Indoor Rowing Basics Part 1

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[Airman749]

Another thing to watch for , is make sure when you come foward on recovery that your not jerking or bouncing foward, sometimes it helps to have an ever so slight pause ( very brief) at finish, so as to not jerk foward, also make sure your not jerking arms back at finish, remember you want it to be one smoooth continuos movement, jerking foward on recovery will put alot of stress on hip flexors

[Airman749]

Make sure you gradually warm up for your workouts, using extra long slow strokes, fully extending your knees in warm up, if your going to row hard make sure to spend at least 5 minutes warming up. Also after your warm up, try getting off the machine, put one knee on seat and other leg knee bent next to it on floor, slowly bring knee and leg on seat backwards to stretch core and most importantly hip flexor, hold for about 20-30secs, do other side and hop back on and start your workout

[Airman749]

More on breathing:

Its vital that breathing and stroke rate are entrained during rowing, so spend time working on a breathing strategy that works for you, but try to ensure that its one that results in having a reasonable amount of air in your lungs at the catch

Work on resisting the urge to allow your breathing to 'run away with you' at the end of a hard piece - maintain discipline and control over your breathing at all times

Give yourself a 'fighting' chance of achieving breathing discipline

[Airman749]

Concept2 UK web site has an excellent article about breathing, here's a summary

To summarise, we know that rowing induces inspiratory muscle fatigue (IMF), and we also know that IMF is bad news for performance from a number of standpoints -

IMF leads to a breakdown of breathing and stroke entrainment

Failure to keep breathing and stroke rhythm entrained leads to a compromise of the structural stability of the trunk, which impairs force transmission and increases the risk of injury

IMF makes ex

[Airman749]

Thanks for the complement!!! I'm working on another little more advanced and better video coming up in next couple of months, I'll cover some aspects of PM monitor on that one. On breathing most teach to use inhale on recovery and a strong exhale at end of drive at finish when handle comes into chest. Others like Xeno Muller like to use an inhale at start of recovery with an exhale at the catch. I personally find a strong exhale at finish when handle is touching my chest, with a long inhale dur

[Airman749]

Most people teach knees straight at finish of drive. I find that at slower paces and slower stroke rates, knees will be straight at finish, and at higher stroke rates and faster paces, there'll be a slight bend.depends a little on what works for you, although straight knees will give you a slightly longer stroke of course

[SeanRodrieguez]

This was incredibly helpful to ensure I was getting the technique right. Thank you.

[Dekadez]

Thanks for the great vid. My local fitness installed 5 of these machines last week, so i've been checking them out and thinking of working them into my regular routine. I've been suffering of lower back pains my entire life though. Is this a good idea? Second, what kind of workout on the indoor rowing machine would work best for weight loss? Low intensity, long duration? Intervals? Thanks guys.

[nummulite99]

A really useful video, thanks. I was quite overweight, and when I first started going to the gym I used the Concept rowers (or 'ergo's' as my gym instructor calls them!) as there was no impact stress on my body. It's amazing how intense a 15 minute session can be if the technique is right. I noticed the difference to my body in just a couple of weeks. Still, my technique can always be improved. I'm guilty of the pulling too early mistake, especially when I get tired.

[stasop]

Good explanation of form and how to correct mistakes. I have been using the rowing machine for a few weeks and love the total body workout. Keep up the good work!

[scoop6winner]

nice vid

[joansey56]

Great demonstration. TY : )

[midlothianboy]

One of the best "step by step" instruction ever. :) Thank you, Sir.

[leopardgrelli]

great tutorial!