How Polarized Training Gets You Rowing Faster

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I am a big believer in the benefits of Polarized Training (training that involves doing most of your training at a low intensity and a small amount of your training at a high intensity) as it has been shown, scientifically to be a highly effective way of improving rowing performance. In this video, you'll find more detail on this as well as guidance on how to determine your low and high-intensity training zones. I also discuss how it's a more enjoyable and sustainable training methodology, among many other things.
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[@robertoneil9304]

This guy knows his stuff!

[@markpayne5451]

I've been doing zone training on the row for months- following this 80/20 (well i try...) using HR keeping my LSD in zone 2 HR and concentrating on max output (both effort and HR) a few times a week for shorter sessions.

[@martinjackson212]

Really interesting video, thanks very much for sharing! I’m bouncing between different sessions at the minute without much of a goal, but finding following this polarised principle is helping motivation wise.

[@Sarah-rf9ei]

Would be interested in a video on how weight training fits in with this concept, thanks

[@JackBurnsEdgeRowing]

good suggestion - I also recommend checking out Row Faster Series - Strength Training and also Row Faster Series - Weekly Schedule

[@zackkline496]

Excellent content & explanation Jack. Question for you - My rowing coach in college had a hypothesis that for steady state training, you want to be as close as possible to 2.0mM blood lactate so that you train your body to clear lactic acid more efficiently at higher wattages and push that lactic acid accumulation curve further and further to the right. In effect, most of our training would be 75-85% of max HR, RPE 5-6. Given what you describe here, would you say this hypothesis is a myth, and that we should have been doing steady state at a lower intensity (like 65-75% max HR, RPE 3-5)?

[@JackBurnsEdgeRowing]

100 ways to skin a cat. But yes my experience is you dont need to sit in that mid zone. You can sit much lower get the same benefit without the risks. Motivation and quality of HIT is higher as well.

[@zackkline496]

@@JackBurnsEdgeRowing makes total sense. Thank you!

[@ger150980]

Great explanation... I'm a recovering over trainer😂

[@JackBurnsEdgeRowing]

sorry to hear about that! Take it easy, dont be afraid to take an extended period off. Dont be afraid to go easy, then dont be afraig to go hard!

[@ger150980]

@@JackBurnsEdgeRowing thank you, Good luck with everything and congratulations on your wedding

[@bendtheoar839]

and great video btw!

[@hmallard173]

Is recovery the only reason for keeping your zone2/UT2 so slow? Ie - you go slow in order to maximise the amount of metres rowed as this is the only important metric. Or, is there a physiological benefit to doing the same x kilometres at 140HR vs at 160HR (200HR max) if recovery is not a variable?

[@JackBurnsEdgeRowing]

Same benefit doing UT2 at (200mhr) 140Hr vs 160Hr, 160Hr is far more risky and can in some cases cause overtraining.

[@cfisher642]

you gave 47-52% of your 2k watts for low intensity. What do you recommend for the high intensity percentage?

[@JackBurnsEdgeRowing]

watch Row Faster Series - finding your splits

[@ibanconnolly6658]

Does it impact overall recovery much to add a non-rowing specific weights session? Eg. If I do a ut2 in the morning, would an afternoon shoulders or arms workout impact recovery much

[@JackBurnsEdgeRowing]

I think youd be absolutely fine adding extra "beach weights" sort of training

[@ibanconnolly6658]

@@JackBurnsEdgeRowing beach weights 😂

[@bendtheoar839]

Is there a specific reason to avoid the mid zones?

[@JackBurnsEdgeRowing]

Yes, it has the same benefit as low intensity with more fatigue

[@rebekahknight223]

Do you get similar benefits doing the UT2 work as cross training eg on a bike or is it best to do it on an erg 🤔

[@JackBurnsEdgeRowing]

In general not as much, but still beneficial. Generally I think to make it closer, make make the bike a minimum of 1.25x total time you would of done on the erg. If it is something that allows you to get consistent mileage in, and it helps you enjoy training more - then thats a good enough reason in my books.

[@rebekahknight223]

@@JackBurnsEdgeRowing finding myself doing 90 min ut2 bikes more through the summer to give my hands a rest 😅