Lowering resting heart rate

[russell]

WSSS

Interval training on a rowing machine, following the training programmes that concept2 provide will be very effective without buggering your knees.

Anyway, why do you care so much about achieving a certain resting heart rate?
Anything under about 65 is a sign of being quite fit.

Just wondering, anyway I do love running, might do some rowing on my off days though. Why the rowing machine though why not a cross trainer?

Thanks for the advice everyone.

[Mich the Tester]

Just wondering, anyway I do love running, might do some rowing on my off days though. Why the rowing machine though why not a cross trainer?

Thanks for the advice everyone.

Rowing machine trains the whole body and doesn't make you look like a prat.

[russell]

Rowing machine trains the whole body and doesn't make you look like a prat.

I prefer not to have huge upper body, I wan't the build of a long distance runner, little fat and slender muscles.

[Mich the Tester]

I prefer not to have huge upper body, I wan't the build of a long distance runner, little fat and slender muscles.

Rowing won't give you a huge upper body, just a bit more muscle tone. To get a huge upper body you need;

- the right genes and lots of fast twitch muscle fibres, which most people don't have
- heavy weights training
- high protein diet
- lots of time

Really, rowing will not turn you into a hulk unless you're naturally big.

[russell]

Rowing won't give you a huge upper body, just a bit more muscle tone. To get a huge upper body you need;

- the right genes and lots of fast twitch muscle fibres, which most people don't have
- heavy weights training
- high protein diet
- lots of time

Really, rowing will not turn you into a hulk unless you're naturally big.

Ok, will look into it a few times a week and running the other days.