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Old 12-15-2017, 10:10 AM
thegunner thegunner is offline
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Originally Posted by batman1425 View Post
The higher damper settings are useful for specific workouts - high load low rating for muscle recruitment and resistance training, but overuse injuries, particularly in the low back are common with those types of workouts.
my school's freshman boat ended up with herniated discs in... i want to say 1/3 of all rowers (myself inclusive). although it's not unique to high damper settings, since most of what i was doing was longer 15-20k pieces at a 95 damper.

60 mins @16 SPM with 100% load sounds... miserable.
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