Olli Zeidler 2km Erg Test

[@Mraclaws]

It barely looks like he is trying. Man is a beast

[@Davidnole-i5n]

Then you should take a look at josh dunkley Smith, he does the world record with a smile 😅😅on his face

[@EricBandholz]

Dude’s 2k looks like my 10k in terms of exertion, but he’s pretty much destroying the splits. So freaking smooth and fast. Unbelievable.

[@genieur8188]

Olli, Du bist der Hammer! Wie flüssig und mit welcher Kraft und Ausdauer Du das abrockst. Welche mentale Stärke und auch bei aller Anstrengung mit welchem Enthusiasmus Du deinen Sport betreibst. Ich wünsche dir alle Rekorde und Streckengewinne dieser Welt.

[@lesliebroad7944]

And Hamish bond pulled 5:43 as well in the spring series!

[@Simon-xi8tb]

yea, but Hamish has a psyche of an ancient warrior.

[@gabrielherman8930]

@@Simon-xi8tb did you mean physique?

[@Simon-xi8tb]

@@gabrielherman8930 no.

[@jameswalker2998]

Thanks for posting Cam. He has so much power and rows in what looks like a compact style but it is so efficient for him. No waste of energy at the finish with layback as he is tall. Awesome to watch #yamsquad

[@Brownmanrunning]

One word: Outrageous

[@garageathlete]

He makes 1:24-1:26 look so casual

[@CameronBuchan]

Agreed! Plus not many dramatics at the end!

[@johnorr9842]

Low rate too

[@shanerileyfitness3878]

Looks soo relaxed throughout. Crazy power.

[@teeruu625]

Pure yam right there. Thank you for sharing Olli and Cam for uploading!

[@katewoods4833]

Dude has absolutely no layback. It’s insane.

[@jbibanezdude44]

No need, the rowing machine is nailed to the floor and he's pushing the Earth each stroke with his legs :)

[@typxxilps]

He is a really tall guy with over 200 cm an the efficiency of strokes on the water is decreasing cause the angle of attack is getting worser the longer the strokes get. Therefore he is on the water almost upright the whole stroke and it looks very short but in fact it is not. i do not know but it seems he does not change his behaviour on the erg in favour of longer stroke and lower stroke rate...

[@CJ95ZZ]

It could be just what feels comfortable for him. Isn't Cam the same height as Ollie and he has noticeably more layback. Sometimes it's also based on leverages. Mo Sbihi is also one the taller rowers out there and he has relatively little leg compression and more leanback because you can see he has a much longer torso to leg length ratio. If he was finishing with a straight back, he wouldn't be able to get the same amount of length.

[@kulbabus]

@@typxxilps He can just set up bigger rigger span

[@MrBoggins1234]

554 watts for over 5 1/2 mins. Ouchy. Erg Sounded like an old school F1 car 🏎️💪💪💪👍

[@hba934]

Do you know each other or how does it come that you are able to upload this footage? Very cool to get such an insight!

[@CameronBuchan]

Indeed, he sent me it! #yamsquad

[@kevinf.4478]

He's only 23 too! I wonder how far he can take his 2k to by the end of his career.

[@emmamorgans1280]

I’m still proud of my 8:01 PB (no regrets)

[@CameronBuchan]

That's a great score Emma! #yamsquad

[@Venger25]

That’s awesome 👏🏼

[@typxxilps]

great sunday evening show ... and see you working together sharing the video of him and his father fighting for the better.

[@danielarazolalopez6959]

INsane power!!! What a beast! Thanks for your inspiración Cam, i bought a concept 2 and started rowing during the quorentin here in Spain y i learn a lot whith your channel, lot o nice information. i,ve done my first ever try on 2 KM yesterday and did 6,38.4 . Hard to do it, i hope to improve soon. Im 43 years old and 75 kgr and only 1,73 m (not a rower body :-( ..) Thank!

[@ronaldbrouwer1051]

Wow! Love to see raw natural talent at work. I bet that if he were to optimize his technique for erg rowing he could beat JDS's WR on the 2k. This man is an animal!

[@CameronBuchan]

Not sure about much optimising, 538 with his PB, he's got room to go purely on fitness and strength gains

[@SuperCbode]

Voll geil Olli!!!! Hau rein, bleib dran und Glückwunsch :)

[@memeking8734]

thats even faster splits than my 500m!

[@thesauce669]

I need to up my steady state. That row looked like a stroll in the park.

[@adrianklingemann9493]

You two have to meet after the corona crisis and just chat with each other. Or via video chat that would be interesting as well as cool. Two great rowers with great passion for this sport

[@CameronBuchan]

That's be great! #yamsquad

[@DrpCARS]

Kann sein das die Concept 2 die Zeiten sehr unterschiedlich anzeigen, Zuhause bei meinem muss ich mich richtig richtig anstrengen um Pace Zeiten überhaupt zu halten von so 1:57 im Studio ganz locker 1:50 im Verhältnis, beides Concept 2 mit PM5 und bei gleichem DF Was kann das bitte sein ?

[@5AMmonke]

Du musst den drag factor verstellen er kann das gefühl des ruderns verändern

[@DrpCARS]

@@5AMmonke schon logisch

[@CarlFredrik-uo1cu]

Insane. Does anyone know what Zeidler does in the bench press, squat and deadlift? And what his VO2max is?

[@CameronBuchan]

Great questions!

[@CarlFredrik-uo1cu]

@@CameronBuchan Thanks, I'm a nerd when it comes to those statistics. I know a couple of stats from rowing legend Olaf Tufte, he's a hero here in Norway (2 Olympic golds and 2 world championships gold in the single sculls. As well as a bronze in the double sculls at age 40. 7 (!) Olympics in total.) His best times are 5:44 in the 2000m erg, and 15:10 in the 5000m erg. Had a VO2max of 76-77ml/kg/min (7.2-7.3L), and a lung capacity of 7.19L in his prime. Lifting PBs include 140kg (308lbs) in the bench press, 185kg (407lbs) in the squat, and 240kg (529lbs) in the deadlift. In a Norwegian TV show (Don't remember the name, but it was on the channel TV2) he did 28 consecutive pullups in his late 30s. Really impressive when you're that tall and heavy (193/6'4, 95kg/209lbs) One of Tufte's main rivals, Ondrej Synek said in an interview that he had done 5:41 in the 2000m erg, and 18:11 in the 6000m erg. edit: I have also read several places that "New Zealand sculler Rob Waddell has one of the highest absolute V̇O2 max levels ever tested." (Waddell has done 5:36.6 in the 2k and 14:58.3 in the 5k) But the values/numbers are never mentiond, it's really frustrating. I'd love to know.

[@CarlFredrik-uo1cu]

If you use this VO2max calculator www.concept2.co.uk/indoor-rowers/training/calculators/vo2max-calculator, with Tufte's stats (5:44, 95kg, male, highly trained) you get 74.74ml/kg/min. So it seems pretty accurate, considering Tufte was reported at 76-77.

[@CameronBuchan]

@@CarlFredrik-uo1cu Ziedler’s scores are faster than all of those guys. Generally don’t see much of him lifting heavier weights. Many strokes for different folks!

[@harrisonaero]

Nice, thanks for posting Cameron. Good inspiration right there.

[@reubenmiller2142]

This looks like a warmup, JDS hasn’t got long left

[@billpola]

I know this is over four years old, but with something like this I'd like to see the camera angle you used, one directly form the side and one showing the monitor in real time

[@CameronBuchan]

You should ask him to set up multiple cameras for his next training session

[@peterl1298]

Looks easy. I should post a video of me doing a 2k in 8:30 minutes and me dying after. For reference, I'm 36 male. 6 feet tall, 165 lbs.... My cardiovascular endurance has always sucked ass!

[@CameronBuchan]

Send it over and we can see what we can do! #yamsquad

[@mondeodave07]

Just keep going small improvements at a time. The only motivation I use is I'm competing against no one only myself . Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses.

[@patrickaherne1274]

he doesn't even need to try when he's this strong 😂😂

[@ahmadaizatrahmat7675]

He looks like Ivan drago

[@helgebrand6942]

welche luftklappeneinstellung faehrt er ? how is the air adjusted ?

[@1acobus]

This is what new people need to watch when they learn how to maximise efficiency on the rowing machine, he's all legs to the point his upper body and shoulders are relaxed.

[@rascott1970]

insane. I'm at 7:19..aiming for 7 this year

[@CameronBuchan]

Good luck! #yamsquad

[@Venger25]

That’s not slow still, I think 7 mins is great time, I think my best I tried with no training was 7:10, but would need to practice again

[@euan1234]

I hit 7:17 earlier this year (March) - was hoping to be 7 or thereabouts by the end of the year. Then the gyms closed, and my daily ergo regime went out the window. Wondering if there is still time to get there with a 4 month push (assuming the gyms can stay open!)

[@specialforces101]

He appears to be highly talented.

[@dionmancenido6035]

He might have a future in rowing. It’s possible.

[@lckite9823]

Dion Mancenido he should start training. He might become good

[@CameronBuchan]

Quite good one may say

[@tomnalis2846]

How did you get this footage?

[@CameronBuchan]

I asked Olli for it and he sent it over! #yamsquad

[@jacko791]

I wonder if his style limits his potential on the static 2k erg. Relative to his longer ergs the 2k is not as strong. It's not a critique at all as his static 2k score is probably not his focus, but it looks as though he could improve it if he rowed a bit longer

[@typxxilps]

He does not care about that. He wants to become an olympic champ , nothing else. And a longer stroke does not work for him in the single at his size cause angle of attack gets worser the longer his stroke would get. At the catch of a long stroke he could put bring the skulls close to parallel to the shell and then his catch power would not propell. At the end of the day the olympic gold medall is what counts for him ... and there after he might do other attempts on the erg and adopt the style Erg records need. At least he should be able to train on the water in Munich cause lock down is eased a bit and rowing the single the easiest way of protection as long the rowing club allows him to row or open the gates for him cause that is the critical part that other club members wanted to follow ... at least here in the north were things had been not so serious as in Bavaria in the south close to italy ... Here the rowing clubs were mostly closed and the pros who wanted to row on water needed permissions, each of them.

[@jamesalger9561]

Even in my early 30s, I don't think I ever pulled more than 10 strokes under 1:25.

[@alessandrocarrettin3418]

Cam, what about Luca Rambaldi's 5:42.0?

[@CameronBuchan]

What about it? I'd love to upload it! #yamsquad

[@roticelander]

damn olli, but you could at least breathe...

[@jacksondangour3545]

and then there's me here with a 7:33 2k :(

[@SirZinloos]

My best 500m is 1:27.4.... And 1:25.8 is for him his casual split

[@kyletattersall666]

What damper setting is being used?

[@jakelopez2796]

drag factor of 130 is standard for men, 110 for women, at least in new zealand

[@Simon-xi8tb]

What is his VO2Max, 200 ml/kg/min ? LOL

[@dionmancenido6035]

What’s his drag factor?

[@CameronBuchan]

Need to ask him!

[@duka1988ns]

What is his PB ? do you think he can get the WR ?

[@adrianklingemann9493]

Oliver Zeidler PB 5.38.7 in March 2018

[@CameronBuchan]

Yes #yamsquad

[@duka1988ns]

@@CameronBuchan He looks like a very tall and powerful guy. Would be good to see him against Mahe and Damir in the next Olympics

[@CameronBuchan]

He won the world champs last year

[@AxelPRC]

And that was a bad 2k for him 😂

[@kriterium123]

I feel sorry for the erg

[@MagneKvalvik-r6g]

Olaf Tufte has, 5.44. 0 and, its 10 years ago

[@chandragupdatvos1421]

me watching the whole thing again just to hear the squeal at the end

[@nigellongley]

UN...F#&%@€..BELIEVABLE!! MASCHINE. #GermanEngineering Holy Crap. Just with his Dad in his house. Not in competition....

[@finnlewis4672]

Why doesn’t he lean back at the finish the 11-1 position

[@brimstoneclub]

That is an impressive technique #yamsquad

[@johnoflynn8559]

Surprised how upright at the finish he is.

[@dionmancenido6035]

John O'Flynn he looked pretty drained at the finish though

[@kiwicdm1812]

If they gave him a erg that fits him he’d probably go faster

[@CameronBuchan]

In what way? This also isn't his record which was done on same size machine

[@kathrin9674]

wieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mondeodave07]

Thought I was doing ok at 6.39 for a 2k😳😳

[@CameronBuchan]

And you are Dave! #yamsquad

[@mondeodave07]

@@CameronBuchan hope to break 6.30 by the end of the year .

[@Venger25]

That’s quick Dave

[@mondeodave07]

@@Venger25 il get there. The only person I compete against is myself and my own standards . That motivates me !!

[@Venger25]

Dave Williams I’m the same way

[@seanwhitehall4652]

He's not on lowest foot setting? Who is the lowest setting for then?

[@CameronBuchan]

Everyone has different body dimensions and technique so it isn’t automatically a given that the bigger you are the lower the feet

[@배호연-r5d]

허리를 왜 안 씁니까? JDS 기록 못 깨겠네요

[@conmatt6284]

HAHA My 2k is 6:59 and I thought I was kinda fast for a 145 lbs 17yr old. Then theres this dude ripping a 5:43 who's only 23. Makes me feel slow.

[@Venger25]

You’re not slow

[@jamescapp662]

Imagine the score he would get if he could get his legs straight....