Trying to improve leg drive right now and found that the cue of keeping inside of elbows turned up helped me engage lats a bit more, though I still have issues generating as much wattage as I think I should be able to. What are the cues that coaches have given you that have been really helpful in making good rowing technique click? Can be for any part of the stroke

Picked up a Model D a few weeks ago after months of watching Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. The price variation is genuinely wild. Saw identical machines, same model year, same condition, ranging from $500 to $950 within the same week in my area. No real logic to it. Ended up paying $700, which felt fair but also maybe too much. Hard to tell. The PM5 was clean and the chain felt fine after a quick wipe down. Previous owner kept it in a garage, which always makes me a little nervous about the flywheel, but it seems okay so far.

Curious what other people have been paying lately and whether there are any red flags worth checking that aren't obvious. I looked at the monorail, the seat rollers, pulled the cage off to check the fan blades. Felt pretty thorough, but this is only my second erg so I'm not exactly a veteran of used C2 inspection.

Also wondering if the price gap between Model D and Model E on the used market is actually worth it, or if people are just paying for the seat height and not much else.

World rowing confirms that Olaf Tufte has passed away. Sadden to hear. He was active on social just 3 days ago.

It’s 120 at 7 on the scale. Is stated drag factor on the screen trustworthy?

For the class of 2028, what is the 2k range to be in to be on track for recruitment to d1 men’s heavyweight schools? As upcoming juniors realistically what times do you need to be at now to be on track to hit the standards to get recruited?

After months of saving money and researching rowing machines, we finally purchased a Concept 2 and I immediately love it. My partner and I are both 41. I used to row competitively back in high school and I think it's just the best cardio (and strength!) workout! We have three kids (17, 14, and 9) and the middle one has already logged a couple sessions. Very happy all around with our purchase!

I tried to search but couldn't find any recent posts about what apps people are using with their Apple Watch when using their erg. Could anyone let me know?

Also, my partner wants a seat cover to make the seat less firm. I am working on positioning with him but I wonder if anyone has suggestions for something that would make the seat a little more comfortable (I find it just fine, though). Thanks everyone!

Can the Board hire a CEO that can meet the needs of both constituents?

Will it be an outsider or someone from within the sport. Or will Amanda Kraus return?

I’m getting back into rowing after 52 years (UCSD freshman 4 stroke). I also learned and rowed a single 15 years ago for about a year (at most once/week). Way back in 1974, my coach focused on a lot less (almost no) layback, saying he wanted us to adopt a “new” technique he learned. I was the shortest (5’10”) so he actually had me do some layback (and I was stroke) so we could all have a balanced stroke length. I’m in a novice rowing group now, where the coach alternates me in a single, quad, eight … And the coach encourages more lay-back. While I’m rowing with them, I need to row like the team. But I am curious as to what others think about how much layback is the right amount.

Has anyone here tried or owns a Wintech FLX 1x? Any feedback on what they’re like compared to other more “traditional” hulls?

I find it interesting to see that the general design trend of recent years by comlanjes making their own moulds seems to be a shift towards shorter, wider sculls that aim to add stability and reduce surface area at the expense of wave drag (ie shorter slightly wider hulls) and the FLX seems like a more extreme shift towards that ideal - that or the Nelo 1x or the Filippi F69

Hey guys, if anyone uses whoop to track their ss rows how do you wear it. It was fine at first but im getting low reading. Thanks

I’m 5’11” male and row in heavyweight.
My erg is 6:40 but that’s what I achieved with a lot of hardwork.
Now to make it to any college programs will my height be an issue even if I can improve further?
Like UBC in Canada or any US schools?

Hey everyone,
I’ve been treating the Concept2 less like a traditional racing shell and more as a functional tool for building raw power and heavy muscle-endurance.
I've only been rowing for almost a month now (hitting workouts on the rower every week), and when I first started out, I didn't even realize how the damper settings worked. One of my first milestones was hitting 5,017 meters in 25:36 (averaging 97 watts at 26 SPM).
Once, I pushed it all the way to maximum. On July 8th, I completed 10,000 meters on Damper 10 in 50:49. It was a brutal test of grit, leg drive, and lower back control, forcing me to reshape my movement mid-pull and lock in my breathing rhythm under heavy drag.
Now that I know more about the settings, I'm switching things up and dialing it back down to Damper 6. My long-term goal is to build up to a full marathon (42k), so dropping the drag lets me shift the load onto my aerobic system, protect my spine, and build sustainable endurance-strength without blowing out my recovery.
Tested out Damper 6 on a 5-minute piece today:
Distance: 1,229 meters (5:06)

Average Split: 2:04.7 / 500m

Stroke Rate: 31 SPM

Projected 30-Min: ~6,969 meters

Curious to hear from anyone else who uses higher damper settings for hybrid power-endurance—how do you adjust your stroke rate and pacing when scaling up the volume for long distance?
Copy, paste, attach your two monitor pictures, and you're good to go!
I also train for my long endurance runs and when I’m not going hard I train intervals like maybe 5 min hard and 2 mins recovery paces and back at it agian how do you fit train endurance power and what damp are we talking here I’ve bin called a outlier already who is unorthodox for using damp6 and 10

At training camp preparing for u19 world

I can’t figure out how to sequence weight training, water sessions, erg sessions and rest days throughout the week while managing fatigue and seeing results. I’m also not sure how hard my weights sessions should be.

Would appreciate any pointers or resources, thanks!

Hi everyone I tried to get recruited in my senior year but I couldn't get recruited by any d3 HW or D1 LW because of my gpa, although my 2k was 6:30.3, Im 5'10 and 154lbs and my sat 1470 but my gpa was 3.39, I just enrolled at my local cc and I wanted to know if it is possible to transfer as a recruited rower as long as I keep improving my 2k and I get +3.7 gpa, I have never heard someone transferring from cc to a male d1 rowing or d3 , I have some friends that did the same thing for football but I do not know how it works for rowing. I was looking for some help.
Thank you guys have a good evening.

I've been steadily getting into rowing the the last year and initially bought a cheap rower on amazon. I have a neighbor selling one for 1k that has 10 hours logged. How good of a deal (or not) is this?

Using Regatta Central, I took a look at entries for RowFest (2024-2026) and the separated Club Nats and Masters Nats, which previously were mid-July and mid-August 2013-2023). Some observations about these 13 summers of entries (no regatta 2020). From 2015 to 2022 the number of entries for both regattas ranged from 3140 to 3696. The last three years of the combined regatta the entries have been 1965, 2589, and 2111.

Since 2013 there have been a total of 24 regattas (3 combined, the rest separate). There were 5 in NJ and OH, 4 in MI and TN, 2 in FL, and in in IN, MA, CA, an OK. That makes 10 in the midwest, 6 on the east coast, 7 in the south (including OKC) and 1 on the west coast.

Highest # entries for Masters Nats was Worchester, MA 2150 and Grand Rapids, MI 2124. Lowest entries for Master Nats Sarasota (1076) and Oak Ridge (1448). Interesting that Highest and Third Lowest Masters Nats entries were both Grand Rapids, 2019 vs. 2014.

The largest year of entries for both was 2016 with 3698 in Worchester and Bethel, OH. Masters Nats alone that year was 2016, only 95 fewer than this year's combined Club and Masters Nats.

The smallest Club Nat only entries was in Bethel, OH in 2023 with 938. The 2nd largest was also in Ohio with 1692. The largest Club Nats was in NJ with 1729.

I was hoping to get some insight into the process of making the US Junior National Team.

For some context, I have a competitive 2k and I'm wondering what the actual pathway to making the team looks like. How are athletes identified and selected? Is it primarily through selection camps, and if so, are those camps genuinely worthwhile, or are they similar to some of the expensive camps that don't really lead anywhere?

I'm also curious about what being on the team is actually like. How much time does it require, and how does it affect school, especially if you're still in high school?