ErgBuddy is research-backed coaching software for indoor rowers — built to make structured training accessible, affordable, and dead simple.
Most training knowledge lives in college boathouses and behind expensive coaching subscriptions. Our mission is to make structured erg training available to every rower — not just those who can afford a coach. ErgBuddy codifies sports science into software so that a self-coached masters rower gets the same quality programming as a varsity athlete.
Every pace target and training phase comes from published rowing physiology research. Your benchmarks drive the programme — with zones on a dedicated Zones screen and relevant targets inside workouts. Not guessing — calculating.
Free to start, no hardware lock-in, no app store required. Works on any device with a browser. Whether you row on a Concept2, WaterRower, or RP3 — ErgBuddy works for you.
Open the app, see today's workout. Target split, duration, and the reasoning behind it — ready in seconds. No 30-page training plan to decipher.
Your 2k, 6k, or 60-minute personal best. That's all the engine needs to calibrate every pace target.
A periodised training programme built for your goal and the plan length you choose, Foundation through Race rehearsal.
Split target, duration, and intensity — every day. Just open the app and row.
ErgBuddy isn't a gamified fitness app and it's not a $44/month subscription tied to proprietary hardware. It's a focused training tool built by rowers, for rowers — the 40-year-old on a home erg, the college walk-on learning to train, the masters athlete chasing a PR. The training approach draws on published research on intensity distribution, recovery and rowing physiology, with sources listed on our research page. No black boxes.
Enter your most recent 2k or 6k result and let the engine do the rest. No credit card required.
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