Quote Originally Posted by hellosunshine View Post
the gal that won the british time trial championships this year was an ex olympic rower,rebecca romero,something like her third ever bike race!!!!!!BLIMEY,SO..............my last 2006 race was sunday and today was day one rowing,first 5mins were dullish mental struggle then BANG!i got hooked,just did 20 mins as wasnt too sure how id be after,oddly my thighs hurt more than upper body,but i do do weights and i had a bit of a shin strain for 6 hrs after,but fine now,fab!idea is to become mighty strong for the 2007 season.look up on the concept 11 website,theres pics of rowing technique,i did mine infront of a glass french door so i could check my reflection/position etc.


wow!sunday i was racing in shorts,but today,frost ans thermals,whats happened!?padded bra weather over here.

Watch that 'shin strain'. I used to have a similar problem from running (allegedly shin splints) and it came on real quick on the rower. I started to get a similar 'strain' in my shins during time trials and climbing on the bike. The verdict? Compartment syndrome. Wish I'd known that twenty years ago! I've now had it fixed surgically, am about to get back on the bike, row and even run again! If your shin pain persists on the rower, or you get it running, talk to your GP about compartment syndrome. Looks like there could be a lot of people oput there with shin strain/bruising/splints that have actually got compartment syndrome, and teh management of this is very different! In the meantime, enjoy your rowing; my husband rowed for Scotland and now seems to be able to do just about anything sporty successfully! Hate him!