In Fitness and in Health
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My parents’ apartment complex has a fancy rower that I’ve been wanting to put to use, but they have had the room it’s in closed for over a year because of COVID. Don’t blame them, but I really want to use that thing! We have a treadmill, but I’ve never been able to stand running.
Sounds like you’re making great progress so far [mention]goosehd [/mention] . Keep it up
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Just me but i think if you dislike running you’ll hate rowing. I find it so much harder, more boring (than running outside, not treadmill) and I find it makes my hip flexors super tight.
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@goosehd well done! Roughy 20k per week by my estimation - that takes consistency and commitment.
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We have a C2 rower at home. One benefit over running is that you can easily set up a movie on a screen just next to it and combine the rowing with watching something. I like to watch UFC event when I row. My enjoyment of it is not impacted by a bit of the background noise that goes through my earpods. Another advantage over running is that it's easier to maintain a target HR. A third advantage is that it is easier on your body and gives you an upper body component.
I've been using my C2 mostly to work on mitochondrial respiration efficiency, sometimes called zone 2 training.
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Looks like after a quick search, there are only a couple mentions of jump rope on the forum. I tried to get into it a few years ago but was using way too light rope and found it basically impossible. Now I’ve got a little heavier one and have been testing it out over the past couple days — it’s a serious ass-kicker of a workout and I’m looking to start doing some good interval workouts with it alongside my usual yoga and running.
Anybody else spent much time with it? I’d be curious to hear your experience!
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yes I have a heavy rope. find it a real forearm burner. also helps learning DUBS
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Oh yeah those look gnarly, looking forward to eventually getting there
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When I was going to the gym, we occasionally had some rope jumping as part of workouts, but not much. However, now that my shoulder has gone to hell, I've stopped going and I need to find something else to keep from turning into Jabba the Hut, since I'm definitely not going to cut back on eating.
I bought a heavy rope, on the theory that it would increase my upper body component without killing my shoulder. Unfortunately, it's a few inches too short and I keep hitting myself in the head and/or tripping on it. Maybe I'll adjust eventually. If not, guess I'll switch back to the regular rope. -
In un-fitness and in un-health
I've fucked up the lateral collateral ligament in my left knee (in the gym
). I've been trying to pretend it was not as bad as it is, but stairs are a real effing challenge atm…..Got a consultation tomorrow......You might already know this,but for the time being,when negotiating stairs…The Good foot goes up and the Bad foot goes down first.
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it's a few inches too short and I keep hitting myself in the head and/or tripping on it. Maybe I'll adjust eventually. If not, guess I'll switch back to the regular rope.
I'm 6'3" and have this problem with the heavy rope I got from Academy — it's just barely long enough and I'll trip over it if I get sloppy. I think I'm going to upgrade to a Crossrope eventually. Sort of pricy but they seem to be great — all signs point to me needing their XL length for something that better fits me.
@Giles man that sucks! Sending vibes for a speedy recovery. Probably out of the question considering Covid, but is there anywhere you can swim at the moment? I've considered getting into it once things get back to "normal." Low impact seems good.
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Pretty good ropes
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I'm using this one, only because I was trying to use up the last of some store credit they gave me. It would be great if it were 12-18 inches longer. And I'm barely 6'0", so it's not like I'm way outside the norm for height, either.
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Man those Rogue heavy ropes look so gnarly! Like telephone cable
