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Highlights for the Week of 26-29 March 2019

Infiniti R9i Rowing Machine

It’s here!

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

My new rowing machine is here and man is big. I love it – and even learned how to fold it up which is cool. My one and only problem? I’m kinda short and stout. Reaching the rowing bar is soooo just out of my reach! Luckily because I’m short, I went and found a reacher gadget and can now access all of the parts just fine. I’m taking about 10 minutes each day to get completely familiar with it but so far… I’m really thinking I made a good choice. 
Infiniti R9i Rowing Machine
Infiniti R9i Rowing Machine

Got it figured out.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Yesterday I wrote about not being able to reach the bar on my new rowing machine. Last night I sent an Email to the company that makes the machine and asked them about it. They replied today and just my luck, they’ve never run into that problem before. Leave it to me to be that weird ‘special one’. Ugh! 
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The engineer suggested maybe as I’m putting the feet in the straps to pull out the bar and tuck it behind my calves. I tried that and it worked but it felt very awkward. But while putting the bar back, I made a really simple but important discovery. The hooks for the bar have a bottom that’s just high enough so the bar will actually stay in place underneath the hooks. It’s only about a centimetre closer to me, but that’s really all I need. So I can reach it now if I put the bar there, which is fairly simple to do. See the photos below. 

I had a good day doing my regular gym session and figuring this out but never did get a chance to just ‘play with my new toy’ because I had to go get groceries after work today. Ahh well. There’s always tomorrow! 
Rowing Machine brackets for the handle

My bar fits just under these brackets. (Usually, it would go where the hooks are for it). 

Rowing Machine handle

And here’s the same spot with the bar sitting where I can reach it. So pleased to have found this by accident! 

Wow!

Friday, March 29, 2019

I thought I’d do about 10 minutes on the rowing machine but ended up doing 20! I’m now feeling muscles I didn’t even know existed!! 

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09Feb22 A bit red and sweaty after a rowing session. I spent six consecutive days rowing in order to complete this year's Concept 2 Valentine's Day Challenge. And yes, I rowed more than 14,000 km and completed the challenge. #2022pad #rowing #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse #latergram #selfie #rowingselfie

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09Feb22 A bit red and sweaty after a rowing session. I spent six consecutive days rowing in order to complete this year's Concept 2 Valentine's Day Challenge. And yes, I rowed more than 14,000 km and completed the challenge. #2022pad #rowing #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse #latergram #selfie #rowingselfie

10Feb22 My gym advisor works really hard at keeping me moving. Especially this week while I worked on meeting the Valentine's Day Challenge. I like how the mirror shows me on the rower with my walking stick beside me (necessary so I can stand up when I finish my workout). #2022pad #rowing #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse #catsofinstagram #latergram

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10Feb22 My gym advisor works really hard at keeping me moving. Especially this week while I worked on meeting the Valentine's Day Challenge. I like how the mirror shows me on the rower with my walking stick beside me (necessary so I can stand up when I finish my workout). #2022pad #rowing #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse #catsofinstagram #latergram

23Feb22 This was a screen capture from my Strava account where I'd listed what I did, and it showed my stats down below the photo. This was a relentless 10 round bike and squat exercise my coach at Dark Horse rowing had come up with. This was pure torture! #2022pad #rowing #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse #recumbentbike #squats

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23Feb22 This was a screen capture from my Strava account where I'd listed what I did, and it showed my stats down below the photo. This was a relentless 10 round bike and squat exercise my coach at Dark Horse rowing had come up with. This was pure torture! #2022pad #rowing #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse #recumbentbike #squats

17Jan22 And here it is all built and ready for a ride - my new, much better fitting recumbent bike. If you know me and have an interest in my old recumbent bike get a hold of me. My preference is for a friend to have it to use. If I don't get any takers then I'll put it up for sale. #2022pad #recumbentbike #bike #homegymlife #keepmoving

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17Jan22 And here it is all built and ready for a ride - my new, much better fitting recumbent bike. If you know me and have an interest in my old recumbent bike get a hold of me. My preference is for a friend to have it to use. If I don't get any takers then I'll put it up for sale. #2022pad #recumbentbike #bike #homegymlife #keepmoving

10Jan22 This huge box, which was delivered this way up when it should have been that side down, arrived. It would be another week before the bike could get built because I was feeling unwell and needed to get tested to make sure it wasn't covid. It wasn't. #2022pad #bigbox #recumbentbike #bike #homegymlife #keepmoving

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10Jan22 This huge box, which was delivered this way up when it should have been that side down, arrived. It would be another week before the bike could get built because I was feeling unwell and needed to get tested to make sure it wasn't covid. It wasn't. #2022pad #bigbox #recumbentbike #bike #homegymlife #keepmoving
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