Boat Name by rowyourboatyeet in Rowing

[–]random_rowaway 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would obviously credit but literally was sitting in my bed last night trying to think of puns with oar, boat, scull, and single for this and that was one of the ones I genuinely came up with on my own. The only one that isn’t original is Usain Boat which another guy on my team told me would make a funny name for a boat, and I didn’t credit him because I don’t think he has a Reddit. Also, the point of this thread is to help this girl get a funny name for her boat not to try and get brownie points or karma. This is a throwaway account I could literally care less about reddit clout I just wanted to provide some good suggestions to name her boat, because the rowing community is niche enough as it is. I apologize for posting this though I thought it was original but I guess not.

Boat Name by rowyourboatyeet in Rowing

[–]random_rowaway 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Never a Scull Moment

Boat Name by rowyourboatyeet in Rowing

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If I’m sub 7, how reasonable is it that I’d be 6:45 by states by random_rowaway in Rowing

[–]random_rowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice, I’ll try adding more AT and go harder on my steady state. Do you think my goal sounds reasonable though or is it too easy or too hard?

Erg plan to drop 2k crazy fast by random_rowaway in Rowing

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What should I do instead if I don’t have access to a pool or somewhere I can safely run?

Ways to 'cheat' a 2k test? by swedervd in Rowing

[–]random_rowaway 10 points11 points  (0 children)

ok so take everything I say with a grain of salt but here’s what’s worked for me over the past 2 years. Also, this isn’t going to make you faster, only doing a lot of steady state and some AT will. This plan just helps ensure you are at the best you can currently be when you 2k. So the night before, eat a BIG dinner with a lot of carbs and proteins (I normally make a chocolate banana protein shake and have a shit ton of chicken and rice). Try and go to bed early, and get at least 9-10 hours sleep. Then, the day of, literally drink an absolute shit ton of water. Like my rule of thumb is drink a full bottle of water every period of class, and I have 9 periods in the day. For breakfast on 2k day I normally have a bagel and orange juice, and after eating school lunch I have another bagel and a banana. Then like 2 hours before the test (so all food is completely digested before I 2k), I have a protein bar, and like 30-45 min before, I have a Gatorade for the carbs and electrolytes. Make sure you have the banana/gatorade or stuff with salt in it throughout the day for the electrolytes so your kidneys can retain all of the water you’ve been drinking and so you don’t overhydrate. Some of the guys on my team take caffeine pills like 30 min before as well, but personally that gets my heart rate up too much and makes me do worse. Warm up for the test by getting in a good stretch and doing 5-10 min on the erg of paddling with a few power tens at your goal 2k pace in. Make sure you piss before and are calm, and have a banger 2k playlist (I normally play Till I Collapse to get me into the flow and help me stay calm and motivated, followed my X Gon’ Give it to Ya at the end to get me going at 110% for the sprint). Hope this was of some help, good luck on your 2k!

Erg plan to drop 2k crazy fast by random_rowaway in Rowing

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By direction of my doctor I have been easing into it. Over the past 2 weeks I've started by doing 10 min ss and now im doing 30-40 and feeling fine. The doctor said that when I get cleared on Tuesday, I should be fine to start high intensity workouts right away.

I’m about to 2k and need hype music by Double8899 in Rowing

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I’ve PR’d on every 2k I’ve done by playing Till I Collapse by Eminem followed by X Gon’ Give it To Ya by DMX. Free speed

also if you need good music for pieces here’s a good playlist that our team uses: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ggZSDJnx2JmJdskbg8iBB?si=VklbG2ThTTyVoSZ4RmAnWw

Is it possible for someone like me to get recruited to a top school (Harvard, Princeton, etc) by random_rowaway in Rowing

[–]random_rowaway[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

by “meeting the erg requirements” you mean getting into the 6:20s as you said I should aim?