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The only gym equipment that insults your legs, back, and arms simultaneously and efficiently.
means An exercise machine that simulates rowing a boat, using a sliding seat and resistance mechanism to work your legs, core, back, and arms in one pulling motion.
from The word itself is a plain compound — 'rowing' plus 'machine,' no mystery there — but the device has a real pedigree: indoor rowing simulators were built in the 1800s for sailors and athletes to train off-water, with flywheel and resistance designs evolving through the 20th century until ergometers (literally 'work-measurers,' from Greek ergon 'work' and metron 'measure') became standard for competitive rowers. The home-gym version you curse at today descends directly from those training ergometers.
- muscle share
- roughly sixty percent legs, forty percent upper body
- origin
- invented to train rowers stuck on land
- stealth cardio
- burns as much as running, feels like less
- ego check
- bad form flatters you, good form humbles you