Andy Turner: As a novice, could you please give me any guidance to power settings on the Indoor Rower whilst training. I am currently following a training routine downloaded from the Concept 2 website, but although it is very comprehensive it does not give suggested power/resistance settings for each component.Also, could you give me any tips on race strategy? I competed in Birmingham at the BIRC and I do not feel I competed to the best of my ability. Yep, you guessed it, I felt good for the first 1,000 metres and for the second 1,000 I had completely blown.Terry O'Neill: The resistance on the Indoor Rower is unlike standard gym equipment. The resistance is created by the ability of the rower to accelerate the flywheel. By moving the damper lever effectively you are changing the range of resistance rather that the load itself.As a rough guide if you are a big strong rower but slow to develop your power then you would be better working at the higher end of the range, towards setting 10. On the other hand if you are not that big then you would be better off toward the lower end.Some off the best scores are completed at level 4-5 by the heavyweight rowers. The reason for this is that although they are very strong they rely on rhythm, and if they start off with the damper setting too high then they are unable to keep the rhythm going for the full 2,000m. The upshot of all this is that you have to use trial and error to find the best damper setting for you as it is an individual thing.As for race tactics, through your training programme you have to establish your race pace. There are several tests that you can carry out to determine race pace and these are often discussed on the Concept 2 Message Board (http://www.therowingcompany.com/v4/messageboard.htm). The one that I favour is to complete 6x500m flat out with full recovery between each one. Your average time from these 6 x 500m will represent 110% of 2,000m race pace.