May is EDS Awareness Month, and one of the biggest lessons with EDS is that consistency usually beats intensity.
Tonight’s session was built around that idea.
No heroic pace targets.
No chasing numbers too early.
Just controlled work at r20 and letting the session develop naturally.
The original lunchtime row never happened, so this became an evening shed session instead. Sometimes training has to fit around work, family, fatigue, and life in general. The important thing is keeping the chain moving.
The plan was simple: hold rhythm, sit on pressure, and build gradually if the body allowed it.
That’s exactly how the row unfolded.
The opening 10 minutes were deliberately calm while the heart rate settled into the work. Stroke rate stayed locked at r20 almost the entire way through, power stayed smooth, and the pace slowly tightened across the session without forcing anything.
By the final five minutes the pace had naturally moved under 2:00/500m while the heart rate still stayed controlled.
That’s the sort of session that matters long term.
Not because it looks dramatic on paper, but because it builds repeatable aerobic strength without digging a recovery hole afterwards.
Main set: 30:00 @ r20
7372m
2:02.1 average
131 avg HR / 145 max HR
192w average
Drag factor 133
Including warm-up and cool-down, the total session came out at 40 minutes continuous work.
The graphs tell the story: steady HR drift, stable power, stable stroke rate, and a controlled late lift instead of a fade.
That’s proper low-rate aerobic rowing. Built through rhythm. Built through patience. Built through control.
With EDS, flow matters. Consistency matters. Smooth movement matters.
Another quality session banked.
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