What muscles does the Ski Erg work?

Mainly the abs, triceps and upper back. It also works the chest, front delts, glutes and quads.

What equipment do you need for the Ski Erg?

It uses a machine. Without it, the Backstroke Swim and the Battle Ropes train the same muscles the same way.

GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Shadow Boxing.

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Standing double-pole pulls on a ski ergometer, hinging at the hips to drive both handles down past the thighs.

Stand about eighteen to twenty-four inches from the flywheel with your feet shoulder-width apart.
Take a handle in each hand and raise them slightly above eye level with the elbows bent to about ninety degrees.
Brace the core and start the drive by dropping the head, chest and shoulders so the arms follow.
Push the hips back into a hinge and drive both handles down alongside your thighs.
Finish with the knees bent and the arms extended by the hips, thumbs pointing toward the thighs.
Stand back up and lift the arms into the next stroke, taking about twice as long as the drive.

Squatting instead of hinging, which takes the trunk out of the drive and leaves the arms to do the work.
Pulling with the arms from the top, which starts the stroke with the weakest link in the chain.
Bending the wrists or fully locking the arms at the finish, which stresses the joints with no added power.
Rushing the recovery back to the top, which shortens the next stroke and drops power output.

What muscles does the Ski Erg work?: Mainly the abs, triceps and upper back. It also works the chest, front delts, glutes and quads.
What equipment do you need for the Ski Erg?: It uses a machine. Without it, the Backstroke Swim and the Battle Ropes train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Ski Erg good for beginners?: GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Shadow Boxing.