Erik Bjornsen is a current US Ski Team member and two-time Olympian, having raced at both the Sochi (2014) and Pyeong Chang (2018) Olympics. We asked Erik about his summer training program, and how the SkiErg is included in the plan. Continue Reading ›
Working in partnership with World Rowing (FISA), USRowing and the Long Beach Sprints, Concept2 is pleased to announce the location of the second World Rowing Indoor Championships. The event will be staged in Long Beach, California, USA on February 24 2019. It will combine with the Long Beach Sprints and will also serve as the inaugural USRowing Indoor National Championships. Continue Reading ›
Here’s a 6-week training plan to get you ready for the SkiErg World Sprints, November 8-11, 2018. We’ve been posting this training program for the last few years now—it’s a great plan, so we’re posting it again! This program requires just two workouts per week on the Concept2 SkiErg, preferably not on back-to-back days, and assumes that you are getting exercise several other days per week—whether rowing, biking, running or another choice. Continue Reading ›
From the Great Wall to the streets of Shanghai, Concept2 employee Nick Herbert is on the ground in China developing burgeoning Asian markets.
Nick moved to China for adventure and to learn Chinese. Now, he and his family are established in China and he is working to introduce rowing to as many people as possible. Continue Reading ›
The end of the international rowing circuit is culminating at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with racing September 9-16. With over 900 athletes from 62 countries set to compete over eight days, there will be lots of exciting racing to watch! Continue Reading ›
Besides the flywheel, awesome engineering and recognizable logo, the latest generation of the three Concept2 ergs have another major thing in common: The PM5 monitor. This black box of numbers is a very powerful tool, and for those of you who have two or three ergs at your disposal, the PM5 can be a unifying force, bringing consistent, measurable data across multiple machines. Continue Reading ›
Steve Whelpley came to coaching after 19 continuous competitive years in the sport of rowing. He is now the Head Coach of Craftsbury's Green Racing Project, an elite training group based in Craftsbury, Vermont. Before coaching, Whelpley rowed as a member of the Green Racing Project... Continue Reading ›
The first week in August found several members of the Concept2 team at the 12th annual CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin, providing event support, giving tips and technique coaching on our equipment, catching up with old friends, and making new ones. Concept2 has a long history with the CrossFit community, and this year was an especially exciting one as we saw Concept2 equipment in more events than ever, including the much-discussed, first-ever-for-CrossFit marathon row. What an experience. Continue Reading ›
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