How to Sync the Concept2 Logbook with Other Apps
By the Watta Team · Updated
Quick Answer
Getting data into the Concept2 Logbook: use ErgData during your workout (automatic upload) or enter results manually at log.concept2.com. Getting data out: connect Watta to your Logbook account for automatic read-only import of every workout, and use the Logbook's own integrations to forward workouts to services like Strava. Set each connection up once; after that the chain runs itself.
How Workouts Get Into the Logbook
The Logbook accepts workouts three ways. ErgData is the main route: pair it with the PM5 and every finished session uploads automatically. Manual entry at log.concept2.com works for any workout, including sessions on monitors without Bluetooth. Finally, the PM5's USB flash drive memory can be synced through the Concept2 Utility. Whichever route you use, the Logbook becomes the single official record that rankings, challenges, and lifetime metres are built on.
Connect Watta for Automatic Import
Watta connects to the Concept2 Logbook with a secure, read-only link. Open Watta, go to your profile, choose Concept2 Logbook, and authorise access — you approve it once on the Concept2 site. From then on, workouts you upload to the Logbook import into Watta automatically, where each one gets a 0-100 Effort Score, heart rate zone analysis, and a place in your clubs and leaderboards. The link is read-only: Watta never writes to or changes your Logbook record.
Forward Workouts to Strava
The Concept2 Logbook can forward workouts to Strava through the connections settings in your Logbook profile. Authorise Strava once and new erg sessions appear in your Strava feed. Watta also syncs workouts to Strava directly, so choose one route to avoid duplicate activities in your feed.
The Complete Chain
Put together, the full sync chain looks like this: PM5 → ErgData → Concept2 Logbook → Watta (analysis) and Strava (sharing). One workout, logged once, ends up as an official Logbook entry, a scored session in Watta, and a shared activity on Strava. No step after ErgData requires any action per workout.
Troubleshooting Sync Issues
If a workout is missing from the Logbook, check that ErgData completed its upload — reopen the app with an internet connection. If a Logbook workout has not appeared in Watta, pull to refresh; imports run when you open the app. If you revoke and re-authorise a connection, historical workouts remain — Concept2 access can be managed any time from your Logbook profile's connected apps page. Duplicate Strava activities usually mean two forwarding routes are active; disable one.
Tips
- +Set up ErgData, the Watta Logbook link, and Strava forwarding once — the chain then runs automatically.
- +Pick one route to Strava (Logbook forwarding or Watta sync) to avoid duplicate activities.
- +Enter old workouts manually at log.concept2.com; they still count toward lifetime metres.
- +Pair your heart rate belt to the PM5 so heart rate data travels the whole chain.
- +Photograph the PM5 screen in Watta when you row without ErgData — both capture routes feed the same history.
Further Reading
- Concept2 Training Resources — Official training guides and workout of the day from Concept2.
- British Rowing — Indoor Rowing — Training plans and resources from the national governing body.
- Concept2 Rankings — Global erg rankings by distance, age, and weight category.
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