[ibrahimtayyab]

Hi Aram,

I really love and appreciate your video

[ibrahimtayyab]

Hi Aram,

I’m a beginner at rowing, joined my newly started university rowing club, attended about 6 rowing session and have been mostly training by myself on the linear Concept 2 erg, following the Beginner’s Pete Plan. Your videos have really helped me for example, I was focused on exploding at the catch and your videos mentioning that I have to realise if my arms and trunk can actually handle that transfer of force were so helpful; I realised a consistent manageable force is much easier on the body and more effective for rowing. Also, your video on core with Dr. Med Charley Thora was extremely insightful, the cue about making sure your chest is up and forward made me realise I was slouching in my lower back at the start of my recovery. It is so interesting how much these small realisations and insights can help, I am sure it took you a lot of time and work to understand them and then to formulate it in a way that is easy to understand in a video. I have been thoroughly enjoying and greatly appreciate your video. Thank you for the work you are putting out, it really makes a difference.

P.s I realise that sometimes I use my shoulder to pull rather than my lats, a cue I have developed for myself is reminding myself that the crook of my elbows should point upwards, that makes me open up my chest more I believe. Do you think this is a good cue or am I making a mistake.

I tried editing my reply since I hit enter by accident but it didn’t work 😓so I had to make two posts sorry for the clutter.