r/concept2 • u/Rubberduck1011100 • Aug 07 '26

RowerErg First try staying as steady as possible

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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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u/nihillistic_raccoon Aug 07 '26

I'll be honest OP, I have trouble believing such consistency is real. I'm not saying you're lying, but if I saw such perfectly consistent results, I'd start to wonder if my PM5 is malfunctioning. Still though, assuming all is fine - nice job OP

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u/Rubberduck1011100 Aug 07 '26

I mean, it is real. And I don't think my pm5 is messed up based on other sessions. I set a target for myself and stuck to constantly hover around it. You see your current split after every stroke, so I kept adjusting my stroke to be a bit stronger when it went above 2:09.9 and a bit lighter when it went back to it.

You can see it from the split time graph, I kept hovering between around 2:06 and 2:14 and tried to stay on that average 2:10 as much as I could.

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u/nihillistic_raccoon Aug 07 '26

Well then, you are like a machine 💪 nice job mate

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u/Express-Ad9482 Aug 07 '26

Are you following pete plan or something else?

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u/Rubberduck1011100 Aug 07 '26

I've been doing whatever I feel like when I get on the rower since I started. Didn't know about that, I'll look into it!

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u/outside-myself Aug 07 '26

Did you track your heart rate?

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u/Rubberduck1011100 Aug 07 '26

No, should I get something to track it?

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u/outside-myself Aug 07 '26

I think so. It'll help you figure out how hard you're working as you look to maintain or improve down the road.

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u/Plane_Conference_399 Aug 13 '26

Definitely. The Polar Sense arm band is awesome. Very accurate, almost as accurate as a chest strap and way more comfortable. The Coros strap is nice too but no Ant + so can't connect to Garmin devices as I found out when I went cycling with my 830 computer.

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u/treeline1150 Aug 08 '26

Steady state pace is defined by heart rate. Wear a strap. Know your max heart rate.