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We’ve discussed power and split. Finally it’s time to tackle the number that people are usually most concerned with, but is actually least accurate – calories. Cals burned is calculated: Cals = (4 x avg Watt + 0.35) x time / 4.2 Let’s break it down. Recall: power is energy put into the erg per …

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In our last post we learnt that pace varies with the cube of power. IE doubling your pace needs 8 times as much power. Realistically it’s not easy to double your pace, so let’s use a more practical example. Assume a base pace of 2:30/500m. Holding this requires 104W. Now let’s consider the power needed …

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This week we’re talking about pace (aka split). That’s the number that looks like this → x:xx/500m, on your screen.  Limiting our discussion to just the rowing machine for the moment, this number tells you the amount of time (minutes:seconds) you would take to row 500 meters. The lower the number, the less time you …

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Let’s start this series off with what is hopefully the easiest number to interpret – power/Watts. Power is simply the amount of work done (aka energy delivered) to the machine, in a given amount of time. It’s measured in Watts, similar to measuring the power of a light bulb or microwave oven. One important thing …

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Welcome to the Row Revolution blog! If you’ve been looking at all the numbers on the screen every class, wondering how to interpret them and understand your workouts better… Good news!  We’ll be making a series of posts to explain each number – what is actually being measured and why you should (or should not) …

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