Lions ready for Loftus Jun 25, 2009
Players have been wearing "altitude masks" when training on rowing machines and static bikes, simulating breathing conditions at 7,500 ft, he said. "You can see the pain on the players' faces.". (iAfrica.com)
High hopes of Iran's women rowers May 25, 2009
" Over the last two years that support has included four foreign coaches. The boats are Chinese. The blades look suspiciously like they are from a top American manufacturer - strange, as sanctions make it hard to buy American-made goods in Tehran. They tell me they picked them up second hand. In the gym, there is a small fleet of rowing machines. Further battles Sara Khoshjamal Fekri (L) will represent Iran in Taekwondo in Beijing For Iranian sportswomen, it has been a slow, steady battle. In... (BBC News)
Rowing Machines for Indoors Exercis... May 23, 2009
Rowing Machines for Indoors Exercise and Fitness. Rowing Machines for Indoors Exercise and Fitness ... Rowing machines have different resistance mechanisms, control panels and other features. (Suite101.com)
Westford Academy to compete in State Championship Rowing Regatta May 20, 2009
The crew meets at Westford s Forge Pond Beach where it stores its two eight-person and two four-person rowing shells, six ergs (rowing machines) and a 10-person training barge. There are 22 student-athletes on the crew. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Masconomet students get the skinny on fat May 7, 2009
Owners from the newly opened Middleton fitness center, BodyCo, took the center spot on the gymnasium floor to let fairgoers test out their rowing machines. Instructor Steve Tambini said the new business offers unparalleled ways to achieve a full body exercise. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
West Roxbury YMCA making healthy lifestyle choices fun Apr 28, 2009
She had set up two rowing machines in the gymnasium, exercise machines that few children had seen before or used. It was a way to introduce children to rowing, and the machines fit almost anyone and provide a full body workout. (Rsolindale Parkway Transcript, MA)
A beauty with brawn Apr 18, 2009
Curious, she tried the lat pull and rowing machines, and liked the feeling. At 15, she read her first Muscle and Fitness magazine and was hooked. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
WATCHWORDS: Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back Apr 10, 2009
Starting at 10 a.m., Dave Nock and his crew will take over the Plaza in Market Square with rowing machines. The participants will be rowing the distance of the Boston Marathon on Patriots Day and the public is encouraged to show their support. (Amesbury News, MA)
Orange takes to water after winter indoors Apr 1, 2009
Over the mid-year offseason, from November to Marc 000033C3 h, the Orange trains daily in Archbold Gymnasium, which houses stationary rowing machines. While other elite programs in warmer areas of the nation are privileged with year-round outdoor training, Central New York winters push the Orange's offseason practice indoors. (Daily Orange, NY)
Basketball: The free throw is stuck in time Mar 5, 2009
Widespread improvement over time in any sport, he said, depends on a combination of four factors: physiology (the size and fitness of athletes, perhaps aided by performance-enhancing drugs); technology or innovation (ranging from the advent of rowing machines to train rowers to the Fosbury Flop in high jumping); coaching (changes in strategy); and equipment (such as the clap skate in speed skating or fiberglass poles in pole vaulting). Those factors can help explain why swimming records... (International Herald Tribune)
At the free-throw line, the stats just stand still Mar 4, 2009
Technology or innovation (ranging from the advent of rowing machines to train rowers to the Fosbury Flop in high jumping). Coaching (changes in strategy). (News & Observer -- Sports)
Bears Take First and Second At C.R.A.S.H.-B's Feb 24, 2009
C.R.A.S.H.-B's is a one-day series of simulated races, performed on rowing machines, and unlike many crew events, allows individual rowers a chance to take the spotlight. Morgan and Wheeler took advantage of that, as they went 5:57. (Brownbears.com)
WROW | SU moves past upsetting 2007 with focus on accountability Mar 28, 2008
The motto has since shown on the bleached bracelet beneath the folds of Mastracci's SU apparel, on the screens of rowing machines that have displayed numerous personal records, and on noticeable improvement of ratios, the time between every stroke of an oar blade. It's the change in the atmosphere of the team as a whole that is different from last year and has proven Syracuse's mission for 2008. (Daily Orange, NY)
After assembly, switch on your Nintendo Mar 16, 2008
saying that P.E. was the only subject that didn't have anything to do with I.T. but now it does, my school has digital rowing machines that allow people to have a virtual race. A Wii would be nice though. (Times Online)
Team lacks 'crew' Feb 14, 2008
The crew members assembled the rowing machines at the far end of the hardwood floor and prepared for another early morning practice. "Grab the handle and start warming up," varsity coach Jamie Francis called to his women's squad. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Countdown to the Prologue Feb 13, 2008
Description: Teams -- including the Palo Alto City Council, police and fire departments, local newspapers, youth groups, sports teams, Scout troops -- will face off on stationary bikes or rowing machines while raising funds to aid the local homeless population. Similar to a walk-a-thon, the row- and ride-a-thon involves recruiting sponsors to raise money for the streets team. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Join Loyola Crew In Row For Humanity This Thursday Feb 7, 2008
The challenge is to row 12 hours on ergometers (indoor rowing machines). Keeping track of how far each participant rows using the machine's computers, Row for Humanity is hoping to set a new record of 1 million meters. (Loyolagreyhounds.com)
Khan has knockout plan - for his pool Jan 31, 2008
"In the tiles of the swimming pool I want a pair of boxing gloves. It's just going to be to chill out. I'm also going to have a little gymnasium with a couple of cross-trainers and rowing machines.". Khan said the construction, reported to be worth more than 100,000 ($224,000), should be finished next year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Crew Faces First Test of 2008 Jan 25, 2008
The event features over 300 rowers in 23 classes competing on Concept 2 Model "D" rowing machines. In events with more than 15 participants, seeded heats will be created. (Lmulions.com)
My fitness quest Jan 23, 2008
As I've been shopping around online for everything from exercise bikes to rowing machines and weight benches, the next biggest problem I'm running into is that most aerobic exercise machines have a maximum user weight limit between 225 and 250 pounds. In other words, if you're a really big person - and I am - you can't use most of the equipment that will help you get smaller. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Commit to new resolutions with the Loyola rowing team event Jan 22, 2008
Yes, those strange rowing machines that you have steered clear from on the indoor track at the FAC for so long. The day is set up in a "relay" formation by rowing on these machines for an hour -- or less -- during an exciting day. Who knows, you might even find a hidden love or talent for it. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Tornado cleanup continues in SW Washington Jan 12, 2008
Dozens of volunteers helped pull chunks of rowing machines out of the bushes and a canoe lay on the opposite shore at the Vancouver Lake Crew Club in southwest Washington ... Dozens of volunteers helped pull chunks of rowing machines out of the bushes and a canoe lay on the opposite shore. (FOX 11, AZ)
Sponsored Row benefits ALS Jan 11, 2008
With two rowing machines set up, the Fitness Group s owner, Phil Morris, could assure that the whooshing wouldn t stop ... The C2 rowing machines being used are designed so the person rowing has control over whether it s easy or difficult. (Concord Journal, MA)
Letters for Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Jan 2, 2008
The county, state or any private enterprise could set up a beautiful state-of-the-art gym, with stationary life cycle bicycles, stair steppers, running machines, rowing machines, etc. collecting the energy from everyone s workout. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
• Surgeon Takes A Scalpel To Words Dec 9, 2007
After an early breakfast, he walks to the Yale gym to stretch and use the rowing machines, if he's feeling strong enough. He arrives at the library at opening and typically takes the Yale shuttle home in the afternoon. (FOX61, CT)
Mobility project results in $2,000 grant for rowers Oct 25, 2007
Earlier this month, staff and students at the high school were the proud recipients of two new rowing machines, funded through a $2,000 grant from Scituate High Opportunities and Resources for Education (SHORE), a local nonprofit organization that since 1990 has raised thousands of dollars for new resources and initiatives at the high school ... The money granted the school through the Let s Move Forward Together initiative was put toward the purchase of two new rowing machines for the high... (Scituate Mariner, MA)
All students can get fit at new centers Oct 24, 2007
Each high school now has a room with rowing machines, stationary bikes, treadmills and other equipment. Administrators held back-to-back ribbon-cutting ceremonies at which students said it helps to have a workout room where less-athletic students feel comfortable getting exercise. (Stamford Advocate)
Indoor rowing floats his boat Oct 21, 2007
The irony of Crosby's newfound calling is that many competitive rowers hate indoor rowing machines. The erg, says Frederick Schoch, executive director of the Head of the Charles, is often called "the black dragon of winter training" because rowers can't hide their level of fitness. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Carimi fills big hole on offensive line Oct 20, 2007
She s the strongest player on land, when she ergs (rowing machines), she has top numbers. Seeing that she never did it before, she s learning the techniques, but she s one of the powerful ones. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Buying ellipticals without breaking a sweat Oct 7, 2007
Campbell, a hard-core athlete, said he prefers stationary bikes, treadmills, or rowing machines, citing calorie figures that are slightly different from Venizelos's estimation. "A stair climber burns 12 calories per minute; a stationary bike, 14 calories; a treadmill, 17 calories, and an elliptical burns 13 calories," he said. (Boston Globe -- Business)
FitRec spends $290,000 on replacements Sep 21, 2007
The equipment from the $290,000 overhaul includes two cardio machines with built-in televisions, 33 treadmills, 40 elliptical cross trainers, 37 bikes and four rowing machines. "We made this investment because we get such high usage," said Fitness Director Rossella Avitabile-Muller. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Brooks Rehabilitation and JU announce launch of Adaptive Rowing Program Aug 29, 2007
To make sure Adaptive Rowers learn the techniques of rowing before they hit the water; special equipment for both on the water rowing and indoor rowing machines were included as a result of Brooks' $221,000 sponsorship. Adaptive rowers and program volunteers will also have an opportunity to learn from experts at a rowing clinic on September 28 and 29. (Judolphins.com)
Sunday Series: Fitness options: Seniors, bodybuilders keep Buena Health Fitness going strong Aug 5, 2007
In addition to a full allotment of free weights and machines for weight lifting, it has four treadmills, six stationary bicycles, a stair-climber, three elliptical machines and two rowing machines. Each machine gets a tremendous amount of use and often one or two at a time will be on the fritz. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Council OKs boathouse plan Jul 24, 2007
Monson noted the new facility will house large storage areas, simulated rowing machines, training space, a rowing tank, public meeting space, and an outdoor terrace. "We'd like to see an increase of interest for rowing," Monson said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Go wild during Great Outdoors Week May 17, 2007
Staffers from Three Rivers Rowing Association (, 412-231-TRRA) show how to get the most out of every stroke in the group's indoor rowing tanks and rowing machines. It's Learn to Row and Paddle Day at the group's Millvale Training Facility. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
No smokin' jazzCan the bohemian spirit live on when jazz clubs go smoke-free? May 16, 2007
Keith Richards selling rowing machines. Pete Doherty exercise videos. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Blind athletes always last to dog it May 10, 2007
The whirr of ergometers (rowing machines) spooled up all around her, as the athletes warmed up for their row. "I had already learned to use a cane, within the first six months of being blind," Gilbert said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Bulldogs players meet to mull poor form May 2, 2007
" Maitua didn't participate fully in the session, a hip cartilage injury forcing him to join Sonny Bill Williams on the rowing machines during the heavy running. The one-Test lock said he was likely to play against Newcastle on Sunday despite being forced out of the NSW City side with the hip complaint. Maitua said he should have skipped last Friday's loss to Wests Tigers with the injury and may be forced to have scans on Monday if the pain doesn't subside. He is devastated to miss playing for... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tom Knight: JJB's chief is a runner who aims to win the race Apr 14, 2007
The one-time professional sprinter no longer runs, so instead heads for the rowing machines. He is trying to break seven minutes for 2,000 meters but still has to shave off six seconds. (Independent)
More of this story Apr 10, 2007
Treadmills, step walkers, rowing machines, weights, stationary bikes all await Koestler and other cardiac patients. The unit's staff starts patients off slowly, gradually encouraging them to do more, Koestler said. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
April Fool's Issue: We're number one, bitches! Apr 2, 2007
As a result, GW has also ranked as the school with the most boners on rowing machines per capita in the entire country. Shit, we're awesome. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Spring Regatta heads to Lake Woodlands Mar 16, 2007
Winter training consists of weight/circuit training and the use of ergometers, which are rowing machines used for indoor rowing. One of the main reasons for not rowing on water in the winter is cold water temperatures, which can harm novice rowers if they happen to fall in the water. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
Rowing may move up Mar 1, 2007
Although designs have yet to be completed, the proposed boathouse will include four bays, a rowing tank, lockers, offices, and more than 40 rowing machines. Head coach Mandi Kowal said the rowing tank will be particularly invaluable to the Hawkeyes. (Daily Iowan, IA)
GAVRISH: CRASH-Bs are simply amazing Mar 1, 2007
There was no water or boats involved at all -- just 200 of those rowing machines that you see people use at the gym. I've never tried one before because they're one of the many things about FitRec that baffles me (such as why the day of the week determines which way you run around the track). (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Meanwhile: Wind turbines on my roof Feb 7, 2007
We need to immediately attach energy-converting generators to all the stationary bicycles, rowing machines and NordicTracks in the basement gym. With current usage levels, we could power several small appliances. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Row for Humanity lacks student support Jan 31, 2007
m., where participants rowed on ergometers, or rowing machines. Only a few teams outside from Loyola's general student body were involved, and coach Al Ramirez identified generating student interest as the greatest difficulty of the event. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Optimum offers maximum fitness Jan 27, 2007
A stand of rings and punching bags sits up front near the door along with medicine balls and rowing machines up against the wall. In the back, fake guns and knives sit on a stand along with sticks used for self-defense classes. (Vinton Messenger, VA)
GW Rows For Humanity Jan 26, 2007
There were indoor rowing machines at Ivory Tower, Funger Hall and Kogen Plaza from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. The oarsmen on the men's team each rowed at least 30,000 meters (18. (Gwsports.com)
Tulsa Women's Rowing Team to Host Jan 17, 2007
Rowers, as well as members of Habitat for Humanity, will row for one-hour intervals on indoor rowing machines called an ergometer this Wednesday, January 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Allen Chapman Activity Center (440 S. Gary Avenue) on the TU campus ... Rowers, as well as members of Habitat for Humanity, will row for one-hour intervals on indoor rowing machines called an ergometer this Wednesday, January 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Allen Chapman Activity Center (440 S.... (Tulsahurricane.com)
Set Visit: 300 Jan 7, 2007
"There are no machines in here with the exception of a couple of rowing machines. There are some big tires Our point is not to make people look a certain way, but the look that they achieve is a consequence of the fitness that they achieve rather than putting on soft, useless muscle for the sake of looking a certain way. "The request in the beginning from Zack was to do something that would forge the actors into a cohesive group," continues Kwight. "There's been a lot of suffering, a fair amount... (IGN FilmForce)
‹ Picking the right health club Jan 2, 2007
" If it's time for you to start working out -- or to reassert your dedication -- Anchorage has plenty of health clubs, gyms and other workout facilities. The hard part might be making the choice where to spend your dollars. A club will generally cost more than exercising at home -- sometimes, hundreds of dollars more. And you'll usually have to drive to the club and make time for the exercise. But clubs usually offer access to many pieces of equipment, including pools or racquetball courts, and... (Anchorage Daily News)
For Cal rower, training doesn't take a holiday Jan 1, 2007
After months of offseason weight-lifting, crack-of-dawn conditioning workouts on the water and running from classes to sessions on the rowing machines, the first race on the 2007 calendar is in sight. So that means you get up before dawn on Christmas morning, even with your grandfather and uncle visiting from out of town, the presents unopened and breakfast still to be served. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
