25 Min Row Along — It's YOUR Power, Not the Machine

Row along with me for 25 minutes — easy pace, a few focused technique points, and some honest chat about the fitness world.Targeted coaching on the bits that make the biggest difference: how to brace your core through the drive (and when to let it go), why you shouldn't go pancake flat at the back of the stroke, and the one concept that changes everything — YOU generate the power. The machine isn't fighting you. You're overcoming the resistance, and it gives in. That's the flywheel turning. Once you feel that, you'll never row the same way.Also in this one: a run in the Scottish sun that nearly broke me, and some thoughts on whether you can trust fitness influencers anymore (including this one).0:00 A bleary Hello!0:41 Machine Setup: Seat, Feet & Grip1:50 Warming Into the Row2:50 The 8x2 Minute 2K Predictor5:06 Technique: Arms Away & Pull at the Back5:51 Core Engagement: Brace, Brace, Relax7:17 Don't Go Pancake Flat at the Back7:51 Leg Drive: Push the Machine Away8:53 It's YOUR Power, Not the Machine9:06 Controlling Intensity Through Leg Push16:24 Rate of Perceived Exertion22:50 Cool Down & Stretches28:40 Glute Stretches37:39 Quad Stretches39:00 Hip Flexor Stretches41:00 Forearm & Wrist Stretches41:50 Shoulder StretchesDon't Row Alone. Row Along.Find more indoor rowing workouts, training plans, and rowing technique guides at rowalong.comWatch the full video versions on YouTube: youtube.com/@rowalong Join the community: facebook.com/groups/rowalongInstagram: @rowalong_workouts RowAlong is a free follow-along rowing workout podcast for indoor rowers of all levels. Every session is time-based and works on any rowing machine — Concept2, WaterRower, Hydrow, NordicTrack, or any gym rower. Press play. Strap in. Let's RowAlong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.