On November 25th 2012 I will be participating in my 3rd Full Distance Ironman in Cozumel, Mexico. After a brief rest from completing two international Ironman competitions in 2008 Nice, France and 2009 Florianopolis, Brazil I wanted something to train for again in order to keep driving myself into competition. For the past few years I have been doing shorter distance indoor races on the Concept 2 rowing machine as well as the Concept 2 Ski Erg. With these three amazing cardiovascular, strength, and muscle-endurance machines you will be able to be more efficient with the exercises and use many different types of workouts while utilizing the whole body and core muscles. SKI ERG BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF TRAINING METHOD WITH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Nordic skiing is an exhilarating and aerobically demanding sport, so it's no surprise that Nordic skiers are extremely fit athletes. The SkiErg makes this terrific aerobic exercise accessible to anyone. Each pull [...]