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plural ergs
The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7 joules. examples
plural ergs or areg
(geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
(rowing, slang) An ergometer.
third-person singular simple present ergs, present participle erging, simple past and past participle erged
(rowing, slang, transitive, intransitive) To use an ergometer. quotations
What I mean to sy is, the exercise is helping. Although I'm not sure how you erg properly at this stage, Pulling into the sternum would be problematic.
2022, Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry, page 187