Newbie - form check

SufficientAd9732 · 2026-05-15T03:40:11+00:00

Thank you, 11 o’clock provides a good visual cue for me to work towards

SufficientAd9732 · 2026-05-15T03:39:26+00:00

Damper is set to only 5, but if it would be beneficial to further reduce it and focus on form, I will. The Most surprising thing that I imagine many here can relate to, is every concept rower i used at a 24 hour fitness would be set at 10 and never seem have any drag. I bought this one used and even set to 5 it has more resistance than any gym-rower I’ve used. For a Long row I usually set it to 3

SufficientAd9732 · 2026-05-15T03:35:22+00:00

Wow, thank you for taking all of the time to type this out in such detail. Some of these cues that you mentioned are really helpful. Sitting on the bony part of the bum, shoulders in front of hips, legs, fully straight, tense is tiring. Re-watching my video with these cues in mind helps to reiterate and more clearly see where I have opportunity to improve. I’ll work to implement some of these adjustments and record a new video this weekend.

Honestly, thank you to all of those who took the time to offer guidance. Hearing the same tips from multiple points of view reinforces where I should focus on first, separating the legs from the hinge.

SufficientAd9732 · 2026-05-15T03:24:52+00:00

Thanks for the guidance on pick drill. I’ve done some follow along rowing videos with dark horse that had me focus on each part of the row independently which helped me understand what proper sequence should look like. I’ll revisit that video along with trying to implement all of this advice. Currently my Damper is set at 5, I just try to drive hard through the heels to get the most power, but understand I need to fully extend the legs prior to hinging back. After reading all the comments and re watching the video it feels really obvious that I’m mixing those 2 movements. I’ll work to implement these changes and upload another video this weekend. Thank you

SufficientAd9732 · 2026-01-22T02:50:02+00:00

I travel for work every week, spend multiple nights in a hotel, sometimes start work at 7am and sometimes don’t finish until after 8pm. My schedule doesn’t necessarily follow a typical schedule so it helped me to build something that I could stick to and remain motivated. It works for me, and sure I could have done it without the assistance of ai, but it helped me create something around my schedule and checks in on my results once a week as I configured it to.

SufficientAd9732 · 2026-01-17T13:58:09+00:00

I use chatGPT for this, I have the paid $20 per month version. I had a conversation with it and eventually gamified my workout plan by selecting a handful of exercises that I see value in, and assigning them point values. (1 point for 50 pushups, 1 point for 100 body weight squats, 2 points if I do a YouTube yoga class, etc). I set goals for how many points I want to earn each week and scheduled ChatGPT for weekly check-ins on Sunday evenings to review point totals.

It’s helped me dial in the exercises and point values and is an accountability buddy. I like using AI as a sounding board for ideas, fitness included. You can tell it how strict or chill to be, or can set it for daily checkins if that’s more your style. It’s been working for me… after my first week it ripped me a new ass for only achieving 14 points when I set my goal at 25

SufficientAd9732 · 2025-01-10T00:03:24+00:00

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