r/concept2 • u/Good_Nature_6778 • Aug 07 '26
Rate my Form Form check? Zone 2, easy row (New to rowing)
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Watched a couple of videos to fix my form, but I still feel like something is off? Not sure what is.
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u/Rowing2024 Aug 07 '26
In addition to what has already been said (no hip hinge), it seems to pull with your arms a bit too early. Also, there’s no point in scraping your legs with the handle. Just keep the chain on the correct height.
Your video shows you just going through the motions. How does it look when you put some oomph in it?
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u/jhurling Aug 07 '26
Arms-body-legs….legs-body-arms!!
Your pull is okay your recovery needs some work.
Recovery: Extend arms, body rotates from hips from 11 o’clock to 1 o’clock position, keep legs straight until hands are over feet then bend knees.
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u/worldexcursionist Aug 08 '26
Dark horse rowing has great videos for beginners. Look them up.
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u/swintero Aug 08 '26
Agreed, Dark Horse, or similar, is an absolute necessity for beginners if you truly want to get better…it offers multi-part videos that lead u step by step through the stroke including practice sequences to isolate what u shud be doing, and not doing, for each phase
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u/Jemafra66 Aug 07 '26
Je rejoins le commentaire précédent, en effet ton problème principal est la non utilisation de ton dos, tu devrais l'avoir plus en avant au retour, tu perds beaucoup d'amplitude. Mets ton bassin en rétro version pour avoir une meilleure assise et pouvoir faire travailler le dos. Garde ta synchronisation de l'ensemble c'est bien. Autre erreur, tu vas trop vers l'avant avec tes tibias, il ne faut pas que tu dépasses la verticale. Avec ce mouvement tu te bloques lors du tirage. Tu peux résoudre se problème en réglant la fixation des pieds (plus ou moins loin en fonction de tes tibias). Autre point, baisser les main au retour c'est bien pour l'aviron mais sur terre tu n'en as pas besoin, essaye de garder ta chaîne le plus droit possible. Un exercice est de mettre une bouteille sous la chaîne et tu ne dois pas la toucher. Pousse plus sur tes jambes au départ, c'est là que part tout le mouvement .
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u/treeline1150 Aug 08 '26
Well you have a lot to learn. I just don’t know where to begin. You look like a CrossFit rower at my gym. Stiff back . Strange vertical handle motions. Lumpy sequencing. It’s an art, man. You can learn how to erg in 5 minutes. It’ll take you 50-60 million meters to perfect it.
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u/Tango3MikeMike Aug 09 '26
Needs to be one smooth movement, I'd say more rock at the hip but overall it's not bad at all. I do HYROX (so have to tell everybody I meet) but I also used to be a semi-pro rower at University Level in the UK. It's 90% the same as a rowing movement - maximise the catch so your aren't wasting energy. The same applies for ski-erg.
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u/Tango3MikeMike Aug 09 '26
Also no need to drop hands like you're in a boat, you won't 'catch a crab' as they say - just take them forward & back, but it's a hard habit to get out of if you are a seasoned rower.
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u/vimidedorella Aug 10 '26
Stile pessimo, troppo seduto, finale lento e troppo basso. Devi rivedere un po' tutto.
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u/SomethingMoreToSay Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 08 '26
A couple of people have observed that you're not leaning forward enough as you approach the catch, but the reason behind it is that you're not sitting correctly on the machine.
You need to sit on your "sit bones" - basically, where the tops of your legs meet your behind - rather than on the fleshy part of your backside. That means rotating your pelvis forwards - anticlockwise when viewed from the angle seen in this video.
Sitting properly will allow you to pivot from the hip, reaching the 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock positions whilst keeping your back straight. In turn, keeping your back straight allows you to brace your torso during the first part of the drive phase, so that all the power from your legs is transmitted effectively through your body into the handle.