what muscles do rowing machines target
Arms. The rowing machine works several major muscle groups in your arms. When you are in the catch phase of rowing, you are working your biceps and brachioradialis muscles on the front of your arms, pulling back with the rowing bar or pulleys.our muscles in your abdomen and back also are working as you use a rowing machine. The erector spinae muscles alongside your spine responsible for maintaining posture keep your back straight as you lean forward and backward.