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FWIW, the WR for 2,000 meters (the standard rowing comp distance) is (brace yourself bigb) 5:36.6. That's 1:24.1 per 500. Absolutely insane.
 
Actually, nevermind, that link is accurate for world records. bigb, how old are you? The 50-59 record seems reasonable. Then again, I'm only 41.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Must spread rep around before giving more again. My goal for you in the next few months is 700 meters in two minutes. I think it's virtually impossible (for me or you anyway) but the gauntlet's been thrown. I want to see with a few more months of training if you could hit that.
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I'm going to try for that. I'd have to do it first thing in the workout though.
 
bigb said:
I'm 38 and fat.
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Hmmm...this makes me wonder if these water ones are easier then. Could you try to row on a Concept2 anywhere?

Also, the WR for 1,000 meters for age 50-59 seems relatively feasible. It's 2:53.3. Of all the records, that seems like the most doable.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Hmmm...this makes me wonder if these water ones are easier then. Could you try to row on a Concept2 anywhere?

Also, the WR for 1,000 meters for age 50-59 seems relatively feasible. It's 2:53.3. Of all the records, that seems like the most doable.
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****, that is about 345 meters per minute though. God almighty.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Hmmm...this makes me wonder if these water ones are easier then. Could you try to row on a Concept2 anywhere?

Also, the WR for 1,000 meters for age 50-59 seems relatively feasible. It's 2:53.3. Of all the records, that seems like the most doable.
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When I say I'm fat, it's true. However, I have stupidly strong legs. I literally pull the front end off the ground when I'm pushing hard for a short (100-200 meters) distance. I've measured well into the 600 watts generated. Most people in the class are lucky to hit 300.
 
bigb said:
When I say I'm fat, it's true. However, I have stupidly strong legs. I literally pull the front end off the ground when I'm pushing hard for a short (100-200 meters) distance. I've measured well into the 600 watts generated. Most people in the class are lucky to hit 300.
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Gauntlet thrown. I gotta see what wattage I can hit.

Regarding the 345 meters for a minute. Yeah, that's probably true. I know I hit 31 calories in a minute once. I'd have to check old logs (on a flash drive) to see how many meters that was. For some reason, I want to say 323 or 343. It rings a bell. Now I want to try that again. So much of that though is the moving up and back with the legs. I was in good shape then, like doing 20 minutes, burning exactly 18 calories per minute, so 360 calories in just 20 minutes. No idea on the meters though. I am rowing tomorrow. I'll probably do a warmup, stretch, warmup some more, stretch some more, and then I may only row 30 minutes, trying to average 15 calories per minute. I need to get longer cardio in for my cholesterol test in two months.
 
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