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Rowing machine

A compound exercise for the upper back and quads, with help from the lats, hamstrings, biceps. Equipment: rowing machine.

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WorksUpper backQuadsLatsHamstringsBiceps

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Feet strapped in, damper around the middle.
  2. Legs, then body, then arms
  3. Arms, body, legs on the way back

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