Rob Smith 500m indoor rowing World Record 2008

[grantsu1989]

My dick can do it 2X quicker than this guy

[absegamifrosh8]

WHAT IS HIS 2K TIME!1

[kortneyfundis]

i love to go to the gym

[Millsyboy87]

This guy takes me for gym at school

[ManEatsPants]

indoor rowing as a sport? LOL GET OUTSIDE.

[CxOxLxE]

people don't realize how hard this is.. i did alright at 195lbs 6'3 i did 1:37, being tall helps with this, because shorter people that normally beat me in WODs couldn't keep beat my time being around 8-12 seconds slower

[geiletitten48]

i'm 10 and do twice as much as this guy, in half the time

[BroskiBrochachoMusic]

At the yorktown erg relays in virginia, me and a buddy, Eric, placed 3rd in the 4x500. Both of us are novices, but he's a sophmore and i'm a frosh. He had splits around 1:38 for both of them, i had around 1:37 on the first and 1:39 on the second. He's about an inch taller than me, so thats 5'11, and he weighs about 10 pounds less than me. I weight 165. On a sidenote, Nathan and eric were with me in the 8x250, we got second against full groups of 8 people. Nathan is frosh but least 3 inchestaller

[BroskiBrochachoMusic]

@BroskiBrochachoMusic

The difference is, i'm giving facts :D

Look up the results online if you want.

we lost to the first group of 8 in the 8x250 by 16 seconds.

[TheRCruise]

yeah well I got 1:14:5 and im 10!

I deserve a medal!

[h1bB0ilzZ]

@TheRCruise hah reuben

[lelocedo]

hello ,i ve just celebrate my 13 birthday and i go 1:40 on 500m do i have any chance to win world record

???? please replay fast

[warpboy1]

@capinyoassproduction congrats than xD

[warpboy1]

@capinyoassproduction ahhh no u dont, 1:35 ?? 13 years old

[warpboy1]

nice 50 s/m

but i bet on the water u row like shit

[ymechaie]

it looked like he was going 3/4 slide the entire time

[placey07]

He is rowing really well for 500m. There is no way he could maintain that split without holding his 45+ strokerate, and the fact that he is still getting >1/2 slide compression is impressive. With the amount of force he is exerting on the erg, there's no way he wouldn't move it without it being held down. Keep in mind that with no friction the erg moves around your body while you stay in the same place relative to the floor.

[BodomChildBreeder]

@placey07 yeh the ergs slide all over when u go for it, and starts to loose a bit ofbalance..

[bectes1995]

Damn, he fast...He faster than me (about 10sec) LOL

My unoffical is 1,24,5

Not joking..Im a rower

[ChadAndrewsLovesGod]

@bectes1995 how tall are you? and I think its safe to say that most of the people posting here are rowers lol

[bectes1995]

@ChadAndrewsLovesGod In cm im 185cm and i weight 80+kg lol

[ChadAndrewsLovesGod]

@bectes1995 for 15 years old thats a good time. Nice job. I haven't done one in 2 years so i don't know mine for sure. I did a 1 minute challenge and averaged 1:21 or so. I'm 175cm and 85kg and 18 years old.

[Hgrs789]

This is amazing :D my best for 500m is 1min 40.5sec but im only 14 and im pretty sure i can go alot quicker. Any tips to help me?

[ChadAndrewsLovesGod]

@Hgrs789 how tall are you? and how much do you weigh?

[vatech1515]

Did the guy nearest to us think this was a 2K? lol. Looks like he's on a leisurely stroll.

[isorry4strokin]

does anybody know the lightweight world record. i was just wondering cause i pulled a 1:28.9 and im a freshman lightweight in college. im just trying to see where i stand on short sprints compared to elite rowers

[ChadAndrewsLovesGod]

@isorry4strokin well i know the lightweight 2k record averaged 1:29.6 so i'd imagine for 500meters the records would be just under 1:20

[isorry4strokin]

@ChadAndrewsLovesGod yea i figured it would be around there, i just can seem to find an official record anywhere.

[ChadAndrewsLovesGod]

@isorry4strokin i know what you mean, i tried looking but couldn't find anything for it

[glaros0]

unbelievable, the best ever pace I stroke was 1.26...2 years into indoor rowing now, 33YOmale,104kg. I still have long way to go, lol

[hetvriendelijkespook]

he may be fast but he cant row! if two people have to hold your machine, you suck very much!

[feverhood]

@hetvriendelijkespook well, i guess you're not quite right. It depends on the weight of a person.

and secondly, normal rowing has a thing, called "technique"

As the opposite, c2 requires less technique, so you can simply use your muscles and stamina, ignoring the technique, especially on 500m!

[ChadAndrewsLovesGod]

@hetvriendelijkespook ya i would say you don't know what you're talking about. Ergs are all about power, if you make the erg move across the ground your using a lot of power.

[novicerower2010]

@ChadAndrewsLovesGod

This is true, except that you should remain neutral which means the boat wont lose run. You must have seen clips of ergs on runners so that rowers can practice evening out their power?

An erg should not move if you are as good as you could be.

[ChadAndrewsLovesGod]

@novicerower2010 can you keep it from moving? it really just depends on what kind of surface its on and how ballistic you go. Pulling a 1:14, you're going to move the erg regardless. Now if you're doing a normal 2k pulling 1:40's then your erg shouldn't move unless you sprint like a freak at the end lol

[baldozacc]

im 21 and i can do it in about 1:20 maybe less that was my first attempt never rowed before just messing with mates so thought id see the record is it worth giving it some practice or is this impossible to beat????????

[farhadderboss]

type "jens raab germania" in

this guy also know how to erg at its best !

[bectes1995]

Damn, that guy knows how to row the 500m :D

[CJ95ZZ]

i wonder why i row after seeing that vid

[clebor56]

Yeah but I bet he'd be fuck all use in a boat! Fair play on the record though!

[Redgrange7]

My 13 year old brother rows a 136 as of now and only rows over the summer.

[tashabelle17]

@Redgrange7 that may be true, but those 20 or so seconds are CRUCIAL. Especially in a 500m.

[Sldokfeio]

TheChambLamb, I don´t think he has the same teqnique for 7000m, as he has for 500 :P

[angelssuckass]

@Sldokfeio no shit stupid its a sprint instead of distance of course he would pace himself for a 7k

[sabino703]

io sui 500 metri faccio 1 minuto è impossibile k lui faccia 1.46 errotti -.-

[mafriek]

i make 500meter in 1:20 and for who make it in 56 second u r lieing because it is misson impossible 4

[adamgpreston]

you mean to say you went 20ish seconds faster than the world record?? sorry mate find that hard to believe??If thats true you are a machine!!

[67massive]

nah im only jokin was just seein if people would beleive it. dont ask me why!!

[glaros0]

I think I can only do 1.32, im 32, 98kg, 1.93. Pretty crap, but I m not giving up. I can windsurf for 3 hours in one day, so I guess I can be a good rower too

[glaros0]

I was sick for 2 hours after that. I thought I would spit blood from my lungs, I was coughing for an hour I was wondering if I was ill

[ignuska]

@glaros0 Yep. The same thing happened for me.

[adamgpreston]

Hey i did a 1:23.1 the other day. im 32 and have not trained since i was 15 years old for rowing. I was sick for 1 hour after tho. But very happy with myself if i do say so..

[glaros0]

i am wondering what his coach is screaming to him 'oneee moooore'!!?? by the way i would love to have her as my coach too ;)

[Lunkanp]

hit a 1.27 tonight. Start out really fast att 55stm, but hit the wall at about 30s. This guy doesn't seem to have a wall.

[luis96105]

lol at people posting their 500m times on here

[glaros0]

omg mate, bloody hell, this guy doesnt get tired, he strokes with 150% of his power all the way through. excellent athlete

[kbecs7]

Haha, he is an erging beast, but if he rows with short strokes like that...his stroke man will be pissed in the for him rushing his seat. lol

[TheCambLamb]

Yeah, with such a short stroke he would be a poor rower in a boat. All that power going down with the arms - I'd like to see him do 7000m with feathering at 38spm and not catch a crab after 5000m.

The flip side is that my 500m split is 1.38, so I bow to his erging power!

[Kallumb]

I got a 1:34 but thats as fast as i can go, this guy is a machine! Amazing

[bobbelsekwol]

they seem to be rowing down hill!!!! mmmmm maybe not .  if this looks easy then have a go.

[KabanaBananaFilms]

wow...I'm 14 and have a 1:36 and i thought i was fast!

[LucasNL]

when i was 14 i won a match with 1:34:1 , now im 18 and i didnt train for about 2 months and still row under 1:30

[mattlikespeoples]

I pulled a 40.1 250m the other day. Lowest split I've ever pulled was a 1:13 which seemed impossible to maintain for any decent amount of time but I'm using more of a water based rowing technique where erging uses less range of motion and more arms. Oh well :-\

[svigo0]

I am 1:46 ((

[XD7678]

tu ser chingoon!!

[ghouse23]

wow his start is swing pic. unbelievable strength. i had like a 140 500m i beilieve

[luvthosepugs630]

haha, wow! I'm a novice woman! My 500 meter is a 2:03...I think i'll be able to beat this guys soon!! :P haha, not....this is so cool though, def inspirational

[thecurlyoreobaron]

I was there for that, did a 2km. I can't remember there being a 500m race was it in the afternoon? Amazing how fast that is.

[ymechaiekh]

sick!

[badocter]

Amazingly smooth and controlled even at those unbelievable splits. Inspiratinal stuff!

[Thomas141992]

awesome !