Row Forge

I have been using Row Forge for the last month or so and I have to say, the results have been outstanding! After testing all of the areas from 100m to “The Hour of Power” you can see the specific area needed to improve specific distances or timed rows. You use a few of the many varieties of workouts to focus on that specific area and then after 4-6 weeks working on that area, retest and see your progress. The conditioning plan helps get new rowers familiar with form and technique over a 6 week period, rowing 5,000m 4 times a week to gradually work towards overall fitness and health. If you’re looking for HIIT training there are those as well. The program is completely unique to you, based on your personal profile. It’s incredible and challenges you every workout to improve. Definitely recommend this app to rowers of all caliber!!

After just one use, I like it, but here’s one annoying defect: It classifies some workout types incorrectly — or at least inconveniently — e.g., some set pieces are classified as ‘Variable Interval’. That makes them ineligible for ranking in the Concept2 log. Ranked workouts need to be ‘Fixed Distance’.

The app is good and I enjoy that it will give me a challenge along with my other workout routine to cut weight and shed body fat. The only issue that I would like added to the app is an offline capability where it knows your profile but if you don’t have the chance to get WiFi or service then it will keep and save your workout and when you connect back it uploads to your profile. I also had an issue with 2 of my workouts when linked with the PM5 that it didn’t save my stats so I feel like it did it for nothing and don’t have the stats to progress, its unfortunate and a little demotivating. Other than these 2 problems its great just wish it could do a little more. I’m not in an area that gives the app what it needs to be successful.