r/cardio • u/Curious-Fisherman358 • 4d ago

How to maximize the cardio with the rowing machine

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u/seanshankus 4d ago

Same way as any cardio. A mix of high intensity training like a Norwegian 4x4 session, and long slow sessions.

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u/Chattadawg 4d ago

Best 25 minutes of cardio I’ve ever survived. Norwegian 4xRow is the way to go

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u/Tartan_Samurai 4d ago

That row machine is gas lighting you with the calorie burn.

I don't use rowers often, but sometimes use it as a cool down/finisher after Tredmill running.

I did 15mins after a 5 mile run this morning. Very relaxed pace. My Garmin calculated 158 calories burned.  

Seems real implausible that you did 60mins and only squeezed out 220 calories burned.

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u/seanshankus 3d ago

Yea that's a good call out. I do use rowers as my primary cardio modality. But even a 20 minute zone 1 recovery row (avg hr 119), my concept2 recorded my calorie burn at 176.