I’m 53 and have a frozen shoulder. This has helped me so, so much. You are an extraordinary teacher, and I really appreciate how you break the stroke down so clearly.
@@DarkHorseRowing a year later, and a similar comment (though I am 52) but looking for exercise that won't hurt my frozen shoulder, and the treadmill has been too hard on the joints from a previous injury. Loved this workout, looking forward to following along with more.
Excellent. I haven't rowed in about 10 years as I've been mountain/trail running, but had a serious injury last December. I'm doing these drills twice a day - even though I so want to just get on with the workouts, I know this is going to pay dividends, so I'm learning my new Concept 2 rower and techniques with you before I get on to the workouts. I don't know if I'll ever be able to run again, so this is a new phase in my life and so far I know I'm making the right choice. Thanks so much for doing these beginner skills and drills!
I've been on the water before and rowed crew in a novice program for a few years and I love it. My boat house has been closed the entire pandemic, This is an awesome video to go back to the basics and work on the pick drill again Thank you so much
Bought my Concept2 Model D a couple of weeks ago and have been learning and rowing with your videos since. First, THANK YOU for these videos! You're an awesome coach. I had never rowed before, and I feel like I'm starting to figure it out. I love the row along videos whether drills, intervals or catch the coach.
I've been rowing about 8 weeks now (following the British Rowing Beginners Plan) and I've been starting the sessions by following this video as a warm up, it's been a great help.
Our daughter gave us a Concept 2 and suggested this video as the best way to get started. She was right! What looked to be a complicated movement (and un-natural as you point out) became easy to perform with this brief, precise, workout.I intend to repeat this for about a week before I begin to set my own times and goals. Thanks so much for getting me started in the right way!
Thank You. For years I was just randomly rowing at the gym. This year I started taking rowing classes and was really loving it. I only got in 3 good classes before COVID-19 shut everything down. I bought my own water rower and I’m starting over. This video is invaluable and amazingly soothing. 🙏🏾
I like how the notification came up for this video when I was doing a 4X2000M/5:00R row, because I've been looking for a good warmup drill that I can use a couple times a week for practicing technique, thanks Shane
This warm up helps me so much to learn the right movements and to perform better for the 2nd set of next 20 minutes I follow along with you. Thanks for making this great video!!
I'm new to this just bought a water rower and joined a gym in central London UK big up to them. However I'm here to fine tune my technique which is brilliant this is the first time I've done this class. It definitely won't be the last as it's not an easy technique well to me anyway until I improve I guess.
I just did this workout and it felt amazing! Usually our fly wheel tension is set at 3 but I noticed while rowing that it was set at 5. It STILL felt amazing, smooth and easy! YAY! FUN! Thank you!
If I had a magic genie my first wish would be for you to be my personal rowing instructor! I've been trying to get past the awkward phase of my new water rower for about a month. The simplicity of this video helped tremendously. For me - someone not naturally athletic, getting the hang of rowing has been a challenge. Please let me know of any other videos for newbies on your channel. Until I get my magic lamp i'll stay tuned in!
I looked for this mechanics workout. I’m relearning the proper techniques. I will be doing this particular video until . . . I can do an actual workout. I’ll be working on breathing too to make it through a workout. I look forward to the day I can row a 30 minute beginner’s workout. Thank you. I love learning from you.
A fantastic breakdown of the components and linking of the stroke! I've watched this video a dozen or more times over the past few months and have learn something new every time I watch it! Of my three or four ergs/wk, this 10 min piece is my warm-up at least twice. Thank you DH!!!
I'll be damned! Pulled it apart, put it back together correctly (mostly). Ha! Knee injuries led me here. Feels like I shoulda been here so long ago! Thank you Shane!
Helpful, clear and inspirational. Thank you. Slowing down and focussing on one stroke at a time. Really looking forward to getting on the machine this evening 🙂
Just completed this. I already love the rower, but this drill was amazing, as no one ever really taught me the breakdown of steps. I apparently need to break a couple of bad habits. Keep up the great content.
Love the message and feel it in my soul. I am a dark horse!!! Thank you for your videos. I'm new to rowing so this video is fundamental in my success. l can't thank you enough!.
I love this drill workout. As a beginner rower helps me learn the fundamental of rowing. It's an all in one drill workout and the follow along makes it invaluable. Thanks so much for all the awesome rowing videos. 5 Star!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Brilliant, just bought a JJL and needed a video to give me a foundation in technique before I trained my body to do it all wrong! Will use this for a couple of weeks and revisit after that, no doubt. Really helpful, thanks.
I am very grateful for your videos, really like the clarity and focus on technique. I am at the beginning of my journey, but am already looking forward to being able to cope with your more advanced training sessions. Thanks again!
Hey Shane. Really appreciating the pick drills as a newbie. Particularly this one (I'm doing the last 4 mins as another interval). Cheers, Rich in Melbourne, Australia.
Omg Shane, I use this video every week, several times a week for the last year and today is the first day I’ve noticed you had bare feet! I feel so un observant! I paid attention to your drills though😂
This was awesome, Shane, thank you so much! I just joined Melaleuca's Rowing Club and this training was very valuable - I will do this every day before my next workout!
Had my Concept II for 2 month and started following dark horse after watching your maintenance video. This 101 is very help full, second week trying accomplish the summer dog day challenge. Need some tips on how to do the last week which is 40k mts. Any advise? Thanks for all your time explaining things to the newbies.
Thanks Shane! Concept 2 arrived last week as my retirement prezzie to me :) I'm in regional Queensland, Australia so we're very lucky so far in terms of CV-19 lockdown. I've been watching your videos in anticipation of the machine's arrival (ordered March 2020) and this is absolutely brilliant. I've run through this drill twice a day for last week and can feel some sort of sequence imprinting. As I'm short (5'9"), old (59) and fat (95kg), I was wondering if you've got a tip to get around the belly induced restriction as I move forward to the catch from the one o'clock position? Cheers. All the best from Oz.
I'm new to rowing and appreciate that you are teaching basic mechanics. One thing. When bending my knees on return, is it a bad technique to have my knees outside my arms?
I'm very new at this. What is "darkhorse"? I love rowing and it makes me feel good. I am looking forward to following along with this triaining in a few hours. :-) Thanks.
Helpful video. Will try the leg drill especially. Just need to convince myself to do it. It's so boring so I tend to skip warming up, doing drills etc. My technique needs work I'm pretty sure. I have experienced a lot of backpain for the last two weeks. It has really affected my life quality. Could be it's the rowing that has brought it on. I tend to use the arms a bit early during the stroke. I see the most power and best looking power curve rowing that way. I guess though that the back takes a beating when you are pulling early with the arms without being fully leaned back first? Basically with arms early I get for example the same splits using 16 strokes per minute as when I row 20 or so if I use the arms only at the end of stroke after I have leaned back. Guess that shows my technique is bad.
This was a HUGE help to me - thanks! I've been doing this 10min video followed by 10min just straight rowing trying to keep the form. When/how do I work on power? Will that come with consistency/time or do I need to add separate strength training for that and then just keep at it until it starts to show itself on the rower? I'm having a blast and feeling good ... but feel pretty whimpy.
I am loving this! First time really erging today, and I am really excited to start with proper technique. I googled some other CrossFit bro and it looked so jerky and awful! I wanna be smoooooth! 😆
I have been working on the technical aspect of rowing, since I received my Concept 2 Rower about two weeks ago. I will sign up the program next month on your website for sure. Thank you for the instructions and your time on making these videos.
Going to do this drill when I get off work, hopefully it’ll help me figure out what I’m doing wrong, and what’s causing me lower back pain every session.
Just got an a1 water rowing machine and did this drill twice. Feels good however I don’t feel my legs are pushing hard enough but arms are. Any pointers?
Okay that was good. I’m very new to the Concept2, just got it a few weeks ago. Two days workout at 10 minutes each day and bam, I’m hurt. Lower left side of my back and left quad. Cannot hardly walk. Dr put me on a muscle relaxer. What could I have done wrong. Oh yea, I’m 81.
I have a funny picture of Jean luc Picard on my garage door where I’ve put the word ENGAGE! above him so I can look at it to remember to engage those legs and keep the sequence going
no matter what, i feel like i’m using my back too much in the drive. pushing hard with my legs, holding the handle out, there’s naturally tension and i feel like i have to use my back. i think some say to brace stomach muscles, but that seems difficult if not impossible to do through the whole drill.
I am new to rowing. My gym has the CONCEPT 2 rowing machine. I have been following your beginner basics video and the problem I have encountered is breathing. When I inhale/exhale, the back of my throat and roof of my mouth become extremely dry, after four minutes. I need to stop to take a drink of water. Help! What am I doing wrong?
I've been rowing over 2 years and I know I open my hips too early swinging my back the same time I push with the legs. I find it a hard habit to break, frustrating!
Ok, I really need to practice that Arms Away. All this time, the only way I've been able to prevent my hips and toes pulling me forward is by ... not strapping in.
It's well worth the practice. Practice pressing the legs to extension then being patient as the arms move without the rest of the body. Patience is key here.
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I'm using this pick drill as a warmup. Thank you, it's great.
I’m 53 and have a frozen shoulder. This has helped me so, so much. You are an extraordinary teacher, and I really appreciate how you break the stroke down so clearly.
Wow, thank you so much and I’m so happy you’ve found something that works for you and your shoulder
@@DarkHorseRowing a year later, and a similar comment (though I am 52) but looking for exercise that won't hurt my frozen shoulder, and the treadmill has been too hard on the joints from a previous injury. Loved this workout, looking forward to following along with more.
Excellent. I haven't rowed in about 10 years as I've been mountain/trail running, but had a serious injury last December. I'm doing these drills twice a day - even though I so want to just get on with the workouts, I know this is going to pay dividends, so I'm learning my new Concept 2 rower and techniques with you before I get on to the workouts. I don't know if I'll ever be able to run again, so this is a new phase in my life and so far I know I'm making the right choice. Thanks so much for doing these beginner skills and drills!
I love how you teach in these classes, you are precise in your statements.
Yes it was good - first time I have seen the drill with legs and hips, but leaving arms straight. Very helpful
I've been on the water before and rowed crew in a novice program for a few years and I love it. My boat house has been closed the entire pandemic, This is an awesome video to go back to the basics and work on the pick drill again Thank you so much
Bought my Concept2 Model D a couple of weeks ago and have been learning and rowing with your videos since. First, THANK YOU for these videos! You're an awesome coach. I had never rowed before, and I feel like I'm starting to figure it out. I love the row along videos whether drills, intervals or catch the coach.
I've been rowing about 8 weeks now (following the British Rowing Beginners Plan) and I've been starting the sessions by following this video as a warm up, it's been a great help.
Our daughter gave us a Concept 2 and suggested this video as the best way to get started. She was right! What looked to be a complicated movement (and un-natural as you point out) became easy to perform with this brief, precise, workout.I intend to repeat this for about a week before I begin to set my own times and goals. Thanks so much for getting me started in the right way!
Thank You. For years I was just randomly rowing at the gym. This year I started taking rowing classes and was really loving it. I only got in 3 good classes before COVID-19 shut everything down. I bought my own water rower and I’m starting over.
This video is invaluable and amazingly soothing. 🙏🏾
You got this! It's so nice to settle in and start to feel comfortable with it.
Thank you for this! I struggle with rowing but this breakdown of technique surely helps a lot! Appreciate it.
love the pause and think, it makes every micro movement more noticable and fine tunable.
I like how the notification came up for this video when I was doing a 4X2000M/5:00R row, because I've been looking for a good warmup drill that I can use a couple times a week for practicing technique, thanks Shane
Thank you! My rower will arrive in a couple weeks and this helped a lot! Plan to watch it again when my rower arrives!
58 year old man using a rower for the first time. Got my Concept 2erg about 3 weeks ago. I am counting on this drill to improve my performance.
This warm up helps me so much to learn the right movements and to perform better for the 2nd set of next 20 minutes I follow along with you. Thanks for making this great video!!
This is such a great opportunity to workout the correct way! I'm just starting this NEW journey at 58 years old
I'm new to this just bought a water rower and joined a gym in central London UK big up to them. However I'm here to fine tune my technique which is brilliant this is the first time I've done this class. It definitely won't be the last as it's not an easy technique well to me anyway until I improve I guess.
I just did this workout and it felt amazing! Usually our fly wheel tension is set at 3 but I noticed while rowing that it was set at 5. It STILL felt amazing, smooth and easy! YAY! FUN! Thank you!
Thank you Coach !! I did 07:44 It's first time under 08:00 . I just followed you and got a record of 07:44 ~!!!!
If I had a magic genie my first wish would be for you to be my personal rowing instructor! I've been trying to get past the awkward phase of my new water rower for about a month. The simplicity of this video helped tremendously. For me - someone not naturally athletic, getting the hang of rowing has been a challenge. Please let me know of any other videos for newbies on your channel. Until I get my magic lamp i'll stay tuned in!
Thanks Shane - your love for what you do is inspiring. New to rowing - I’m a dark horse ❤
My one and only rowing coach.
Have not done it in months, wonderful. Back to basics, always cool. BIG thanks. 🙏
I looked for this mechanics workout. I’m relearning the proper techniques. I will be doing this particular video until . . . I can do an actual workout. I’ll be working on breathing too to make it through a workout. I look forward to the day I can row a 30 minute beginner’s workout. Thank you. I love learning from you.
That's just great! I'm so happy I found you right before I start using my rowing machine!
Sharing with the new St. Joseph's University alumni 50 - 59 crew! we are in it from now on to win it!
A fantastic breakdown of the components and linking of the stroke! I've watched this video a dozen or more times over the past few months and have learn something new every time I watch it! Of my three or four ergs/wk, this 10 min piece is my warm-up at least twice. Thank you DH!!!
Done. Great warmup and instruction
I really like this as my refresher if I am off the machine too long!
Thank you for these beginners drills. I'm new to rowing so this is very helpful.
Thank you! I’m a beginner and found your channel recently.
Working on Mechanics is just what I need! I have to keep up with blind neighbor who is my hero at rowing!
I'll be damned! Pulled it apart, put it back together correctly (mostly). Ha! Knee injuries led me here. Feels like I shoulda been here so long ago! Thank you Shane!
Thank you for this pick instruction. As a beginner and new rower, Thisbe is wonderful!
thank you. my first time on my concept 2 this evening helped tremendously.
I can't think of a better video to catch for your first time on the machine.
Just finished this one 3 times! Thank you!!
Brilliant! I want to give this to so many people at the box. Thanks Shane.
Please do. The greatest compliment is sharing the video link!
Excellent evening dividing the steps.
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you so much!!
Helpful, clear and inspirational. Thank you. Slowing down and focussing on one stroke at a time. Really looking forward to getting on the machine this evening 🙂
Just completed this. I already love the rower, but this drill was amazing, as no one ever really taught me the breakdown of steps. I apparently need to break a couple of bad habits. Keep up the great content.
Love the message and feel it in my soul. I am a dark horse!!! Thank you for your videos. I'm new to rowing so this video is fundamental in my success. l can't thank you enough!.
Good session. Have just returned from the gym, watched this and now cannot wait for my next visit to put this into practice. - Thanks!
This is the first time I’ve found a way to correct my movement. This helps a lot to prevent the legs go back before the hip and arm
Thanks for the video, I just purchased this machine and my first work out with this video. It feels good so far!
First time anyone explained actually where 1 o'clock position starts Tks
I love this drill workout. As a beginner rower helps me learn the fundamental of rowing. It's an all in one drill workout and the follow along makes it invaluable. Thanks so much for all the awesome rowing videos. 5 Star!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Brilliant, just bought a JJL and needed a video to give me a foundation in technique before I trained my body to do it all wrong! Will use this for a couple of weeks and revisit after that, no doubt. Really helpful, thanks.
Great workout - I'm just starting and this is just what I needed.
I am very grateful for your videos, really like the clarity and focus on technique. I am at the beginning of my journey, but am already looking forward to being able to cope with your more advanced training sessions. Thanks again!
Hi, been on the c2 for a couple of years and with this advices i managed to reduce about 10sec on my average 500m inmediately. Thank you very much.
Thanks so much! I’ve just started rowing, and your videos are awesome.
Hey Shane. Really appreciating the pick drills as a newbie. Particularly this one (I'm doing the last 4 mins as another interval). Cheers, Rich in Melbourne, Australia.
very helpful to break it down like you did. thank you!
Omg Shane, I use this video every week, several times a week for the last year and today is the first day I’ve noticed you had bare feet! I feel so un observant! I paid attention to your drills though😂
first workout. thanks.
Love what you are doing here. These drills are great for warm up and cool down. Thanks for making great videos.
This was awesome, Shane, thank you so much! I just joined Melaleuca's Rowing Club and this training was very valuable - I will do this every day before my next workout!
This is so great to teach me to work this machine properly. I still have a problem engaging the muscles to get the best. Help!
This was awesome and key.. I thought I knew how to row. Now I know better thank you!
Great video! My first rowing experience and I learned so much!
Tkx amazing drill
Excellent drills - thank you!!!
You’re welcome!
This is sooo good.
Have you made one that just is ....
1 set timer
2 go
So we don't have to sit fitteling back and forth to finde the starting point
Really awesome! What workout video should I watch next as a follow on from this?
Thank you :)
Always appreciate the resets
Great to see you Mike! And it's so strong to come back to on a regular basis. I wish I did more of it myself.
Great drill. Thanks
Love the drills! Thank you ☺
Use them and love them!
Had my Concept II for 2 month and started following dark horse after watching your maintenance video. This 101 is very help full, second week trying accomplish the summer dog day challenge. Need some tips on how to do the last week which is 40k mts. Any advise? Thanks for all your time explaining things to the newbies.
This is awesome stuff . Takes me back decades to my UCLA rowing crew days in Marina del Rey
I have raced there MANY a time and have a couple UCLA jerseys :)
Thanks Shane! Concept 2 arrived last week as my retirement prezzie to me :) I'm in regional Queensland, Australia so we're very lucky so far in terms of CV-19 lockdown. I've been watching your videos in anticipation of the machine's arrival (ordered March 2020) and this is absolutely brilliant. I've run through this drill twice a day for last week and can feel some sort of sequence imprinting. As I'm short (5'9"), old (59) and fat (95kg), I was wondering if you've got a tip to get around the belly induced restriction as I move forward to the catch from the one o'clock position? Cheers. All the best from Oz.
Thank you for this tutorial!
I never felt anything in my hamstrings though, I wonder if I wasn’t doing it right...😊
says "warm up" drill
Great video
Thanks!. This helped me so much
Glad it helped!
I'm new to rowing and appreciate that you are teaching basic mechanics. One thing. When bending my knees on return, is it a bad technique to have my knees outside my arms?
I'm very new at this. What is "darkhorse"? I love rowing and it makes me feel good. I am looking forward to following along with this triaining in a few hours. :-) Thanks.
Great coaching and I'd like to know which muscle groups should be employed at each stage. I'm a complete beginner btw
This was great ten mecanics
Helpful video. Will try the leg drill especially. Just need to convince myself to do it. It's so boring so I tend to skip warming up, doing drills etc.
My technique needs work I'm pretty sure. I have experienced a lot of backpain for the last two weeks. It has really affected my life quality. Could be it's the rowing that has brought it on.
I tend to use the arms a bit early during the stroke. I see the most power and best looking power curve rowing that way. I guess though that the back takes a beating when you are pulling early with the arms without being fully leaned back first? Basically with arms early I get for example the same splits using 16 strokes per minute as when I row 20 or so if I use the arms only at the end of stroke after I have leaned back. Guess that shows my technique is bad.
This was a HUGE help to me - thanks! I've been doing this 10min video followed by 10min just straight rowing trying to keep the form. When/how do I work on power? Will that come with consistency/time or do I need to add separate strength training for that and then just keep at it until it starts to show itself on the rower? I'm having a blast and feeling good ... but feel pretty whimpy.
I am loving this! First time really erging today, and I am really excited to start with proper technique. I googled some other CrossFit bro and it looked so jerky and awful! I wanna be smoooooth! 😆
Fantastic and great job done. We like you so much also.
I have been working on the technical aspect of rowing, since I received my Concept 2 Rower about two weeks ago. I will sign up the program next month on your website for sure. Thank you for the instructions and your time on making these videos.
Going to do this drill when I get off work, hopefully it’ll help me figure out what I’m doing wrong, and what’s causing me lower back pain every session.
SLOW IT DOWN to figure it out.
Just got an a1 water rowing machine and did this drill twice. Feels good however I don’t feel my legs are pushing hard enough but arms are. Any pointers?
Okay that was good. I’m very new to the Concept2, just got it a few weeks ago. Two days workout at 10 minutes each day and bam, I’m hurt. Lower left side of my back and left quad. Cannot hardly walk. Dr put me on a muscle relaxer. What could I have done wrong. Oh yea, I’m 81.
Outstanding training videos. Much appreciated
I have a funny picture of Jean luc Picard on my garage door where I’ve put the word ENGAGE! above him so I can look at it to remember to engage those legs and keep the sequence going
What do you mean by opening and losing the hips ?
no matter what, i feel like i’m using my back too much in the drive. pushing hard with my legs, holding the handle out, there’s naturally tension and i feel like i have to use my back. i think some say to brace stomach muscles, but that seems difficult if not impossible to do through the whole drill.
Great video Mate! Tks! I've discovered Rowing a free weeks ago. Wich app do you use in Android for keeping a track?
Tks a Lot, +1 suscriber!
I think ErgData works on both Android and iPhone...unfortunately I'm not well Android versed...
@@DarkHorseRowing I'll look it up!! Tks for your time and for your answer.
Great tutorial!!!
Don Tindall
78yo beginner
Is there such a thing as over extending the arms when rowing. A gym goer critisised me for over extending...
I am new to rowing. My gym has the CONCEPT 2 rowing machine. I have been following your beginner basics video and the problem I have encountered is breathing. When I inhale/exhale, the back of my throat and roof of my mouth become extremely dry, after four minutes. I need to stop to take a drink of water. Help! What am I doing wrong?
I've been rowing over 2 years and I know I open my hips too early swinging my back the same time I push with the legs.
I find it a hard habit to break, frustrating!
💡
Ok, I really need to practice that Arms Away.
All this time, the only way I've been able to prevent my hips and toes pulling me forward is by ... not strapping in.
It's well worth the practice. Practice pressing the legs to extension then being patient as the arms move without the rest of the body. Patience is key here.
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