Rowing Machines Any good?

[N00bie]

Hey,

I wanna find out are Rowing Machines good for someone wanting to look at working on Abs and building a bit more mass on his body???

 

[exhashdotdot]

I personally find rowing machines to be incredibly boring. I much prefer lifting weights for building mass and bicycles for working abs

 

[N00bie]

Yeh but doesnt rowing use all ya muscles?

 

[aph]

Yeh but doesnt rowing use all ya muscles?

There's nothing wrong with rowing machines. However it'd make more sense to build rowing into an overall workout plan - alongside weights & other forms of cardio...

Rowing machines on their own wont be great for the abs - I'd also be surprised if they'd build much muscle mass.

Without more info it's hard to say much more!

 

[Dynix]

A good little diagram on the muscle groups you could be working can be seen here: http://concept2.co.uk/rower/muscle_groups

Rowing is a fantastic work out. I joined the gym in September 2008 and struggled to do any kind of cardio but stuck to rowing (7-10km/day for 5-6 months). I lost a lot of weight and gained a very decent level of fitness.

That's about the only benefit I got from them: gaining a decent level of fitness and getting a decent workout from them. You won't gain much muscle mass from only rowing.

 

[Begbie]

Really good form of cardio.

 

[Morba]

if you want to gain mass then you need to:

train with weights
eat more
sleep well.

rowing, cycling, running etc etc will not build mass

 

[p4radox]

Rowing is fantastic, but primarily hits your legs and back (if you're doing it properly). But as has already been mentioned, it's not exactly a mass-building excercise, it's more muscular endurance/cardio.

 

[N00bie]

Cool thanks for the advice.