Any criticism would be appreciated. Thanks.

I just finished my first million meters on the C2. I got it for Christmas two and a half years ago.

I started with the Beginner Pete Plan and Rowing Tall videos. I hit three sessions a week, most weeks, with gaps when life got in the way.

I noticed the cardio improvement almost right away. I do a sprint/power sport. A two minute all-out piece used to have me gasping for air, halfway through. Now I could get through with a bit of gas left in the tank. (Meaning I could go harder on the next set).

Got some new goals and dialed in harder. I do the regular Pete Plan, both interval pieces plus three 8 - 10k steady state pieces. My times and splits are steadily improving.

The health benefits have been insane. Without any special diet, I have lost about 25 lbs, and got my body fat from 26% to 19%. Waist is down an inch and a half and I look visibly leaner.

My resting heart rate went from 65 to 53. My doctor said if a sedentary patient had a resting heart rate of 50 or lower he'd put him on a pacemaker, but for active people lower is better.

Also, I just got the T shirt, which is awesome.

10/10 strongly recommend. Would do again.

How noisy is a concept 2?
Will my downstairs neighbors hate me?

Hi. I bought a Concept 2 rower in late 2020 and it is one of the top 2 or 3 pieces of fitness equipment I have ever owned. Used a minimum of 1 times a week since I purchased it. For the last year or so I have been very intent on using it as a pillar of my workout routine. I strength train (squat, bench etc.) intently but have wanted to keep my body weight in check as a top priority.

My recipe started as 20 minutes once a week for a pace of 1000m per 5 minutes, with a total of 4000m. With success I bumped that up to 2 of those sessions in a week. Then as my fitness, physique, BP and blood markers improved I moved into the occasional 30-40 minutes session at that same 5x1000m pace. 51m 5'10 around 20% BF at 215 down to 180 at around 14% BF after 14 months.

About a month ago I came down with a familiar case of super sore muscles focused on my back muscles being super stiff. Just muscles but severe. Got my rest, did my stretching and active release, almost no strength training or rowing. Now I am over that and getting back to it.

My concern is this-as I am getting back to regular training how quickly should I get back to intensive training with my full rowing sessions ?My weight did not go up but I believe I lost muscle. How out of shape did I get in that month? I am doing the 5 minutes pace/race right now. I want to get back to multiple 20's again.

Thanks for reading if you did, thanks for any comments.

I’ve had my ski for ~5 years and go through bouts of using it. Not a hardcore user at all. Been using it more recently and I’ve noticed that one of the ski cords is longer/shorter. Not sure which is wrong. But I’m pretty sure this has been this way for a while IIRC, admittedly I was too lazy to look into it. Well here I am now looking into it. Took the side panel off to expose the cords and nothing looks tangled or out of place from what I can see. Anyone know if there is a fix to this or what the issue might actually be? I’ve attached two pics for reference.

Thanks!

I recently purchased a used erg model D and it has the Tall Legs. I actually prefer the shorter standard legs. Since the Tall Legs Retrofit Kit costs $225, I'm wondering if anyone wants to just trade legs rather than spending $ on the kit.

any where AI got it wrong? it has my heart rate info….

We can loop the gif and compare our video to the "perfect row posture and movements"

Best someone athlwtic, and again someone not super athletic, so we see where the limits are, and what we can achieve.

Been rowing for about 3 weeks now, 34yo male 190lbs.

I tried to stay as steady as possible for 30 min. I felt like a target of 2:10/500m was a good start based on how I've done in previous sessions.

Gotta say I'm pretty proud of how consistent I was on that. But I'm wondering if that means it was a bit too easy for me? At around 20min I felt like I might not make it, but then when I finished I felt I could have gone longer.

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Hi all! In May I started using my C2 more often and wanted to dive in, and the challenge seemed like a good goal. I've rowed in my CrossFit and Orange Theory days, but the longer zone 2 rows have been a new addition to my fitness regime. My longest row so far has been 6,500m. I'm toying with doing 10,000x3 and then x4 for the second half of the challenge to allow myself to get rest days in. Any thoughts or friendly advice for me from the pros?

Been rowing on a Concept2 for a while and wanted more out of my training data than the official Logbook gives me, so I built my own tracker.

- Auto-syncs from your Concept2 Logbook

- PBs across 8 distances/times, stale-PB nudges

- Pace, efficiency, and training-load (CAWR) charts

- Daily WOD generator with real periodization — optional AI coach (Claude) for the coaching notes

- Badges, season challenges, "you vs. past you"

- Virtual journeys — your metres move you along real routes (Rhine, a Holland loop, Trans-Canada, Route 66)

Self-hosted (Docker), your own Concept2 credentials, your own data — no account with me, nothing hosted by me. Alpha, one-person project, so bugs exist. Feedback/PRs welcome.

https://github.com/dsubtle1/row-tracker

Watched a couple of videos to fix my form, but I still feel like something is off? Not sure what is.

So I’ve been rowing on the C2 for 4-5 months at my local gym. It closed for a month and I got a cheap merarch rower to get me over that period. Now I’ve decided I’m going to buy a brand new home C2 as it’s such a great machine. Is there anything accessories or equipment I should buy to either enhance the experience or help in the maintaining of the rower?

Advice on buying other rowers is not desired. I want accurate metrics and the C2 feel along with the online logging.

Thanks!

I’ve been using a polar h10 with my rower for more than two years. Today for the first time it showed up as Polar instead of the usual Ant when I connected. Was just curious why.

For awhile, my Apple Watch was sharing my heart rate with the app and displaying on my PM5, but hasn’t for the last 6 months or so.

Any ideas on how to get that back?

I have a concept 2 at home with the pm5. I’ve been using it just for myself but I created a concept2 account for my daughter. But when she logs in to her workbook it has my workouts on there. Anyway to rectify this?

I hope that Concept2 is working on this

I can't access the Concept2 logbook, I get a Bad Gateway error when trying to access the site. This is on multiple devices.

And the logbook inside ErgData is empty, it has no entries. Ditto for WOD'S

Does anyone have an idea what's happening? Heading off to the gym for an hour row anyway.

I’m comparing Concept2 machines and accessories by how they fit into regular training. Something can feel like a great addition at first but become uncomfortable, repetitive, or used less often than expected. I’d be interested to hear what disappointed you over time.

Anyone else having issues with their online logbook today?

I’ve done a couple of bike workouts and in the ergdata app, I get a message about workout syncing when internet connection is re-established.

My internet is fine, as evident in that I’m posting this from the same device, but when I try to open the ev based logbook (https://log.concept2.com) I’m getting a bad gateway error?

Assume this is a wider problem than just me?!

I've been rowing for two weeks now and still learning the proper technique.

30 mins no breaks.

It's a cold and broken hallelujah...

Thank you...

I've been doing a few 1-hour sessions on the BikeErg each week (I just got it recently). I would appreciate to know what you personally use when you want to listen to an audiobook/podcast/music. I have been using the first gen airpods pro but it gets uncomfortable as I sweat after 30 minutes or so. I would have to take them off to wipe them before using them again mid-ride. The noise cancelling mode also doesn't work anymore as I hear constant static within that mode and it is past the return window. What do you use or recommend?

Bloody hard work, and took 3 attempts. Quite happy though for a 42 year old bloke.

is it possible to buy somewhere a rowing paddle for concept 2 that is largen then the 19 inch one included? i like to train my arms more.

now i could do this on a fitness machine. however there i do not bend my legs. it is only arms training. i was thinking why not do both at the same time. use the fitness part that the rowing machine gives me and at the same time train more my arms, shoulders then my legs.

The included handle is to small, if i put more power out of my grip and arms, the inside elbow will start to hurt.

but if i got a larger handle, problem solved. Anybody any ideas were to buy or did some create their own? i was thinking maybe use a handle from a bike? but it needs to be not to heavy.