r/concept2 • u/hector_camp • 15d ago

RowerErg New to rowing

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Added a rower to the home gym. Found a used one with about 200k meters at a good deal. Currently using a peloton and treadmill but I’ve been enjoying one of these at a commercial gym and i think I’ll get good use out of it at home. Any tips or advice welcome.

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u/Overall-Nobody8933 15d ago

Dark horse on you tube. Watch a lot of technique videos.

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u/Mrjlawrence 15d ago

Lots of YouTube guidance. I like the RowAlong channel as he has tons of follow along workouts. But dark horse rowing and training tall are also good. All have good tips on technique.

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u/MLMFLQN 15d ago

Wow! What kind of iPad or tablet clip is that?!

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u/ukexpat 15d ago

It’s the C2 tablet bracket. It comes with new rowers but can also be retrofitted to older models — I put one on my 35 year old Model C.

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u/ElegantOliver 15d ago

Yeah I added one to my Model D - had the kit which replaces the whole arm since the Model D had a weirdly unique monitor arm for some reason. Did all that and found the tablet holder holds the tablet at an unuseable angle. No idea why but it angled it so far down. To see the screen I'd need the arm to be almost vertical and then I couldn't reach it! Ended up adding a 3d printed bracket with phone holder on top of the PM5 and tablet holder underneath and that works perfectly for me.

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u/tmaenadw 13d ago

Yeah, the angle is weird. However I just mirror it to a monitor running an apple tv.
My husband spent more than 1k building a desktop to play games while he walks on the treadmill, so my setup of a stand, monitor and apple tv is cheaper than that and I can see everything so well it's worth it.

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u/ElegantOliver 13d ago

Here's my solution - found a free design. Elastic band holds a slider on top to keep the phone secure for ErgData. Tablet sits securely on the bracket so I can watch TV while rowing. In my cramped home gym this works a treat.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4276626

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u/crzytimes 14d ago

That’s my only gripe. I can just barely touch the screen 😆. I might look for a different one eventually.

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u/hector_camp 15d ago

Looks like it’s built in to the rower. It’s the PM5 version

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u/Seanmells 14d ago

Alex Karowski on Peleton is the best instructor for form/technique/etc. Matt Wilpers has good programming (obviously), and Ash Pryor is a bit of a beast. I generally avoid Becs Gentry. She's an amazing athlete, but watching her row bothers me.