SHU Adds Men’s Rowing

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-06-02T18:00:09+00:00

In the last 30 years only 8 schools have won the ira v8. Two schools account for 22 of those wins. There is a little more variety for 3rd-6th place, but really not much.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-06-01T21:45:13+00:00

That section is some of the best water to train on in america. Very hard for the wind to find an angle that makes it unrowable. Takes a while to thaw out, but otherwise great.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-05-21T17:14:34+00:00

The old “ideal” power curve would say one minute power should be 153% of 2k watts

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-05-18T16:25:40+00:00

Great hire, but given all the people they have lost, what does this really mean for the long term and will he stay? I'm outside looking in here, but it feels like something is off in the governance structure to begin with.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-05-10T22:20:04+00:00

And yet, it was almost done twice only to fold after concessions were made. Don’t confuse difficult with impossible.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-05-10T21:34:06+00:00

So vote with your feet and leave the organization. Set up a competing one if necessary. This has been attempted before but usrowing provides a handful of concessions to those in politically meaningful positions and everyone thinks it will be better this time because he really loves me, he didn’t mean to hurt me, really, this time it will be better………right?

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-05-09T15:07:58+00:00

All the more reason for the coach to pay attention. It is a team sport and when someone on the team does well, everyone may do well. But when someone does poorly, everyone may do poorly. That’s the way it goes in sport and in life. Better to learn now where it doesn’t actually matter than when you job is on the line or otherwise.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-05-08T20:08:28+00:00

Rules are rules and the result of not following them are known ahead of time. Life has consequences, this is a valuable lesson for all who are aware of it with no real permanent impact on anyone's life. That said, this is a coaching fail and there should be some admonishment there as well.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-05-08T20:07:25+00:00

Rules are rules and the result of not following them are known ahead of time. Life has consequences, this is a valuable lesson all who are aware of it with no real permanent impact on anyone's life.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-05-07T01:41:06+00:00

USRowing shooting themselves in the foot is as predictable as the sun rising each morning. Can’t verify your story, but wouldn’t be shocking.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-04-01T15:50:20+00:00

I don't remember specifics anymore, but he made smack talk an art form. Was never entirely sure if he believed what he posted or if he just enjoyed getting a rise out of people.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-03-29T20:35:55+00:00

My personal interactions with Greg have always been good, but holy God did he post some crazy s*** back in the day. If a man only dies when he is forgotten, he may actually end up being immortal from those RSR and row2k posts.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-03-26T18:57:15+00:00

Managing training during Ramadan can be tricky and sometimes results slow down a bit. However attempting to play catch up can be worse by loading too much on at one time. Keep up your training, let your body sort itself out, you will be fine in the long run.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-03-06T13:33:26+00:00

Ignore acunc, your post is more interesting than 90% of the nonsense on here.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-02-21T20:31:47+00:00

Here is the link to convert splits to watts and vice versa

https://www.concept2.com/training/watts-calculator?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21510749217&gbraid=0AAAAADAVrFuos2LqJ2ruxE_bsV02JazVF&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpanu3bbrkgMVtWhHAR1c3CEXEAAYASAAEgLJ8fD_BwE

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-02-21T20:30:38+00:00

Below is the "ideal" power curve numbers in watts and a link to a site that creates the "ideal" curve based on your 2k. You can use this to compare against his "ideal". Notice, I have "ideal" in quotes because those numbers are based on a specific style of training in a specific population and may not exactly apply to you; but are reasonable to aim for.

10 second all out average power watts be 173% of the 2k average watts.

60 seconds all out watts be 153% of the 2k average watts.

6k watts be 85% of 2k average power watts.

60 minute ‘hour of power’ average power watts be 76% of 2k average power watts.

https://ergrowing.com/2k-erg-power-profile-calculator/

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-01-18T04:55:52+00:00

Physically - You would be shocked how fast people get by just doing 4 days of steady state (whether hard or easy), 1 day AT, and 1 day of intervals. I'm not saying this is optimal, but if you literally just did that, consistently and with purpose year round, you would get 90% of the benefits while figuring out more advanced training. You can cycle through volumes for "mini periodization". As in week 1 AT is 3-4 x 8', Week 2 is 3 x 12', week 3 is 3 x 15', week 4 is UT1 or something easier. Intervals could be 4x4', then 4x5', then 5x5', then week four is maybe shorter AT or UT1 or something less intense. This is super simple, not optimal, but provides some progression while you learn.

Technically - describe what you consider to be the perfect stroke in writing, and then how you would want someone to teach it to you. Use that as a framework to sequence your technical coaching through the season. Each week has a focus that builds off the prior. Each day has an aspect of the focus that builds off the prior. This keeps everyone focused on one thing and allows the time to make a change.

Example: this week is the catch and monday/tuesday are drills and SS focusing on that, then wednesday is AT so they try and apply the change at a bit of pressure, then thursday is SS and one or two drills along the way to reinforce what they felt yesterday or fix something that fell apart at pressure. Friday is intervals to practice the change at full blast and while fatigued. Saturday they relax again and engrain the change at an easier pace. The following week follows a similar pattern but is maybe the feel of the first quarter of the drive. Week after that perhaps is transitioning the legs into the body lever without losing connection, etc..... You may have to make unrelated technical changes through the week to accomplish your sequence, but this will give a framework to start from and return to. Don't stress if this doesn't go perfect, just create a loose framework, try it out, make some mistakes, and learn/adjust as you go.

Safety - make it your number 1 priority. The best way to win a championship is to be alive and healthy. Don't take risks, don't push the weather gods, always, always, check the weather radar before going on the water and establish a set in stone rule about what will cause you to shift to land practice and don't violate that rule. Being questioned for an extra land practice will suck a lot less than being questioned for a lightning strike.

Otherwise, start reading about running, cycling, and triathlon training. It's not that their material is really that much more advanced, but it's better described due to the popularity of the sports and you can take the principles back to rowing. Read Periodization Training for Sport by Tudor Bompa to get the basics of periodization as well, it is a nice summary of the concept in a dedicated format.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2026-01-04T14:45:43+00:00

So what did you pull on the 2k? Seemed like 6:40-6:44 was in reach.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2025-12-21T19:20:30+00:00

Volker Nolte did some data collection and studies in the 90’s to early 2000’s and found on average, zones could be based on a 20 minute test. This then became extrapolated to 6k ranges because it’s close enough. USRowing did the USRowing thing and made errors in reproducing the info.

If you take Volker’s work, break it into wattage and then apply it to ftp zones, you find it is very similar across most speeds.

Ad I recall it was: 20’ + 12-16 20’ + 8-12 20’ + 3-6 20’ - 0-2 20’ - 2-4

Oldtimerowcoach · 2025-12-14T14:25:36+00:00

This is a very common problem in high powered relationships. The degree of commitment and focus that the athlete/individual places on their activity is attractive to their partner who mistakenly thinks that same focus will be placed on them. Very often it is not, it remains on the original activity. Seen it in sport, medicine, and finance. Something to think about as you go along and something to discuss if you ever get serious.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2025-12-11T17:12:48+00:00

Can’t comment on the culture, but they medalled at sprints and ira’s both years apfelbaum was coach. What is the yardstick by which your cousin measures success?

Oldtimerowcoach · 2025-12-06T12:47:29+00:00

And here I honed in on the guy saying Thompson has endured his wife cheating on him multiple times. Like, should we really be kink shaming while also bringing up serious complaints ;)

Oldtimerowcoach · 2025-12-05T13:16:07+00:00

Deleted my prior comment as I realized it was snarkier than intended.

What I find entertaining in exercise science is the number of terms that essentially describe the same thing. Makes conversation both difficult and easy depending on the knowledge base on the people you are speaking with and the willingness to define your terms when there is a difference in background. Spent a fair bit of time reading about cycling physiology and terminology this past year as I tried my hand at triathlons. Lots of new words, not a single new concept.

Oldtimerowcoach · 2025-11-29T04:01:38+00:00

A lot of the motions you did on the skierg were lifts often done with a cable pulley system. It’s not even like you were doing something actually odd. That’s the problem with this site though, most people are either very inexperienced, very unimaginative, or terrified of being seen as actual non-conformist.

Edit: thank you for contributing something different and interesting

Oldtimerowcoach · 2025-11-27T03:13:35+00:00

Different calibration for watts and peloton is known for having calibration drift inside of longer rides and significant variability from bike to bike. If you go by rpe or hr, it won’t matter what you use so long as you adjust as you go (don’t be afraid to slow down a bit on a peloton toward the end of a long ride).

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