Regular People V Olympic Rower | Brutal Challenge

We wanted to see if regular gym users could BEAT Sir Steve Redgrave for a 500m BLAST!
If they can, they WIN cash!

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[MarkLewisfitness]

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[Nayz]

As an ex rower, many people don’t realise how much of a beast the ergo can be, it’s pretty evil 😂

[batthew]

As a rower sat on my sofa watching this. My HR and adrenaline levels immediately spiked as soon as I saw the splits and the countdown haha

[thickweb]

"You warmed up for four seconds, that's a cardio workout for a Gymshark athlete!"

[samwharton]

I rowed with Nick for a short time at Leeds rowing club. I recognised him in the thumbnail and knew he’d absolutely smash it. Absolute beast

[davidmusk]

Proud to say my late father (one of the most humble and softly spoken blokes) had a 2 km PB of 6:40... at the age of 62! He used to race at the British Indoor champs and Redgrave and Pinsent would put on a bit of an exhibition race t the end (with Pinsent ending up with his usual faint in the last stroke 😂). Dad would turn a horrid shade of grey in the last 200m but absolutely loved his ergo.

[steyn]

It was on this very challenge against 18 year olds a year ago I got a herniated disc which needed surgery later on...for the record I won...as a 48 year old and clocked a 1:25 on the 500m. Short term win and still in recovery

[turbokeene]

As a 56 year old Cornish pilot gig rower, I’m stoked that I can still beat that erg challenge. To be fair though, it takes a lot of time on an erg to get efficient and also endurance fit. I’m not surprised many of the fit gym guys failed, as it’s not something they particularly train for. It’s all about the repetition and building the engine. Great video 👍

[PavolCeluch]

Love these challenges. Average person has no concept of how fast the top performers are until they try it out themselves.

[matts]

As a short (for a rower) 6'2", my PB in college was 6:28 for 2, 000 meters, a 1:37 split.
A month later I was cut for being one of the slowest guys on Cal Crew.
We had 5 future Olympians on that team.

[hedgehoguk]

Who remembers that documentary filmed in the lead up to Steve Redgrave's final Olympics, showing them training on the Concept 2 rowers? They were literally PASSING OUT from exhaustion and falling off the rower, and I remember thinking you can't possibly work any harder than that.

[oneworldfamily]

5:48 will always blow my mind. My fastest ever was 6:13 and it nearly killed me. Even the thought of going sub 6:10 seems too far fetched. However, I take my hat off to anyone who sincerely attempts the 2k test. Just doing it is no joke.

As for the people who attempted Mark's test - they could definitely add many valuable metres to their distance if they'd been taught proper technique and rating. Great work!

Finally, I hate to say it but it looked like that boat crash at the end of the vid involved my old rowing club, City of Cambridge (blue, yellow and claret colours), during the Bumps! 😄

[BRECKDOG]

This Sun I am going for a 5k pb (after totally giving up on running ). You are the reason, you planted the seed.

[connorspies]

Hey Mark, I was really inspired to dedicate more time to fitness after watching one of your videos in 2022. Thanks so much for the inspiration, much love from the USA.

[SwindonRunner]

One of the few cardio machines where 500m all out feels like it could literally make my heart explode

[bennson]

There are interesting rowing techniques in this video 😂

[Danolsen]

Honestly, my favorite part is listening to you get back at the rowing technique experts from the comments before they get their chance. It's funny as hell. On an unrelated note, nice video!

[DonLee]

technique is a big issue. you're supposed to use your legs to do the bulk of the power and then follow through with your arms at the end. most people who don't row use their arms before their legs are even straight, and end up not only with shorter strokes, but wasted energy, as straight arms don't require energy to pull. By overlapping those phases you are almost like tapping your brakes while pressing the accelerator.

[mdstreet]

Yes Mark! Gotta get that duck pond podium in there, always makes me smile. Another brilliantly entertaining video. Looks like some real interesting characters train at your local gym!

[brantnuttall]

I'm no rower (I'm a cyclist). Last year I rowed for the first time and did it in 1:42 and for someone who was 53, I thought it was quite good.