Mr McDermott, I win, don't worry...
Unfortunatly I broke my knee while playing basketball in high school, and that made me stop sport.. then I'm in front of a damn computer all day :D
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check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.
Originally posted by AgentWood check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.
AW,
Our men's heavy eight was just that, heavy. We averaged 215 lbs. And, we were all 6'3" or taller. Lots of beef but never quite enough lungs.....besides, I always hated road work. The coaches were trying to make a bunch of washed up "stick and ball" jocks into aerobic machines. It almost worked.
Speaking of something that almost worked (well, it did once, in practice) we were trying to think of something that could give us a competitive advantage. We thought about blood packing, but we saw how many cyclist dropped dead from that. So, we decided to drink baking soda. The theory being that baking soda, a base, would counter act the lactic acid build up in our muscles. I cannot tell you why we drank putrid baking soda (my favorite cocktail was orange Gatorade and three tablespoons of b.s.) instead of just chewing some tasty fruit flavored Tums.
So, we all drank as much as we could stand a few hours before afternoon practice. The verdict: we had the most relaxed, pain free practice ever. We did numerous five minute pieces with power tens and twentys mixed in all over the place. Then we all went home and slept for 15 hours. To this day I've never felt tired like that.
So ended the baking soda experiment.
Originally posted by Michael McDermott > Originally posted by AgentWood> check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.
AW,
Our men's heavy eight was just that, heavy. We averaged 215 lbs. And, we were all 6'3" or taller. Lots of beef but never quite enough lungs.....besides, I always hated road work. The coaches were trying to make a bunch of washed up "stick and ball" jocks into aerobic machines. It almost worked.
Speaking of something that almost worked (well, it did once, in practice) we were trying to think of something that could give us a competitive advantage. We thought about blood packing, but we saw how many cyclist dropped dead from that. So, we decided to drink baking soda. The theory being that baking soda, a base, would counter act the lactic acid build up in our muscles. I cannot tell you why we drank putrid baking soda (my favorite cocktail was orange Gatorade and three tablespoons of b.s.) instead of just chewing some tasty fruit flavored Tums.
So, we all drank as much as we could stand a few hours before afternoon practice. The verdict: we had the most relaxed, pain free practice ever. We did numerous five minute pieces with power tens and twentys mixed in all over the place. Then we all went home and slept for 15 hours. To this day I've never felt tired like that.
So ended the baking soda experiment.
our coach rowed at wisconsin and they used to get blinding drunk and do 30 minute erg pieces, ceremoniously puking afterwards. and they won the national championships that year! man, the craziest thing we used to do was stay away from milk and cheese for 48 hours before a race....
Originally posted by AgentWood > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > > > Originally posted by AgentWood> > check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.>
AW,
Our men's heavy eight was just that, heavy. We averaged 215 lbs. And, we were all 6'3" or taller. Lots of beef but never quite enough lungs.....besides, I always hated road work. The coaches were trying to make a bunch of washed up "stick and ball" jocks into aerobic machines. It almost worked.
Speaking of something that almost worked (well, it did once, in practice) we were trying to think of something that could give us a competitive advantage. We thought about blood packing, but we saw how many cyclist dropped dead from that. So, we decided to drink baking soda. The theory being that baking soda, a base, would counter act the lactic acid build up in our muscles. I cannot tell you why we drank putrid baking soda (my favorite cocktail was orange Gatorade and three tablespoons of b.s.) instead of just chewing some tasty fruit flavored Tums.
So, we all drank as much as we could stand a few hours before afternoon practice. The verdict: we had the most relaxed, pain free practice ever. We did numerous five minute pieces with power tens and twentys mixed in all over the place. Then we all went home and slept for 15 hours. To this day I've never felt tired like that.
So ended the baking soda experiment.
our coach rowed at wisconsin and they used to get blinding drunk and do 30 minute erg pieces, ceremoniously puking afterwards. and they won the national championships that year! man, the craziest thing we used to do was stay away from milk and cheese for 48 hours before a race....
Wisco came (and they probably still do) to Austin every spring to enjoy our unfrozen water. They were always fun folks to have around.
IMHO, the rowing ergometer is a creation of the devil himself. My best 2000m test was a 6:51.......and I was happy to have that.
Found this old thread. I'm 6'5" and 230 pounds (think that's around 16 1/2 stone). And I'm not "horizontally challenged". Do I win?
Originally posted by Marco X Found this old thread. I'm 6'5" and 230 pounds (think that's around 16 1/2 stone). And I'm not "horizontally challenged". Do I win?
You win a week at a health club me ole fruity:D
Originally posted by eduardo maura In european numbers: 1'80 m., 68 kg's.
i have absolutely no idea what that means. that would involve conversion, which involves mathematics. i don't do mathematics. :D
wait...i just did it using an on-line programme. you're 5'9 and 150 pounds.
living with the imperial system makes you feel really alone sometimes....
Originally posted by AgentWood > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > > > Originally posted by AgentWood> > check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.>
AW,
Our men's heavy eight was just that, heavy. We averaged 215 lbs. And, we were all 6'3" or taller. Lots of beef but never quite enough lungs.....besides, I always hated road work. The coaches were trying to make a bunch of washed up "stick and ball" jocks into aerobic machines. It almost worked.
Speaking of something that almost worked (well, it did once, in practice) we were trying to think of something that could give us a competitive advantage. We thought about blood packing, but we saw how many cyclist dropped dead from that. So, we decided to drink baking soda. The theory being that baking soda, a base, would counter act the lactic acid build up in our muscles. I cannot tell you why we drank putrid baking soda (my favorite cocktail was orange Gatorade and three tablespoons of b.s.) instead of just chewing some tasty fruit flavored Tums.
So, we all drank as much as we could stand a few hours before afternoon practice. The verdict: we had the most relaxed, pain free practice ever. We did numerous five minute pieces with power tens and twentys mixed in all over the place. Then we all went home and slept for 15 hours. To this day I've never felt tired like that.
So ended the baking soda experiment.
our coach rowed at wisconsin and they used to get blinding drunk and do 30 minute erg pieces, ceremoniously puking afterwards. and they won the national championships that year! man, the craziest thing we used to do was stay away from milk and cheese for 48 hours before a race....
you stayed away from cheese for 48 hours?
& lived 
i know. as a person of dairy persuasion it was difficult for me to abstain from cheese and milk for the required 48 hours, but it was all in the name of (intended) victory. during those bleak and painful days i was the sworn enemy of dr. atkins.
Originally posted by AgentWood > Originally posted by eduardo maura> In european numbers: > > 1'80 m., 68 kg's.
i have absolutely no idea what that means. that would involve conversion, which involves mathematics. i don't do mathematics. :D
wait...i just did it using an on-line programme. you're 5'9 and 150 pounds.
living with the imperial system makes you feel really alone sometimes....
Well, we do use the imperial system for height and weight.. not "officially", but if you find someone knowing his height in meters and weight in kilograms by heart, it's a real freak... ;)
And our paper is 8.5"x11" ;) not A4..
americans and brits can agree on something fundamental here: measurements. the mile thing is a relief when you travel between the two countries, and the use of pounds, as well. of course, in the UK the determination of weight in stone can take a bit of getting used to, but it's easy enough to figure out since one stone = 14 pounds.
i can see the UK switching over to the metric system entirely at some point, but not the US. because, as you know, if the US uses the imperial system, then god must use the imperial system. ;)
Originally posted by AgentWood i know. as a person of dairy persuasion it was difficult for me to abstain from cheese and milk for the required 48 hours, but it was all in the name of (intended) victory. during those bleak and painful days i was the sworn enemy of dr. atkins.
not sure it was a price worth paying.
of course dr atkins is dead now anyway, though not in a death related to his diet at all
6'2, roughly 95kilos.
Though three years ago I weighed in at just 82 kilos! Fat bastard. 
Amazing how weight can fluctuate. Recently weighed myself at 94.2kilos, did a 5k row, weighed myself immediately after at just 92kilos. Mind, I read somewhere that Lineker lost a stone and a half in fluid when we played Cameroon in the 1990 world cup!
Originally posted by Al Jarvis 6'2, roughly 95kilos. Though three years ago I weighed in at just 82 kilos! Fat bastard.
i gained weight when i was a rower. then again, i was practicing 3 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 5 years, so i was building serious muscle mass. as soon as i stopped i lost something like 25 pounds.
the best way to lose weight--amoebic dysentery. when i was in thailand i lost 10 pounds in 24 hours because of the little nasties. but i wouldn't recommend dehydrating to death (and the doctor did tell me that i would have died if i hadn't made it to the hospital) as a weight loss method. it's kind of painful.
Originally posted by AgentWood
i gained weight when i was a rower. then again, i was practicing 3 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 5 years, so i was building serious muscle mass. as soon as i stopped i lost something like 25 pounds.
Come on then, Agentwood, what's the best time you can do 2k in?! Which seems to be the benchmark by which all rowers I work with measure themselves.. .
Originally posted by AgentWood americans and brits can agree on something fundamental here: measurements. the mile thing is a relief when you travel between the two countries, and the use of pounds, as well. of course, in the UK the determination of weight in stone can take a bit of getting used to, but it's easy enough to figure out since one stone = 14 pounds.i can see the UK switching over to the metric system entirely at some point, but not the US. because, as you know, if the US uses the imperial system, then god must use the imperial system. ;)
That makes Canada look like a cheater.. hence why we have 382 ml beers :D
6 foot 1, can't remember me exact weight but i'm damn skinny - although not so much as a few years ago when i was 9 stone ish!!!
Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by AgentWood> > i gained weight when i was a rower. then again, i was practicing 3 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 5 years, so i was building serious muscle mass. as soon as i stopped i lost something like 25 pounds.
Come on then, Agentwood, what's the best time you can do 2k in?! Which seems to be the benchmark by which all rowers I work with measure themselves.. .
we never did 2k pieces, only 2500m ones. we were bad asses, you see. amazon women. :D
anyway, if i remember correctly, my best time for a 2500 was (and this is going back almost 10 years now) just over 10 minutes (something like 10:10 or thereabouts).
6'0.5", 186lb....fairly muscular up top, a little flabby in the middle and average sized legs. I rule.
Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes Isn't right guard an untrendy deodorant ?
Yes it is!
As for the comments Spotnick is afraid I would make, HE IS RIGHT!!! HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
All I'll say is that if you, Benny, would come running after me to kick my ass as I would expect you to do one day (hahaha), my best option would certainly to hide behind Spotnick and chances are:
- You wouldn't find me;
- You would hurt yourself.
Originally posted by AgentWood > Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by AgentWood> > i gained weight when i was a rower. then again, i was practicing 3 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 5 years, so i was building serious muscle mass. as soon as i stopped i lost something like 25 pounds.
Come on then, Agentwood, what's the best time you can do 2k in?! Which seems to be the benchmark by which all rowers I work with measure themselves.. .
we never did 2k pieces, only 2500m ones. we were bad asses, you see. amazon women. :D
anyway, if i remember correctly, my best time for a 2500 was (and this is going back almost 10 years now) just over 10 minutes (something like 10:10 or thereabouts).
Ach, you slow coach! ;)
I work with a girl who actually rows for England who can do 2k in sub 7:30, but then, I didn't properly get in front of a rowing machine till last November and am still comparable with that. Blokes, eh? Though, must admit, lads I work with, who row dead seriously, like out of work on rivers at 5am and stuff, are closer to 6:30. But I believe that involves puking blood and the inability to walk and/or breath once you've cleared 2k at that sort of speed! Not entirely good for you!
when i waas in a gym i used to do around 8 mins, but that was a couple of years ago, would be part of the circuit & would be the hardest part. had the inability to row slowly & just had to push it, with as slow a stroke rate as possible (about a 19/20) for maximum effort
19/20 sounds like a pro-effort. I work with a lad who does 2 one-hour sessions in our company gym every day, plus river work too, and he can maintain 1m54s/500m doing 22SPM for an HOUR at at time! I swear, he's a machine!
