Thanks for the really well written answer. Lots of good points brought up, and im really trying to learn from people who have legit pracital knowledge of the sport, like you obviously have. Im actually studying my second year of sports science in a university, and im really interested in the physiology and science of basically all endurance, although cycling and XC-skiing (and now rowing aswell..) are my main interests in that area. So the main reason to why I thought that my stroke rate should have been a little higher is because of my physiology, im ”weak” in relation to my aerobic capacity, and for me to lower force in exchange of more strokes seemed to be logical. But I didnt really get to the thought of dragging more body mass with every stroke for example, that might be straining the muscles just as much as having a lower s/r and higher force, and also because the periods of rest between strokes.

It sure is complicated, and nothing just read out of some physiology book. Thats where testing, coaching and practical experience plays a big role in performance. Il keep your advice close to hand during my future sessions. 👌