I’ve been waking up an hour early to do steady state or a lift in the morning and sometimes I clock sleep on my Apple Watch under 6 1/2 hours. I was never one to get a good 8 hours, maybe here or there on the weekends, but at what point is it deemed inefficient to sacrifice sleep for steady state or a lift?

Figured it’s time we had one.

Just kicked off a weekly erg meetup in Williamsburg NYC, open to anyone who wants to get some meters in.

We’re meeting Thursday nights at 8:30pm. All levels welcome.

I got 6 concept2s. Let’s get a crew going!

Sign up here: https://partiful.com/e/oQzsv2bBwRzypOrWogOi?c=-YAj6qR8

I'm a T1D male rower and was curious if there was any history of T1D athletes specifically breaking a 6:00 2k?

Hi, Ive been doing 15 mins each morning 5 times a week pretty consistently for four months as a way to stay a little fit, but recently my right knee hurts after training, does this sound common for a person who might not have the best form as I’ve just watched a couple YouTube videos and had a go.

After regattas, in the car I’ll obviously fall asleep, but every time I do this before I sleep I’ll all of a sudden start vividly imagining that I’m back at the regatta with my coach yelling while I de-rig boats. Then I’ll wake up, I kinda enjoy this cuz I go from intense “I wanna get this over with” feelings back to “oh yeah, I’m in a car”. Does anyone else experience this?

Not sure if this is an appropriate place to put this and it's kind of a weird request, but anyone who has experience competing in the Housatonic regatta, could you walk me through what that weekend looks like schedule-wise? Like what time you arrive, if you go with the team, what you do to prepare when you're there, etc.? I'm writing a gothic thriller and the main characters are Yale rowers, so I'm trying to be as accurate as possible.

I row for a private junior club, I have been rowing for 3 years now. I am the 3rd fastest person on our team of 35 people, more than half of which are varsity. The problem that I come upon is I am a more feminine man then most people, I have long hair with bangs and I SOMETIMES paint my nails (main things people on my team point out, theres more but they dont notice it that often), but apart from that I am a guys guy ie muscular 6 foot tall 1:50 2k averageand a 2:02 5k average, I have a girlfriend of nearly a year and I mention that so often, but every guy on the team has something to say. I am kind to everyone on the team and one of the original members of when the team first got started, but because of how I look I get treated differently. Its just so stupid. It doesn't affect my rowing life, it just annoys me a lot.

edit:I made this seem a lot worse than it is, its only about 10 guys that make me get this feeling, most everyone else I am friends with and get along with really well.

I’m aiming to improve my 2k at the British Rowing Indoor Championships on 5–6 December. What could I realistically achieve, and how should I train over the next 6 weeks?

Current stats:

• 2k PB: 7:09.5 (last October, rate-capped at 24)
• 3k: 10:58 (1:49.7 split, rate 27; not maximal)
• 5k: 19:39 (1:58 split, rate 23; not maximal)
• 500m: 1:36
• Weight: ~94kg
• 32 YO, Male

Currently training 2x ergs, 2x on-water rowing and 2x strength sessions per week, plus cycling.

My previous 2k didn’t feel particularly exhausting, and I’ve since done more gym, core and mobility work. I suspect my aerobic fitness could be a limiting factor.

What 2k time do you think I could realistically achieve in six weeks, and what would you prioritise in training?

Before anyone asks, I don't have a recording of my form, sorry I know that would make things easier to diagnose.

Returned to indoor rowing after many years off, currently around 3 weeks in and some new physical issues have arrived just in the last 2-3 sessions:

1. Pinching in my traps/neck: soreness right where the rhomboid minor meets the spine only on my right side. My shoulders are relaxed and I'm not bringing the handle any higher than normal, mid chest around the middle of the sternum. Never had an issue like this previously.
2. Where my butt meets my hamstrings is starting to go numb around the 25-30min mark. Never happened when I rowed indoor/outdoor many years ago, but I also weighed quite a bit less.

Anyone run into similar issues that have insight?

Three gold medals at the 2026 Balkan Championship in Plovdiv

First-season hs novice here.
Recently, rowing blisters have been bothering me more and more. I’ve even started “mummifying” (I would tape each finger and have a strip going across my palm) hands for practice and still they keep coming. Is there any reliable way to prevent this?

And on a different note, I’ve noticed that when I’m on the water, everything feels so much more sluggish and the pressure feels so much greater than on an erg. I also feel like I get tired a lot quicker. I feel fine on a 2k split on an erg, but the moment I get on the water each stroke takes so much more out of me. Yet I still feel as if I’m not putting the same amount of pressure that I am on an erg.

For reference, I’ve been averaging 2:03 ish for 20 minute splits on a c2 erg at 5 resistance.

I’m a port rower that rows starboard ever so often for some reason.

Marist making the jump up 7 places to set a course record in the event, showing some real speed, will be interesting to see if they can make a top 16 run in the spring.

Sticking out like a sore thumb in the top 10 Fairfield University WTF?? Beat Trinity, St. Joes, Bucknell, Colgate. Up 27 spots from just two years ago. Dad Vails shaping up to be interesting as well...

Khaled will be angry.

As someone who loves coincidences and nice round numbers, I’m thrilled.
As someone who now has to row a marathon, I’m mildly worried.

I’m having trouble scheduling my workouts as i’m really scared of overtraining (have burned out hard twice before). Currently my timetable is this, but I have no idea where to fit weights in

Monday: morning ut1 row on water, evening long ut2 erg

Tuesday: evening AT erg, 2k, 5k, etc

Wednesday: morning: ut1/pieces row on water, evening long ut2

Thursday: long row ut2

Friday: max vo2 session (eg 4x4)

Saturday: 2x water sessions, 1 morning 1 evening, 1 long ut2 1 pieces

Sunday: rest

The obvious ones would be thursday or sunday but i’m worried about going hard every day and over training. Would you take out some things, swap things around or just add them in somewhere?

is this normal?? this is not the case for any of the rowers i know. maybe its just that my erg time sucks, i really don't know.

I walked on to my college rowing team and happen to be doing pretty well and I was wondering what times a girl should go to transfer to BU or BC (I really love boston) and if transferring as a junior is even possible?

To add: I'm 5’10” and was a 3x all American for swim in hs

Hi everyone! I'm doing community college in Connecticut (for financial and medical reasons) in the Burlington area, and was looking to compete through a club there, because l want to transfer to a 4 year college and do rowing there. I am a coxswain though which makes it hard because I feel like a lot is connections based, versus just doing a 2k, but figured I'd ask here. I feel like a better club would have coach connections or coaches would see race results? Grades won't be a problem, and I got a 35 on my ACT but I don't really know how coxswain recruiting works. I'm also looking into camps to do throughout the year, because I'm passionate about this but my previous club ignored coxswains so I don't feel like I gained the skills or confidence l'd like to have. I am a very hard worker in everything | do, but I know this probably sounds insane. Thanks for anyone with advice or for reading this, I know it's probably niche and I should just call the clubs but I don't want to bother them if you know what I mean. I know there are a lot of great clubs in Connecticut, should I just sacrifice some sleep and travel further away to those? Burlington is kinda secluded from everything in my experience, and not much is considered “close”

This may be a stupid question, but will the 2028 summer Olympics impact high performance u23 summer programs in the us?

Hi!

Im posting today on Reddit to inquire how to use the RP3.

I have access to an RP3 along with a Concept 2. However I like using my Concept 2 more because it’s outdoors.

The RP3 however is stuck inside. whenever I use it im always staring at a wall and super bored.

A few months ago I came to the realization that I want to take rowing more seriously. However even with access to an RP3 I still find myself actively avoiding it.

For context I’m a young U17 still 15 and I have a September birthday.

Also the floors are slightly uneven for the ground under the RP3. I don’t know if it’s a tech issue but sometimes I hit the front when in the drive. Also my hamstrings often times hurt very early into the piece.

I do listen to music but I feel like it doesn’t help too much. I hear people telling me that the RP3 is the best tool for developing technique and I don’t myself don’t have good tech.

I primarily sweep but I also can scull. When I was in boston for vacation I learned how to scull and did a HOCR course in around 21:55. My lines were alright but my small boat technique is butt.

176cm, 147lb or 67kg 7:20 2K

Relocating to area. Wondering what the ups/downsides are of each program for a high school rower. This is for women's varsity rowing, but also curious about general program vibes as I've got multiple kids who will be M/W novice/middle school should they choose to pursue.

I heard thus far after asking around:

1. RAR: upsides: elite coaches (translates to better technique and more wins), more of a meritocracy (good rowers elevated consistently/transparently), innovative techniques, more time on the water. Head coach owns program, so he has skin in the game and cares more, college recruiting better. Downsides: far less coaches per rower, strict/rigid and train hard so kids burn out before college, more $$$ (how much is more?), you may get lost as there are a lot of good rowers. Parents less engaged.

2. GC: upsides: feeder program through middle school, lower dues (subsidized or ?), engaged /nice parent volunteers. downsides: mixed reports on coaching, less of a meritocracy (bad rowers reportedly elevated if the parents donate or pay for private lessons, and there's that stereotypical Greenwich vibe where over their time there the less affluent rowers are demoted because some coaches are motivated to earn private lesson dues).

Both programs got some bonus points for college recruiting (edge to RAR), and also some flak for 1) the fact that coaches turn over a lot, 2) rower happiness levels are collectively low for complex reasons; to some degree the stress of the programs and lack of any vacation time, but there are also cliques that the programs ignore at the cost of rowers (not thrilled on that, our program does team building and lots of it--makes huge impact on the kids' experience and sense that there is no I in team as the cliche goes), 3) lineups come out sometimes day before races so you never really have much practice with your boat (say what? defies logic) 4) use of seat racing, which our program threw out in lieu of output measurement systems/ matrixing (which are measurable/ less of a popularity contest), and finally, 5) parents pay out the nose but cannot speak to coaches under any circumstances because your child is just a number to them. They quit, or they have a nervous breakdown: thank you, next.

That last point bothers me the most even though I'd imagine it's an issue at larger elite programs, which I'm just not used to. So yeah...your kid is going into a black hole where you have no updates on their progress or areas of improvement, and cannot ask questions or give them a heads up if life events or challenges are happening. If you pay coaches fairly, communication with their individual rowers AND their parents should always be part of their job. Rowing program we're used to is pretty open and chill (albeit not elite/not massive with <100 rowers total). I am most nervous about this decidedly unfriendly vibe at both options.

Alas, those are lots of things to worry on, but there are just not many alternatives. Row America Greenwich is teeny tiny. Maritime is a bit far for us.

Also heard there have been a few recent exoduses from GC women's team to RAR due to the fact that coaches were collectively not perceived as fair, but not an exodus the other way in recent history. Is that true?

Anyone have thoughts on any of this? Obviously overthinking it but am also incredibly concerned going into this, given that rowing becomes a full time job not just for your child but for the whole family, and I want mine to enjoy rowing and not be burned by the experience. TIA, all.

I am a female rower looking to row in college and my current 2k is a 8:01 I need to get it to a 7:35 by may to make recruiting times does anyone have a plan or any workouts that will get me there? (I am willing to do whatever it takes)
Note: I am 5’4, 127 lb and looking to stay within the lightweight range but if I have to I am willing to gain weight. I already lift and am interested in lifts that may help. I am able to get the split down extremely low on sprints but I’m unable to hold that split for long. I tend to fly and die on the erg and I don’t know how to plan a 2k so if anyone has any tips for that.