Thankyou dude. I see you’re technique seems safer for the lower back . I’ve been doing different way like you explained I will perhaps and come back to this video from time to time 👍🏽
Thank you - this is very helpful, especially the safety aspects with proper form. Is there a proper form for breathing as well? Is it best to inhale or exhale on the catch, for example?
In sports exhale is usually done during most strength application if timing is appropriate, though, if you feel that you need to breath differently, go with the breath
Due to an ankle injury i cannot do a "complete drive" nor push with the heels to generage power. Can i still row safely by doing an incomplete weak drive but strech and pull?
You don’t need to spend a lot of money to get a quality gym like experience. It may not have the fancy digital screens but just put on a tv and go for a row.
How important is it to keep your toes flat against the pedals throughout the whole stroke? I notice it changes the stroke to let them raise up even a little. In the video, his toes seemed to come up a bit, which seems more natural.
You would normally row with shoes (especially to protect the back of your feet from the foot frame), so the toes coming up when he drives back is normal and normally ignored since it's not the fingers of your feet that pushes you. Where toe raising matters is when you move forward again or the "catch." When you raise your toes during the catch, it means you're pulling yourself using your feet and calves. What you want is your core to bring you forward for maximum muscle engagement. Also, pulling with your feet can cause early fatigue and "leg burn" or when your lactic acid build up gets too high, too fast.
It depends on the type of rower and your belly size. Water rowers are notorious for having a higher feet position, which can force people to adopt a wide-knee catch posture to get full range of motion. It's fine if your belly can get in the way of full rowing technique, but you don't really want to do that for a prolonged time since you lose energy during the drive when the legs are wide. It also causes fatigue faster as the energy transfer from feet to arm is not as efficient.
In other words, if you have poor posture or a weak midsection, you'll focus on keeping that up through the movement for the first few weeks to months of rowing at least before the other issues surface (or you'll injure your lower back muscles). You can still do it online, but it will be worth it to get your form reviewed in person or by video submission.
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Well, probably the best video video in terms of explaining it very compactly! Thanks!
Just got my first rower and it is the concept 2 and I am enjoying this very much. Thanks for the technique tutorial. Cheers!
Thanks for the slow-mo. I always find that helpful.
Thankyou dude.
I see you’re technique seems safer for the lower back . I’ve been doing different way like you explained
I will perhaps and come back to this video from time to time 👍🏽
Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.
Thanks for that. Good to know the correct technique.
Great vid right to point self explanatory 👍
Thank you - this is very helpful, especially the safety aspects with proper form. Is there a proper form for breathing as well? Is it best to inhale or exhale on the catch, for example?
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In sports exhale is usually done during most strength application if timing is appropriate, though, if you feel that you need to breath differently, go with the breath
Due to an ankle injury i cannot do a "complete drive" nor push with the heels to generage power.
Can i still row safely by doing an incomplete weak drive but strech and pull?
Shins should get vertical at the catch- right?
Yes
Pull lower if you want to hit lats more.
Is the crackling normal ?
Do they make a go pro attachment for concept 2
You don’t need to spend a lot of money to get a quality gym like experience. It may not have the fancy digital screens but just put on a tv and go for a row.
I've rowed w bare feet on the C2 and it caused severe abrasions on the top of my feet.
Stop being so weak.
Also shouldn't be pulling with feet.
How important is it to keep your toes flat against the pedals throughout the whole stroke? I notice it changes the stroke to let them raise up even a little. In the video, his toes seemed to come up a bit, which seems more natural.
You would normally row with shoes (especially to protect the back of your feet from the foot frame), so the toes coming up when he drives back is normal and normally ignored since it's not the fingers of your feet that pushes you. Where toe raising matters is when you move forward again or the "catch."
When you raise your toes during the catch, it means you're pulling yourself using your feet and calves. What you want is your core to bring you forward for maximum muscle engagement. Also, pulling with your feet can cause early fatigue and "leg burn" or when your lactic acid build up gets too high, too fast.
Should one keep the knees together at the catch or is it ok for them to be wide?
It depends on the type of rower and your belly size. Water rowers are notorious for having a higher feet position, which can force people to adopt a wide-knee catch posture to get full range of motion. It's fine if your belly can get in the way of full rowing technique, but you don't really want to do that for a prolonged time since you lose energy during the drive when the legs are wide. It also causes fatigue faster as the energy transfer from feet to arm is not as efficient.
Your heels don't even raise up! I can't keep them down. Any tips?
Ancle mobility
2 out of 3 rowers at our gym have been broken by people just ragging on it like an upper body machine
ABC...Arms...Body...Calfs
I need to achieve 500m in 1 min 48 sec in damper 5. I achieved in less that time (not by much) at damper 6.
Noisy
In other words of u have pour poster don't use this
In other words, if you have poor posture or a weak midsection, you'll focus on keeping that up through the movement for the first few weeks to months of rowing at least before the other issues surface (or you'll injure your lower back muscles). You can still do it online, but it will be worth it to get your form reviewed in person or by video submission.
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