The Sub-7 Experiment

Tag: Concept2 RowErg

  • No Excuses in the Shed

    WHOOP scores this morning showed recovery way down, sleep way down, and if there was a dial for enthusiasm, that would have been way down too. Previously I would have talked myself out of any exercise on a morning like this.

    But here’s the big change: I have a rower in the shed now. No excuses.

    So I put my gear on, stuck on some banging tunes and went out to the shed for a ChatGPT-approved workout: ten minutes at a reasonable pace, then 3 × 5 minute sets at around 2:05/500m.

    And it was great.

    It got rid of the funk and set me up to finally finish a work task that had been hanging over me all weekend.

    Brilliant.

    This is The Sub-7 Experiment.

  • The First Home 10K

    I have just finished my first 10,000 metres on the home rowing machine and I feel great. Absolutely brilliant.

    There is something special about rowing on a brand new machine. This one feels smooth and buttery and just glorious compared to some of the tired commercial ergs I have used over the years.

    For the record, I did not listen to Coach GPT at all today.

    The sensible plan was a 30 minute fairly easy row. Instead, I set the monitor to 10,000 metres and got on with it. I kept things mostly steady but had a couple of big digs in there to get the blood properly flowing. It felt powerful and fun, not reckless.

    This whole setup still feels like a huge privilege to have a Concept2 in the shed, ready whenever I am.

    The best bit? When I am done, I do not have to drive home. I just step off the rower, open the door and walk across the garden.

    How cool is that?

    Another good session logged. This is The Sub-7 Experiment, and it continues.

  • The Shed Sessions Begin

    Today is a big day in The Sub-7 Experiment.

    Today was the first 30 minute row on my new Concept2 RowErg. In my shed.

    I am so excited to have this, and I recognise the privileged position I am in to be able to own my own machine. It is something I have dreamed about for a long time.

    No excuses not to row. No excuses not to move every day.

    Gym for strength work. Shed for rowing technique and pacing.

    I am delighted.

    This is The Sub-7 Experiment, and we have just changed gear.