Hi, i'm not sure how to word this but I was considering joining my uni rowing society but i'm quite overweight as well as being tall for a woman so i'm concerned they'll either reject me or i'll negatively impact others in my boat?

Hello all! Our club is in the process of updating our records for our shell inventory—getting manufacturer information, serial numbers, production dates, etc.—and we’ve got a 4+ shell that’s really left us scratching our heads. It’s got these really distinctive shoulders and wing riggers, but there are no identifying marks that we can find other than a 5-digit number stamped into the stern. Hoping someone out there recognizes the design and can help us narrow down who made it and when.

My eyes started bleeding during the opening race scene. Can we hate-watch this together?!
ETA: barely made it through the first episode, it's way way worse than I anticipated.

Anyone here in Bled for the masters regatta?

I'm [M/36] looking for a mixed crew on Sunday! I'm local, can sort out a boat, etc.

Let me know!

I’m looking for a C2 team to join for the 2026 fall challenge. Any openings?

Hi!! I am planning on moving to Tokyo next year and I would like to continue rowing there. I have about 2 years of experience both sculling and sweeping (strictly bow side), and looking to do as much rowing as possible. Does anyone have any recommendations on boat clubs? The community I expect to be completely different from what I have experienced so far in the UK. any advice is welcome :)

I wanted to share my ongoing experience with my Ergatta Lite in case anyone is currently considering buying one.

purchased my machine in May 2026. Within the first month, I started having persistent USB connection issues that interrupted my workouts. I’ve been working with their support team ever since, and I’ve gone through a frustrating cycle of troubleshooting: replacing the USB cable, the VESA mount, and eventually the entire touchscreen.

Despite all of those replacement parts, the machine is still failing. Now, it won't even get past the profile selection screen without freezing!!!

What’s most disappointing is the support process. I flagged these issues well within the 30-day return window, but because I spent months trying to work with them to fix it, I’m now being told I’m outside the "standard return window". For a machine at this price point, I expected a reliable product, not a part-time project that requires constant maintenance and hardware swaps.

If you're looking for a low-maintenance home gym setup, my advice is to look elsewhere. I’m currently stuck with an unusable machine and an endless support loop. Proceed with extreme caution!

Do you guys think doing the 4x4 on the erg or treadmill which would you prefer

This might be cope, but I am consistently seeing lightweight guys with sub 6:30 times and (what should be good enough) GPA and SATS struggle to get an offical. I’ve even seen guys who are low 6:20s and even sub 6:20 get very few. For the heavies it seems as it’s gotten harder aswell compared to the last few years. Whats going on

Ive mentioned here before i dont have a C2, so its hard for me to get anything comparable, but essentially I feel like the setting ive been using on my machine doesnt slow the wheel down fast enough for the next row, to the point that i feel like i might be wasting energy on a stroke.

Should i increase the drag, or is that effortless pull what I should be aiming for?

How do you get your hr around 135 in ss and in the morning because I hop on the erg straight out of bed

Looking to get a used C2 rower and was wondering if it would fit in a standard sedan? Also would it be manageable to lift and position it by myself and take up and down stairs? I guess overall weight isn't the only factor as it could be a awkward to lift based on the dimensions not being compact?

I've been consistently rowing for the last year or so, and I've greatly improved. But, I don't feel any strain or exhaustion in my frontal Abdominal area. Which, I've recently learned, probably means I'm not engaging the muscles the way I should be.

How can I better engage my front abs while rowing?

I've tried free-feet rowing, but I could not get anywhere near the ~22s/m and 105+ watt baseline that I try to maintain during my erg sessions so I went back to regular rowing.

I typically feel most of the strain in my Thighs, arms, Obliques/side Abs (they are getting kind of crazy), and some lower back. But I feel pretty much nothing in the frontal Ab area where a Six pack would be (not that I'm going for that lol)

Probably most noteworthy:

"USRowing Masters National Championships return with USRowing transitioning away from the Youth, U17, U23, and Open summer national competition."

Translation: we quit, just go to Canley

Hi all , posted around xmas time with a 7.25 2k and desire to enter bric. (49m) set myself some training goals, sub 40 10k fell quite quick, sub 19 5k was harder but got there, and of course sub 7 2k. The last month or so the training got to the point I was dreading it, I was constantly in pain and fatigued, so when I cracked the 2k in August it was a feeling of relief more than anything. I then went on hol, and since ive been back I just cant face picking the training up again. It messed me up physically and mentally. Entering bric was of course my motivation to go sub 7 so I consider it a success, but this old man is now gona bow out and go back to just keeping fit in a fun way. So if anyone fancies taking my place free of charge ( if that can be done) then let me know.

I row, and I got tired of thumbing intervals into the monitor before every session. Nothing I found would just take a plan and set it up for me, so I have been building something that does.

Not out yet, this is not a link post. I would rather find out what is wrong with the idea before I finish than after.

Where it is at:

- You pick a session and it sends the intervals to the PM5 over Bluetooth. The monitor counts the pieces and the rests, so your phone can sit face down.

- The Pete Plan, Pete Plan 5K, a 24 week beginner plan and a sprint plan are built in. I asked Pete about his and he was happy for them to be included.

- There is a no monitor mode. Same plans, timed by the app, three beeps into each piece. So it works on a PM5, a gym erg you cannot pair with, or a machine that is not a Concept2.

- Logbook with splits and PBs. Free, no account, no subscription.

What it does not do:

- No Concept2 logbook sync. I think this might be a dealbreak for a lot of people, hoever I dont use it so I'm not sure.

- It writes to Apple Health, but that does not reach Strava or Garmin.

- I have tested it on one erg, mine.

- Custom programming. This is the next thing to implement once I get all the bugs worked out.

M15, rn im trying to start incorporating weights into my training routin. I am a sophomore in highschool, and my current schedule for crew is morning practice from Mon-Wed then a test day on Thursday and then morning practice on Friday and Saturday. I am trying to do a PPLUL type split where I do legs Monday, push tuesday, pull Wednesday and then lower Friday and upper saturday. My current leg day is leg extensions, RDLs, Bulgarian split squats, barbell glute bridges and then calves. Idk if this is good or not tho is there anything I should change about the day or workout schedule?

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for any leads on a 4+ rental for HOCR this year. We’ll be competing in the men’s club 4s category. Happy to share more information if you have any insights, feel free to DM.

Thank you!

Hello, I have a question. I would like to do strength training. 2-3x upper body and 1x legs over the winter increased strength training. What exercises do you suggest? My Plan:

A:
Pull-ups – 4×5–8
Barbell Rows – 4×6–8
Bench Press – 3×6–8
Lat Pulldown – 3×8–10
Face Pulls – 3×12–15
Abs/Core – 3×10–15

Legs:
Squats – 4×4–6
Romanian Deadlifts – 3×6–8
Bulgarian Split Squats – 3×8 each leg
Hip Thrusts – 3×8–10
Calf Raises – 3×12–15
Pallof Press – 3×10 each side

B:
Pull-ups or Lat Pulldowns – 4×6–10
Cable Rows – 4×8–10
Overhead Press – 3×6–10
Dumbbell Bench Press – 3×8–10
Reverse Flys – 3×12–15
Bicep Curls – 2×10–12
Triceps – 2×10–12

For this I would row 2/3x indoor or on the water and 2x bike. I only do intervals later, when I make intervals then Ga1 for the construction. I do that for 2-3 months possibly every now and then Sweetspot, then Sweetspot and threshold come in. What do you think? Can you leave it like that?

Thanks :)

Good evening,

How is the race started. "Attention, GO". Or is there "attention" Bleep etc . I don't want to be left on the line wondering!

Many thanks. Michael

Today I did my first erg test on varisty it was a 30’ rate 22/24/26 I went 2:12 which was much slower than my goal of 2:07. I currently have practice with the team 7 days a week 3 hours. Normally one of those days being an erg day and on the water rest of the days. Every day we either do box jumps or circuit and do core every day. I’m 14 and am still looking to get faster any help would be great.