FitNessieHow to do it
- Strap your feet in and sit at the catch with shins vertical, arms straight and your upper body leaning forward from the hips.
- Start the drive by pressing hard with your legs.
- Swing your upper body back, then pull the handle in below your ribs.
- At the finish, lean back slightly with legs extended.
- Recover in reverse: arms out, body forward, then knees bend.
Key cues
- Legs, then body, then arms
- Straight arms at the catch
- Hands move in a straight line
- Lean back only slightly
- Shoulders low and relaxed
Common mistakes
- Pulling with the arms before the legs have pushed
- Hunching the shoulders
- Leaning too far back at the finish
- Letting the shins move past vertical at the catch
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Quads, glutes and lats
- Secondary
- Hamstrings, calves, upper back, traps, abs, biceps and front delts
Equipment
Rowing machine.