I rowed crew for about 3 years (community club) and in the winter we’d train in concept 2s … fucking brutal those things … got my 2k sub 7 mins from above 8.5 which was a big accomplishment… Felt like I was going to die after that but I did it lol … took me a good 10 minutes to recover enough to walk … hadn’t emptied the tank like that since high school (this was about 6yrs ago … probably wouldn’t be able to get a sub 8 right now)
That sounds horrific, I’ve gotten 1.56 for 500m and thought that was reasonable, literally felt like I was dying when I finished.
Last night I was called a triangle by a girl due to my traps
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I was getting 1k in 5 minutes, averaging like 120 watts/stroke in cardiac rehab.
For what ever reason, I absolutely love those and airdyne bikes.
My airdyne matchest the cat. Quite serendipitous. 
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Could be worse - my friends use to call me Tree Trunk.
There are indoor regatta competitions that take place in ergs … for the 2k event there was a 65+ category with 2 guys who both had sub 7 minutes … I think one of the guys was low end … like 6:20 or something
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Just Googled world record for 500m 1.14!
That person has a resting hard rate of 10
I must be rowing wrong.
My gym has a Concept 2. I recently read about the 7 minute 2000m challenge and decided to make it my goal. I need to cut 2 minutes off my time. I am and am not looking forward to it.
No, I’m rowing wrong. I can literally run a mile with a 10lb vest on faster than I can row a 2k
My hr definitely gets higher in an assault bike, but the rower is mentally 50xharder for me 
We are opposite then. I can get caught up in the rhythm of rowing and the time passes quickly. On the other hand, I have despised running anything over 100m since HS track.
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Another opposite here. I lose the rhythm on my Concept 2 very easily, whereas running puts me in the zone. Not a happy zone necessarily, but a consistent stride and pace, at least. With the rower I have to keep correcting myself. It’s arduous in that regard.
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Sounds uncomfortable…
Right. Feel heartbeat, spend 5 seconds wondering if you’ve died, feel heartbeat, repeat.
I confess that I like drinkable egg whites in breakfast cereal way more than I should.
This week can be summed up using a maths:
Crap week = crap food.
Whilst I’ve eaten enough protein to retain my muscle, I’ve enough carbs to retain the lard also.
However I’m getting some nice definition in my legs showing through. So not a total wash out of a week.
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I confess I don’t like cereal
With a billion different flavors on the market, this is akin to saying you don’t like music.
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It’s not the taste. I can’t stand the texture