Category: Row-Along Video Recorded

Not Racing But Ranked It Anyway

Today’s indoor rowing session was another relatively short one, just 5 kilometers.  I had a cup of coffee but no food before rowing and it didn’t seem to make any difference in heart behavior.

Though the effort for today’s 5K wasn’t a racing effort, I put the results in the Concept 2 online rankings anyway, because the more the merrier for anyone who likes to use the rankings as incentive. Perhaps there will be some people who look at the rankings before doing a 5K, to see who they want to try to place ahead of.  That’s an handy way to have a race.

A screen recording for row-alonging will be available at this link: Indoor Rowing 5000 meters 07222018

Happy rowing to you.

Too Lazy For A 10K Today

Today I slept in and then procrastinated about rowing by sitting and chatting with my better half.  When I finally got around to rowing, I decided to compromise with the part of my mind which was being reluctant and limit the distance to 6K instead of 10.  That seemed to make it happy.

One positive result of the procrastination today was that it resulted in me fasting longer than usual, since I’ve been restricting myself to only breaking fast after rowing.  I’ve heard (in some lectures) that there are some repair jobs and other good things that the body’s mitochondria only do after a person has been fasting at least 12 hours. Another person said those things start to happen after only 11 hours of fasting, if a person works out.  So today’s workout was done before breaking fast after 18 or 19 hours.

As a result, I feel like a new man.  (Just kidding).

A screen recording of the session is here: Indoor Rowing 6000 meters 07212018

Happy rowing to you.

Row, Then Go To The Doctor

Today’s rowing session was 10K done as early in the morning as possible, so it could be accomplished and followed by a shower before going to the doctor.  There was no cause/effect relationship between rowing and then going to the doctor.  The doctor’s appointment was routine and had been scheduled more than 6 months in advance.

A screen recording of today’s 10K is on YouTube for row-alongers at: Indoor Rowing 575 Calories 07202018

Happy rowing to you.

Are You On The Moon?

Yesterday there was a comment on one of the most popular indoor rowing screen recordings I’ve put on YouTube, a brief rowing session which includes five intervals.  The person asked, “Are you actually on the moon?…”.  The screenshot above shows the comment and my answer.

Today’s session was 11,187 meters.  That distance was chosen to match the total distance rowed during training partner “DN’s” most recent 4 rowing sessions.

A screen recording is available at: Indoor Rowing 632 Calories 07192018

Happy rowing to you.

Shorter But Better Than Yesterday

Today’s distance was chosen so as to match the distance rowed on July 13th by training partner DN.  It was short – only 2,667 meters – but it was nonetheless far better than yesterday’s 10K because today’s heart rhythm was 100% regular.  The heart strap signal was therefore measurable and RowPro displayed it throughout the session.  Also, heart rate was normal for the effort instead of way too high, like it had been yesterday.

A screen recording is on YouTube at: Indoor Rowing 2667 meters 07162018

Happy rowing to you.

The Remedy Lost Its Charm Today . . . Almost

Today’s session was a 10K and the main goal was to once again use it as the remedy for irregular heartbeat.  But it didn’t work this time.  Heartbeat was irregular and way too high for the low effort level, throughout the entire 10K instead of clearing up after a few kilometers of rowing.

For a large part of the time during the session, heartbeat was too irregular for heart rate to even be measured and displayed.  When heart rate could be measured and displayed, it was about 40 or 50 BPM higher than it should have been at that low effort level.

The 10K remedy didn’t totally lose its charm … An hour after the 10K, heartbeat returned to being regular.  So perhaps it is just a lot slower to work its charm if there are not at least 11 hours of fasting in advance of the 10K.

Today’s rowing session is therefore not categorized as “Fun Workout” because irregular heartbeat through the entire rowing session inhibited me from rowing as hard as I’d wanted to and that involuntary restriction is not fun.

I think the reason it didn’t work this time is because I broke fast too early.  The “rowing 10K to cure irregular heartbeat” method seems to be most reliable if I row in the morning before breaking fast and if it has been at least 11 hours since I’ve eaten anything.  But I ate a little before rowing today.

The session screen recording is on YouTube at: Indoor Rowing 10K 07152018

Happy rowing to you.

For The Sake Of The Heart

I could have chosen to row a shorter distance today by setting the session distance to match the most recent two unmatched rowing sessions by my training partners, but I decided to go with a longer distance and did a 10K instead.  Because the 10K, if done not too easy and not too hard, seems to be a “magical” distance for heart health.

A screen recording was made for anyone who wants to “row along” and it will be available at this link: Indoor Rowing 10K 07122018

A suggestion for anyone who wants to row along is to try matching heart rate instead of keeping pace with distance.  If your maximum heart rate is different from mine, you might have to either add or subtract a certain number of beats.  But it should be a good workout for you, without turning into a race to see who can get to the finish line first.

Happy rowing to you.