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May 15: When Should You Row? (And How to Combine It with Everything Else)

Season 3, Ep. 15

The Friday one. The one where we figure out when this row actually fits into your life — morning buy-in, lunch break, last thing at night — and whether you should row before or after your weights session. Plus the "skill points" analogy that changes how you think about mixing cardio and strength.


21 minutes at 5 out of 10 effort. Low intensity, low stroke rate, zone two heart rate. Or as I like to call it: four cats out of three dogs.


👇 All the daily rows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8ookhrQKwvKEfSfOxp73vX02j8LrtUil


0:00 Welcome & Workout Setup

0:39 Machine Setup — Drag Factor

0:46 Posture & Foot Placement

1:11 Foot Stretcher Strap Position

1:21 Handle Grip

1:38 Countdown to Row

2:05 The Row Begins

2:25 Morning Routine & Starting Easy

3:00 Pace Fluctuation Is Normal

3:51 Quantifying 5/10 Effort

4:33 Why a 2K Time Trial Helps

5:53 Time on the Machine Matters

7:08 Heart Rate & Zone 2

8:30 The Speech Test for Intensity

9:58 Benefits of Low Intensity Rowing

10:14 When to Do This Workout — Morning

10:52 These Rows Don't Drain Your Battery

11:45 Lunchtime & Evening Options

13:10 Last Thing at Night? Leave a Gap

14:27 Combining Rows with Other Workouts

15:28 The Skill Points Analogy

17:25 Cardio + Strength — Which First?

18:25 Light Cardio as a Warm-Up Before Weights

19:15 Why Too Much Cardio Before Weights Hurts

20:39 Easy Cardio After Strength Training

23:07 Cool-Down

23:32 End of 21-Min Row

23:58 Better to Row Any Time Than Skip It

24:55 Last Night's Hybrid Workout

27:25 Hamstring Stretch

28:05 Quad Stretch

30:26 Hip Flexor Stretch

32:27 Forearm Stretch

34:30 Arm Stretch

35:27 Shoulder Stretch


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