i’m a current freshman at harvard. was interested in joining the men’s rowing team but i have 0 experience rowing, and thought it would a good challenge.

I played basketball when i was younger but i just weight lift now. I’m 6’0 210lbs.

give it to me straight, do i stand any chance trying out?

16y/o M 82kg, was made to do it at rate 26 capped, what are peoples thoughts? I feel like I could be quicker if I wasn't rate capped and didnt go out as hard, first longer distance as my club has just finished our racing season and our final championships are in 2 weeks. For context I row for a small coastal UK club without much structured training - there are junior sessions but dont really work that hard enough and the other kids my age are at like 7.45 - 8.30 on 2k. Just wondering what ppl think

TLDR: Junior from small UK club wondering if he could go faster?

Hello everyone, I have been taking a break from rowing and the new rowing season has started. I’m off to university in February and are wanting to row there, but I don’t want to show up completely out the loop. I stopped at the end of the 24/25 season after school due to burn out. At my peak which was during this season i was 92kgs 6:18. After a year and a half off and some injury i have got extremely unfit, comparative to what I was. I’m now 125kg, the last month i have recently got back in to the gym and have been doing HIIT classes 3 times a week and still trying to watch what I eat. My thoughts are speaking to my coach to come back and train with the team but not race, I think a month on an ERG would set me up well. Whats a good way to rebuild an aerobic race? I struggle to run because of my height. I’m looking to fit in 3 ergs a week on top of those HIIT classes, any help would be great. TIA :)

What does this mean? What teams are involved? Will it happen?

I’m a woman in my mid-thirties, been rowing for about two years now and completely fell for it. Mostly sweep, but I row scull too and want to keep developing both. This coming season will be my first competitive one. I’m genuinely excited for it and I think it’s going to be a long-term thing for me — but if a club doesn’t have much of a competitive program, it’s not necessarily a dealbreaker. I just want to be able to row consistently.

I’m thinking about relocating, and a strong local club is basically my only non-negotiable — everything else about where I end up is flexible, for now at least. I’m ready for a change and just trying to get some ideas for places to consider.

P.S. I understand not everyone wants to publish their location, so please feel free to send me a DM if you prefer!

This is my 4th row, I’ve been trying to start off just doing 20 mins. Routine is as follows:

5min - 18 s/m

3min -22-24 s/m

2min - 18 s/m

3min - 22-24 s/m

7min - 18 s/m

Is this a good routine for a 40yr old out of shape guy?
My goal is to lose weight and gain a bit of strength.
Also, is this a good routine to slowly build up endurance?

Any advice on my numbers is greatly appreciated as well, thanks!

I am having trouble leaning out any suggestions 32 195m 6'3 2k 7:30 5k 18. Are their any suggestions for weight training also

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So just for a little bit of backstory, I am a sophomore at a decently large university and I have been rowing since my freshman year of high school. I actually remember that when I started rowing at first I didn't care for it and the committment was frustrating me, but I got really close to my team and ended up loving rowing as a result. I rowed with that team for two years, and then had to move to another city and another team. That other team was different, and had more serious coaching, and there I discovered that I just wasn't very good at rowing and I have developed some really bad technique habits.
I don't really recall if it's because the coaching in my old team was eh or because I simply never paid much attention to it, because I just liked spending time outside with my friends. Anyway, in my new team I started actually trying to improve my technique, and despite making some improvements, they generally wouldn't stick because of how many bad habits I had that would cause me to default to bad rowing. As such, despite having fairly good times (like 7:07 for a 2k and about 23 minutes for a 6k. I am a 5'10 guy, and I know those aren't crazy results, but they are fairly decent), I would be usually put into weaker boats due to not having enough water technique (which I think is completely fair). I would still enjoy rowing and would keep trying to improve, especially as I went to my freshman year in college, where I didn't vibe with my teammates as well (we are friendly with each other, rhere's no beef or anything, just I haven't really managed to form any close friendships except with two guys who quit), but I've received more intense coaching and still enjoyed the act of rowing itself. Plus, I've done rowing for so long by that point that dropping it was something I considered the absolute last result.

I got closer with my new team over the year and have made some improvements, but would still be the technically worse rower on the team and the one the coaches would yell at the most during practice, and while it was disappointing at times, I still wanted to keep on going.

Now during my sophomore year, which just started, I'm really having trouble justifying continuing rowing to me. The addition of having to wake up to go to practice at 5am as varsity started having a toll on me within the first week, where I would be sleepy and tired during the day and have trouble paying attention in class. I could always power through inconveniences before (I was a fairly unathletic kid prior to taking up rowing and gain weight easily), but I started weighing my options and continuing to row just doesn't seem like it's worth it anymore. I enjoy rowing, but having to cosntantly look after and correct my technique often takes that enjoyment away. I like my teammates, but we're not really close friends. And me just not being a great rower is something I'm starting to feel more, as I realize that in order to truly improve I'll have to sacrifice too many things in my college life. I would have to go to bed early not just to be awake, but also to properly recover and become stronger. I can't really go out in the evenings or spend a lot of time with my non-rowing friends and my girlfriend. The dues, which I can afford, is just another thing that adds up when rowing is something that causes me so much problems as it stands. I realized that I only still want to row because I've done it for so long, and it will be really hard to let go. I now feel really sad, because I see that it's unlikely rowing is something I'll be able to keep up, but I really don't want to part with something that has been an inseparable part of my life for quite a solid chunk of it.

Sorry for this really long post, it was just hard to put all of my thoughts into one place. I'm not sure if I need advice, encouragement, or simply hearing someone's similar (or related experience). If you've read this far, thank you.

TL;DR I've always not been a great rower but the sense of community and the enjoyment of being on water made me stick through it. Having 6am practices as a college sophomore tipped the scales where it feels like continuing to row is simply just not worth it with all the difficulties it causes me.

I'm looking for an affordable pair of shoes that would be good for RowErg as well as strength training. I started out with my running shoes, but they have this large bump of heel "padding" (rubber) that catches on the foot pad heel plate. So I started wearing my standard (now) walking around shoes that I had to get for my plantar fasciitus, Hookas (something like that) which are super padded. They also have wide heels, but they don't catch. But they feel pretty squishy on my leg push. So I switched to my old worn-out Allbirds, thinking I needed something more like bare-foot. WAY too soft and pliable, though. Convinced my that barefoot erging is definitely not the answer.

It seems like I am wanting some stiffness in the sole yet not overly padded.

I'm also looking at/for weightlifting shoes and thinking perhaps the "just right" shoe would fit both purposes.

Crazy?

Hello, I have tryouts at a division one university in about 2 weeks, I have 0 prior rowing experience but I have a VERY extensive athletic background, My 2k right now is 7:10, is this score good enough for the novice team? We have a on the water test aswell and i don’t have access to a boat so i’ve just been watching form videos on yt and we’ll see how it goes when it happens lol.

FWIW im Male 6’1 190

Hey everyone. I need some advice.

I’m currently in Wisconsin, volunteering my time to coach for my university’s first year starting a sculling program. I need to find at least one other coach willing to get our rowers out on the water. I feel like I’ve exhausted my rowing connections and those of our rowing club and I don’t know where else to look.

What would you all suggest I do now? I don’t even need a coach so much as someone with a boating license that has a phone to take on-water footage. I don’t know where else to look or other ideas to consider.

Particularly in the men’s 8 and women’s 4. Have national teams changed the way they train dramatically over the past year? Are we entering a new era of boat speed? I suppose it could be a crazy coincidence, but this is one of the fastest years in a long time.

A little bit out of the ordinary this has been allocated to Asunción in Paraguay.

weather cleared for a nice walkabout the Isis

I heard 6x500m 1 minute rest was the best 2k predictor workout. In this case, will I be sub 7?

Tl;dr at the bottom.

Do you know how hard it is to row an eight in Tucson? I built RowCoach because an erg is an amazing workout, but learning proper technique isn't easy. Even with YouTube and guides, it's hard to see yourself and know you're doing it right — which is why people will drive hours for real instruction.

Some of you saw my last post. I got roasted, and honestly I didn't take it well at the time — but the criticism was right, and RowCoach is a lot better for it. This is the rebuild. 

Here's my stake: I put 4 million meters in before I ever joined a club. Then a coach noticed that I was opening my back too early, and I had to undo 4 million meters of muscle memory. Proper correction made a world of difference in how my body felt on and off the erg. RowCoach came out of that — a tool to understand how to row while you row. Slow, proper sequencing: a three-part drive through your whole foot, a slight layback as the knees straighten, bring the handle into the top of the ribs followed by arms away, body over, and a deliberate slow recovery. I want people to feel efficient rowing without suffering through the pain of bad technique first. This tool has helped me and a few other and I know it can help more people.

Accessibility mission. The goal is to make rowing more accessible to people no matter where you are. To run RowCoach you need an erg, a phone or webcam positioned so your entire left or right side is in view from catch to finish, and that's it. Visual and audio cues call out what's off in the current stroke and how to fix it. On a larger display you can see the form flags, joint angles, and more in real time. For what it's worth, I built it on an 8 year old 720p 30fps webcam; I now use a $30 1080p 60fps one.

The ask. RowCoach is a live computer-vision coaching tool for erg rowing. It uses cutting edge telemetry and pose models to calculate every joint angle throughout the stroke and provide feedback and updates the coach panel in real time. The model is strong, and precision improves over a session as the system continues learning your stroke. It's built to reward efficient rowing and flag inefficient technique — whether it actually does is what I need judged. Current limit: it knows one style of rowing that every person can successfully use on an erg. If you’d like a specific style implemented I’m happy to consider it.

A couple sessions with a certified coach looked promising, but that isn't validation for rowers like you. I'm posting here because you know what it means when someone yells row, and you're not shy about calling out bad rowing. It's at rowcoach.live — 10 minutes free to use a month, no card required–and I made it ridiculously easy to cancel. If you row and can judge stroke technique, please give it a run and reach out with your background through the contact us form, then tell me whether the analysis holds up (I'm happy to work something out). And for everyone trying it, let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see.

Oh — workouts, PM5 integration and auto logbook syncing is coming soon. There's more to find and even more in the pipeline.

Tl;dr: I built RowCoach to give anyone with an erg, a camera, and internet a read on their technique. It's helped me and others. I need rowers who'd know to tell me if it actually does. Now row.

Has anyone (Sam Dutney, etc?) done a technical analysis of Kate Knifton’s body mechanics? Or has she explained how her stroke has developed over the years? it’s so freaking precise and powerful, and yet also so distinct from the rest of the team…

Just wondering what size to get. I’m 5,11 150lbs. Medium or small tall

Hi! In my new training schedule I have to lift a bit more. For the last year I wore high top converse shoes. For some exercises I find them a bit too unstable (for example Bulgarian split squats) so I’m looking for new lifting shoes. What do you recommend?

I bought a used rowerg 2 weeks ago and I’m having a blast. I’m happy to already be seeing some progress. I haven’t held a consistent cardio routine for a couple of years, but used to cycle and run a a fair amount. Rowing indoors is far and away more fun than cycling indoors!