited the whole script as well as looking like a supermodel ! Great show, keep it up.
Well done fella! Still a cracking time.
I did 6.40 on my first 2000 sprint. This was on the deck of HMS Illustrious, in the sun while the ship was navigating the suez canal. Id never felt so dehydrated in my life. The experience was so unpleasant that I never attempted another sprint again. I found your video fascinating particularly as I too had no idea about technique.
dude - impressive. I did a 1k row under 3 minutes and it still haunts me to this day. The concept2 rowing pain is like nothing else. 6:45 for a 2k is impressive!
Mark, you’re simply amazing in these attempts to “compete” with the elite athletes. But 2k under 6:25 is freakishly fast. 🎉
My next video is on me and the dog doing 20 miles across the mountain-so normal performance levels will be resumed shortly 😂. Unlike rowing, I am not built for running across the mountain 🏔 😂
holy shit this was awesome. every time i see someone really push on a 2k i get PTSD from last attempt. palms are still sweaty. your exit off the erg was hilarious/horrifying. thanks for putting this out there!
Great video, as someone who's used a rowing machine for years and regularly been sub 7 minutes for 2K I can say that's a terrific time.
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youtube's longest lasting tradition still alive and well
Loved the supportive pace notes from your dearest! Years ago, in the pomp of British rowing with the likes of Redgrave, Pinsent et al, there was a BBC documentary filming them during the Olympic selection process for which boat they would be going in or in some cases no boat at all and the training sessions on these rowers were brutal and they literally fell off them at the end, no unclipping feet, just a roll and collapsed to one side!
Fantastic time for someone that has only done three 2k ergo trial. I’m a rower - so you are doing well.
Been really enjoying your channel and content! As someone who fell in love with the C2 Rower 5 years ago after some surprise health issues and logged over 7 million meters, I bet with some practice you could crush a 6:15. I know you are a bigger guy, but maybe try a lower drag factor (damper looks pretty high), and increase stroke rate a bit. Keep it up, Mark!
Interestingly I never got into the damper setting with Cam - he was too busy telling me not to curl up in a ball every time I get to the catch 😂
@@MarkLewisfitness Honestly, for someone that does not row on the regular, that 2k is pretty incredible... most average folks will never see a sub 8 min., lol.
@@MarkLewisfitness brilliant video Mark. What was the resistance set to? (If that's what it's called)
Just did 3 hours on my turbo and your videos made the time fly by…well for the first couple of hours at least. I burst out laughing a few times. Brilliant content. Inspirational bloke. Keep up the good work mate. And thank you.
You are officially my favourite ever RUclips person. I bet you are beyond excited! Lol
Pls keep up this epic series
More to come!
The mental chess game and the balance of your gas tank is so difficult, trying to row 2km knowing where your splits are down on your target, and trying to plan that burst at the end knowing the tank is getting low is one of the hardest things ever.
Nice work/effort. Insane actually. Great reminder on form....so bloody key to efficiency. I try to focus on a brief period [when my legs are driving from the catch] where my arms relax into tension and full extension. This keeps me from pulling too soon. The "...dresses in the dark..." comment was $
I’m 6’8 (203cm) and 49 years old, 108kg
The rowing machine is new to me and I’m still working on form. I have a knee and back issue but so far it hasn’t increased the issue. I did a 1000m for the first time last week 5.13…will be looking to improve on that!!😅
Great video!
Really great to watch and congratulations that was still an amazing time!
That’s mad good. Awesome.
As a Midget in rowing terms (5' 9") I remember doing a one-off 2k row many years ago (convept model B!) when I was a pretty decently fit rugby player. I too nearly died after my no technique attempt resulted in a 7' 04" time.
Always loved the brutal nature of the concept rower though and bought one second hand about 15 years ago (model C!). Done many hundreds of thousands of meters on it since and thoroughly recommend them to anyone looking to improve fitness. And for home use they're pretty much indestructible. Mine is as good as new.
Well done on your row. No one who has never done a 2k on a Concept has any idea just how knackering it is.
great video. happily subscribed. look forward to watching more content
I enjoyed your pain greatly. That time is excellent - especially in view of a lack of rowing training and technique. Really good.
It's not clapsing its collapsing.
Good video, great effort.
If ever you want to try again I would suggest breaking your race plan into 3 sections: 800m where you cruise out at your goal split, then 600m where you’re in that black place mentally and just do whatever it takes to try and hold that split. Then that brings you to the final 600m almost before you know it. In that 600, every 200m you think of taking your stroke rate up by 2 strokes per minute and just blast the last 20 strokes or so.
It’s a race plan my old university coach preached and it served me well over many years. And often it lets me negative split the four 500m sectors which is always satisfying!
Love this, it's my first exposure to your stuff - I'm a fan!! Totally wrecked 👏👏👏👏👏👏
looking good fella,in good shape.
Great work. Being a cyclist normally I took up some gym rowing whilst injured once and I can tell you that your time is bloody good 👍
I've been watching Mark's videos for some time now and since i'm a amateur open water swimmer I know how those workouts can suck, so being able to see him suffer is top notch entertainment haha
This is really impressive!! Imagine how good you would have been if you rowed full time in your younger years! Even though you take test I applaud you warrior.
Thats the important thing. Doing it with as much time as you have in your younger years. Guys i rowed with (in the same boat) went to world champion ships and won Gold. At our starting points we werent that different. The deiffernece was that i wanted to prioritize school and free time (also i dint get any taller from age 16 and on, being tall is pretty crucial) , while they just went for it. Determination and iron will is what makes the difference
For anyone getting disheartened by the split times - rowing as a discipline for most people is one that you build slowly over a great stretch of time. If you're new you will be slow and that's fine. I competed in the British indoor rowing championships aged 16 in 2005 and haven't really touched a C2 since then until a few weeks ago. Despite being bigger and stronger aged 34, my split times are slower. It just takes lots of practise and lots of slow adaptation from your body.
Welcome to the pain cave. Glorious!
Excellent video, great time! I’m struggling to hit 7:30, you’ve motivated me to do better and cam is such a pro in the sport and as a human being!
I am a beginner rower so starting to experiment with some of these distances and I know that barfy feeling. Way to go for it!!
I rowed on a concept 2 quite a lot in my mid to late 30's. The best distance I ever got (I remember it well - wasn't easy) in 30 mins was 7,430 meters (probably around 85kg bodyweight) which works out at around 2 mins per 2,000 meters. I'm 57 now (and around 75kg) and recently sat on a concept 2 for the first time in 20 years or so, managed 500 meters in just over 2 mins which I was pleasantly surprised by - I certainly wasn't going flat out. I prefer high rep burpee and bodyweight exercise routines these days but this video has inspired me to incorporate the rower a couple of times a week to see if I can rekindle the love/hate relationship I used to have with it........!
Great time! Love the rolling around on the floor, one of us, one of us!
I really enjoy this series where you try different things!
Mark what a great effort - really impressive. As others have said there is more there from technique and race tactics point of view.
I had to laugh as you rolled onto the floor, not at you but at myself. I was a trainer in a gym that had monthly fitness challenges. I won the most distance in 5 minutes competition one month then of course proceeded to roll in agony on the floor.
I enjoyed your explanation of the numbers, training, and your good sportsmanship throughout the video....fun.
Super informative, inspiring, and comedy gold. A+
The deadpan comedy is brilliant!
Great video. Love watching another tall guy try and sort out this fitness thing.
What an effort, within touching distance of Wiggins. Brilliant sequence of videos that really demonstrate the different physical qualities needed to compete at the highest level. You are clearly a very above average rower, well done and thanks again.
That's a really good time!
Dang, 6:30 is lit! Perhaps your on the boat technique may not be great but your indoor rowing time is great!
Great effort Mark! Really enjoyed the video and Cam's tip is just what I needed. Much appreciated. Thanks!
A number of years ago they worked out the effort is to win at Henley Royal Regatta. What they came up with was the equivalent of lifting from the floor to your chin 80lbs, 36 times per minute for 36 minuets.
The look on your face at the end when trying to get your feet out said it all. I rowed at uni in the mid 80's and my best was 6:26 [borderline heavyweight] with the same outcome - although I used to keep a sick bucket ready! The Comments re technique are right on but also play around with the damper setting. I started using the erg again a year ago after a knee injury doing Ironman and found that with the right damper setting [7 or 136] i can still manage around 6:55 as I have the cardio base but not the strength anymore and I am only 5'10" and 80kg, 56 yrs old. so plenty of time to practice, at your size you should get sub 6 which is world class. Great effort.
How funny is the guy who can't wait 6 mins to use the bench press next door. He had to step over your camera to use it.. Such a great video, its the first of yours I've come across and subscribed immediately. Great effort, have just got myself a C2 and learning heaps.
This guy is a natural rower
The difference of knocking a few seconds off a 2k is exponential in terms of effort. I regularly used to do 6:45 from cold as a warm up exercise before weights. Went from cold to puffing nicely. But best ever was only 6:20 including 6-7 seconds where I actually have up because it hurt so much but then decided to get going again. I burnt ,yo lungs in that one, the pain was incredible and I was in bits for days.
I was much better at longer distances, particularly 10k and half marathon, splits weren’t too far behind 2k pace.
Sub 6 mins is just incredible. The work is horrendous.
Rowing hard is hard work!
Please everyone remember to learn how to use an ergometer properly: don’t just jump on it and stick the damper on 10, you’ll likely damage your back (unless it’s a gym one which they never clean so damper 10 is often equivalent drag factor to about 3 on a well maintained machine)
Loved this.
bought a concept 2 in lockdown. used it loads. not soo much any more. need to get back on it !!