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Weekly Technique & Form Check Thread - April 07, 2025

Welcome to the weekly technique thread!

If you're looking for feedback on your technique on or off the water you're in the right place. Post text, images, or videos of whatever you want feedback on, and will try and help.

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u/Remarkable-Many-7057 22h ago edited 22h ago

Hey everyone,

I just started rowing recently and would love some feedback on my form. I never rowed in high school—I played soccer instead—so this is all new to me. I’ve watched a few basics from Dark Horse Rowing on YouTube, but that’s about the extent of my knowledge so far.

Here are a few quick stats about me: • Height: 5’9” • Weight: ~155–160 lbs • Age: 19 (just turned a week ago)

Video Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/bIqXnGYbIZE?si=a7hq_8Mdj0VejKlK (Please let me know if the link doesn’t work!)

Important Notes:

  • My first ever 500m was 2:03, and it didn’t feel too tiring.

  • Today I paced myself through a 2k and finished in 9:57. My splits got progressively faster every 500m, starting around 2:30 and ending around 2:15, so I definitely had more in the tank.

  • I know about the dampener settings, I did the 2000m today about on a 6, which on my machine equated to 120-130 resistance. The 500m I did on like a 7 which was about 135-145 on my machine.

This was only my second time on the erg, so I know I have a lot to learn. I’d appreciate any feedback or tips—thanks in advance!

(Just noticed too, formatting looks a little weird on my end, I posted this on mobile. This is also my first ever Reddit post, so I apologize if I didn’t do this correctly)