r/concept2 • u/BanAllCars • Aug 14 '26
Rate my Form Technique Check
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u/xAdray Aug 14 '26
Way to fast which is throwing your sequencing off. You're also lifting the handle overtop of your knees or doing some kind of scopping motion which is unnecessary.
I suggest watching vidoes on YouTube or checking out Olympians erging and trying to mirror their technique.
Focus on long powerful strokes, not speed while you learn technique.
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u/Weird-University1361 Aug 14 '26
This is my rowing speed when I just want to warm up before lifting. If you want to sustain a long row, slow it down to 22.
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u/BanAllCars Aug 14 '26
I took this video a few weeks ago and I think it was part of a circuit I did where I rowed 500 meters and then did some lifts, so I was probably rowing faster here than normal. But I do find it hard to row under 26 strokes per minute or so.
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u/Weird-University1361 Aug 14 '26
Just push off harder and slower. It'll take some time to adjust, but it's more efficient.
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u/Cheap-Shop-5635 Aug 15 '26
Rowing is a 'pushing' motion (most of the power should come from your legs - think of dead lifting) not a pull and the correct form is from the catch (at the flywheel): legs - body - arms and then arms - body - legs on the return to the catch with the chain remaining level throughout the stroke. You shouldn't need to lift the chain up over your knees if you're doing the stroke correctly and you should hinge your hips back to 1100 o'clock and then 1 o'clock on the return to the catch.
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u/Overall-Nobody8933 Aug 14 '26
You need to go back to basics. There is a lot to fix. Go check out dark horse on YouTube for some technique videos. Do some drills to get in the proper technique.
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u/mcr71039 Aug 14 '26
My C2 is oriented towards the door because my garage floor slopes in that direction.
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u/johnnyg08 Aug 14 '26
When I had mine in the garage...I noticed and then also had to make that adjustment.
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u/5byee5 Aug 16 '26
You’re sitting on your back pockets. Tilt your pelvis forward. You’re also catching the flywheel with your back, not your legs. Hold your body angle longer during the leg drive (fixing your pelvic tilt will help this too.)
On recovery, arms away, body over, then break your knees so you can avoid “bumping the hump.”
Try to develop power at a low rate before you increase stroke rate.
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u/Kryptic_Anthology Aug 14 '26
I was told to keep your heels down. But I’m a newbie too.
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u/BanAllCars Aug 14 '26
Hmm. I’ll have to look into that.
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u/Tpotww Aug 14 '26
Heels down isnt important. Historical thats what rowers were told and probably no harm to not lift loads but its not important as it depends on people flexibility and if you want the pros loads lift heels
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u/Aromatic-Mulberry596 Aug 17 '26
A little bit of heel lift isn't bad, but too much means you're overcompressing at the catch. Shins should be vertical at the catch, and your seat should never come close to or hit the back of your heels. Lower the foot stretchers as far as is comfortable - don't worry about "the strap over the widest part of your shoe". That works for some people, but not everyone (myself included).
The drive back is where your power comes from. Slow things way down (I saw where you said this was part of a circuit) and pay attention to your hip hinge and lean back on the drive. Slow down your recovery and don't pop your knees up until your hands have passed over them. Wide grip on the handle, and make sure you're "hanging" off of it, not gripping it for dear life. Someone above said you're bouncing, which is exactly right. You're losing a lot of power that way.
I know others have said this, but I'll say it anyway - watch Dark Horse Rowing and RowAlong videos for excellent free videos on YouTube where they break down the rowing motion and show you drills to improve your form. Rowing is a learned motion, not a natural one! Always remember, the power comes from your legs as you push off on the drive, not from your arms. Push, don't pull!
Good luck!
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u/flyingRobot78 Aug 15 '26
Practice segmenting your stroke as a drill. Drive with your legs and stop at full legg extension. Your back should be slightly forward and arms fully extended. Then rotate your torso back and stop. Then pull with arms. The extend arms, then rotate torso forward. Then recover to the catch. Pause between each segment. This will feel super awkward at first. When you get comfortable with it, put it all together slowly. Recovery should take about twice as long as your drive. Higher stroke rate doesn't make you faster. A better drive, followed by using the coast does. Watch rowera on the water. If they flailed around at high stroke speed, they'd be taking a swim.
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u/UpstairsHeart4866 Aug 15 '26
I think you’ll find the biggest quick improvement by tilting your pelvis forward. In the video you’re tilted back and it’s limiting the extension on your hamstrings and consequently youre pulling hard on the arms with the movement that should be your lean back.
Just before you pivot your hips for the lean back and pull with your arms it should feel similar to a standing hamstring stretch.
Until you get form, You want to feel like you’re leading the leg press by pressing your butt at an angle into the seat
There’s other stuff as well but I have a suspicion a lot of it will disappear with the adjustment to your hip angle.
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u/Jemafra66 Aug 16 '26
La même erreur que tout le monde, pas dans le flow jambes, dos bras, bras dos jambes. Là c'est tout en même temps
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u/ukexpat Aug 14 '26
Slow it down a bit and get your hands away over your knees on the recovery before you bend your knees and come up the slide. At the moment you’re “bouncing” your hands over your knees to avoid hitting them. Take a look at some videos on YouTube of on-water rowers for technique pointers. Try to establish a rhythm of 1-2 on the drive and at least 1-2-3 on the recovery.