The Gym and Fitness Thread

[CK_Redhand]

No sorry I explained it poorly. I've seen people start their arm row as their legs are going back.  So they are leaning too far forward and are not pulling back far enough with their arms.

[square_ball]

Get you now. Its definitely a butchered exercise. Proper technique can make a huge improvement on your pace. While we are on the topic of the ergs - I hate the ski machine. Horrible altogether.

[JimStynes]

If its what I think you're describing - then that is correct way of doing it. You need to fully extend your legs before you use your arms.

https://youtu.be/4zWu1yuJ0_g

More common I see is people not fully extending their legs and pulling back on the handles with their arms. Jim Stynes will be more an expert with the time he is putting up for a 2k row.

Definitely not an expert! The coach in my gym holds some record for his age cateogry on the concept 2. His time is something ridiculous like 6.12 for 2k so I always try and train with him. Being efficient on the rower is very important. People always make the mistake of putting the damper setting up to 10 and waste a lot of energy early. It should be around 4 1/2 or 5 for someone my size. I know some people that row at 3 on the damper. I aim for about 25-27 spm and just watch the per 500m time. A nice easy one to work towards is holding 2min per 500m. For sub 2k my strategy is set the distance as 2k obviously  and I always just try hold 1.45min per 500m and then on the last 500m go 1.44min. Sounds a lot easier than it is!! There are sometimes I get on the rower and have myself off it again in 2 or 3 mins as I am not in the right frame of mind for that sort of torture. Other times I'll go for nice and easy 5kms and just sit at 2.10 pace. I must try find my times but I had decent times on the ski erg and bike erg as well. Well off all those times now though.

[Milltown Row2]

Get you now. Its definitely a butchered exercise. Proper technique can make a huge improvement on your pace. While we are on the topic of the ergs - I hate the ski machine. Horrible altogether.

There was a gym I went to a good few times, over by Carryduff, they use they use the ergos stuff,  the ski one I liked!! the bike ergos was my least fav..

To be fair it was a tough work out

[tonto1888]

Rowing is a torture,  rowing machines (the devil's invention) are for fitness masochists.

You've never been on an echo bike have you haha

[imtommygunn]

Jim do you go to that limitless gym? Think I read about that record.

[JimStynes]

Jim do you go to that limitless gym? Think I read about that record.

Yeah, Conor Magill. He's a fit lad!

[imtommygunn]

Ai. Very accomplished runner in his day too.

[nrico2006]

Usually hit the rower for a warm up, time to 100 calories. Usually around 1:43 for 500m, in and around 4 minutes 20. Think it ends up being about 1400m. Nothing hurts more, apart from assault bike, consistently throughout, legs don't bend right for a minute after.

Did a 5k on the rower the other week, more to test the water to see how it felt throughout. Ended up around 1.57 per 500, disgusting again.

[Main Street]

Rowing is a torture,  rowing machines (the devil's invention) are for fitness masochists.

You've never been on an echo bike have you haha

I'd rather pedal a windmill.

Speaking of which, I often thought if only devices such as the echo bike (and all the other  exercise bikes), could be rigged up to a generator you could probably light up the town.

[tonto1888]

Rowing is a torture,  rowing machines (the devil's invention) are for fitness masochists.

You've never been on an echo bike have you haha

I'd rather pedal a windmill.

Speaking of which, I often thought if only devices such as the echo bike (and all the other  exercise bikes), could be rigged up to a generator you could probably light up the town.

For a little while anyway

[harryR]

What's everyone's thoughts on people doing gym sessions before Gaelic/hurling/football matches. Either a few hours before or even some the day before

[Milltown Row2]

What's everyone's thoughts on people doing gym sessions before Gaelic/hurling/football matches. Either a few hours before or even some the day before

Personally if I was a manager and knew one of my players was at the gym lifting weights I'd be dropping him.

Risk of injury and reduced stamina...


Who is recommending this?
By all means go stretch, gentle jog ending in a minute sprint

[Mourne Red]

What's everyone's thoughts on people doing gym sessions before Gaelic/hurling/football matches. Either a few hours before or even some the day before

If you're not going to be part of the 20 involved in the match then go ahead.. Else I'd leave it until after the match

[Armagh18]

Science backs a primer session the day before a match to get the muscles firing. Nothing too straining and low reps!