D.I.Y. PELOTON ROWER / HYDROW ALTERNATIVE! | PREMIUM SET UP

D.I.Y. PELOTON ROWER / HYDROW ALTERNATIVE! | PREMIUM SET UP | Step-by-step Guide.

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In this weeks video I show you how I put together a DIY Peloton Rower / Hydrow class based rowing set up.
Ultimately, I ended up with a Hydrow so if you're on the fence.
For Hydrows best deal right now (and to help support this channel at no extra cost to you!):
🇺🇸 hydrow.sjv.io/9gA1zW
🇬🇧 tidd.ly/3Deti7p
You can also see my full Hydrow playlist here: bit.ly/HydrowPlaylist
For the DIY items:
U.S.A:
Concept 2 Model D: amzn.to/3rluSPp
Apple TV: amzn.to/3IX86U6
TV Stand: amzn.to/3L3hUh2
U.K.:
Concept 2 Model D: amzn.to/3olJRa5
Apple TV: amzn.to/32RydMG
TV Stand: amzn.to/3L7Jjyg
#Hydrow #IndoorRowing #HydrowReview
Content.
For ease, I’m using an Apple TV to access content.
This rower has the PM5 console which looks basic but is really in depth with stacks of data and workouts that I haven’t gone very far in to yet.
My biggest gripe with the Concept 2 has always been that even though this is very very good. I’ve always found the little screen boring and find screen based coaching much more motivating!
Apple TV gives me loads of options and I can choose to pair my headphones with the Apple TV or the Tv itself. Here’s my top 5 free and paid for.
1.Apple Fitness +
(I would recommend buying an annual subscription as it works out at 79 per which breaks down to 6.50 per month.)
2.KZfaq videos: Training Tall, Dark Horse rowing, GoRow from the Bitish rowing team and Eric Murray from Indoor Rowing.
You can also search POV rowing on KZfaq and row with Olypians on the Thames or a relaxing row in Hawaii.
3. As the Freewheel Spins Podcast.
This is brilliant in your ear rowing workouts.
4. The Concept2 Website also recommends apps such as Asensai, krew and Regatta. ( I haven’t felt the need to actually use these but they look pretty good, although they have subscriptions)
If you enjoy my videos, please ‘LIKE’ and ‘SUBSCRIBE’, it really helps!
All the very best!
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction.
00:42 Peloton Rower prediction.
00:53 Hydrow details
01:12 Why didn’t I just buy a Hydrow?
02:03 Concept 2 Build.
02:20 Why pick a Concept 2 Rower?
03:44 Picking a screen.
05:05 Content device.
05:16 Apple fitness rowing
05:55 Making it sound like a water rower.
07:02 KZfaq workouts.
08:00 Podcasts.
08:14 Total Cost.
09:32 Outtro
Steve

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@nmacog 3 жыл бұрын

love my Concept 2 - I row 12-15k a day on it with interval training. Started off using Training Tall and Dark Horse Rowing but the best by far is the Rowalong KZfaq Channel.

@nmacog 3 жыл бұрын

@@balcerzaq I use that too, along with ErgZone with RowAlong workouts. I tried HOLOFIT with Oculus Quest 2 VR, has potential but not quite there yet !

@lawriecook 3 жыл бұрын

I'll second that. I've been rowing my Concept2 to Rowalong since just after the first lockdown and though Shane and Austin are good I find Rowalong's training routines based around the rower's 2k time suit me much better.

@mitube4u 2 жыл бұрын

I'm about to start my rowing journey as I await my C2 to be delivered and I happen upon this video. I was like dam I have an old monitor that I can use for just this setup. Thanks for the idea. All I need to do is basically buy a floor stand for my monitor.

@Nunyabizn3ss Жыл бұрын

The thing I like most about this setup, is that it’s not a rent for life product. If you travel, have an injury, or focus on a different area of fitness you aren’t being charged for it.

@theodoreboosalis 2 жыл бұрын

I just got my Concept 2 rower - I like it. I will row again today in a circuit weight training workout - boot camp style. I needed a day off from my first workout Friday - it kicked my sorry butt. That's a good thing.

@erichp1329 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was looking for. Great review and set up.

@KelvinMcNeil 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. I just purchased a Concept 2, which is my 1st rower. I’m super excited but was feeling a bit worried I would regret not having the engagement of the Hydro or future Peleton rower. I will certainly adopt your concept and just watch Apple Fitness & KZfaq with my noise canceling headphones. Feels good to save a ton of money while still having a high quality rower although it looks like you eventually gave in & got your Hydro! 😂

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! The advantage of the C2 is that you can row in front of any content you want. I think you'll love it!

@marjoriedonkin1903 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! This was very helpful, and you were so funny and pleasant to watch thank you 😊

@ianhudson9590 Жыл бұрын

Great video, I watched it to determine your TV screen size, thank you. I did the Hydrow app for a while and it’s fun and wonderful scenery, but i did not find the workouts as challenging as various free content out there. So your set up is perfect as a do it all option

@matthewdale956 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyable video, thanks 😊

@logandrayson4175 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@peterpayne2219 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you!

@ukaserex 2 жыл бұрын

"Where's your main tv"...time for some new friends, lol. Nice informative video. I do see a value in group training classes from home, but brother - $139 a month....that's a TON of cash over time. I see the value, but it's not worth that to me. I've got my main tv in front of my C2 rower in the garage. I can follow along with Dark Horse, Training Tall, etc, if I choose, or I can just listen to my own music with my headphones. And, aside from the Roku (a gift from before I was rowing) the tv - which I found in the trash, literally on a morning run, and the rower - I pay nothing. Motivation can be a factor for many of us - because it's fleeting! Glad you found what works for you - but you sure are paying for it! I tell myself when things get tough in the pain cave, "I don't have to do this, I get to do this!". Seems to work.

@atc238 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. This is a great hack.

@ciscosurplus 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! I keep getting Hydrow pop Up but already have a concept 2 so ended up getting an iPad mount as an alternative. I’d recommend trying out a few apps that pull data from the pm5 Asensei - free trial EXR - in beta but has has games I use these on a iPad Pro mounted which I drop on (not as big as a 32inch screen but closer as on the mount arm)

@NextCarEV 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thank you.

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@iainarthur7713 7 ай бұрын

In most gyms the concept IIs only suffer from under use, most people have a go and think 'f that' :)

@boomish69 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea…thanks..

@10s20s30s 3 жыл бұрын

The C2 is absolutely the gold standard and the PM5 can’t be beat, however the noise would be a big issue for me in an apartment. I opted for the same water rower as shown in the Apple Fitness+ videos, it looks and sounds gorgeous. The on-device monitor isn’t as important to me as I casually row alongside AF+, so the Apple Watch provides the metrics I need.

@drconflict629 2 жыл бұрын

"The PM5 can't be beat"? It's a heavily outdated crap screen included in a 1K rower. It's a joke to me tbh and many others have complained about it as well.

@jenro3313 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@williamriker4889 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Looking to set up something where I can just watch some youtube 4k wilderness type content as I row. Glad I found this video as direction.

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@stocktonrails9279 2 жыл бұрын

Really liked this video- some really good (impartial) information here, nicely presented. For me, the biggest thing is the total cost of ownership issue with subscription-based rowers. With my Concept 2 rower- granted with a very small screen (that I think really should be updated with a larger screen)- the cost of ownership is the cost of the rower itself. It’s very cost effective, and that definitely works for me and I’m sure many others. In addition, some of these high-cost subscription based rowers are fairly useless in terms of some of their features if you decide not to enable the subscription service on them. That is a huge deal for me- with manufactures basically crippling the functionality of the rower to some extent unless customers buy into their subscription model. To each his (or her) own of course… I’m just sharing a few key points on why the Concept 2 rower is the rower for me.

@chrisgeroch4927 2 жыл бұрын

It should be noted the the concept 2 has that Bluetooth connection so it will work will all the apps etc that are designed to accept it. This is why one should buy it.

@SteveJulien Жыл бұрын

Ultimately, as much as i loved my DIT setup, I ended up with a Hydrow so if you're on the fence... For Hydrows best deal right now (and to help support this channel at no extra cost to you!): 🇺🇸 hydrow.sjv.io/9gA1zW 🇬🇧 tidd.ly/3Deti7p You can also see my full Hydrow playlist here: bit.ly/HydrowPlaylist For the DIY items: U.S.A: Concept 2 Model D: amzn.to/3rluSPp Apple TV: amzn.to/3IX86U6 TV Stand: amzn.to/3L3hUh2 U.K.: Concept 2 Model D: amzn.to/3olJRa5 Apple TV: amzn.to/32RydMG TV Stand: amzn.to/3L7Jjyg

@rascott1970 2 жыл бұрын

Shout out for Eric Murray. Best technique on KZfaq

@marymclaughlindavis1670 Жыл бұрын

Try Row Along videos- he is the best coach

@Jayluke92 4 ай бұрын

I have the tonal, peloton bike and just upgraded to tread plus from the tread. I was thinking of getting the peloton row however I am considering to do this setup. Have you used the new row since they released it? And if so how would you compare your peloton hack to the actual row? Seems like this is a smart financial route considering not much time is spent on the row anyway.

@WillCL1994 3 жыл бұрын

Having rowed at university and club the concept 2 is the gold standard. It is what all records are set with and all standards set on. The issue for home fitness is you do not get that team training feel whereas training with 8 people together you do. I think as the concept 2 is so used by athletes and "serious" rowers that they will struggle to move away from just the PM monitors as the stats is all that are needed. My concern is the hydro and the peloton rower will never be taken as seriously by the rowing world (which they are not designed for anyway). So there will remain a divide. My question is can you broadcast your stats from the PM5 via bluetooth to the apple TV? I cannot imagine working out on an erg without seeing split, stroke rate etc... If so this would great in establishing middle ground and brining the Concept 2 into the connected fitness world while it still being go to for athletes.

@SteveJulien 3 жыл бұрын

Great points! (I’ll pin this) You’re 100% right about the differences. When I talk to my road riding friend, who uses Zwift in the winter, about my Peloton bike we only have a mild interest in each other’s set up. (No interest if we're both honest, haha!) It’s not in the video but I bought a new PM5 arm for £5 that I was able to adjust so that the PM5 sits lower (So under the TV and not in front of it) There’s also an ERG app I could also use my phone to display the data on the folded back PM5 app.

@WillCL1994 3 жыл бұрын

@@SteveJulien Yeah that is defiantly the case. It is why I was so hesitant about getting the Peloton at first. As I had been all about that sweet Garmin data on my road bike & from the concept 2 for rowing. I think its why im drawn to the power zone rides as well on the peloton. Also now i want to enjoy the 'doing' of my exercise rather than the 'training' element and loving the completion and racing. Peloton Rower will be in my sights if it can best the concept 2 with a tv. They will have to do something special

@womanofacertainage5892 2 жыл бұрын

Sincerely asking: Why would anyone care whether their in-home rower was "taken as seriously" by the "rowing world" as the C2? If someone enjoys their Hydrow or Pelaton rower, why would it matter if "serious rowers" didn't like it? Am I missing something here?

@elizabethmolleker5752 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a link to the tv stand that you use? Such a great idea!

@SteveJulien 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Here it is: RFIVER Universal Swivel Floor TV... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086W2JDQP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

@lundinulrika Жыл бұрын

Does rowing get rid of love handles?

@jeffq7396 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video… can I ask what stand did you use for your TV?

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

Pleasure, here’s the stand amzn.to/2ZxPfhj

@charlesadams8541 Жыл бұрын

Correction please, they are not using WaterRowers, they are using FluidRower which have patented twin tank adjustable resistance. The Coach is World Champion rower Josh Crosby. Apart from that a good video ;-)

@toriasummers2670 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, thanks for another fabulous video. Can I just ask, and it’s probably a stupid question, presumably with your set-up, you won’t get any split, speed, leaderboard details via the mobile app/Apple TV? Where do you get your TV stand from? It looks like a great set-up, especially for one that is ‘hostage’ to Peloton - me too, hence looking at this route rather than Hydrow, despite how ‘sexy’ that beast looks! :-)

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Toria! You won’t get the splits and speed, but I’ve improved the set up so you can, and am now using the Hydrow app (which I didn’t know existed!) Have a look at this set up as I’ve moved the TV forward and am using the Concept 2’s data for stroke rate, 500m split, speed etc. It works really well and as far as I can tell, gives you everything except the leaderboard. (mid height TV stand from Amazon) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hcBilJV_urrQfXU.html

@toriasummers2670 2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveJulien Thanks so much. I had already seen this video but thanks for pointing me in its direction again. I think I will go down the concept 2 route even though it's longer than the Hydrow I just need to find a big enough home for it - unlike yourself, I don't have a garage gym so it would have to go, I suspect, in my sitting room!

@charlesadams8541 Жыл бұрын

Correction please, they are not using WaterRowers, they are using Life Fitness FluidRower which have patented twin tank adjustable resistance. Apart from that a good video ;-) NB The Coach is the best out there- World Champions Gold and Silver Medalist rower Josh Crosby.

@moist.teabag 2 жыл бұрын

860 at argos to

@steelsteez6118 2 жыл бұрын

"Make it sound like water" *throws on headphones with a water track* 🤣🤣 Mate I thought you were going to actually make it sound like water by doing some type of modification not just throwing headphones on!!! I can make it sound like Rihanna if that's the case! 🤣🤣 All in all good video mate!

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

😂 if it’s simple and works . . .

@steelsteez6118 2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveJulien True dat!

@greghao 2 жыл бұрын

Steve, curious what your thoughts are on this lower cost option vs the hydrow that you did end up buying. Knowing what you know now, having used the hydrow, which setup do you prefer? Does the value prop still hold up. Thanks

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

Video on this coming 10th April!

@PoleSlappa 2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveJulien Why isn't it April 10th yet!!!! Can you do anything about that mate?? Can't wait for it!

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

😂 not long now.

@greghao 2 жыл бұрын

Haha the wait is killin us!!

@conniecrowe92 2 жыл бұрын

What stand did you buy?

@SteveJulien 2 жыл бұрын

amzn.to/3h6oru3

@MrSzymonurai Жыл бұрын

Can the pm4 be configured this way

@SteveJulien Жыл бұрын

I don’t see why not.

@toriasummers2670 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the Hydrow in the end but, having used it, as fabulous as it feels, it is making me feel rather seasick. I don’t know any workaround other than sending it back and going down the concept 2 route! Does anyone else on here get seasickness when rowing and if so, do you have any suggestions for remedies? I think that it is caused because the monitor is too close to my face - i’m not sure if it’s that I am watching water that’s making me sick but ………

@bisonfan715 2 жыл бұрын

Get an Aviron or Ergatta instead!

@joniquealexander1135 3 жыл бұрын

So did you end up sending back your tred?

@SteveJulien 3 жыл бұрын

It’s gone for now, but lots more Tread videos coming from July 2nd.

@joniquealexander1135 3 жыл бұрын

@@SteveJulien sorry you had to give up your tred. I have a sunny one I use with the peloton app. I would be heart broken if mine was recalled. Can you do a video on why you sent yours back and your thoughts on the recall? I had been ninja stalking your channel waiting for your thoughts.

@dameonbrown3189 9 ай бұрын

What’s the tv stand that you’re using for your tv?

@SteveJulien 8 ай бұрын

Just a 'Low' TV stand from Amazon.

@dameonbrown3189 8 ай бұрын

@@SteveJulien thanks for this idea. I really was thinking to buy a Hydrow wave but I was stalling because of the monthly fees. Apple fitness+ for $9.99 to cover rowing, cycling and other things is a way better deal for me for sure since I’m not a hardcore athlete. I just need to start moving to get my heart rate up and lose some weight since I sit at a desk most of my day and love to eat so you know the result of that 😂