Indoor rower

A rowing ergometer is a sports machine, with the service provided during physical work performance can be measured. The motion is simulated in a rowboat.

In rowing tests are used on rowing ergometers the company Concept2 since the late 1970s to assess the endurance capacity of athletes. Performance tests as a step test or the 2000 meter maximum test are standardized and graduated in competitive sports regularly. Even in popular sports and fitness rowing ergometer have a strong distribution.

Models

Rowing ergometer there is braked by friction, air, magnetism and water resistance systems and enable measurement of physical performance. Models from different manufacturers inform with the help of displays in addition to the wattage on training data such as heart rate, stroke rate, distance, energy consumption or the force curve. To increase the motivation provide wireless rowing races and small games.

The best-known manufacturer of rowing ergometers are Concept2 ( Model D and E), and RowPerfect WaterRower.

Competitions

Since came the rower Model A, the U.S. company Concept2 on the market in 1981, find - especially in North America - competitions on Concept2 rowing ergometers instead. The most famous race, the CRASH -B World Indoor Rowing Championships in the United States. In the meantime, have established themselves in a variety of countries competition series on the Concept2 rowing ergometer. In Germany, a German rower Championship was held in 1996.

Oarsmanship

The rowing technique on a rowing ergometer largely corresponds to the motion in a rowboat. In the delivery hip, knee and ankle joints are flexed. The lower legs are perpendicular, the upper body is almost in on the thighs. The arms are naturally stretched. The passage begins with the lines of the legs. Shoulders and upper body are clamped and move during leg thrust direction continuously reserve. The arms are bent only when the hands have reached the level of the knee. In the reserves, the legs are straight, push through without the knee. The upper body is stabilized in a slight surplus. The handle is pulled up to the lower rib, are guided past the elbow close to the body. Immediately after the passage of the arms are stretched and guided his hands up to his knees. The upper body follows the movement of the hands and erected liquid from the reserve. Only after the lifting of the upper body uses the roles. The scroll down occurs confident and relaxed at a uniform speed.

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• Rowing
• Sports Equipment
• Training device
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