The document is an advertisement for the Shox-BoxTM, an attachment for indoor rowing machines. It claims the Shox-BoxTM absorbs up to 20 pounds of impact on each stroke to reduce stress on the back. Studies show increased ergometer training leads to more back injuries in rowers. The Shox-BoxTM allows the ergometer to move vertically on each stroke to divert shock away from the spine. It is designed to fit most Concept2 rowing machines and provides a softer, safer stroke to help prevent injuries and keep rowers training.

1. Tired of Rowing
on Concrete?
Your Back is.
For a Softer, Safer, More Realistic Stroke.
Measurements have proven:
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as much as a 20 pound impact can be diverted from the spine and absorbed by the vertical motion of the Shox-Box™
on every stroke.
Studies have shown: 1Teitz, et al (2002); 2 Bernstein, et al (2002); 3 Karlson (2000)
Increased ergometer training volumes have led to a significant increase in back pain of collegiate rowers.1
At the elite level, land based training carries a 10-fold higher risk of injury per hour than water based training,
the leading causes suggested being weights and ergometer training.2
Most rowing injuries are due to overuse, and many can be traced to training errors or equipment problems.3
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2. For Prevention or Rehabilitation,
experience the Shox-Box™
You won’t want to row without it!
!
Why it Works:
As a rower finishes a stroke and begins the next, the upper torso quickly pivots about the lower back. This quick pivot results in
a rapid reversal of acceleration (jerk) of the upper body mass causing significant compressive and transverse Shox to the lower
back. In a rowing shell when the rower reaches the finish/recovery part of the stroke, the boat bounces downward in the water
absorbing this shock. On an indoor rowing machine, the downward shock is absorbed in the rowers’ back since the erg frame sits
rigidly on the floor. Even ergs with horizontal slides cannot absorb this axial compression. The Shox-Box™ allows the ergometer
to move vertically diverting that shock from the spine into the Shox-Box™ enabling the rower to train with less trauma. With
even as little at a 10 lb impact on every stroke throughout a 2000m piece, approximately 220 strokes, the rower will divert more
than 2000 pounds (1 Ton) of accumulated impact to their back with the Shox-Box™.
Rowing’s hard
enough, give your Train with Shox-Box™
back the relief it and keep your back &
needs to be ready for you in the action!
your next race.
Shox-
Shox-Box™ for a better and healthier indoor row
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Shox-BoxTM Technical Data
Patent Pending Design Fits Concept2 ergs: Models B, C and D
High quality textured powder-coated Small size, easy to store
enclosure, all steel construction
Maintenance free
Precision engineered tempered spring design
No tools required. Less than one minute to
Redundant six point spring configuration for install: set rear legs in cradle and row!
lifetime operation
Maximum user weight limit is 270 pounds
∗∗∗ A Concept2 horizontal slide mounting kit will be available soon ∗∗∗
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