Comments on: W/kg – It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog! https://thecoxswainsjourney.com/w-kg-its-not-the-size-of-the-dog-in-the-fight-but-the-size-of-the-fight-in-the-dog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=w-kg-its-not-the-size-of-the-dog-in-the-fight-but-the-size-of-the-fight-in-the-dog Leading your crew to success, one stroke at a time Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:37:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: William Olayos https://thecoxswainsjourney.com/w-kg-its-not-the-size-of-the-dog-in-the-fight-but-the-size-of-the-fight-in-the-dog/#comment-1511 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:37:42 +0000 https://thecoxswainsjourney.com/?p=1364#comment-1511 A factor missing in your discussion is the time frame for the graphs. Are they taken as a 500m, 1000m, or 2K split, or something different? I can produce over 400 watts in a maximum output effort (and at 65 kg that translates to over 6 W/kg) while for a 30 minute row, limited to rating 20, I can only manage 150 watts (a very pedestrian 2.3 W/kg). I assume I am somewhere in between, but I would love to know the time parameters used in those graphs.

Definitely love the way you are thinking though. I have always felt I don’t slow most boats I hop into down, and this may give fuel to that opinion!

Great article.

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