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Rowing World Champion Oliver Zeidler Sets His Sights on WRICH

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Feb 22, 2023

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German rower Oliver Zeidler originally came to prominence in indoor rowing when he won the World Games in Wroclaw in 2017 with a time of 5:42.0 in his first ever indoor race. His rowing career has gone from strength to strength since that first indoor race. On the water, he competed in the Tokyo Olympics, and is the current reigning World Champion in the Men’s Single Sculls. The 2023 World Indoor Rowing Championships in Mississauga, Toronto, February 25–26, sees him return to the world indoor stage for the first time since 2017, so we took the opportunity to sit down with him for a quick chat. Continue Reading ›

ErgData Feature: The Real Time Loop

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Feb 16, 2023

loopEver wished you could hop on your RowErg and there would be someone there to row with? Or maybe you've wanted to go for a ski on the SkiErg with a friend in another state? Perhaps you’re heading out for a ride on your BikeErg and just curious to see who else is out riding? The Real Time Loop on ErgData makes all these things possible! Continue Reading ›

Why Do YOU Erg?

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Feb 14, 2023

greg, cady, john in gymWe all have reasons that drive us to get on our Concept2 RowErgs, SkiErgs or BikeErgs every day and get those meters on the books. We talked to Concept2 employees at our Vermont headquarters and in our subsidiary offices to hear about what gets them on their machines each day.   Continue Reading ›

Insights from the HYROX Podium

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Feb 01, 2023

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HYROX is a relatively new fitness race that is gaining traction with athletes around the world. Originating in Germany in 2017, HYROX events are now held in 30 cities in 11 countries. The race is the same regardless of location—eight different functional fitness movements, followed by a 1k run. We are proud to say the Concept2 RowErg and SKiErg are included in this challenging race! Read on as Concept2 trainer Cady Hart-Petterssen offers a firsthand account of her experience at the HYROX race in New York City in 2019. Cady is also the host of our workout podcast As the Flywheel Spins. Continue Reading ›

Meet World Record Holder Bill Nurge

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Jan 19, 2023

Bill Nurge is a muti-sport athlete, fitness trainer and owner of Hardcore Training Center in Ketchum, Idaho. He holds a master’s degree in exercise physiology and has been coaching and inspiring his clients for 40 years. He’s also competed in hundreds of sports events and is an accomplished Nordic skier. More recently he’s been smashing records on Concept2 machines and currently hold 44 world records. Continue Reading ›

Realistic Goal Setting

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Dec 30, 2022

jameson on RowErgHopping on the RowErg and SkiErg for the 2022 Holiday Challenge it was grossly apparent that, while I’m active as ever, my RowErg and SkiErg times and capacity had taken some hits. This pushed me to hit reset and make new goals. Keep your goals based on your abilities, and not the abilities of your friend or training partner, or on that individual with the fast 2k on Instagram. Here are some tips that might help you hit the reset button on your workouts. Continue Reading ›

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