It’s been a wonderfully snowy winter up here in northern Vermont. We’ve had more than our share of thaws and meltdowns, but there’s been enough snow to absorb them and rebuild without losing many ski days.
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Currently, five of our neighbors from the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) are in Ostersund, Sweden, representing the United States at the Biathlon World Championships. They all include the Concept2 SkiErg in their training. Continue Reading ›
International Women's Day is Friday, March 8. It is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. We have spoken with several women we'd like to celebrate for their fitness achievements and in honor of International Women's Day. Continue Reading ›
The SkiErg offers a great full-body workout engaging arms, core and legs. To get the most out of your workout, you’ll want to set yourself up for the proper technique. Technique starts as soon as you approach the machine and decide where to stand on the floor stand (or on the floor in front of a wall-mounted SkiErg).
The 11th SkiErg World Sprints took place November 8-11. Over 2000 people from 34 countries competed in our 1000m virtual festival of the SkiErg.
Six world records were set on the day (highlighted in bold below), and the fastest man and woman in the world both set new marks. For the men, Phil Clapp from Great Britain set a time of 2:49.0 to win the Men's 19-29. The performance of the SkiErg Sprints, however, arguably came from the second fastest man, when Marius Tyrdal Sandmael (Norway) pulled a 2:50.5 to take nearly three seconds off his own Men's 40-49 record. Continue Reading ›
Justin Farina is a high school physical education teacher from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University (Ohio) and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Windsor (Ontario). He played Division I baseball while at Miami and competed in shot put at Windsor. Justin is a multiple SkiErg world record holder in the men’s 30-39 division and participates in virtual competitions and challenges on both the Concept2 Indoor Rower and SkiErg. He runs an online coaching platform GARAGEATHLETE using all three Concept2 products. Continue Reading ›
Whether you row, ski or ride, there are a few things we recommend to stash in your gym bag other than the usual workout outfit and toiletries. Here’s a few of our favorites: Continue Reading ›
Just getting started on the SkiErg? Thinking of trying the SkiErg World Sprints?
Now is the perfect time to get started!
This training program is aimed for those who have done very little hard work (if any) on the SkiErg. The plan suggests 2-3 SkiErg sessions per week Continue Reading ›
