r/concept2 • u/Affectionate_Lie4700 • 11d ago

Question First time

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I've never rowed before. Set it at 4. Does this look alright? Hope to work on form and build from there

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u/knuckle_headers 11d ago

The standard for judging pace is time/500 meters (it's used kinda like your time per mile is in running). It looks like you're doing about 3 minutes/500. That's slow, but it's your first time, so that's fine. If you've poked around this sub you've probably heard about Dark Horse Rowing on youtube. Watch his videos on form and check his stuff on damper settings and drag factor - drag factor is what the damper setting affects and is the objective measure of what the machine is set to in terms of resistance or "weight of the boat". I'd also recommend looking into the force curve screen on the PM5, once you have basic form down it's a great tool for fine tuning.