What are you doing this weekend?

[Tasslehoff]

TFA?

Tonight :

Taking kids to mums, missus has promised a night out for a meal.

Tommrow :

Watch Everton get spanked by Villa, kick cat, cheap wine, broken sleep

Sunday :

Church, clean, get ready for Monday

[vetran]

Not the electrical current ones .....

Kinky!

[mudskipper]

Rowing Machine: 10k a day to qualify, the boys/men are currently at 41mins, I am lagging at 45, I need to find 4 minutes in the next 6 weeks. Its a lung buster

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Not a member of a gym, although my CTC group have negotiated discounted membership of the local one, so seriously thinking about it, especially now the weather's crap. Covers two leisure centres, one half mile from home and one (with pool) about 1.5 miles from clientCo. Rowing machine does appeal, although 10K sounds a little ambitious for a beginner...

[MarillionFan]

Going to drive route 1 to San Diego from San Fran

[Dallas]

Not a member of a gym, although my CTC group have negotiated discounted membership of the local one, so seriously thinking about it, especially now the weather's crap. Covers two leisure centres, one half mile from home and one (with pool) about 1.5 miles from clientCo. Rowing machine does appeal, although 10K sounds a little ambitious for a beginner...

If you do fancy.....

No more than level 5, try for 10 mins, start leisurely and build up, get familiar with your numbers on the computer to help pacing.

Really recommend utube for technique, the teenagers working in the gyms havent a clue. Gym bunnies/men usually go hell for leather and fall over before 10mins, don't get caught up in that 'race'.

If you are going to get stuck in, prepare for a change and look after your back and hamstrings, ripped through another shirt this morning

[MyUserName]

... ripped through another shirt this morning

[ZARDOZ]

Rowing Machine: 10k a day to qualify, the boys/men are currently at 41mins, I am lagging at 45, I need to find 4 minutes in the next 6 weeks. Its a lung buster

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What's your best 5k time?

Really recommend utube for technique, the teenagers working in the gyms havent a clue. Gym bunnies/men usually go hell for leather and fall over before 10mins, don't get caught up in that 'race'.

True, I used to do that, but realised stroke length is more important than speed for a good time.

Erm, that sounds rude doesn't it?!

[Dallas]

Ratio and rhythm is more important than length. Too long and you will break your 'kinetic chain', slow right down and put your back at risk (similar for swimming).

The juniors (and some adults) are taught Cauliflower Cheese for ratio: the push-back is cheese, coming back to lean forward is your cauliflower, ie its a 2:1 ratio, for recovery and helping the boat to run.

Musicians tend to be good at rhythm, they are likley to be at the front of the boat (stroke).

If that helps?

[Tasslehoff]

Ratio and rhythm is more important than length.

If only that were true

[vetran]

If only that were true

how cruel women can be, they should let you down gently.