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Injured and can't run - try the rower?

  • 29-01-2009 9:08am
    #1
    thirtyfoot
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    If ever injured and you can row its worth a go for staying in some shape. Our training group sometimes warm-up with a rower and we have had a few tests (mainly for the craic) on the rower. Recently one girl had a heel injury and couldn't run for 10 days but worked on the rower and got a good interval style workout on most of the training days.

    Just a thought, if you are injured there may be many ways to stay in shape.


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  • #2
    Bally8
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    I love using the rower but have stayed away from it while injured. I would be afraid it would aggrivate my ITB.


  • #3
    Amazotheamazing
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    Bally8 wrote: »
    I love using the rower but have stayed away from it while injured. I would be afraid it would aggrivate my ITB.

    I don't see why you would.

    I've had issues with my ITB from running but never from using the rowing machine. My brother (who used to row to a high standard) says the same. You're not placing the same type of stress on your body.

    One thing I will say is don't use the rowing machine (or erg) if you don't know how. It's not as simple as sit on and row. There's a correct technique that takes a while to adjust to. Anything other than that is wasting your time. It's meant to be a smooth gliding continual motion, not the jerky, lift hands over knees, rubbish you often see in gyms.


  • #4
    Tau
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    Bally8 wrote: »
    I love using the rower but have stayed away from it while injured. I would be afraid it would aggrivate my ITB.

    I row at college, but over the Christmas I didn't have a rowing machine so I had to do loads of running / cycling cross training.

    I took it far too hard far too soon (I think I had the fitness, but none of the requisite muscles to stabilise my knee) and got horrible ITB. When I got back, I still had the ITB, but I could row fine.

    Its definitely worth a try.


  • #5
    Bally8
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    I think I've just been over cautious. I'm so eager to get better and get back running that Im scared to do anything that might slow that down. In the mean time Im getting lazy and fatter!!

    Will go back on the rower next chance I get (it lives at my boyfriend's house so I only get to visit it at weekends:))


  • #6
    Supercell
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    The rowing machine should be good for core strength if done with good form too I would think?

    I find pressups , situps etc as boring as running on a treadmill tbh but with the rower i feel its proper exercise and get a pleasing burn in the arms and tummy the next day so i feel like it was time well spent. If the weather is too rotten to run and I'm wussing out, then the rower is where I'll go.

    If injured it should also help maintain the cardio base you've built up running too, so win win all over.
    Wondering what others here think about the rower as a good core strengthening exercise?
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  • #7
    MCOS
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    Supercell wrote: »
    Wondering what others here think about the rower as a good core strengthening exercise?

    I used to be a rower. Rowing in a boat is excellent for core but the ergo has benefits too. That is if you take time to get the basic technique right. Each stroke has a rocking moment as you pivot from the hips. The start of the stroke (moving the handle away from your body) involves moving your upper body forward before you break your knees and a slight lean back at the finish (when you pull the handle into your chest) requires core stability. I'm not saying the ergo is a perfect core workout but it is a great cardio workout that requires core stability. Do 20-30 mins on the ergo or a set of hard 500m intervals and then spend 15 mins on a mat doing core specific exercises and that will sort you out :)


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