Everyone here is mentioning your posture which is true. It call be fixed very simply by the way your sitting on the seat. You should be sitting on the bony part of your backside (almost like your on the toilet). This will rotate your hips forward and give your back a slight curve down low and hold your shoulders back for you.
1. Your shins are forward of the vertical at the catch/ your heels are too far off the plates.
2. Your back is curved like a letter 'C'/drop and relax your shoulders, consciously thinking about having a straight back as you do so.
3. You're leaning way to far back at the end of the stroke/don't lean back so far.
4. You're breaking your knees before your arms are fully extended/first action on the recovery phase is to rock forward with the back, then STRAIGHTEN THE ARMS...
5. I don't see any 'recovery' on the recovery phase whatsoever. At the very least it should take 2ce as long to recover as the actual time of the stroke. Nor do I see any 'explosive' drive, led by the legs, on the drive phase. Legs, back (core), arms...and recover.
- put on a pair of (thin, "flat") shoes. You cannot do this barefoot, feet have to be stable.
- throw headphones away: you must be able to hear the buzz of the wheel, and it must sound like it *accelerates* throughout the stroke (see below for examples)
- refer to Xeno Mueller at 'ironoarsman' here on YouTube for anything else (yes, also for the "right sound"). You've got plenty of technical advice there.
As mentioned, sit up straight, bend from hips, don't over-compress, and have faster hands (both on the stroke and recovery). I would work on getting your back forward slightly faster during the recovery, as well.
You're getting over-compressed at the catch with the shins. Your shins should be vertical not passed perpedicular to the slide. This is causing your butt to get too close to your heels, which is a very weak position. Try shortening the slide a bit. Also, try to get your bodyweight on the front half of the seat right after the release. This will help you sit up a little more
who cares rowing is for fags
niallist1 3 weeks ago
if you raise your monitor so you have to sit up straight so you can see ti
hokage890 1 year ago
this guy can't be serious...
novicerower2010 1 year ago
Man, I should've read what everyone else said first. They nailed it all.
alafrosty 2 years ago
Straighten the back everywhere
Put shoes on.
Knees move ahead of ankles at the catch so raise the foot rests up to 1 and see how it feels.
Pull your hands in a little closer to your body at the finish.
Fast with the hands away from the body
Exhale during the drive, inhale during the recovery.
Break your knees after your wrists cross them.
Pull your shoulders down (don't hunch them up)
At the finish, pull your shoulders back
Relax on the slide. That's your moment of zen; use wisely.
alafrosty 2 years ago 13
lots of problems not enough time in the day to say. Find an actual rower and talk to them bout it, people at the gym dont know how to row
AxelPRC 2 years ago
PUT ON SOME SHOES!
qmakzoixjsnw 2 years ago 2
erm well you should slow down the recovery...the ratio should NOT be 1:1 (drive:recovery) DON'T RUSH THE SLIDE!!
and posture is HUGE!!! u're gonna get serious back issues if u hunch over like that all the time
hope that helps, though most people have already written that exact same thing
theotherspice 2 years ago
get a coach soooo many problems
wesyboy101 2 years ago
You are WAY too hunched over, and explode off the catch ;)
MOTHERxXxWAR 3 years ago
if you haven't learnt better technique in over a year there's no hope for you, but just incase
be more explosive off the front, hold the body til the legs are down
Meikro 3 years ago
Everyone here is mentioning your posture which is true. It call be fixed very simply by the way your sitting on the seat. You should be sitting on the bony part of your backside (almost like your on the toilet). This will rotate your hips forward and give your back a slight curve down low and hold your shoulders back for you.
gnarkillkicksass 3 years ago
You're going to fast on your recovery.... (which is when you slide down)
it should be 2-3 seconds sliding down.. then burst of energy sliding back up, and you shoudl feel yoru hips working with your hands to pull back too
Hiroutu 3 years ago 2
if i was able to hold a 1:35.0 for 4min how many meters is that please get back or any to help me figure it out
sk8tematt 3 years ago
I assume you mean a split of 1' 35"/500m?
OK. So every 95 secs you're doing 500m, which means every second you're doing 500/95=5.26m. So in 4 mins (240 secs) you're doing 240 x 5.26=1262m.
dinkydexy 3 years ago
1. Your shins are forward of the vertical at the catch/ your heels are too far off the plates.
2. Your back is curved like a letter 'C'/drop and relax your shoulders, consciously thinking about having a straight back as you do so.
3. You're leaning way to far back at the end of the stroke/don't lean back so far.
4. You're breaking your knees before your arms are fully extended/first action on the recovery phase is to rock forward with the back, then STRAIGHTEN THE ARMS...
dinkydexy 3 years ago
and only then break the knees.
5. I don't see any 'recovery' on the recovery phase whatsoever. At the very least it should take 2ce as long to recover as the actual time of the stroke. Nor do I see any 'explosive' drive, led by the legs, on the drive phase. Legs, back (core), arms...and recover.
Other than all that, perfect.
dinkydexy 3 years ago
no it is not
Toucan66 3 years ago
Pretty good just brake ur legs after ur hands have passed them
Lbiscoe 3 years ago
try to push off your heels--your quads and hamstrings are MUCH stronger than your calves, so use them as much as possible
also, straighten your back...a lot.
Pseudonym935 3 years ago
try to make sure your arms go forward before your knees break
nechiken 3 years ago
just one thing, you need to make sure your hands go past your knees before your legs start to break. but everything else is pretty good
scizzay 4 years ago
Hi. My two pence:
- put on a pair of (thin, "flat") shoes. You cannot do this barefoot, feet have to be stable.
- throw headphones away: you must be able to hear the buzz of the wheel, and it must sound like it *accelerates* throughout the stroke (see below for examples)
- refer to Xeno Mueller at 'ironoarsman' here on YouTube for anything else (yes, also for the "right sound"). You've got plenty of technical advice there.
HTH, and have a nice training! :^)
theSculler 4 years ago
As mentioned, sit up straight, bend from hips, don't over-compress, and have faster hands (both on the stroke and recovery). I would work on getting your back forward slightly faster during the recovery, as well.
m741 4 years ago
You're getting over-compressed at the catch with the shins. Your shins should be vertical not passed perpedicular to the slide. This is causing your butt to get too close to your heels, which is a very weak position. Try shortening the slide a bit. Also, try to get your bodyweight on the front half of the seat right after the release. This will help you sit up a little more
nitsuam 4 years ago
I would try keep back straigt. it now looks quite painfully bent, otherwise looks ok to me
mouglee 4 years ago