2K Rowing

QuestionHey, my name is Hans. I am 57 175 lbs. I am a junior at Newburgh Free Academy. I was a novice this year pulling a PR of 7.15 for my 2K. I wanted to

Rudder on a 4x

QuestionMy assistant coach and I were debating whether to take off the rudder for our schools M4x, since bow seat hasnt really picked up the nuances of bei

senior rowing

Question Hi, Ive been rowing for about a year now. Im still a novice and I am focusing heavily on technique. My, 2K erg score is 6:50. I was just wondering

Height

Questioni started rowing as a novice senior year in high school with a 2k time of 7:45. By the end of the season I made it in to the 1st varsity boat and w

2K erg strategy/times

QuestionHi, I am going to be a junior in HS and have been rowing for one year now.  Im 62 and weigh 175 lbs.  My PR 2K time is around 6:43, but I

rowing and canoeing

QuestionI was just wondering what is the difference between crew and canoeing/kayaking in the olympics? AnswerHi Zack: The difference is like comparing ba

Adventagious Weights

QuestionAl - I have been trying to cover all fronts in order to get my 2K time down.  Recently Ive been trying to lift every other day, but I always f

Womens Rowing

QuestionIm going to be a high school junior and Ive been rowing since freshman year. Since my school is the only one in my county that offers rowing we hav

workout and 2k times

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, im a junior in high school, and i started rowing 6 months and have gotten very serious about the sport.  Im 67 and about 200lbs.

Lightweight Jr. 2k Score

QuestionHello Mr. Pepper, Ive just been reading through a couple of the Q and As on here, and Ive had this nagging question for quite some time now, that I

1 hour row

QuestionI am trying to row for 1 hour in order to post a reasonable time on the Concept 2 website but find that after about 40 mins I lose concentration an

Maybe you can give me some tips?

QuestionHello, my name is Tyler Del Rio, 17, senior in high school, and have been rowing since freshman year. My current weight is only 135 and I am about

Damper/Resistance Settings

QuestionI am competing in a Masters Games for the first time in the age category of 70-79 with events of 500, 1000, and 2000m. The training manuals confuse

Tapering correctly

QuestionWell Al, your advice to a geriatric rookie on spm was so fantastic, that I just had to ask for specific advice on tapering, because there are confl

high school rower who wants to row in college

QuestionMr. Pepper,    I am a high school senior rower, and I am going to row at the Head of the Charles in October. I have been rowing in

length of stroke

QuestionHi Al,  Watching the various videos on the ergs, I notice that some rowers on the recovery phase reach right forward to the wheel, whereas oth

Junior vs. senior year recruiting

QuestionI read on your site that scholarship candidates are typically identified in their junior year.  My college counselor refuses to acknowledge th

whats a good lightweight high school sculling split.

QuestionI am currently a high school 15 year old junior. I recently won a 2.3 mile (3.8k)sculling race with a time of 12 minutes which would be a 1:58 spli

Rowing Proformance

Questionhey, i was wondering how to improve my rowing performance, because, for a 6k my urg split is 2:10, but when i get out on the water, i seem to alway

Rowing in College Questions

QuestionHi, I have a set of questions that have been popping into my mind recently. Im part of a good school that competes in many high level junior rowing