What da think of rowing machines ?

_Jimlad_ · 21 Apr 2006 at 14:43

How do people rate these machines? At my local gym the cross trainers, bikes and rowing machines have calorie counters on them, I notice the rowing machines does not for what ever reason, just wondering what people in the know think of them?

I’m trying to build up my upper body as I have tree trunk legs from years of hardcore running and biking. I also want to work my arms up, I do weights but quite like the rowing machine, so any view on them? Good for cardio and mussel build on the arms?

_Jimlad_ · 21 Apr 2006 at 15:30

Breamy said:
rowing is a mainly legs activitity so wont build up your upper body as much as you are wanting

legs? i thought it was my arms that hurt afterwards, my legs don't do anything :confused:

_Jimlad_ · 21 Apr 2006 at 18:41

i tend to do 20min on the cross trainer then 10 mins bikes and 10mins rowing before weights, i just find them all hard to stay on for a long time... duno what i would not do without my ipod... its the boardom that gets me in the end ...

cheers guys

_Jimlad_ · 25 Apr 2006 at 16:24

i know my arms really ache afterwards, i pull the bar towards me as hard as i can as i only use the machine for 15 mins... so work myself as hard as possible.