In another thread which many of you may have not read, Cam Wurf came on the forum and answered some questions related to his 2 hour power, 20 min power and then he gave details on his 5 min power and also what he used to do when he was a competitive rower:
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Cjwurf
Jul 8, 18 2:29
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That's really interesting, my PB on the rowing machine was 6:09 @ 70kg, not sure that in wattage? Perhaps you could let me know? My 20min power on the bike is 450+- depending on form, guessing the power on the rower is lower than that as it's much easier to produce power on a bike than a rowing machine but great question. Heart rate as a guage is probably more relevant, I'd AVE 190's and top out at 205 on the rower, probably similar for a 20min all out effort on the tt bike
devashish_paul
Jul 8, 18 6:14
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Cjwurf wrote:
That's really interesting, my PB on the rowing machine was 6:09 @ 70kg, not sure that in wattage? Perhaps you could let me know? My 20min power on the bike is 450+- depending on form, guessing the power on the rower is lower than that as it's much easier to produce power on a bike than a rowing machine but great question. Heart rate as a guage is probably more relevant, I'd AVE 190's and top out at 205 on the rower, probably similar for a 20min all out effort on the tt bike
Cam your 6:09 translates to 450W. I would assume on the bike (let's say if you hammer up the first part of the Col d'Eze outside Nice), you would easily hold over 500W for 6 minutes based on some of the numbers you say you can hold for 2 hours, but I could be wrong. I would be really interested in seeing what you could do in a 4000m pursuit on the track too!
What I find interestinig about this discussion is how 4-5 minute power correlates so well to 4+ hour performance. Well, I guess it is no surprise that someone like Wiggins can be a 4000m pursuit gold medalist and win 4+ hour TdF stages, or in your case, go from doubles or singles skulling to Kona bike course record holder. Thanks for the visibility. Do you use the erg at all for cross training any more?
Cjwurf
Jul 8, 18 10:27
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Haha that's really interesting isn't it. Your pretty spot on, my best 5min is 527watts and best 10min is 485 so I guess extrapolation of that is around 500ish for 6.
Guess it shows what I've always believed and that is rowing is an excellent measure of aerobic endurance and basically every energy system the body has at its disposal, really greatful for my background in the boat!
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Cjwurf
Jul 8, 18 2:29
Post #122 of 130 (159 views)
That's really interesting, my PB on the rowing machine was 6:09 @ 70kg, not sure that in wattage? Perhaps you could let me know? My 20min power on the bike is 450+- depending on form, guessing the power on the rower is lower than that as it's much easier to produce power on a bike than a rowing machine but great question. Heart rate as a guage is probably more relevant, I'd AVE 190's and top out at 205 on the rower, probably similar for a 20min all out effort on the tt bike
devashish_paul
Jul 8, 18 6:14
Post #125 of 130 (91 views)
Cjwurf wrote:
That's really interesting, my PB on the rowing machine was 6:09 @ 70kg, not sure that in wattage? Perhaps you could let me know? My 20min power on the bike is 450+- depending on form, guessing the power on the rower is lower than that as it's much easier to produce power on a bike than a rowing machine but great question. Heart rate as a guage is probably more relevant, I'd AVE 190's and top out at 205 on the rower, probably similar for a 20min all out effort on the tt bike
Cam your 6:09 translates to 450W. I would assume on the bike (let's say if you hammer up the first part of the Col d'Eze outside Nice), you would easily hold over 500W for 6 minutes based on some of the numbers you say you can hold for 2 hours, but I could be wrong. I would be really interested in seeing what you could do in a 4000m pursuit on the track too!
What I find interestinig about this discussion is how 4-5 minute power correlates so well to 4+ hour performance. Well, I guess it is no surprise that someone like Wiggins can be a 4000m pursuit gold medalist and win 4+ hour TdF stages, or in your case, go from doubles or singles skulling to Kona bike course record holder. Thanks for the visibility. Do you use the erg at all for cross training any more?
Cjwurf
Jul 8, 18 10:27
Post #129 of 130 (52 views)
Haha that's really interesting isn't it. Your pretty spot on, my best 5min is 527watts and best 10min is 485 so I guess extrapolation of that is around 500ish for 6.
Guess it shows what I've always believed and that is rowing is an excellent measure of aerobic endurance and basically every energy system the body has at its disposal, really greatful for my background in the boat!
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devashish_paul: Jul 11, 18 4:57