I was recommended to start rowing and apparently I have a real talent for it. My first time ever on an erg was 6:32, the goal now is exploring if I can really handle rowing at a weekly level, and if my numbers improve I would compete. Will post here about things and updates
>>99
It really kills you, you feel like you're dying. The standard is doing a 2 kilometre run and doing it sub 7 is good, sub 6:30 is really good, sub 6:10/15 starts getting nationals level and sub 6 is high level competitive. Im feeling very positive since i havent worked out properly in a long long while but somehow I've got the right build for it. I need to build a proper aerobic base to actually see how far I can max out.
>>100
My back and triceps and biceps arent that sore, as they could be, I got a good sleep, I won't be rowing today just a normal workout, It was really fun seeing the guys reaction when he realized I did a sub 7 in the first try.
Rowing rewards a good frame and base
Whats drawing me to it is the culture and history behind it all. We don't have that in India, but it feels much much more interesting than any other sport Ive played.
>>99
Good morning. I was able to find a good C2 Machine nearby, and dear god, it wiped me the fuck out. This new gym had the coldest fucking AC going on while I was rowing it out. But still a great workout today. My regular gym does not have a C2 but honestly the time difference is not that much so Im happy with it. I guess the current goal is def to increase my aerobic base.
I've retained good enough muscle but I've genuinely probably never pushed my aerobic rate ever in my life, I've always been a lifter more or so.
I feel, somewhat optimistic? The real goal now is to see if I can improve my time in 2 months, I'd consider that my real baseline, and ofc going in that order, 2 months, 6 months and a year, shaving off seconds and mins as much as possible.
I feel like coughing, the cold air fucked me up so bad. Next time I'll ask them to turn it down. Who uses an AC in a cardio room?? it makes no sense, ur already fucking breathing heavy and it's prickly icy air. It def felt better in my old gym in terms of it being hotter, I thought was meh but now I realize how great it is to NOT do cardio in a small room with multiple AC's.
Yes but overall, I feel good, even though everytime I do this it kicks my fucking ass. Im gonna work on overall regimentation and base training instead of dick measuring
>>99
we need moar fitposters like u yaara. I think new chans should literally have one board for everything, not even overboard literally one, I would have missed this thread
>>108
I was so excited to try out this machine, I woke up at 5:30 am and went at 6 when the gym opened, it was nice. Im liking this a lot, I may be a bit delusional here but I feel like I could do something here
>>113
The goal is high improvements on the C2 in 6 months, as much as I can squeeze in. Im gonna go here and take day passes in the other gym to test me on C2.
I guess this is my personal training thread/journal? It's nice to come back to these slow threads, barely anyone checks in but still nice.
Hello to anyone checking! Say hello and Ama anytime, hopefully im atleast regular once a day here
>>104
>I've always been a lifter more or so.
Nice, how long have you been lifting for? What training split would you reccomend to an underwieght guy just starting out?
>>117
It's a machine used in air rowing, it's basically calibrated to a global standard so you can measure yourself.
>>118
I used to lift a lot when I was 16-17 but then I stopped, intermittently trying here and there, I never lost my gains but I've been meaning to get back into it again, and I guess these 2 months, I did, and now I found something else more interesting.
Id recommend literally anything you enjoy and can do everyday, splits and workouts dont matter if you can't hit it regularly, focus on enjoying the gym
Another day! I was told not to head out today since it was raining so much but I decided to go anyway. The rain has calmed down now tho, it seems fine. Just regular training day, I'm also gonna do chest, I've been trying to train properly instead of basically doing the rowing version of ego-lifting, the thing is right now my aerobic base is not what it could be, I can't go as fast as I should, my muscles def support it but my breathing doesn't, I burn out. To row at any serious level I need to take it seriously, and to do that I gotta row at really slow paces for long time, which helps build a base.
>>123
Right now Im just really praying to god I keep being consistent, it's not about killing yourself everyday it's really easy, just row and keep rowing, trying to grow your aerobic base can only be done at lower pace and easier heartrates which trains the body to stay in Aerobic State more, when the body loses it's Aerobic state the power output goes down significantly. Rowing changes at distance, at a distance like 2k it's all about endurance, and apparently the next olympics will be 1.5k Metres not 2k and many atheletes are changing up their training, anyone can do a high stroke rate and a high power output on 500 metres, but you'll easily burn out, it's more important to preserve energy and try for even splits of time. Im new to this but a lot, lot of my free time has become occupied with just rowing, when I get a free moment I either think about work or rowing, and that's probably been so great.
>>124
I think doing these low state workouts is also just very meditative, I did about 20 mins without any music or anything and my eyes closed, and I just also started doing meditation in the middle of it, which felt quite weird. The brain feels clear, it feels like a great reset.
>>125
My results in 6 months will tell me whether this is my hobby or if I can try rowing competitively. Let's see and I hope that I can keep up consistent effort.
>>128
Gonna hit it again tomorrow, im thinking of switching my training session from late evening to the morning, beats the traffic and headstart on the day. Steady state again, tomorrow. Aiming for 40 mins of steady, Ill try to break it down into chunks of 20-20 with 2-3 mins of break inbetween.
Steady state is meant to be really easy, you should be able to do it indefinitely but it also reveals form issues, and I do have a form issue, my arms get annoyed and my traps start to ache, this isnt due to muscle exhaustion but more like holding uncomfortable posture. I wish I had a coach or something to help me out, but Im gonna have to work on my form. So far I feel really great, I've done what about 3 days worth of steady state training? It feels amazing, really. I mean its boring but you can literally watch a show or anything. I have to do these slow workouts for about a month before I can test myself again for a 2k run.
6 Months of training and self testing on a C2 to see if I really got what it takes, then im hitting up SAI and getting tested competitively. Even if I dont get in or if I cant shorten my time, this whole time of training is just so so wonderfully sweet and special to me, I love this yaar.
I know there's likely no one even seeing these posts, let alone anyone here interested, I'd do better posting it on /b/ and I think I might do occasional /b/ threads, but not sure if anyone would care since, its not their sport. But I like keeping this journal almost.
I didnt go today, I was recommended not to, I did want to go today but Ive been hitting it super hard these last 10 days and taking rest days is important to not catch a crab. If any of you come upon this thread, feel free to say hi or ask questions!
I decided to hit the gym at 6 today. Ofc as you know, waking up towards anything at all is always an annoyance, but I managed to get up on time quite easily. Usually I have trouble sleeping, but when it's time to actually do something I like doing, It's easier to force myself to sleep. I did 50, yes 50 mins of steady state rowing at a low spm of around 18-20, and I rowed around 8 kilometres
Need to start working on my technique, I could have rowed 10 kilometres easily but theres a sort of awkward aching that builds up, in my neck and traps, this is a good sign of sorts, that I can actually sustain the steady state aerobically but just need form adjustments.
I felt nothing, towards the end of it, not a huff or puff, which is how its supposed to be, lower UT2 training stages are just there to build up your heart more than anything.
Why do uncles love playing Bhajan at 6 am in the gym? It really, really kills the mood, thank god I wasn't trying to race or weightlift because even hearing slow ass bhajans kills it. Lots of uncles and aunties doing god knows what.
>>144
Either its a modern gym that's playing bollywood/punjabi music, which is tolerable enough or it's these gyms which play bhajans, whatever happened to earbuds??
This is particularly why I dont like the morning time, an uncle literally stopped me in the middle to have a conversation. "Oh beta ye sab se kuch nahi hoga aap toh bahut young ho aapko yoga karna chahiye" "Dekho mai sikhau??"
Hello chat. I didnt row today, waking up early really fucks up your perspective of time, everything seems, so far away in the past. I did lower body strength training, RDLs, Squats and leg curls.
Almost felt so shit waking up, I got bad acid reflux and I gotta make sure anything I eat before sleeping isnt too acidic or spicy, it hurts in the morning. Woke up at around 5, rolled around till 5:30 and went at 6.
I think im not getting enough sleep, I need to sleep earlier. I slept at 12, I was watching mindhunter at till 11:56 and I realized how late it had gotten, its so hard to leave shows, one of the things that really interesting is how something gets in my mind, then Im sort of obligated to follow it, as if Ive found my lifes new purpose, sometimes its good to do this but checking myself before going on an all night binge was the right choice, I just watched it after coming from the gym.
I need some real coffee and real breakfast. See you guys tomorrow. Only rowing tomorrow thank fuck, weight lifting plus this intense shit really takes it out
>>154
what typo?
>>152
Another day. woke up at 5, ended up sleeping very weirdly, I think I should def keep some white noise or show on, because tonight I slept, like I didnt sleep, It was some weird state. I also had a cryptic message in my dreams that I just recall, very strange.
Anyway, I should def not have gone today, my legs are properly sore, it's raining and I went with my two-wheeler which, on the way back decided to stop working, somehow I got it started though still. I think Ill take tomorrow as a rest day.
I did rowing, ofc, but I did more or so form and technique work for about an hour, literally just an hour of slowly looking at myself and watching my posture and, I think I may understand something.
Some uncle saw me row and then look at my phone, and got some weird kind of ego in him and told me "Ye sab mat karo workout karo!!!"
>>155
Uncles in the gym are definitely very weird, can't seem to mind their own business, but it's alright. Either way, I'm done for the day, hopefully whatever I did today was worth it, I don't feel like it was, but I know deep down it was, it was awkward and clunky but it leads to better performance later down the line, better to learn the form and technique rather than keep pushing like a bull.
>>156
It's also really funny, people see me rowing and they take up the machine, but then get tired or bored and leave after a few mins, so did the uncle and his wife then some guy then another guy then some woman. All while im sitting there like some autistic retard slowly pulling the bar and stopping.
Well, I'll have a coffee and a breakfast. Overall feeling good. Now onto the other parts of the day. And yea I think I need to start sleeping earlier, I am def not getting quality sleep
>>160
I cant yaar, i am kallej fag : ( i burned all of my money on weed and shit. I will get my pocket money in few days, then i will use it to enjoy some chicken burger from popeye yaar.
>>165
Weed occasionally is fine, but most people who smoke keep smoking everyday, my roommate used to smoke and I've been amongst smokers for a long while, I know enough that it's benefits of focus and attention are at a cost of addiction.
>teetotaler
I love that word man.
>>166
Problem with smoking is that it never remains just a small crutch or some sort of a booster, it always, always becomes a habit, weed I can understand, if u smoke once or twice per week then it's understandable, its harder to acquire weed too, but smokes are too easy to get.
I personally don't drink or smoke or do weed, never developed a need for any of it, and right now I probably won't be looking to start any of it, I don't want to fuck up this good run I've been having these last 2 months physically
>>168
Smokers and weed addicts cope by saying it helps in relaxing or focus. They know they're addicted and wasting money on bullshit and they can't help but shit on people, literally he went out of his way to poop on the deadest board cuz muh focus muh relaxation hota hai bro!!!
Do you ever meet any women through sports? if ur gonna compete eventually will you meet girls there? Sorry if I sound like a gooner but I want to genuinely know if sports increases sex appeal somehow.
Gonna start interval training from tomorrow, either that or, steady state again? Im not sure, confused. maybe a little of both? I want to cut down my time but I also do need to increase my overall aerobic capacity, its only the first week so I guess itd be better to focus on basic and volume building. But if I am doing volume, Ill do a lot of it, last time my row was for 50 mins, It seems the recommended time for steady state is 80 mins, I can do that, esp now that my form is corrected (I think atleast)
So 80 mins of rowing, great, dear.
>>99
Hey guys, good morning. I really, really need to sleep on fucking time but seems like the whole world wants you when ur trying to sleep. I slept at 1 am? or even later, woke up at 5:30 and usual, rolled around for 20 mins and got my shit together and hit the gym. Rowing, again, only rowing today, I was too pissed and tired. I did 40 mins to steady state rowing, trying to work on my technique and form, and overall just increasing load.
So far, its a better day
Heading to sleep, overshot but Ill try to sleep. Tomorrow is, I dont know I think strength training, upper body. So no rowing then. I'd prefer just rowing, but this is important too. The bench is quite busy in the mornings so I think I'll just have to suffice with dumbells and machines for now. Let's see
>>164
Kya rakha hai yaar, weed helps me relax and chill. It also helps me just enjoy nice amritsari chole kulche, with butter, it is a very special feeling.
Officially I guess this is my 16th day training. Feeling good so far, the biggest battle is consistency, optimization doesnt even matter so early on. I keep asking myself, when will I be officially ordained, or when can I tell myself, I am officially actually doing this, and the answer is honestly it's gotta be day 1, I mean to other people, it'll be if I get selected somewhere, or If they still see me at it after 6 months, but that's other people, to me this, all of this I have to believe it NOW and everyday, and thats what Im sticking to, the day I made this post I chose to go all into it, and I was already doing this.
>>184
I dont mind you doing what you want to do man, go ahead, but "Kya rakha hai" toh mat bolo, don't tell yourself it doesnt matter, because you'll know when it does, but frankly its your life and you know better than me
>>186
Exactly yaar, obviously smoking anything is not good for health. Par in the end its about what brings me joy. I will live a short life, i am too young to worry about such things for now. I will joy maxx.
Everything matters, it all matters, everyday matters and every thought and every change or course correction of direction matters.
>>188
I used to think like this, but somethings have changed, it is your path, and I genuinely hope the best for you overall man, I hope you receive blessings and happiness.
>>189
mesmerizing motion, isnt it, catch, drive, finish, recovery, and all over again, loose and tighten, light and heavy, it's the perfect movement, and a beautiful sport
I can't wait to be out on real water, I want to cut my times down, and approach SAI eventually, or whatever makes sense, but It has to be official, ofcourse. It'll be amazing, It'll be worth it, I can feel the oar and I can feel the water, I can breathe the air I'd breathe and I can feel my lungs
>>192
Yesterday I got a call from someone, someone special somewhat, and I stayed up late, waiting for them. I shouldnt have, but I did, I woke up and I felt pain, It was awful, but not really, I'd be lying if I didnt tell you that It all went away the instant I realized what I get to do today. I love this shit so much, because every single day is an affirmation towards what I already knew and imagined, every single day I come here, and write before the night or after, and I like doing it, I dont know how many of you even check fit but its alright, It's a kind of ritual, it keeps me in tune with who I said I'll be, and I am very proud of myself for creating this energy.
This energy is so new, it's like discovering electricity, it's sustaining itself beyond emotions, It doesnt matter what i think in the moment, Ill still do what "I" want, and somewhere some brick has been laid and set that tells me this I is what I truly want.
Enjoy yourselves, it's later than you think
>>193
It's nice, fun and great for building base, It's also great if the nature is around you is good, but Im not into hiking, I am more into competitive sport
>>194
truth be told I think I've always had this "energy" some sort of Joie d'vivre or something, it comes alive with music too, I listen to a lot of music to visualize things, and doing this is a sort of excuse for me to do it whilst I also physically work towards something, it's like a performance almost, it gives power to spirit and with sustained power and progress the spirit grows more, it's like finally I've put my engine to the right cause, and it fixes everything in my life. right now, everything is going great.
Most importantly it keeps nihilism FAAAR away.
Upper body strength training only today, Chest, back, that's it, and maybe triceps too on the machine. I was supposed to meet a friend but he watches goyball and he fell asleep right as I reached
Football fans or cricket fans are especially annoying during WC's, all they do is post pictures of screenshots of matches it annoys the hell out of me, and dear god raat bhar jaag ke Fooosebaaal dekhna hai and milne ke time par zzzzzzzzzz
Hey guys, I couldnt go today, sunday. The gyms are usually closed, not sure if mine was or not but that wouldn't have mattered since, it was raining so damn much I couldnt drive at all. Its still raining on and off
Hi. I went in the evening instead. Probably the best rowing session Ive had in a while. I figured out I wasnt engaging my fucking legs hard enough. And I decided to just dig in hard, almost like I was trying to push the machine itself. I was doing more watts, less time and much much more powerful
There was just so much power in the legs that I wasn't using. I tried and really rammed my heels in, as if Im trying my best to move it. It was almost embarrassing of sorts but it looked normal Im guessing.
>>447
yes
>>446
After this day I did rowing, intervals training, and then the day after, today I did lower body training, deadlifts, RDL leg curls. Thats all
>>463
cardio where you alternate betwee fast and slow. alternate is moderate sustainable where you do the maximum effort that you can kinda do indefinitely
>>99
guide on rowing? i did it for a while and nothing was happening. how do you increase resistance? there was no button for it. or does it happen automatically
is it better than treadmill?
>>463
Interval training on rowing is not the same as other cardio
>>463
I weight about 90, and I do deadlift but I am not maxing out, I dont want to right now.
>>464
In rowing we either do slow, or fast, nothing medium in training. 80% slow 20% fast
>>465
Rowing sucks as an exercise, its torture, dont do it if you dont want to, a bike is easier.
>>466
Yea, I know, the goal for me is to train my back chain, I specifically dont do leg extensions because those wont help me in increasing power output in rowing
>>465
So, you need to find a wind resistance erg, none of those magnetic ones, and the gold standard is a C2 (concept 2). Those are a bit rare, but any wind base machine can help in training. Nothing "happens" in rowing, it will burn calories and maybe exhaust your body, help build some muscles? sure, but I am doing it because I plan to do it as a sport, on the real water
>>463
When I was younger, 16-17 I used to try to PR deadlifts, the most I went was 120 or so kgs, and I think by now I must have improved? but I don't really care to dick measure my deadlift prs. Im busy dick measuring my rowing times lol
i wonder why people separate from and back upper in chest vs back but not the same for lower. i do upper lower style training
>bench press (variation of the day)>rows (variation of the day)>shoulder press>vertical pull (variation of the day - i can only do lat pulldown on machine)>whichever isolation i have energy for<squat/dl<extensions<curl<calf raise
now that i think of it, there are 5 directions of force in a body so maybe it should be split as
>chest>back>horizontal basically<shoulder<lats<legs
vertical basically
>>467
>sucks
i know how fatiguing conventional deadlift is. i do that is the only reason i felt i don't need cardio, but i am starting now nayways
>>468
i have a thing at cult fit near me. we use it as a resting bench. i saw one guy using it
>>469
i did reps at 80kg, online calculator told me i can do 100-110kg. if i can do that at 6 months of training maybe 120kg isn't a lot and you should try more
also squqts are harder
>>466
Rowing utilizes the posterior chain muscles more than anything, your legs a lot. I am not trying to get any more muscular, what I am trying to do is to training my aerobic base and power output. Theres only so much time I can give to recovery and I talked over to some coaches for this plan, it should let me know if I got what it takes to play at a national level (eventually)
>>470
>we use it as a resting bench
dyk how hard it was for me to find a c2 around me.
>>470
I am currently doing reps of 70 on DL, and I am not doing squats. Yes I could probably do more, but to be honest I don't want to be reckless, this weight serves me well enough and works out good, the goal here is not to lift harder for me but to get better times
>>472
it all depends on your goal, I'd like to make it clear, rowing as an exercise? is just very annoying, it's good if you like it but most people don't. Rowing as a sport is very fun once you actually get to hit the waters.
>>474
We have no history or culture of rowing in India, we only took cricket from the brits. But thats also what's so fascinating, it's just such an underdeveloped sport and for this past month Ive been training relentlessly for it, all I need to do now is to keep going and then apply officially.
To be honest I have no idea on that process, I dont have access to a real scull yet, Id love to try it and im sure itll be great. Ive been researching where and how to apply in India and I guess in 6 months time, if I get my times down respectable enough, Ill approach someone, see if I can join and train.
No idea how that'll work, rowing mainly happens in Bhopal or Kolkata, either that or I look into buying a C2 and specialty equipment myself.
>>469
yaar i wish i did. i started working out after sedentary lifestyle for 23 years. now i am afraid of breaking stuff. not that it is holding me back but sucks to think about that at all
>>477
you want this or do i misunderstand what you mean by rowing as a sport?
>>478
what im training for is western style of rowing, and hoping to train for single sculls (theres two types, scull and swipe) and there can be a single scull, double and such and there can be a swipe, which starts from double to 8.
>>478
I think south Indians, and SEA have like massive multiple person boats, but that just seems honestly so goofy. If the point is to compete, it's better to compete as a single person, or atleast in a team thats of a sensible size.
Why wont I want to win medals on my own boat
Also, after doing back lower body yesterday im taking a rest day, Im genuinely tired and I think I do ache a little. It should be fine by tomorrow morning where Im gonna go rowing again.
>>482
yeah like atp i don't think individual effort means anything. my parents sent me to a rich people place once where they had us row boats (kayaks i think) and it was fun to do actually. good luck
I have emailed people and will call people tomorrow. I have realized, taking this seriously means getting in the boat early. The goal is to now get into a boat this month.
Hopefully anons you see a photo of the water from my boat before july 31
hey guys, yesterday was a rest day and I did about 50 mins of steady state rowing, actually felt it in my legs today. I contacted some people and apparently there's no rowing in my city, at all. I gotta figure out what city to go to eventually to get in the water
>>499
Have you done surfing? I once did it Pondicherry and found it really enjoyable.
>>500
Kek, /fit/ is kino; for the last 2 days /b/ has been in a shitstorm with Dravidians and Aryan’s kanging over each other, meanwhile chad is building a fucking boat.
>>500
I have started playing disco elsyium btw, I like it so far but have not played that much yet. In my first run, cuno killed me lmao, and I restarted
>>503
Ive done foiling and windsurfing, some sports like that on the water.
I mean currently I am not in India, and the city I'd usually go to doesn't have a facility, so I'll either figure out how to learn rowing out of India, or get in India and change cities, either way my home has a workshop, tons of tools enough to build my own scull, and some lakes nearby I could try, but that'd just be for when im home and have no access.
>>505
I havent gotten killed by the car yet, was it some memory thing? Harry dies often if he remembers too much of Dora.
>>506
Nowadays I don't even play video games, I just think about em. Once i come back to India for a while I'll maybe try hosting minecraft for my friends
Hi guys. So new update. I was on rest for two days (yesterday and today) but I spoke to some coaches and a few people recommended that I also add swimming to my routine (for safety and just, in general training) so I'll be swimming everyday for a month and, also rowing
>>522
I swam today, laps of 12 M, probably like 20 laps or so. My wingspan helps a lot. Overall everyday I feel, great, just so great. Right now I feel amazing. Adding swimming is a good idea, I think.
I did rowing in the morning today. I couldnt sleep properly as I was travelling back, I reached at an okay time but slept late. Again I maintain that waking up, rolling around and then getting to it is still good rather than just going back to sleep. Woke up at 5, rolled around till 6:30, then rowing, then worked a bit, actually got some good news today. Im writing this after my swim meet, my hair is still wet, having even slightly longer hair makes it such a pain in the ass to put the swim cap on but I think I figured something out today. Yesterday I only mostly swam in 5'10-ish deep height but I actually decided to take full laps from the deepest end of the pool, I may have finally figured out how to breathe whilst freestyling, and also how to swim from a dead start.
>>539
>>540
>>542
Swimming is just swimming, I dont think I want to make this serious nor do I have what it takes to make it ultra serious, but it's still nice to just swim.
