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[BartMan]

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Ratu Nasiganiyavi (713m) took out the two minute row by a solitary metre from Kane Douglas...

http://www.super14.c...le.asp?id=17342

Sounds like a bit of fun...

[BartMan]

1:24 / 500average or thereabouts!!!

[MN5]

BartMan said:

1:24 / 500average or thereabouts!!!

So is that close or not ?!?!

[Cutter]

Have you tried it Bartman?

[BartMan]

have not rowed for a few weeks - working over Xmas, so not much time - going to give it a crack when I start rowing again. Do a training row, then give the 2 minutes a crack. Do that a few times then give it a decent nugde. Looks bloody insane to me, but might be fun. Might also try it in a 1000m time trial row, once the 2 minutes are up, see if you can hang on for a full 1000, it might take you through to a PB!!

you go first though, and if you live, post a time!!

[MN5]

I heard the average person can row about 500 odd in 2 minutes. Would this be right Bartman ?

713 is an impressive effort though.

[BartMan]

yeah, that is sort of industry standard for a standardly fir person who has never rowed - it would probably hurt.

My best 2k time sees me averaging 1:39/500 - don't know my 1k or 500m bursts, but not a lot better than my 2k time - I am certainly not a sprinter!

[Cutter]

BartMan said:

have not rowed for a few weeks - working over Xmas, so not much time - going to give it a crack when I start rowing again. Do a training row, then give the 2 minutes a crack. Do that a few times then give it a decent nugde. Looks bloody insane to me, but might be fun. Might also try it in a 1000m time trial row, once the 2 minutes are up, see if you can hang on for a full 1000, it might take you through to a PB!!

you go first though, and if you live, post a time!!

No rowing for me until mid March. Knee op. Looks like you are first over the top!

[BartMan]

bugger. Back into it tomorrow then - might try a leisurely 20 minutes, then a 'waratah' sprint to see how bad it is, and see how much I can improve as I get fitter!

SO what the knee op - ligaments, cartilage??

[Cutter]

Smashed the knee big time in 2001. Had an ACL reconstruction as well as some meniscus and cartilage tidying up. Had another couple of tidy ups since. This time I thought it would be the same thing but I'm told its my last chance with the knee and the surgeon wants to play it safe. There is damage to the cartilage that I will need to go back under the knife for. Its going to be a long process - 12 weeks post op before I can row again! After the next op I will be on crutches for 16 weeks. That doesnt sound good.

[BartMan]

row without the leg action - you will get wicked lats!!!!

[Cutter]

Yeah, I have been looking into that. Just using the arms and back. Might slow my time for the 2min row.

[BartMan]

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Might slow my time for the 2min row.

just a tad!

Did an accidental 2 minutes today. Decided to warm up at gym this morning with a 10 minute row, and put the machine onto setting 10. After about 6 strokes was going pretty quick, 1:40 odd, so carried on for 2 minutes.

so first attempt.

606 metres - 1.39.1/500

that average is what I held for my best 2k, and I was rowing hard, not suicidal, so will do much better than this in future. Heart was certainly racing at the end of 2 minutes though - the ten minutes seemed to take forever!!

[cyclopath]

Is there a standard setting the machine should be on? I do most of my timed runs on level 6-7. I know this has been covered elsewhere, but is there a standard for this 2 min insanity trial? I will have a go later in the week - won't trouble 600m methinks, but who knows.

[BartMan]

I think you do what is comfortable for you! That is how I saw it anyway!!

[Cutter]

Not sure but the setting to simulate open water rowing is a drag factor of 138 (usually about 6).

[BartMan]

yeah, I had heard that it was between 4 and 6 for that 'real water feel'..! But having never rowed a real board (the ten foot tinny does not count), I would have no clue!!