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Your Rowing Technique Mantra: Legs, Back, Arms – Arms, Back, Legs

March 20, 2013 Fitness

Indoor rowing gets a bad rap.  Too often people make it sound much harder than it has to be, both in terms of the effort required to get good results and the technique needed to get there. Yes, you can use the erg as your personal torture device (ask anyone who’s ever rowed 2000 meters [...]

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Finish, please!

February 26, 2013 Latest News

Today’s post comes courtesy of Certified Rowing Instructor Leeny Hoffman.  You can find her at CrossFit St. Louis, teaching rowing class M, W, F at 8:30 a.m., and blogging regularly about nutrition and rowing on the CrossFit St. Louis blog.  For more technique tips be sure to follow the UCanRow2 video channel and our Trainer Tips [...]

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Chain Drive the UCanRow2 Newsletter is Here!

February 24, 2013 Latest News

  Can’t get enough UCanRow2?  Never fear, Chain Drive, the UCanRow2 newsletter is here!  All things indoor rowing, delivered right to your email inbox.  Workouts, playlists, technique tips, upcoming trainings, marketing advice, basically the best of the best of what we can find to help you get the most out of your erg or ergs, [...]

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TRAINER TIP: Close Your Eyes for the Cooldown

September 5, 2012 Latest News

Here’s a tip to help your rowing students get better flow in their rowing stroke: The cooldown of a workout is a great time to focus in on the zen of rowing. Use that time to close your eyes and feel the motion. Remind your students to FEEL the connection of the stroke, from the [...]

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Generating Power on the Rowing Machine

August 27, 2012 Latest News

Rowing Technique – Generating Power from UCanRow2 on Vimeo. Would you like to get more of the benefits of rowing machine workouts?  The difference between a good workout and a great one, whether your goals are getting a PR in your next 2k, losing 20 lbs or making the most of the time you have [...]

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Introducing Personalized Indoor Rowing Technique Reviews

June 19, 2012 Latest News

Do you have a Concept2 indoor rower at home, or use one at your gym?  Are you a competitive indoor rower who’s interested in improving your performance on the machine?  Maybe you’ve been rowing for a while and would like to brush up on your rowing technique or get new rowing workout ideas. A new [...]

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The Ultimate Erging Playlist

May 18, 2012 Latest News

Music for rowing classes or a great rowing playlist is always a big topic of discussion around the UCanRow2 office and Concept2 instructor trainings.  We usually tell people to aim for workout music with little to no lyrics and relatively slow beats per minute, usually in the 120 bpm range or slower.  Indoor cycling music [...]

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Shape Magazine Joins the Indoor Rowing Revolution

January 10, 2012 Latest News

We love, love, LOVE that Shape Magazine is so taken with the rowing machine (and a Concept2, even better!).  Their latest tweet on the subject: “OBSESSED with the rowing machine! Works your whole body & cardio? Why weren’t we doing this sooner?” Better late than never we say, and glad to have you!! Shape included [...]

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Head Games: Tips and Tricks to Beat the Long or Hard Indoor Rowing Workout

January 9, 2012 Latest News

Let’s face it, we all have days where we have to drag ourselves through a workout.  Training for rowers is no different than training for runners or cyclists or any other sport.  Sometimes you just need to find ways to make the meters tick off faster. Concept2 has a new blog post with rowing tips to [...]

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