I like the simplicity of these- but I think the rower looks a bit like a baby in utero.... can they be a bit more "hard" not as soft. I like how the chain is separating the text- but I want "ready set" on the top and "ROW" on the bottom. Ready set smaller font; Row bigger font.
ROW is definitely the word to accentuate - so that can be red, "ready set" can be black. See some of the drawings that I uploaded that I really like- there was a black and white rower (on the water) that was a bit modern looking that I really like but we want to make sure the person is very androgynous.
So the arms of the athlete should be parallel to the floor and the chain and handle come straight out from the athlete- in yours it is on an angle- so the orientation of the athlete is not correct. See the drawings and photos that I posted in my job description.
I still think the person looks too much like a baby with muscles- see the abstract drawings/renderings that i posted.