For love of rowing - Rowing Gear (on- or off-water)

Blisters

gtcompscientist — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:14:14 -0500

While gloves can definitely help with blisters on your hands, I recently got some pretty nasty one's on my heels during one of my half marathons last week. After trying a bunch of different things, I've decide what is and isn't worth it:

Before you have blisters:

Wish I had that last week, but I'll have it moving forward.

Once you have blisters:

This is currently what's on my feet. Massively helpful for letting the blisters heal while I keep rowing!

Had one but lost it...

OldGoat — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:07:10 -0500

I had one, and loved it - but lost it when we moved a couple years ago. I guess my only grip is the Polar chest monitor, took a little while getting used to it and it would start to smell (from the sweat) if you didn't clean it well. At that time, my wife was more into the indoor rowing than me and she loved it as and added comparison when she competed with her previous rows. It really worked great, just had to make sure your tidy up the wires from the reciever. Polar makes a great product.

Heart Rate Monitoring

gtcompscientist — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:41:38 -0500

I think that I am going to buy the C2 Heart Rate Monitoring Receiver and Polar Wearlink soon. I really want to be able to monitor my heartrate, especially for the marathon training.

Does anybody have any experience with this?

My gearbag

slaffer — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:42:51 -0500

Some things in my bag are:

My garmin watch (a must for running, rowing, coxing, etc.) gives accurate pace, distance, heartrate, etc. via GPS.

Gloves, waterproof I pod (rowing and water sports), sirius radio (running and indoors)..

If there is anything else I can think of I will let you know...

Speaking of equipment

ppabian — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:19:26 -0500

Of the equipment I use on the erg or cycling or running the best thing I have is my heart rate monitor. Although, I can use the split time to show how hard I'm working the HRM really tells me and coaches me to make sure that the training session is beneficial.

New Grip

gtcompscientist — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:27:26 -0500

I use my NewGrip gloves everytime I get on the erg or lift weights these days. The nice thing is that they get out of the way quickly if I don't want them, and my hands don't overheat or get sweaty like they would in normal gloves.

I also just got a seat pad from C2 and used that on my HM the other day. It definitely helped, though I may look for MORE padding, or to adjust that padding.

gtcompscientist — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:25:40 -0500

NewGrip

Equipment

ppabian — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:09:58 -0500

First, just to contribute, I row gloves free. No problems and I get a good sense of the handle.

Second, speaking of equipment, our club went from the concept 2 rower to the Indo Row machine which has a water tank the feel is very different and the machine is comfortable and gives a great workout with a real water sound.

Google Indo Row and check it out.

gloves

fitfemme — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:36:05 -0500

those gloves do sound interesting. I prefer not to use gloves when lifting, but I have begun using harbinger gloves with wrist wraps when benching. I have small joints, and heavier loads were starting to hurt my wrists. Those have helped a great deal, but they're a bear to take off. does anyone here have direct experience with NewGrips gloves?

Cranky, I can identify with your wife. A long row is a literal pain in the butt for me as well.

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Love the Glove

OldGoat — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:30:22 -0500

Thanks for the link, as the weather warms up and I get into rowing longer distances I'm guessing that those gloves will be a great benefit.

I tried the seat cushion, as my wife complains that the longer rows hurts her butt and I can definitely relate, but prefer it without. I'd love the ability to swap Concept II's standard seat with a spring cushioned leather seat that would wear in like an old friend.

Link didn't work...

gtcompscientist — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:59:29 -0500

New Grip Gloves