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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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Photo of the Day: Spring rowing training in the UP

March 15, 2013 Latest News

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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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Biggest Loser Rowing Offer: Home Users, Buy an Erg, Get Trained Free

January 7, 2013 Diet and weight loss

After a long hiatus the Concept2 rower is back on The Biggest Loser for the current U.S. season.  And this season you’ll be seeing the SkiErg as well. Great news!  For the most part… If you saw the first episode you saw some rowing (not on Concept 2 machines), but unfortunately virtually none of it with [...]

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Fitness Marketing: Flickr’s Revamped iPhone App: New Home for Your Best Erging Pics?

December 19, 2012 Fitness marketing

The New York Times says the new version of Flickr’s iPhone photo app may well be a force to be reckoned with, and stiff competition for Instagram.  Flickr has long been THE place to post photos for Web optimization, but in recent months has lost some ground to hipsterish (for now) Instagram. Where the Times says Flickr [...]

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Rowing Machine Maintenance Tip: Tighten the Screws

November 18, 2012 Latest News

The Concept2 rowing machine is one of the most durable and some of the best exercise equipment there is.  With just a little bit of regular maintenance your machine should last a lifetime.  That said, that regular Concept 2 rower maintenance is critical, both for optimal performance and for safety. One of the most important [...]

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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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Indoor Rowing in the News: Rowing a Low-Impact Workout with High Results

August 24, 2012 Latest News

We travel all over the United States doing indoor rowing training and generally turning people on to the sport. One of the coolest places we’ve ever been is Fitness Pointe in Munster, IN, where we had the good fortune to visit the day that member Judy Abbott hit 2 million meters rowed during last year’s [...]

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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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