Nordic Ski Racer - cross country ski racing

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Wall-Mounted Vasa Ergometer Much More Ski-Like

Greg and I met to set personal bests on the Vasa Ergometer after I mounted it on the wall. Here's the results:

Personal Bests on Wall- Mounted Vasa Ergometer
as of July 1, 2007 (Best score in bold).
Level MikeGreg
Fixed Distance Time

100m Doublepole31:161:06
100m Single Pole 31:241:20
Fixed Time Distance
Doublepole - 3 minutes1231m235m
Doublepole - 4 minutes3319m-
Single Pole - 4 minutes1260m-

So what's the difference between using the Vasa Erg as it ships (horizontally) versus mounting it on the wall? Everything! Our times came down because we could use out abs; the motion felt MUCH more ski-like; we could get our heart rates up higher. And it was easier to see the power meter.

We meet again this coming Thursday, July 12 at 6:30pm if anyone else is in the Wixom, MI area.

Greg doublepoles on the wall-mounted Vasa Ergometer

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