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Reading the Force Curve: What Repeatability Actually Means
A force curve is one sample, not a verdict. What makes it worth reading is whether the shape comes back, and what the ergometer can and cannot tell you about the boat.
Breathing With the Stroke on the Indoor Rower
Breathing on the rower is a timing problem, not a depth problem. When you breathe changes what the drive can produce, and the recovery is the only part of the stroke built for it.
Catch Position: You Start the Stroke in Your Weakest Position
At full compression the legs are flexed and near maximum length — the least favourable moment of the stroke to produce force from. That is why the catch has to be fast.
Common Technique Faults and Their First Fix
Most faults a rower can see are not faults in the stroke. They are setup, rate, machine shape or fatigue. Check those four before changing technique.
Drive Phase: Peak Force Arrives at the Middle of the Stroke
The drive is not a pull to the finish. Peak handle force lands around the middle of the stroke, so the stroke is a race to produce force early and a decision about how much to keep after that.
Finish Position: the Handle Arrives After the Force Does
Peak handle force lands near the middle of the stroke, so the finish is a braking and positioning event rather than a producing one. That changes what a good finish is actually for.
Posture on the Rower: Tall, Supported, and Mobile
Posture on the rower is not a shape to hold but a variable that drifts with fatigue. What the spine literature actually measured, and what to do about it.
The Indoor Rowing Stroke in Four Simple Phases
The four phases are four moments in one continuous exchange, not four shapes. And two machines built for the same training produce measurably different finishes.
The Recovery Sequence: Why Patience on the Slide Makes You Faster
The recovery is the variable that sets your stroke rate, not the pause between strokes. What the rowing biomechanics actually measure, and what the PM5 can and cannot tell you about it.
Handle Path on the Rowing Machine: The Line Is Geometry, Not Technique
The handle travels in a straight line because the chain pulling it is under tension. What you control is the angle of that line, and the angle is set at the catch.
Stroke Rate and Power: The Trade-Off Is Not About Efficiency
Why raising your stroke rate buys power without making you more efficient, what it quietly costs you in technique quality, and how to choose a rate that fits the piece you are rowing.