Thursday 1st February 2024: 3km virtual training row on C2 RowErg

C2 RowErg training session. after a warm up row did a 3km at a slow stroke rate of around 20 with pace at 2.08/500m and an overall time of 12min 49secs. Need to get this to 12.00 or 2.00/500m and up the stroke rate to around 24 and go for a longer 5km.

Saturday 27th January 2024: Scillies team row plus virtual RowErg on Thursday 25th January 2024

Training row for the Scillies team mainly in the harbour but went out into the lumpy seas. Did a lot of training with a cox from Porthleven. Number of drills to improve stroke timing, starts and buoy turns. Cox: Jim -,6:Jem, 5:Julie 4:Steve 3:Trevor 2:Tina 1:me. Good session Thursday 25th January 2024 : Training C2,RowErgContinue reading “Saturday 27th January 2024: Scillies team row plus virtual RowErg on Thursday 25th January 2024”

Wednesday 17th January 2024: 25 min virtual C2 RowErg row followed by a strength session

25 minute C2 RowErg at a slow 22 stroke rate. Need to increase power and average pace. Followed this with free weights strength training including 20 dumbbell single arm rows, 10 barbell bench press, 10 barbell reverse curls 10 barbell squats and 1minute abs plank

Monday 15th January 2024: WattBike Training session on Zwift Worlds course in Harrogate

Quick training ride on a hilly Zwift course on WattBike. This was followed by strength session 20 one arm Dumbbell row R&L 10kg 10 barbell Bench press – 20kg 20 dumbbell tricep extension 6kg 10 barbell reverse curl – 20kg 20 barbell squats – 20kg One minute abs plank

Sunday 7th January 2024: short 2km warm up row followed by 12km virtual WattBike ride on Zwift and strength session

Short 2km warm up C2 RowErg followed by a virtual WattBike ride on a 11km Zwift course as shown below.Nice ride and need to increase power by increasing gears more. However improving each time. This was followed by 20 single arm dumbbell πŸ’ͺ rows on each arm (10kg), 20 barbell bench presses (20kg). 10 barbellContinue reading “Sunday 7th January 2024: short 2km warm up row followed by 12km virtual WattBike ride on Zwift and strength session”

Saturday 6th January2024: PNPGC Men’s mixed team training row

PNPGC men’s mixed team training row including race starts, buoy turns, technique improvement exercises. Cox: Julie 6: Jem 5: James 4: Steve 3: Trevor 2: Me 1: Jonny. Nice quiet sea and sunny 😎 so nice row. Look how sunny it is from the GoPro clip below which was taken before we got into training