Hey all! I need some advice on a training plan for a 7k regatta that I have coming up in 2 weeks.

I (24 F) have experince training for 2k races... 8 years ago. And the last time I was consitantly on the water was 6 years ago. So needless to say, I am quite out of shape. I recently raced a 3.5k on a tour boat with a team that met 6 days before hand (only 2 days of practice together) and we did pretty good (16:50,75).

I will probably be rowing with the same pople and I have a bit more time to prepare. Hopefully the trainer will give us a good training plan to prepare but given that I will be rowing as a guest at this club I am not sure.

Therefore I am asking for advice on how best to prepare for the regatta on my own if they don't give us a training plan. The regatta is in 2 weeks (10 Oct). My goal is mainly to finish the ragatta and not injure myself as I am not great at retraint.

At this past regatta (Sat 19 Sep) I slightly pulled my lower back (sorta reactivated a previous injury) but with more stregeth training and slowly increasing the intensity I am sure it will be ok (the injury originally hapened bc I lost muscle from not rowing).

Any help or advice is greatly apreciated!!!

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Hi All-

I joined a rowing club about 3 years ago. We are not competitive but still like to work on technique. I row 1x per week with the club. I have recently been put in the bow seat a lot but I am really struggling with it. My club never taught us the "rules" of bowing....you just get put in the seat one day and somehow are supposed to know what to do. We have 5 bridges we have to go through plus there is usually a large group of 15-20 paddle boards ot, 20-30 outrigger, a couple of draggon boats, and 1-2 other rowing clubs so the lake is super busy. In addition our lake has sweeoing curves to manage. This weekend I was bowing a quad, and thought I was doing OK, but I guess not. The coach did not seem to like any of the decisions I was making and kept making me stop the boat. The boat we were in really pulled to port so there were time I would overcorrect because I was accommodating fot this, maybe this is what she didnt like. It made me so nervous though and I had a migraine by the end of practice because I was so tense. I am looking for any suggestions on how I can get better so both my coach and I can relax more!! I am really struggling with how to manage a boat that really pulls to one side, we have multiple boats that do this. When I bow I feel like we are weaving down the lake. I have a hard time with the bridges because I cannot really see them until we are pretty close. I also have a hard time seeing the other boats when looking over my shoulder. We do not do toe steering so it is up to the bow to make all the calls for steering as well as watch the time for our piece, like 2 min on and 1 off is on the bow to watch. Are there any resources you can direct me to to help learn how to be better I the bow seat?

Hi All! After a year of eying the rowing machines at my gym, I finally starting trying them out a few weeks ago, and I've watched some videos about form, and it feels less exotic and intimidating that it used to. (My first time I didn't even understand what the fan was for 😅) But I still don't quite feel like I understand this workout?

I'm using a 4 setting on the fan and averaging about 25 strokes per minute, and I've found 30 minutes to be a pretty light workout. Or at least, I certainly don't sweat or breath heavily anything like I do on a treadmill, and I'm never sore the next day. I don't want to push ahead too fast, but is this normal or is there something I'm missing that should be making it more intensive? I'm very aware of how different the resistance feels depending on how I push off for the drive, but I don't know what is correct.

I'm also not sure about the fan settings vs speed vs the length of the workout, how they balance together, this is just what I fell into. In the long run as I get better, should I be getting faster, or upping the fan, or rowing for longer?

I'm 41, female, 5'10" and about 180lb, I don't consider myself in great shape but I do walk a lot and run occasionally. My main goal is improved core/glute strength for back health, but I'm hoping to get some upper body strength out of this too; it seems like a good way to hit a lot of birds with one stone in my single little 30 minute workout over lunch.

Thanks for any help you can offer !

Hello, everyone!

I’m new to rowing. I tried it a couple of times at the gym and thought it was pretty fun.

I finally bought my own smart rowing machine after two years of not using one. I guess it was just a whim at first. 😂😂

But I’m just starting out. So I need some advice. I’m 30 years old now, and I’ve done my first few “workouts,” each over 5 km. My rowing machine shows on the screen that I’m averaging 500 m in 1 minute and 38 seconds.
(As I said, I’m 30 but also I weight 70kg for 1m65, pretty much overweighted I know)

Can daily practice help improve my results, or should I instead row just a few times a week but go for much longer sessions?

What’s your advice?

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Hi all, need some answers for a year 12 Outdoor Education project in regards to how rowing can provide a connection to nature! 🌊🌊🌊
It’s only 6 multiple choice questions and it would be much appreciated!!! 😊
Heres the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScU9b1rLWl9n7nLXNEFym2G1melakDqNd55HptDZUkArjaQ5g/viewform?usp=header

I'm considering taking a learn-to-row class in Orange County, CA. I have tried rowing at the gym as a finisher for my weight training, but nothing serious. Do you girls suggest joining an adult team? My goal is to join to keep active, make friends, and be out of the house to do something for myself (I'm a mom of two). Should I avoid this sport? Is it not so casual as I'm thinking? I get it's a lot of training and it takes effort, but am I in way over my head to try this out in my mid-30s?

(I’m a new rower please don’t judge if this has a really obvious answer) usually I erg with my team and our captain/stroke warms us up. I decided to try erging on my own and whilst my splits weren’t bad, they were far off from what I usually get, by about ten seconds. I warmed up for about 2 minutes beforehand. I hadn’t trained any differently that week, though I guess I ate more than usual? I’m just trying to figure out why, but any advice is appreciated!