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- This morning, I completed a 2k test on the erg in 6:22.9. This is a PR for me. I am 38 years old and 163 pounds. I have been a runner my entire life, and I am fairly new to rowing. I used to work at Uber as their VP of Product and Growth and at Facebook as their Head of International Growth, but I am now taking some time off to train for rowing competitions and triathlons.
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This video singlehandedly inspired me to row in college. I figured if "some random guy" could do it, I could too. That was before I knew who this absolute legend Ed Baker was and before I knew just how brutal a sub 6:30 2k could be. Convinced by mom to buy a concept 2 rowing machine in october and trained like a monster for 3 months after seeing it. Started at 7:12 2k at 162 pounds and I'm currently 155 pounds bodyweight with a PR 6:35.1. I actually got a response from the MIT coach a few weeks ago. Thanks for the inspiration man truly.
Thanks for the nice note, John, and good luck with the rowing. Exciting to hear that you got a response from the coach at MIT! I wish I had discovered rowing myself back when I was in high school.
Can you please share what your training was for those 3 months?
@@teded5534 I'm sure it included a lot of rowing...
Nice work, Ed!! This was the best 2K clip that I've seen as it shows all the relevant stroke rate, heart rate and splits. Now if only I was 30 years younger....
Awesome effort mate. Congrats. My whole body ached while watching you...
Wow, Ed! What an incredible job! You have incredible endurance and are an amazing athlete! Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Hoping I can go a bit faster tomorrow at CRASH-B's...
I know the exact feeling you had at 1:33 ..... Why am I doing this!? 😂
Ricky Burke that’s pretty much exactly what I was thinking lol 😅
So true bro
😂
Unbelievable man. After I watched your video, I went to the trash can and threw up. I started rowing about 6 months ago. Still feeling my way around.
I watch this every time I have an erg test next day.. ❤️👍🏼
Awesome job! I just began rowing a few weeks ago and am learning a lot but have a ton of respect and appreciation for this effort. Ouch! I’m still rowing pretty slowly to try and perfect the form and technique so I don’t injure my back, but will begin getting better the more I row. This gives me a big goal to shoot for! Keep up the hard work!
Hows it going? Winning races?
I'm watching this while eating a Big Mac
food is fuel
This is something to behold. EPIC performance, Ed!
I'm a fellow New Englander, 46 y.o., about the same weight, and just started in Jan. I suspect you started out in pretty great shape given your incredible endurance. My goal is 1 million meters this year, and I'm well over a quarter of the way there. Thanks for the inspiration.
mmfic89 best of luck in your journey!
This is some insane conditioning you got there. The entire time I was watching your heart rate, and it stayed under 180bpm for almost 7 minutes. That is extremely impressive considering the amount of intensity you are applying. That's a mighty strong cardiovascular system you got there!
Thanks for putting this up. For beginners--like myself, it's hugely helpful to be able to see someone performing at this level. It makes me understand the leg drive better etc. Great effort. Good luck going forward. Jocko
Very impressive. Faster than I could ever hope to go.
Most impresssive Concept 2 rowing video on TH-cam. You have everything.
Look up JDS 2k erg = 5:38
Man, i am impressed. Totally alone, no music, and you still row that good. I am sure you can row Even faster, when i passes my last meter i am not able to walk or talk for 4 minutes at least
Damn you're a killer. I pulled a 6:36 2k at 168 lbs and thought I was tough...
Fantastic work. I'll be pleased if I ever reach this level. LOL at the end "I don't know if I can go any faster than that". That's when you know you've been erging : )
He could talk and take a drink. So he could certainly have gone faster and probably did.
6:22 and talking straight after. You sir are a machine! Bravo. ❤
Motivational for me. I just purchased a C2 Model D for home use a few days ago and I just did 8:32 today. I am no longer in the shape I used to be but 5'10" 220 lb, I'll take it. :)
Well?? How is it going? It has been 4 years. Probably worned out that C2 ERG. 🫡⚘️
Well done!
Solid effort!
At 1:52 you can visually see the fear of 2ks when he is about to start and his heart rate rises 20 bpm😂
it's funny, I thought the exact same as I was watching it!
My heart rate went up watching him about to start it. Honking 🤮
Fantastic effort!!
Incredible Ed!
Great effort. Well done.
Super impressed with this 👏 ❤
Amazing, man. Congrats!
Bravo, Ed. Amazing. You use you legs well to lengthen the stroke.
Love the concept 2 for cardio...absolute smoker!
I did the same thing couple days ago and man that pace for 6:22 makes you feel like you just ran 6 miles from my experience.
Nice done! Great time and pace.
Best time ever rowing for Cal Varsity for me was 6:19 weighing 182. Your time is killer. That was one of the first ERG tests after I swam all summer with pulling paddles in addition to training. Made a huge difference on my finish and wind. Dropped about 5-7 seconds of my former PR.
Nice! Do you think you would be better if you were heavier (make boat go faster or slower if heavier)?
Awesome row, well done !
awesome job!
Kudos! The technique is nice, race pace is spot on and your strength endurance is really good. Play with the drag factor and aim for sub 6:18! Your years of training for running sure helped! As others have said, increase the control at the finish (row without the straps on for a couple of km every workout with a low df and "feel" the recovery) and keep your head steady and straight throughout the stroke. The engine is there, some technique tuning will get you sub 6:20 in very short order.
Great video!
You are as good as the HWT female winner at world indoor rowing championships. Not bad. Congrats! Considering your age, you have the olympic form!
I was all in pain watching what you do. I just spit my lungs out after 5000 m in less than 20 minutes... My PR at 2000 m is some 7:22 - a minute worse.
I do not know if I will ever be able to finish 2000 m in less than 7 minutes... I am 46 years old and row for some 2,5 months already. Previously I trained on a stationary bike, but I see, that rower pulls the form of an athlete on totally another level... Rower is truly a wonder machine. And the one least used on gyms. Not without the cause. It is highly demanding - technically and physically. But rewards very much.
@Ed Baker You should try rowing with weightlifting shoes instead of the ones you're currently wearing. You have quite a lot of power in those legs, which are getting absorbed by your running shoes. Another detail I noticed was that you could try fixing the footplate so that the straps go over your toes rather than the laces.
Also get out there and row on water. It's much more satisfying than looking at numbers on the screen. Keep up the good work!!
Well rowed college! Good sprint for the finish.
Great stuff and not just for a lightweight (
Hi Ed. Thanks for posting that is extremely impressive (as are your tri accomplishments). I'm very interested in incorporating the rower into my training for a half iron in 6 months time, would you be able to comment on what types of workouts you did with Xeno that would crossover best into triathlon. Thanks appreciate it!
Incredible
If you put the drag lower and get the catch at the beggining of thr stroke, you'll be Faster and get better results, but you are in a good way.
Very Nice test 💪🥇
I really think you should aim to have your drag factor lower and try to rate a bit higher.
At around 160lbs I pulled a 6:27 so this is still better than my PR, but I have seen a lot of elite level rowers and nobody has their drag factor this high. Even the heaviest and strongest elite rowers row at 130-135. Lightweights tend to row at 120-125, and rate around 35-38 and even 40 in the last 400m.
I think that if you try pulling a bit "lighter" but 2-3 rates higher, lactic acid would kick in a bit later and maybe you could squeeze in a stronger last quarter and shave off a few seconds.
Luka Pap thank you. I appreciate the advice!
Yeah lower your drag factor to 120, it will allow you to get the legs on more, at the moment your body drive is taking the brunt of the work and your losing the first 1/5-1/4 of the leg drive. lower your foot stretcher, that’l free you up a bit at the catch. Watch your head dropping, was costing you a bit of length. Still pretty good tho. You obviously have the strength and fitness. Technique will get you the extra few seconds you want
I am Junior A (17) and this is kind of the standard drag factor used for 2k for my age and higher I guess
I did my pb with a df of around 150, I don't really like the "feel" of lighter df settings (110/120 requires me to increase the stroke by at least 3 or 4 spm to match my target pace). Since Ed is a lightweight the suggestion is spot on, though.
I do my rowing at 110. That way you can go easly with 36smp and finish at least with 38-40.
This is impressive.
Really aut standing and very recognizable towards the end. Head down and get it over with.. 😀
Awesome. Totally awesome.
Dude is a beast!
Absolutely inspiring! New to rowing and came across this video. During your training did you use UT2 and UT1 for training?
You can get 3 seconds right now if you find a way to tighten the footstraps so they don't come loose in the first 300m (I forget what's allowed at Crash B's, but I used to loop the end that you pull on back through the clip if that makes any sense) and if you pick the rate up by lowering the drag a smidge while focusing on getting quicker around the front end.
Dude those splits are really good
Wow! High drag factor. But, nice job! I love, "That was hard." Yes indeed.
the drag factor is also super high, this guy is a monster.
crazy how fast your heart rate starts to recover after you finish. nice work.
Great one!
Well done.
very good for recent rower!!
XENO MÜLLER! You got my like here my friend! Good luck!
Very good performance!!! Congratulations, no more to say. And I know what I mean, I went to European and world championships of rowing, stroke in a coxless four.
Legit, Ed!!!
That was impressive
Great effort
Well done. Really superb for a non rower, and a lwt at that. As others say, knock that drag factor down to 130 for all future work. Must feel like you're rowing through treacle.
My greetings ! This is a very worthy result. The lightweight is 38 years old and 6:22 is very cool. Of course, the work is not visible here from scratch. Training in running gave a good base. But this is the level of a master of sports.
Good job, Your just a kid. I am 57 and have a C2. Use it all the time. Love it. It is fun! I can do 230M in 1 minute. Only have had it a few months.
damn for your age, weight, and time spent rowing that is very impressive. Keep at it
Wow, hoping i get to your level one day. I just got my PR at 1000m at 3:42 so I have a very long road ahead of me haha.
Solid time dude
Amazing
really impressive
Congratulations, Ed. This row is inspiring and world class. Take the well-meaning advice as such. But stick with your coach. Xeno is fantastic. He is about as good and qualified as one can be. I trained with Xeno from 2005 until 2009 (I had to stop rowing then, when I became permanently disabled. Ten years ago, I was deadlifting while training for crash-bs. A woman left an exercise class carrying a "Body Bar." She wasn't paying attention and clipped the back of my right knee. As I fell, my back twisted. When I stood, I was bent at a 90-degree angle and had lost most use of my left leg. I have had 19 operations to fix the problems, but no (well, not much) luck.
Also, your drag factor seems fine. US Rowing doesn't prescribe drag factors, but Team GB does. British Rowing requires national team Heavyweight rowers to use at least 138, and Lightweights to use at least 135. If you and Xeno conclude that 138 works for you, great. Plus, there's really not much difference between 135 and 138. See, Cam Buchan's November 2018 GB Trials vlog: (Episode 86, Season 2) th-cam.com/video/cq1eGij1QyY/w-d-xo.html
Again, well done, Ed. Thank you for sharing your moving, motivating, and awesome row.
All the best,
Jamie
james pfeffer thanks for the note and the advice. I’m so sorry to hear about your leg injury. 19 operations??? Wow, I cannot even begin to imagine what you have been through. Have you found other sports that you are able to do these days?
This is amazing,To think i "WAS" pleased with my 8 minute 2k.
Must try harder.
Don't feel bad, I was happy to get under 9 minutes the other day! But, I'm 66 and just started on the Concept 2.
Well done
Runners lungs! Great work!
Beast!!!!!
Nice man, thats fast bro.
If you’ve tried a few 2ks with lower drag settings, we’d love to hear how it felt and impacted your time.
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what a likeable bloke - I bet everybody was rooting for you! Well done.
I am new to rowing - only rowed on the water 5 times. I am looking for a C2 now, not yet having tried this. However, it strikes me that your arms are bent fairly early in the drive phase, perhaps neutralizing some of the power of your large back and leg muscles? This could be where you find that missing 3 secs...
Good luck.
Congrulation
You're good mate
Fantastic effort. Just noticed though you don't tighten your straps. I have mine as tight as possible. Also talking about drag I've only ever used damper on 10. But I'm 16st. Just cancelled my gym because they never clean or service the wheel and the results in the damper feeling to light. Thanks
Ed, awesome achievement. By competitions do you mean regattas or erging competitions?
Good job
Hey Ed! What rough drag setting do you set the erg at, I am just wondering how you decided on that number and what was the thinking behind it! Good Work!
Very impressive, world class for a amateur. What does your weekly training look like?
David Anderson, I’ve been rowing around 80-120km per week on the erg, and mixing in cross training (swim/bike/run/weights) as well. Lots of endurance rows (90-120 min at 20spm) and some higher intensity intervals, pyramids, and speed work as well.
Wow! How do you find that sort of time?
mmfic89 He stated in the description that he is taking time off from work to focus on rowing and other endurance competitions, so I'm guessing he has much more time on his hands now than before for training.
Ed Baker hope sometimes concept 2 can Import Training datas from other athlets so it's possible to rower against
@@matoskanal this would be awesome
Nice fast heartrate 183! :)
I’m new to the erg and rowing a 7:20. I’m working on getting it down
I’m 6’3 238 and I tried this today for the first time . Max resistant 2k in 8:31. I guess that’s okay for the first time .
Amazing performance! I can’t get near those times - current PB is 6:55.
Inspiring!
How tall are you?
Bro you really shocked me because you rowed WAYYYY better than someone with your type of body could row
Great video! How does rowing help triathlon training?
Solid
Great job man, .. I am using a Matrix machine in our Gym. My personal best for 2k is 10:05 so far but I use around 25% resistance ... is the resistance on your machine set to 0%?
concept2 rowing machines resistance is capable of being set between 1-10, 5-6 being the closest resistance to rowing a real boat so most would row with 5 or probably in your case 50%
Champ 💪🏻
I’m a gym rat and I have the money to buy some good equipment. I am so pleased with my purchase and I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Super excited.
2k strikes fear into any rower at training, but wait until your coach tells you you’re doing a 5k
Espalda encorvada en todo el recorrido. Algo lesivo a largo plazo.
I wonder what the room oxygen and co2 levels are before and after that run. Looked like a great run!