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Also known as: Cross trainer.

Technique

  1. Step onto the foot pedals and grasp the handles.
  2. Move your legs in a gliding, circular motion as if running.
  3. Use the handles to push and pull, engaging your upper body in the rhythm.

Form tips

  • Keep your head up and back straight.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Quadriceps
  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Hip adductors
  • Shoulders
  • Chest
  • Biceps
  • Rotator cuff
  • Back
  • Triceps
  • Forearms
  • Rectus femoris
  • Vastus medialis
  • Vastus intermedius
  • Vastus lateralis
  • Gluteus maximus
  • Semitendinosus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Biceps femoris (long)
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • Teres minor
  • Teres major
  • Posterior deltoid
  • Middle trapezius
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Rhomboid major
  • Triceps brachii (long head)
  • Biceps brachii (short head)
  • Brachialis
  • Brachioradialis
  • Triceps brachii (medial head)
  • Triceps brachii (lateral head)

Equipment

Appears in

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Assault bike

Novice
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Erg Rowing

Beginner - Elite
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Ladder climber

Beginner - Advanced
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Treadmill sled push

Beginner
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Climbing machine

Beginner - Elite
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