When you first walk up to a WaterRower, you notice its low profile, which makes rowing while TV viewing a dream come true. As you sit down, you are pleasantly surprised by its comfortable seat, no need for a seat pad or folded-towel-contraptions to keep the pain away from your rear end. Then you grab the ergonomically designed handle and your fingers fall in to a lose hanging grip, which keeps your forearms relaxed during your row and keeps blisters at bay. Rowing the WaterRower is as close to rowing on the water as it gets. The natural resistance of water from the beginning of the stroke to the finish, makes the acceleration smooth and at the same time powerful. Gliding back on the horizontal track allows for a gentle leg compression. As you take stroke after stroke, you hear the water accelerating and decelerating, in perfect rhythm with your effort and recovery.
I can honestly say that it feels great to have stepped out of the common rowing box that we have found comfort in. The Iron Oarsman, our indoor rowing studio, will be decked out with WaterRowers. For more information you can visit my website: www.ironoarsman.com and our WaterRower information page. All the best, Xeno the eternal rower.
Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.
xeno,
ReplyDeleteYou have been a big proponent of the C2 on slides, or the rowperfect. It is hard to imagine that the waterrower without slides would be in the same league then. Perhaps versus a static c2...
Hi Freestone,
ReplyDeleteYes, I really enjoyed rowing the C2 on slides, because rowing without the sides, is hard on the body and far less enjoyable.
Rowing the WaterRower without slides is by far smoother than a static C2. On this blog I wrote about the main points why I like rowing the WaterRower. On the WaterRower, the track is level, the catch is smoother, and the water resistance is evenly spread out through the finish, which helps balance the lay back. On the C2 the resistance at the finish fades out, and makes people prone to an exaggerated lay back. With WaterRower I am lucky for two reasons. For one it is a machine that I feel very comfortable rowing for the next hundred years and second the people at WaterRower are excited about having me use their machine. This makes for a great team.
Xeno