December 2018
19
Session of the Week – 19’/4’ + 6’ pyramids
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Warming up: 3000m Row 19 minutes as 4’ @ 20spm, 3’ @ 22spm, 2’ @ 24spm, 1’ @ 26 spm, 2’ @ 24spm, 3’ @ 22spm, 4’ @ 20spm. Try to pull as many meters
December 2018
15
Using Quiske to work technique on the erg
Late this fall, the nice folks at Quiske released the iOS version of their app. Quiske offers a little pod that you can strap to an oar or the seat and it will make real
December 2018
14
Rowsandall’s Indoor Online Racing How-To
You have heard about the Rowsandall Virtual Indoor Rowing Races and want to try it out? This post describes how to register for a race and submit a result. It also describes how you can
December 2018
14
Introducing the Rowsandall Indoor Regatta Series
Need something to spice up the dull winter erg training? Are you training alone and in need of some motivation? Interested to know how you stand against other indoor rowers? Are you interested in setting
December 2018
08
Why are rowers tall?
Most world class rowers are tall. Some of them are extremely tall. And it makes sense, since work is force times distance. A tall athlete can pull the oar through a wider sweep angle, or
December 2018
07
Session of the week – 2x8x500m
Threshold session. Warm up row for 12 minutes (including a few bursts at pace). Set up ergometer for 1:50 work, 1:10 rest. Do 8 intervals. Then row an active rest of 6 minutes. Dial up
November 2018
26
HRV measuring for Masters athletes in practice
Clinical studies and experiments on elite athletes have shown strong correlations between Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and accumulated (training) stress. Currently, companies like HRV4Training and EliteHRV are marketing apps that help you collect HRV data and use them
November 2018
23
Fusion or Glue? What’s the difference?
A quick explanation on the difference between the two. “Glue” puts together entire recordings in sequence. “Fusion” allows you to blend data from different sources recorded at the same time. Glue Workouts Glue Workouts is
November 2018
20
How to create those colored charts
A question from one of my users: “How do I view the horizontally stacked graphs that you often show in your blog with all the major data at once?” Here is the answer: These charts are
November 2018
06
Rowing Data Workshops are Fun
We had a great Rowing Data workshop at the RV Naarden club yesterday. The audience was just the right size to make this interactive and informative, and they asked many very good questions. I started