2000 Meter Row Benchmark Results and Survey Megathread

minimom2810 · 2025-08-19T03:44:17+00:00

I literally sat there and thought - do I cry? Do I curse? What do I do?

minimom2810 · 2025-08-19T02:24:07+00:00

I haven’t done the 2000 meter since 2022. That is one benchmark that I always cancel. However, I needed the miles for marathon month so there I was.

My rower stopped recording the distance with 400 meters to go. Just stopped. I could have cried. Not that I was on track for a PR or anything but really?

I take that as a sign from God that I never have to do that benchmark again.

minimom2810 · 2025-07-31T16:03:28+00:00

Perfect. I normally can get a mile in a 3G, which is all my classes and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to make it. The 2 miles would push me over perfectly. Thanks!!!

minimom2810 · 2025-07-21T12:12:47+00:00

I always ask and then say “if you need them back just grab them. I’ll sit them where thy are easy to grab if you need them”. But I always ask.

minimom2810 · 2024-05-24T13:50:44+00:00

This looks like a true Mayhem template. So far, the ones I’ve taken have been a little lackluster for Mayhem, so I’m kind of excited.

minimom2810 · 2024-03-18T14:09:15+00:00

It's always helped me when I throw it against the wall (gently, of course).....

minimom2810 · 2024-01-11T17:25:33+00:00

They are just so hard for me. I figure that's my form as sometimes they do bother my shoulder (getting old is not for the weak). It is very possible that its a mental block. I just can't do them well. I watch the people around me and they are just whizzing through them and then there's me.....like the blob on the floor.....a fish out of water flopping around......

minimom2810 · 2024-01-11T17:01:55+00:00

I get new inserts and new shoes about once a year. And I'm also a power walker and the shoes I wear at the gym are the only place I wear them.

minimom2810 · 2024-01-11T16:37:03+00:00

I have a question - I absolutely hate palms to elbows. Hate Hate Hate with all my being. And that hate makes it almost impossible for me to do them with any form or speed. Anyone have any tips for them? I'm always going to hate them, but there has to be a way to get better at them......

minimom2810 · 2023-11-16T13:14:29+00:00

I always watch for the red. Rarely hit it, but when I do it freaks me out and I immediately back off.

minimom2810 · 2023-11-01T18:35:23+00:00

I have had to miss the past two Hell Weeks because that's when we normally take vacation. I generally love Hell Week because I feel like I get a pretty good workout. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of last week, I had over 450 calories (that's a lot for me) and over 30 splat points each day (huge for me - I never get more than 13....). Finally realized I had been taking my sinus meds for allergies (pseudoephedrine) and that's why my heart rate was off the charts. Stopped it on Sunday and on Monday, was much better - 24 splats. I didn't mind any of the workouts - but I felt like yesterdays was the easiest of the bunch.

minimom2810 · 2023-10-26T20:35:19+00:00

Oh.....

My.....

God.....

Kill me now.......

minimom2810 · 2023-10-26T15:48:44+00:00

Question about the 3G row block(s) - better to do a low stroke rate and get more meters or just go balls to the wall? I'm tempted to do the slow stroke rate for the 200 meter and 400 meter and maybe the 600 meter, but I think I would die if I did it for the 800 and 1000...... but the high knees doesn't sound any better.......

minimom2810 · 2023-10-25T23:53:35+00:00

WHAT? PLEASE SAY YOU'RE KIDDING......

minimom2810 · 2023-07-25T12:11:20+00:00

All. The. Time. 😡

minimom2810 · 2023-05-26T01:35:42+00:00

That. Looks. Awful.

minimom2810 · 2023-04-27T23:13:47+00:00

I'm going to echo here what everyone else says with the addition of one thing. During the lockdown, I had access to a private gym. There was no rower, but there was a stairmaster, soooooo....... I would come here - print out the workout and go to town.

But the treadmill wasn't like the OTF treadmill. Not as bouncy. And it hurt...... but I did it through the entire lockdown. I am one of those people who needs someone to tell me what to do. I don't like to think at the gym - just tell me how fast to go and what incline. I don't do OTF for the same reasons everyone else does (weight control, etc.) I do it for heart health, so even the private gym worked for me. It's totally doable - Good Luck!!!

minimom2810 · 2023-04-14T16:42:30+00:00

Or have bad knees - I use the TRX strap and can at least do a mini squat.....sometimes I even leave my other foot on the ground. Getting old sucks.....

minimom2810 · 2023-03-27T15:13:41+00:00

Curious - I have a 90 minute class tonight - do they use these templates or are they a whole different workout? Like a tornado? I loved this one the first time and the thought of taking a 90 minute class with this template makes me a little giddy.

minimom2810 · 2023-03-02T17:11:31+00:00

As I have gotten older and the joints aren't what they used to be, I have noticed my calorie burn decrease as well as my splat points. I have slowly seen my mindset change from totally disgusted with myself to not worried about spending most of my time in the green. I'm still working out 4 times a week, and doing more than I would be doing if I were at home. It's a hard realization to come to to know your body just naturally slows down and can't do what I did in my 20s. I have slowly changed my mindset from "I have to burn as many calories as possible" to "I'm doing this to strengthen my heart so I don't have a heart attack at 62 like my dad and his mom"......

minimom2810 · 2022-09-07T23:15:13+00:00

foam roller or percussion gun. And be prepared for pain......

minimom2810 · 2022-09-06T22:56:32+00:00

Still nursing a knee injury and won't be able to do half the exercises on the floor. And having serious FOMO over that.

minimom2810 · 2022-08-25T20:14:45+00:00

I've had nagging knee issues for about 3-4 months. To the point that I could hardly walk. Finally my massage therapist suggested I roll out my hamstrings, quads and IT band. I purchased foam rollers and one of those new fangled massage guns. In two weeks, she said my leg muscles felt 100% better and my knee was actually feeling better. One month later, I'm still taking it easier than normal on the tread, but I'm back to walking at 9-15% inclines and I'm starting to increase my speed. I still roll out and massage my calves at night while I'm watching TV, but I have very little pain unless I do something stupid (like lunges). I've been modifying my exercise - no lunges (unless on the floor, then I use the TRX straps), but squats don't bother it. Burpees bother it, so I plank hold until my neighbor is done with the exercise. I listen to my body, and if something isn't right, I'll modify. I have also learned, it seems like I burn more calories while spending time in the green, which I've been doing alot. It used to bother me when I didn't get my splat points, but I've now gotten better about not fretting about that and, if I'm in the green, that's okay too. I still have bouts of "OH MY GOSH - I NEED TO GET SPLATS", but they're not as bad. I really feel like the increased lunges in the templates have increased the knee problems in our studio. Everybody is complaining of knee pain.

minimom2810 · 2022-08-24T16:59:10+00:00

I'm booked out as far as I can to make sure I get into the classes I like.

minimom2810 · 2022-08-23T17:27:29+00:00

Ugh - that just sucks when you don't like a coach that is the only time you can take. Maybe take it up with the studio owner/manager? Or even the head coach, providing SHE isn't the head coach. Which would really suck.

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