The people in our Ohio University College Apartment near Ohio University love to rave about their row machines.
Ohio University College Apartment
We love a good rower for a few reasons they do have a lot of data. But why let all this ‘data’ get in the way of a good session? Well of course you can ignore it altogether and just enjoy the activity. If you have goals for your training, the information about your performance is a great way to see improvement, and this is a great motivator. If your machine is not PC compatible, I suggest you keep a spreadsheet or wall chart of your times and distances alongside your weight and other measurements of fitness such as recovery rates – more on this to come. So let’s start and take a look at what all those figures mean, and how you can use that information.
Time / Elapsed Time
As soon as you start rowing in your Ohio University College apartment, the timer starts ticking. But it’s more than just a nice to know piece of information. You can use the time to measure your progress. Some rowers will have a stopwatch function to count down to zero and beep when complete. Set you timer or determine a time limit and see how far you can row in that time. Or use a set distance and measure the time it takes to reach that target. Any other measure can be used for time trials, such as how many calories you burn or watts you generate – see below for definitions.
Distance
Again, pretty self-explanatory and measured in meters. Competitive rowers race over 2,000 meters so you can compare your performance against theirs – although using a machine is not the same as rowing in open water conditions. Distance can be used for time trails also interval training. Every once in a while you might try rowing for distance and see just how far you can go before you have to stop.
