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What is a limitation of ergometer training compared with real rowing?

It does not simulate lateral balance challenges.

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  1. It requires a coxswain
  2. It does not simulate lateral balance challenges ✔
  3. It cannot build any strength

Why: Ergometers do not simulate lateral balance or exact water resistance, so technique training is limited.

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Answer: It does not simulate lateral balance challenges. Ergometers do not simulate lateral balance or exact water resistance, so technique training is limited.

  1. Rowing (sport) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing_%28sport%29
    Ergometers do not simulate the lateral balance challenges
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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