Logging the Meters

College Erg Room Feature

Here’s an updated post from a few years back – worth the revisit since we’re currently at the start of the World Erg Challenge!  Cool Ways to Chart Your Progress in Workouts Most folks have a love/hate relationship with the C2 monitor. They either become obsessed with the numbers, or they can’t stand to look at them. Personally, I think that learning to live... Read More

The Couple That Works Out Together…

V Day Blog Photo

If you’re living a healthy, fit life, it’s much easier maintained if you surround yourself with others who are doing the same. What better way to keep workouts fun, than by working out with the ones you love? Here’s what some of our members have to say about working out with their better half…   Max & Ashley first started coming to Flywheel a little over a year... Read More

2012 Erg Rodeo

CTTS Erg Rodeo

The 2012 Erg Rodeo will be held at Gregory Gymnasium on February 18th. You can race in any or all of the following categories:  Masters/Open 1000 meter Masters 2000 meter (categories broken down by age group) Open 2000 meter (categories broken down to lightweight/openweight – you will race mostly collegiate rowers) Mixed relay (total of 8500 meters rowed by up to 9 people) The... Read More

Flywheel Hosts USRowing Junior Camp

Trond and JR girls

Flywheel Fitness hosted several National Team hopefuls this past weekend. 28 high school rowers traveled to Austin from throughout the US to spend 3 days training on the water and the Indoor Rowing machines. The camp, held annually, is open by invitation only, and allows the national team coaches to work with the girls on fitness and technique, prior to beginning the actual selection... Read More

November is Bring a Friend Month

Bring Your Friends/Family/CoWorkers to Flywheel! At Flywheel Fitness we always offer first visit free. And we’re sure you have at least a few friends who hear you talk about us all the time, but haven’t come to try it out yet. So…let’s hold a contest to see who can bring the most friends to class over the month of November! And yes, there will be prizes for... Read More

The Masters Nationals Race Re-Cap

SM_b&w

This is my last post in a series of blogs about my training for the 2012 USRowing Masters National Championships. All summer I’ve viewed masters nationals as my end point in training. Then the selections for the Head of the Charles Regatta were announced the week I left for Oklahoma City. Suddenly, going to race at masters was no longer the end of a plan, but the beginning of... Read More

The Importance of Training Partners

Marina del Rey view from CYC

Marina del Rey view from CYC This blog is the third in a series about my training for the 2011 Masters National Rowing Championships. I was in Los Angeles for a wedding this weekend and was feeling very lucky to have such great rowing friends all over the world. I managed to keep on schedule with my regular Friday & Saturday morning workouts, borrowing a friend’s boat... Read More

What Keeps You Committed?

Second in a series on my journey to Masters Nationals 2011. The first month of training is complete. I had written out a weekly plan ahead of time, and kept it within reach. Since April is still a busy month for work, I challenged myself to get on the water once a week, maintaining my workouts on land. I used a simple check mark to signify workouts completed. Only one workout missed.... Read More

Flexibility Series II

This post is the second in a series on flexibility inspired by the 2010 USRowing Convention. Here’s some video I took in class the other day. Terrific video because these girls just happened to be sitting next to each other and offer us a great example of what happens to your rowing style when you are very flexible – and when you are not. (now settle down here, I’m... Read More

The Importance of Training Partners

This blog is the third in a series about my training for the 2011 Masters National Rowing Championships. Marina del Rey view from CYC I was in Los Angeles for a wedding this weekend and was feeling very lucky to have such great rowing friends all over the world. I managed to keep on schedule with my regular Friday & Saturday morning workouts, borrowing a friend’s... Read More