#Ski Machine Exercise

Who’s ready to crush the ski machine? Here’s how to do it right! ⛷🔥 ✅ Do: ✔️ Hinge at the hips ✔️ Engage your core, legs & lats ✔️ Control the movement - smooth & steady ❌ Don’t: 🚫 Rely only on your arms 🚫 Allow your arms to be out of alignment with your shoulders 🚫 Round the back & let your chest fall to the ground

Ready to take your workout to new heights? The ski machine is your go-to for a full-body workout! 💪🏼 It’s low impact, burns calories, and simulates the thrill of skiing—all while being gentle on your joints. Whether you're a fitness newbie or a seasoned athlete, this machine offers a variety of workouts tailored to your goals. Let’s hit the slopes… in the gym! ⛷️🔥 #SkiMachine #FullBodyWorkout #FitnessGoals #LowImpact #WorkoutMotivation

If height isn’t on your side, these are the SkiErg techniques to master for maximum efficiency ⚡ Tap the link in bio for a full breakdown on using a SkiErg machine—plus the benefits, tips, and workouts. RG @gedefoster

I avoided the ski for so long because I felt silly using it not knowing what I was doing and for a while my technique wasn’t efficient but you only get better the more you practice, so this is your reminder that you just need to start 🙌🏼 Can confirm the ski is probably my fave erg now because it’s the erg I have to use my legs least on 😂 upper body dominant gal 🫠 #ski #skierg #hyrox #crossfit #gymprogress #gymmotivation #fitness #fitnessmotivation #hybrid #workout

3 factores que debes evitar al realizar SkiErg 👇 ❌ Errores comunes (MAL) 1️⃣ Tiras solo de brazos → sin piernas, sin potencia real. 2️⃣ Tiron recto, muy cerca del esquí y recobro por fuera → pierdes eficiencia. 3️⃣ Ritmo descontrolado → más ruido que trabajo. ✅ Ejecución eficiente (BIEN) 1️⃣ Empuja con piernas, transfiere desde la cadera. 2️⃣ Mantiene un recorrido recto del tirón, sin perder eficiencia . 3️⃣ Marca el ritmo: potencia → control → respiración. Asi que el SkiErg no va de tirar más, va de transferir fuerza, de ser eficiente, de controlar cada fase del movimiento. Cuanto mejor muevas, menos gastarás… y más rápido irás. 👉 Envíale este vídeo a la persona que debe corregir su ski. 🧠 Sígueme para seguir mejorando tus entrenamientos híbridos.

Which SkiErg are you at F45 Sparkman: smooth snow pro or chaos cardio goblin? ✅ DO: • Set up about arms-length away from Skier with feet about hip–shoulder width apart • Hinge from the hips first, then bend the knees • Pull the elbows into the body & finish with your hands near your “back pocket,” using your lats, core, and legs together • Maintain lifted torso throughout, allowing you to keep an eye on the screen ❌ DON’T: • Stand too far away • Use this as a glorified ab-crunch and initiate the pull with a rounded spine • Turn it into a tricep-only pump with straight, locked-out arms • Drop into a heavy squat • Overpull so the cord comes to a hard stop at the bottom Tag your SkiErg buddy, save this for your next cardio burner, and come try it out with us at F45 Sparkman! @concept2inc #ski #erg #trainertip #cardio #tampabay #f45 #f45coach #personaltrainer

Ski Erg technique 🤌🏻 With the rise of Hyrox and how much you guys loved my row erg form, here is the one for the ski! Similar to the row, form is everything and can improve your pace immensely if doing it right. 1️⃣ Handle. - Place palms on the thicker part of the handle. Sounds silly but I’ve come across a lot of people who don’t know this 💭 2️⃣ Reach tall each stroke. - The taller you can get, the more you will get out of each stroke. - Make sure to keep your core and lats engaged as you reach up. Reach with your hands but don’t extend your shoulders. - Go onto to tip toes to get that extra reach. 3️⃣ Flare Elbows. - Doing this will make you use your lats as well as your triceps, generating more power and fatiguing less quickly. - If your elbows are narrow, you’ll predominantly be recruiting Tricep and won’t be as strong. 4️⃣ Handles out in front. - This is mainly for when you are trying to generate power and move quick. If going for slower, longer periods of time, you might use the flick technique to rest more each stroke. - Keeping the handle out in front will keep your stroke rate high and accumulate more metres quicker. The extra flick at the end doesn’t spin the fan so you won’t gain any more power. 5️⃣ Handles straight up & down. - I’ve seen a lot of around the world techniques and no, it is not easier and is not more efficient. Keep it straight up, straight down. 6️⃣ Hips. - Although not in the video, I do need to touch on it. Make sure you aren’t squatting each rep, this will burn your quads. - The ski is primarily a hip hinge movement. Use your whole body for each stroke. Hopefully this helped and if you’re looking to start incorporating some conditioning style sessions into your training split, my HYBRID programs have you covered @movewithus . Access through the link in bio 🤍 - - #form #skierg #hyrox #gym #hybrid #hybridathlete

Just like the Rower, the more efficient you can be on the Ski Erg, the more you accomplish in less effort. Before investing hours on end into trying to improve your capacity on any machine or movement, make sure you have dialed in your technique as much as possible. On the Ski Erg: -Reach tall to maximize stroke length. -Send the hips back to initiate a hinge using the hip flexors and midline to pull your body (along with the handles) down. -Follow through with your arms to finish the stroke. #jumpship #skierg @chynacho

How I Ski effectively 🤫 ⚙️ Leverage your levers - elbows, hips, shoulders. ⛓️ Work close to the body - where we are strongest. 🛞 Work with the machine, not against it. ⚖️ Let your gravity and body weight generate force! 🔥 Get to work™ #skierg #concept2 #ski #hyrox #hyroxtraining #crossfittraining

Skier variations that you’re not doing but SHOULD! ⁣ ⁣ One of my favorite exercise modalities aside from the Versaclimber is the Concept 2 Skierg. You can use this machine for cardio as well as resistance training! ⁣ ⁣ Here are 6 ways you can step your game up on this machine and get a bad ass workout in! ⁣ ⁣ Happy Friday and STAY HYPE‼️ . . . #skimachine #skierg #fullbody #workout #cardio #resistancetraining #friday #flex #concept2skierg

⛷SKI ERG⛷ 全身運動によって効率的に筋力と持久力を高める“スキーエルゴ”マシーンを入荷しました！ 少ない衝撃で、多くのカロリーを燃焼するノルディックスキーの技法と同じもので、抵抗力は自由に調整することができます。 今後のトレーニングに取り入れてくださいね！ We have the "Ski Erg" , which effectively increases muscular strength and endurance through a full body workout！ This is the same Nordic skiing technique that burns more calories with less impact, and the resistance can be adjusted freely. You'll have to work that into your training！

No Power In SkiErg?? 🪫 
You’re not alone — and it’s probably got more to do with your damper setting than your strength or fitness level 😳 ⠀
Let’s break it down: 
The damper setting on the side of the SkiErg controls how much air flows into the flywheel. More air = more resistance 🥵 Less air = less resistance 🪶
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Think of it like gears on a bike: 🔸A high damper (7–10) is like riding uphill in a big gear — it’s heavy and slow, and you need serious power to keep it moving. 🔸A low damper (3–5) is like riding on flat ground — smoother, more fluid, and easier to sustain. ⠀
Here’s why that matters:
When you crank the damper too high without proper technique, your arms take over because you haven’t built the mechanics or strength to use your full body efficiently.
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The result?
❌ You pull mostly with your upper body
❌ Your strokes feel choppy and laboured
❌ You fatigue quickly and lose rhythm
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The fix? Lower your damper setting 👍🏼 
Start with a damper between 3–5, and shift your focus to using your entire posterior chain — hips, glutes, hamstrings, lats — rather than just yanking with your arms.
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This allows for:
✅ More powerful and efficient strokes
✅ Better technique under fatigue
✅ Sustainable pacing for longer efforts
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You’ll actually generate more force and speed with better body mechanics at a lower damper, especially in longer workouts or races like Hyrox. ⠀
🎯 Technique first. Then power. Always.
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What damper setting you usually use on the SkiErg? I wanna know! • • • • • #hyrox #hyroxtraining #skierg #concept2 #cardio #conditioning