In the fourth of a series of articles designed to help coaches, athletes, and programs through this extremely rough patch, row2k is working with Mike Davenport to cross-post the information he generates from the effort.

This week Mike offers 5 Tricks To Squeeze More From Your Concept2 Indoor Rower.

Mike says these tricks can:

• Reduce the spread of illness, especially in high-use situations
• Improve the performance of the human on the machine
• Extend the life of the machine
• Reduce the level of annoyance (and injury) by keeping the machine at its best

Many tricks will take 5 minutes or less, and the supplies you need will cost less than $5 USD.

Here are the five tricks and the time required; you can read more about each tactic i the full article on Mike's site at 5 Tricks To Squeeze More From Your Concept2 Indoor Rower;

Trick #1: Oil the chain on the indoor rower (time = 2 minutes)
Benefit: improved chain and gear life, smoother feeling during the drive

Trick #2: Inspect, clean, disinfect the handle of the indoor rower (time = 5 minutes)
Benefit: reduced transmission of disease, reduced possibility of injury (blisters, etc), improved rower performance

Trick #3: Clean the monorail of the Concept2 indoor rower (time = 2 minutes)
Benefit: improved rower performance (less resistance on monorail), less annoyance, smoother rowing

Trick #4: Keep software updated (time = 60 minutes)
Benefit: longer life of machine, improved monitor performance, tracking of data by using logbook

Trick #5: Use wood block to stop over-compression (time = 30 minutes)
Benefit: reduced possibility of injury (reducing over-compression), improved rower technique, improved scores

Conclusion

It certainly is a challenging time right now but having access to an indoor rower can be a blessing.

There are other tricks you can use to increase performance, extend life, and reduce annoyance with your Concept2 Indoor Rower but try these 5 tricks first. And watch the video about 3 of the simple tricks, and get ready for a better experience with your indoor rower.

And better times ahead.

To learn more about rigging, check out Mike's new online course, Beginning Sweep Rigging, which launched this week.