Concept 2 SkiErg - The best CARDIO machine?
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Anyone else using a SkiErg and loving it (or hating it 🤣 ) ?
Never used it. But my favs include the air dyne bike and the stair master. If you want to be fit for hiking the stair master is king.
Tried the skierg at my local gym for the first time after I watched your Hyrox videos - completely agree about the fixed position aspect … find it easier to motivate myself to do a long-ish session on the skierg than the rower.
I’m fortunate that my gym has a few of these. I use it 3/4 times a week, and no matter how many times you’ve used it, it still manages to humble you…I love it 😃
Combining it with burpees makes for a wonderfully savage workout.
Never used it coz it looks weird and scary but I'll give it a go on Friday!
you also need the bike to do a Ergathlon :)
Brilliant content Mark, ime 66 and recovering from prostate cancer surgery, I am entering the Hyrox event at the NEC this year. I was inspired to enter after watching your channel, the training I have been doing has helped enormously with my recovery post surgery . Hope to give you shout out in October, love the channel.
Best of luck good sir
Combine the ski erg and row erg; 5x500m row 2 min rest, then 5x500m ski erg 2 min rest. Same damper settings on each. Go full tilt each time [i.e. 2k row erg 500m time splits], 14-15 min total work time. Fantastic for pushing the pain and lactate build up thresholds, followed by a foetus position rest!!. I do this once a week as my vo2 workout and at 57 yrs young keeps me honest. Swapping legs in a constant lunge to simulate telemark ski position really gets the core and balance motor skills engaged also [on the ski erg].
Love the SkiErg. Use it 3 times a week. I have a background as competive skier and biathlete. Great content, but you have to work on your technique ;) you are working harder then you have to for less distance per stroke! Arms closer to your body, stiffen them, then do a crunch. Use the big muscles like abs and back instead of arms. And never ever do butterfly strokes on a SKIerg, haha!
Hey dane. I've been looking for a video about technique and struggled. Appreciate you sharing some tips
@@H2oooooooooooo CXC Academy on youtube has the best technique explanation I believe. "Using Concept2 SkiErg to Ensure Good Technique and a Great Workout"
Totally agree, first thing I thought of. He uses it like CrossFit people use it. Just terrible technique
@@MyFuzzyAfterlife yep. It's actually pretty irresponsible for a pretty big channel to put out such a video. His technique is completely wrong. Thats a great way to kill your back and knees. The video mentioned above me shows correct technique for the ski erg.
Mark try the assault bike! It is also a full body cardio beast. All legs, all arms, or a variable combo depending on where you place your effort. You can also focus on the push, or the pull with the arms to change it up. Measure your work in calories or time or distance. It’s my favorite by far.
Bro I been very interested in one gonna check it out!!!!
Bought a mint Schwinn on craigslist. Im gonna get back to to it. They are awesome.
My friend had hip surgery so I suggested this ski machine. Curious about quality?
@@Islandpandemonium It is made by concept 2 who make the rowing machines that 99.9% of all actual rowers use and in commercial gyms. The skierg is also used in commercial settings, crossfit games, hyrox etc. No issues with quality.
Started using one of these at the gym recently and really love it, far more of an arm workout than I was expecting. Bonus points since not many people use it it's almost always free at the gym I go to as well
Of course. I already have the rower and bike by C2. Now I have to complete the trifecta. Thanks Mark....
Love mine. It uses almost exactly the opposite muscles to the rower, so supersets of both are my favourite.
Jesus, I’d never considered that. That’s genius.
Please- I’ve been thinking of biting on purchasing a skierg for awhile but nobody seems to mention what you brought up…. Besides getting out of breath which muscles do you feel it on the ski erg? Glutes more than hams? Lats more than tris? Abs more than low back?
@@thomasbrown7328 mostly upper body: back, triceps and abs
Excellent video! I kept thinking about the 80/20 rule! Which I’ve made a point of drumming into my psyche! 80% run easy/20% run hard! Does Mark even manage any easy runs, I wonder to myself?
I myself have a similar philosophy regarding training. As much as I love strength training, it’s never a be all and end all form of training.
Since cancer recovery, I’ve focused on longevity. I have a young son, I lost my first when he was 35. I want to be around when my youngest reaches his twenties. So I live very much to that long term goal, with many smaller goals along the way.
So my training routine, includes hourly easy runs, with the recent addition of hill runs, or faster intervals, and soon to be threshold runs, so as I can ease back into a bit of off road racing. I want my two new hips to last a little longer than me so to speak.
Today for example I did a boxing session, which I probably enjoy more than anything! Although at 65 I’ll only box periodically, perhaps weekly, but mainly when I feel like it? I love it.
I’m moving house soon, from a smallish city home, to a larger village home. So I’ll be looking at something extra in terms of kit? Sauna, punch bag, or the above, which mark has so eloquently sold me on.
I must admit to laughing out loud(rare if you’re me) on seeing the speeded up footage of Mark on the ski erg in the garage!
Think I’ll watch it again now😎👍🏽
When comparing your performance on the ski-thingy with rowing, I think you might slightly underestimate how good of a rower you are (or could be). I was inspired heavily by your "attempt to beat rowing record"-video and also picked up rowing as my cardio in the gym - mainly because I initially thought "pff, I can do that". I'm 31, decently fit (but shorter), and the best time I've been able to do on a 2k was 6:56 so far. Granted, I don't work hard on this particular part of my training (i.e. I don't actively row to become better, I just use it for cardio, I lift mainly), but your 6:24 "I just really went for it"-attempt (if I recall correctly) is *really good*. 6th overall in a fitness event is, quite obviously, not bad either.
The Skierg was developed for cross country skiing and is used extensively by elite skiers. The technique used by them is a bit different since they want to use the technique that let them go fast on skis. Fot inspiration, here's a playlist with different skierg workouts by Lager 157, one of the top professional teams in Ski Classics (that race longer distances than they do in the world cup and the olympics) th-cam.com/play/PLQpQ4AWtHmN1sPBeUA_4Ex4y31Gfu6KMY.html. Unfortunately, its in Swedish, but they film the display so you can compare with them while working out .
Use to watch a bit of xc ski, back when Northug was the top boy but not winning the tour de ski.
Always see people on these machines flailing there arms all over the show, never seen the pros do it like that.
(Not an expert myself tho)
I'm hoping to get some tips off my friend who was a biathlete. it had occurred to me that his technique may be geared towards actual skiing rather than getting the fastest time out of a machine 🤔.
Great tip!
Only really used one once. Met up with some friends for a bit of training on the rowing machines. Decided to finish off the afternoon with a 500m competition on the ski erg. I went last and knew what I had to do to win. After about 200m I was thinking this should be easy, but by 300 I was struggling. I managed to hold on and beat the best time by 0.1 seconds, then immediately collapsed. I'm never usually wiped out like that. Great piece of kit!
Inch or a mile - winnings winning!!
I have the original skierg model. Still going strong. Probably the only downside for people is if they like watching TV while working out. But obviously, that's not your kind of workout. I tend to use the 500 meter sprint until I feel nuked. usually 5-6 of them, with a 1minute rest between each. I play a game of trying to keep the watts >200 the whole time (hard for me). Doing it your way as part of a circuit makes sense though. Will have to try that soon.
Would love a video on how to run properly, just your story what worked what didn’t etc.
I loved using this at my local gym, I also did it pulling both hands to the left then the right, just to mix it up. Think I want one 🤔 🤣
My dad has the rowing machine where the main resistance is water. I would go on it just to listen to the sloshing of the water and dissociate from reality for an hour, exactly how i like my cardio. I don’t know if a ski-erg can compete with that!
Also great to use the erg data app and they have a Workout of the day every day with leaderboards across the world. I absolutely love the ski erg! 1km best time is a tough one and a good measure of power and endurance! Eddie halls brother James hall has the record which is an insane 2:40!!!
Just recently started using one. Been training for 40 years I'm now 57. Cardio is always what I base my fitness on but throw in the weights also. Every cardio day I feel like I'm up in court. Love/hate relationship with the c2 rower but know it must be done. Reluctant to add another c2 machine into the mix but so glad I did.
Best advice seen today "Put stuff almost literally in your way and you can't help engage with it."!
Nordic skiing, THE cardio sport!
I might get a SkiErg, but guess I'd also need to get a rifle too, for the full Nordic ski experience 🤣🤣😁😁
@@halley4032 if you're going to take up biathlon in your home gym, you might need a bigger garage.
I'm a 21 stone 6ft beefcake and used to really enjoy the Concept 2 rower when I was leaner. Now I have a belly in the way and knackered knees, treadmill isn't great and the rowing machine is just downright uncomfortable. My gym has five of these and NOBODY uses them. Just like TRX systems in gyms, people won't use stuff they're not aware of.
I youtubed the Skierg and had a go at it, I love it and it's a briliant piece of kit, really helping me a lot. Another excellent video by Mark.
It would be interesting to see you trying Cross-Country Skiing, since this is what the SkiErg is trying to emulate. I have tried it a couple of times and can recommend it, you can get a great cardio session while in the middle of a snowy forest and even though I'm not really any good at it, I felt like a badass all the way.
XC skiing is an amazing workout. It’s like running but with zero impact
Crosscountry is amazing.
I am into the running on a treadmill, jumping off to do some strength work before getting back on the treadmill and the repeating this. Crossfit type of stuff (but not handstands). I have a treadmill at home as I have run for many years but the real reason for the treadmill was so my wife could use it rather than hitting the streets in the winter months. I can honestly say my dog has slept on it my times than she has used it. It is now in my office so I can have a quick blast when I need a fix and break from work. Love the videos with the added humor.
Coming from competitive cycling 10 years ago, still zwifting, but training in a Hyrox style the last 7 years, I’ve found that the ski erg is probably the single best interval and aerobic machine out there. It’s totally awesome and after 7 years of it it still gives me gains and a huge challenge.
Great piece of kit. My gym has one and its mostly unused in the corner of the "fitness studio". I usually go in there and set up a circuit, alternating between the Ski Erg and free weights.
I got a Skierg back in 2014 when my wife had an ankle injury - it helped her stay in shape when she couldn't do treadmill or other work. I've gotten some use from it over the years - added RowPro software to it to make it a bit more interactive and to track historical rowing data better. There are times when I've used it a few times a week but, on the balance, it's definitely gone more weeks without use than with use. The Zwift bike gets more default use from me for indoor cardio, the elliptical gets more use from my wife as her default indoor cardio. The Skierg is a good core workout and can definitely get your heart rate up - we just never really gravitated to it regularly with everything else we have in the home gym. On the bright side, it's built like a tank, never required any maintenance, and, as you noted, takes up very little space.
The skierg sound great for me. I’ve been running for a while but it’s tough to run when it’s over 100 degrees outside every day.
Great video and looks a decent bit of kit Mark 👌 When pulling down on the handles can you do them independently so left side, then right side, and so on? If so that would really change the dynamic as-well on working on your side muscles. Keep up the great videos 👍
You can definitely use an alternating left/right stroke, I occasionally use it as a warm up for exactly the sort of rotational input you describe, particularly when my lower back is feeling tight.
I think you have to use skierg 2 for that. I don't think first version supported that.
Eddie Hall holds the world record for 100 meter skierg. 13.2 seconds is the time to beat.
Bet Hathor can beat him🤣
@@chriswren1736 yeah. By 0.1 😅
Love it - just started using Skierg as well on top of my rowing.
Want to see you do the 15 calories challenge on Skierg now
Do you think the Rower could be modified so you pull up from the ground toward the ceiling? (Opposite from how it normally works). Cheers.
It’s the only piece of equipment I have at home, it’s a soul crusher! I love the app and love to see what’s possible on the leaderboard, some amazing times!
Running low on motivation today, watching this has got me back out and working hard, new sub here 💪
I love the SkiErg. It helps me get ready for big running races. I like the upper body alternative in my cardio workouts.
Been using the row erg for around 25 years- same rower, model C, got the skierg about 3 years ago. I zwift as well. Just recently got a kBox eccentric trainer. I'm going to say that the kBox is better overall than either.
Thanks, guess they hold up??
I really like using it as part of a circuit for interval training. When it's freezing outside and you can't get warm...the Ski erg will sort you out!
This guys humour is seriously underrated.
Not by me! I rate it very highly 😂
Looking forward to the cross country skiingvideos this winter
5weeks until my first 90km ski race.. for preparing, the skierg is OK if there is no snow around
When using the skierg, try using your core more and your arms less. Will make you stronger and last longer ❤ compare with cross country skiers technique 😊
Am hyped up about the "how to run properly and avoid injury" video because i've been having knee pain that sets back all of my progress, keep on ! Mate
How long is the podium footage going to be used? Will the duck podium become standard footage? Very funny, great vid.
Until I get another podium 😂
Just been to gym 1st time this year and in ages ,and this was there ,used for 1st time it's fantastic
I went steady 10 mins then came back and did 2 x 4m 500m sets after been on other stuff
I think you just convinced me on which cardio equipment to get. This thing looks great and universal to use.
Had to take a week or so off from running. This video reminded me that my gym has a SkiERG. Man, did it kick my butt in a good way.
I hated the rowing machine, then realised that meant I needed to attack it! I'm now discovering the ski machine and the same thing again. One day rower, one day ski machine, great switcheroo!
My favorite fitness channel on TH-cam. Keep it up Mark!!
Love SkiErgs and have been trying to decide on whether I should get one for the home gym, this might have sealed it.
What's next? Kayakpro? Paddlesport Adapter for the Rowerg or Skierg? Cheers. Suggest check out CXC Academy on TH-cam for improved technique, or Jens Burman videos. Surprisingly, Eddie's technique is actually not bad in that video. Thanks for this... probably going to order one!
Awesome vid. I hated rowing up until I upgraded to an iFIT / Nordic Track machine, and will now happily do 30 minutes on it before breakfast. Basically the distraction of having a screen with trainer and scenery to look at completely changed it for me. Conversely, I'm a cyclist (don't even own a car these days) and I can't stand the static bike - probably like you on a treadmill, it just feels all wrong and I'd rather be outside cycling than stuck in my garage
Mark you have me in stitches with the one liner at the end 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ski ERG is always my warmup at the bouldering gym
Found a lost SkiErg in my gym today. Hideous thing, I love it. Will be using regularly going forwatd
You pretty hard on the rower . I think the Rowerg is awesome. Everyone has there preference. The skierg is definitely in my radar next. I have weak knees, and problem feet , so can’t run much. You are endurance /cardio focused , and look extremely fit. I can’t lift heavy anymore , but like a balance of resistance training and cardio. Thanks for video. Stay healthy
Decided to give this a try because I have Achilles tendinitis right now and can't (or rather "shouldn't" be running). It's been agonizing trying to find something new, but I haven't felt such an intense interval workout in such a long time! And I'm a young guy (23), so I don't know how you old timers do it lol
Same here, I’m 22 and been a runner for 9 years. All that was recently stopped by your same condition so I’ve been looking to change sport. Though it has been quite hard for me as I loved running.
Use one of those half ball balence things to stand on and dont reach up so high or down so low.
Mark you inspired me to add some rowing to the end of my interval session today. My gym doesnt have a ski machine. I got 3400m of rowing then ran the 2.5k home.
Great content as always.
Absolutely love the SkiErg. It is almost killing me the same way the rower does😂👍
Did 500 metre intervals on this today....500 on 1 minute 15 rest for 10 sets (5000 metres)....great workout.
I've recently committed to getting fitter and losing fat after getting much fatter over lockdowns, and since joining the gym I've found that my favourite cardio workout is to combine the Ski Erg and the Rower for an hour-long session. Really enjoy it, and I am definitely noticing the difference
How do you do that? I need something to make my gym visits more interesting.
@@chrissie1945 If I'm doing a purely cardio session, then I will generally do Ski Erg for descending intervals (eg, 600m then 500m, then 400m until the 100m split, at which point I try to thrash it as hard as I can). I'll then go to the rower and either do descending intervals, or I'll do a half-hour row where I have to keep a steady pace with 30-second checkpoints to keep myself on task.
If it's an interval training session then it'll be more a case of going full gas for 30 seconds, then catching my breath, then full gas for another 30 seconds and so on - which is much easier to do on the Ski Erg than the rower.
I must say though, I'm a definite novice so probably best to check with someone who knows better than me. But the Ski Erg has been a godsend as I damaged my knees quite badly through 12-odd years of playing cricket and it's a form of cardio that is (a) low impact on them and (b) fun.
Im so going to try that, sounds fun. For the knees have you looked at knees over toes guy, might be worth a look. He has a few videos on youtube.
I've had my C2 erg since 2004, and have even done marathons on it, but have only used a SkiErg twice. It felt harder than the rower, but that's probably partly due to technique
Lovely set up and call back Mark.
god if i lived close to you ,id pay to use your gym, better than some iv seen for sure
TH-cam has videos of handicapped folk, some in wheelchairs, others on seats, all happily using the SkiErg.
I will be having major prostate surgery in a month or so. Meanwhile I am fitted with a catheter and collection bag. Eventually I should no longer need these aids.
Trying to exercise on the elliptical/treadmill/Total Gym is very daunting, to the point of impossible, with all this paraphernalia.
So I feel for the next few months a SkiErg, sitting on a chair, will be a good solution.
Any suggestions on how to use the SkiErg to build up biceps strength would be appreciated.
I am prohibited from lifting anything but the lightest weights, so to start I will be working at low settings, for prolonged periods.
Always loving your channel 👊🏾✊🏾
30 second challenge clearly works best of you're dehydrated.
Great content as always
Thank you!
What is that thing with wheels next to the SkiErg @ 5:18?
Tank m1 sled
Had one a few years now.. intervals and 60min sessions.. managed to get my parents on it too it’s that damn good although the pm5 can get a little flaky after awhile. Great work mark..
Thanks was wondering about quality of machine???
@@Islandpandemoniumbest quality. They are almost bulletproof and last forever
Body weight is a huge factor on the ski Erg - especially in sprints. 175m is good going - remember Eddie has probably 50% more body weight behind him than you - in power to weight terms you probably were not far off.
Interested to know if the more regular use has boosted your Hyrox scores on this relative to the rest of the field - suspect it has as there is a big learning curve on this for sure.
I've recently purchased a ski erg and absolutely love it!
How did you convince your wife to let you bring the bike into the office? That’s the most impressive thing I’ve ever seen!
Considering Jen is clearly the boss of the house it makes it even more impressive!
Got her drunk. She said yes. Sorted.
Love it Mark.....I'm fast on that than I am on the rower.....My fav distances are 10k, 1hr and 1/2 marathon
“Don’t push me.” Finally brought Rambo into the mix!
A man that talks an awful lot of sense. 👍🏼
loved the vid, mark, tx for posting...picking up a ski erg tmrw...as a long time, now-middle-aged competitor sprint kayaker and recreational deadlifter, can i recommend going for your PBs in bare feet?
Love the ski erg! Great video!
Mark, SkiERG is OK but you really want to be getting fit and strong on the Assault bike - probably best piece of cardio equipment there is currently. Also, give the fitness test option a try on a X-trainer and see how long you can go for - can you get to 'well above average'? Also, try the Army test on the treadmill and see how many points you can get for running 2 miles as fast as you possibly can. Speak to your gym manager or email the gym company and encourage them to get better pieces of cardio equiment at your gym - worth a try.
My gym has one of these in "the weird corner" with the ropes and hammers/block-busters
Will have to give it a go 👍
The SkiErg is the bomb
The ski erg is the only machine that I can go beast mode on and watch the calorie count go backwards. That thing is the destroyer of abs and triceps!
couple of things to note in your 30s sprint. Get some padding on the floor - you're slipping a lot, which will waste time and effort. And your offset stance is interesting - was this a conscious decision? would recommend standing as square on as possible to avoid twisting your midsection.
Also in my experience - if you're built for a rower, then you're built for a ski erg. Its a tall person machine!
Awesome vid Mark! I got my RowErg in April and have been loving it. Now you've got me thinking of the SkiErg... hmmmm
I apologise to your wallet 😂
Hey Mark, have you ever tried a long-distance ruck march? I think you’ll enjoy the challenge.
Is that wear you pack 70 lbs ???
Love your videos!! Is there a link to the standup comedy footage you sometimes show of yourself?
The Ski Erg burns out my triceps when I go for it. Its a good piece of kit.
Love the ski-erg! great bit of kit thats never used in my gym! result!
My Brother has one and he was/is a gym amino acids dude. I'm the cardio junkie. Our eternal debate is steady state vs intervals. We have both agree you need both. Anyway he has put millions of meters on his SkiErg and has done a sub7 2k and sub3 marathon. I recently gave one a go at a gym (doing HYROX November) and it was great fun but waaay off my RowErg splits. Combined it with 1k runs and super gainz lol Id buy one in a heart beat of I had the space or wall space. Just added a BikeErg to the house kit and its really a matter of time... Funny video and looking forward to the Jenn/doubles training updates!
Thanks for making videos for grown ups.
That intro is spot on 😆
Two sets of elastic bands fixed to a wall or pullup bar next to each others would be a good poor-man option.
Mark. Love your content. Had a go on the ski erg 2 days ago and like you I may well get hammering this a lot more. Random question....what sort of dog is Nixon? Thinking of finding one of his cousins for our first family mutt.
Great vid... Great comedy line at the end. 😂
Hi Mark , I have always loved doing exercise since I was a teenager, I'm 62 years old now , I cycle 50 miles a week, and use the Gym 3 times a week , I love the rowing machine and normally do anywhere from 5 thousand metres , to 8 thousand metres , not in a fast time at all , I then do some weights again light , I then use the punchbag and battle ropes ,
I bought one in Covid luckily just before they became difficult to get, use it once twice a week with my other sessions from flat out 100m intervals to 10k love it but bloody hard work.
Love my skierg, but only start using it when the weather or light doesn't fit rollerskiing.
Surely it would be more efficient to stand square on (non staggered stance) and begin the movement by dropping your hips whilst keeping your arms extended? (I.e. using your bodyweight to provide the initial momentum for the stroke) Then engage the abs and arms to finish the stroke. I suppose the downside is that it would burn your quads / glutes a bit more, which could be an issue for Hyrox ... but burn that bridge when you get to it, eh?
I'd love to see a follow-up vid of you trying different techniques out. But mostly we're looking for an update on Jen's progress!
Mark. Please blur out the number plates of the cars. For security reasons.
I warned another TH-camr Aliabdal about this kind of thing. Next thing I know he got robbed after he shown what his everyday carry was. Basically 20k of electronics in a back pack nicked from his Tesla.
The cars shown may targets for their catalytic converters and what not.
oh I've already seen the video where you've mentioned about past intruders.
You should connect your ski erg to zwift. It is very fun do races with that machine. It gives you more motivation and It would be fun to see how your race goes?😃
Wow! I never knew it existed till yesterday when I did it in the gym. I'm 2 months into trying to be less lazy.
I did a marathon on a c2 once 42km and a bit - took over 3hrs I conquer it hurt, a lot
Would love to see a video of you trying the 4 min challenge on the SkiErg.
you're a beast mark