From: gumby@spock.uucp (Danny Richman)
Subject: Re: Ergomania
Organization: Choate Rosemary Hall
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:47:25 GMT

In article <4426@cvbnetPrime.COM> tgross@cvbnet.prime.com (Tom Gross) writes:
>
>	I've bee rowing on an Erg machine for about a year,
>	and for the past five months or so I've been doing "600 calorie"
>	workouts about 6 days a week.  I set the distance remaining to 
>	9999 and row down to 0 in about 46 minutes.  My best time is
>	43:40, and if my total calories is less than 600, I'll row some
>	more to round it up.  With the holidays now I've been making
>	a effort to do this every day, and I've done this workout 
>	every day for the past 12, for example.
>
>	I'm wondering if there is anyone else out there who does
>	this kind of workout?  where am I going with this?  it's getting
>	to the point where I'm not really breaking into a sweat (sort of!).
>	will I be doing this for the rest of my life?
>
>/tom

Well...That is only one type of workout you know.  There are many many things
that you can do with your ergometer.  I row for my school, and we do ergometer
training during the winter.  Personally I find that looking at the 500m split
or watts to be the best for improving my time.  You can also play around with
the damper ring and gear selector to make your workout easier or harder.  Try
some variety in your workouts.  Concept II will send you a free sheet of a 
few of workouts for the ergometer.  Some of the hardest workouts take place
in under 30 minutes depending on your rating.  Their sheet actually considers
the 10000 meter workout in 40 minutes to be easy, although I'm not sure who 
they are comparing that to.  Try to start off with a light warm-up (maybe
a thousand meters) and constantly try to bring up the rating, the 500 split and
watts.  You should always try to improve throughout your piece until the very
end.  Don't bring up the pace too quickly though, or you'll die fast and go
downhill.  You should reach your maximum potential at the end of your piece.
If you try erging like this, you might find a good distance that satisfies you.
Other workouts are quick 2500 and 5000 meter sprints.  If you row sub 8 min
2500 pieces and are not tired, you might as well be a living superman, and I 
suggest that you sign up for the CRASH-B's immediately.  Call Concept II for
more information.
 

	A quick general rule: Try to row in Watts

					Men: Watts = 2.5 x Body weight
					Women: Watts = 2 x Body Weight
Also......
		- Keep a log book.
		- Have Fun
		- Have Patience

	Also, I am in the process of organizing a rowing newsgroup which deals
with erging throughout the regular spring season, and into the off season.  If
you are interested, please contact both myself at gumby@choate.edu and Mark at
MDD114@psuvm.psu.edu.  We need as many people as possible to help us through
the deciding vote.  If it pulls through, you would have the opportunity to talk
with many other people who erg regularly.  Tell me what you think, and I'll
get back to you after vacation.

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