Updated Jan. 10, 2019
Try these functional fitness / boot camp workouts that will have you on and off the machine, using a variety of equipment (kettlebells, dumbbells, TRX, battle ropes, etc.). Typically these are a little more advanced than our standard rowing workouts, but they can easily be scaled to fit any fitness level.
The Calorie Burner
3 Rounds:
50 – 40 – 30 cals row/ski/bike
In between each round do:
10 DB/bar deadlifts
10 bent-over rows
10 reverse lunges
10 OH press
Swing it out rowing and kettlebell workout
20-minute AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible)
Row 500m (BikeErg 1000m)
5 two-handed KB swings
5 single-handed KB swings
5 two-handed upright rows
5 single-handed upright rows
5 single-handed cleans
5 single-handed snatch
5 goblet squats
Hello Monday
1000m row/ski/bike
10 DB plank row
10 DB thrusters
750m row/ski/bike
10 push-ups
10 hollow rocks/ sit-ups
500m row/ski/bike
10 DB snatch
250m SPRINT!
Make it easier: Lower intensity on row/ski/bike. Instead of hollow rocks, just do regular sit-ups.
Make it harder: If biking, double the meters or increase intensity for row/ski/bike, add weight to exercises.
Bodyweight Blast
AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) 20 mins of:
Row 500m
10 lunges
10 push-ups
10 burpees / step-ups
8 thrusters / squats
25 jumping jacks
3 broad jumps
Make it easier: Lower intensity on the row / reduce the number of off-erg moves
Make it harder: Increase intensity on the erg, up the workout time by 5-10 mins., add weight to the exercises
Push-Pull Palooza
4 Rounds, descending pyramid:
Row 1 minute
In between do 12-9-7-5 repetitions of:
Push-ups
TRX or weighted squats / air squats
Push press
Sit-ups
KB swings
Make it easier: Eliminate the exercises on the last round, instead ending with the 4th row as a sprint
Make it harder: Add a 5th round, 1 minute row and 15 repetitions of the exercises at the beginning
1k Wonder
3-5 Rounds
Row/Ski/Alternate 1000m
10 cleans
10 push-ups
10 single-arm KB thrusters
1-minute plank
10 sit-ups
It’s Wicked
Row/Ski 4 mins
10 goblet squats
15 medball sit-ups
Row/Ski 3 mins
10 DB press
10 DB row
Row/Ski 2 mins
10 pull-ups
10 walking lunges
Row/Ski 1 min – ALL OUT
Done!
6 to 1 fun
5000m row warmup, then do a total of 6 rounds of the following moves, in this descending pyramid of reps (21 reps total for each move):
6-5-4-3-2-1
Pull-ups
Medball cleans
Press (push, overhead, or split leg)
DB deadlift
5-4-3 GO!
5 min row or ski
15 push-ups
15 KB swings
15 goblet squats
4 min row or ski
14 push press
14 lunges
14 jumping jacks
3 min row or ski
13 sit-ups
13 squat jumps
13 sit-ups
Need more meters or want to work harder? Repeat the sequence 1-3 times.
SkiErg Blast
4 Rounds:
Ski 250m
10 KB squat to medball (or a box or whatever else you have that will prevent you from cheating on the squat)
10 elevated planks
10 medball sit-ups
2 wall walks (scale with a 1 min. plank hold with feet elevated on a bench or box)
Chad #2
Warm up well, then do 4 rounds of the following:
Row or ski 43 calories (Hit “Change Units” on your monitor until calories come up as your unit)
10 push press
10 front squats
13 hollow rocks
10 wall balls
Done!
Froggy Fun
AMRAP 25 Mins
Row 2 mins
5 push-ups
10 frog jumps
5 wall balls
30 sec. battle ropes
burpee tire jumps
10 sledges on tire (5 each side)
Balls to the Walls (and Floors)
5 Rounds
2-minute Row/Ski/Run/Walk
10 KB swings
10 cleans (either with a bar or KB. Do 5 on a side if you use a kettlebell)
10 ball slams
10 wall balls
Rock it out
5 Rounds
Row 500 meters (or 2 minutes)
5 medball squat cleans
10 hollow rocks (or the sit-up of your choice)
AMRA(M)P it up
AMRAP 15 mins (after a good warmup)
Row 4 mins
9 DB snatch (do 9 left then 9 right)
9 med ball sit-ups
NOTE: The shorter the workout, the longer the warmup. You should have a good sweat rolling before you begin this one.
Rock it Out
AMRAP 25 mins
Row or SkiErg 500 meters
12 boat rockers/sit-ups or hollow rocks
10 spider crawls or a 44-second plank
Swing it Out
Set your monitor, using Intervals>Variable>Distance with Undefined Rest for: 1500, 1000, 750, 500, 250m
In between do descending sets of:
15-10-7-5-3 reps
Kettlebell swings
Push-ups
Sumo squats with a twist
Kettlebell cleans
3-2-1 Row #2
10-minute row warmup
2 rounds of:
3-minute row
2-minute ski
1 minute air squats
1 minute plank
2 minutes cleans
3 minutes situps
Run 400 meters
Done!
TRX Express
5k row warmup (aim to do it in less than 25 mins)
Then 5 rounds for time of:
15 TRX Training sit-ups (hold a dumbbell for more resistance)
5 pull-ups
5 TRX handstand push-ups (scale with decline push-ups)
15 kettlebell squats
Workout #14
Substitute rowing for the ski if you don’t have a Concept2 SkiErg:
Warm up, then do 3 rounds of the following (for time but emphasizing good form):
Run 400m
20 squats
15 jumping pull-ups
15 push-ups
5 double unders
15 kettlebell swings
20 sit-ups
3-way plank (front and both sides), 30 secs on each side
250m ski
10 push press
Done!
3-2-1 ROW!
Need to work on your speed on the erg and build strength? This workout’s for you:
30-minute row
Race-pace 20 strokes at 1k
30 strokes at 2k
40 strokes at 3k
50 strokes at 4k
20 strokes at 5k
10 strokes at 6k
Then do: 10-8-6-4 reps of:
Real push-ups
Wall balls (or kettlebell swings)
Pull-ups
Easy cooldown row for 6 mins
Stretch and done!
Twisted Tuesday
5k warmup row, then 10 rounds of:
10 One-arm snatch
1 minute jump rope
10 push press
10 situps
10 handstand pushups
10 squats
Stretch and done!
Workout #1
Row or ski 1000m
10 cleans
10 burpees
5 pull-ups
Row or ski 750m
10 cleans
8 burpees
5 pull-ups
Row or ski 500m
10 cleans
6 burpees
5 pull-ups
Row or ski 250m
10 cleans
6 burpees
5 pull-ups
Workout #2
3 rounds of:
Row 2 min
Ski 1 min
30 tabata sit-ups
Row 2 min
Ski 1 min
20 jumping jack pushups
Row 2 min
Ski 1 min
Lateral plank, 50m
Finishers:
20 box jumps
50 Row-ups
Workout #3
Ski 2k
10 push press
10 box jumps
10 double unders
10 push-ups
10 jumping pull-ups
Row 2k/Repeat off-erg work
Ski 1k/Repeat off-erg work
Row 1k/Repeat off-erg work
Ski 500m/Repeat off-erg work
Workout #4
5 rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
20 squats
10 box jumps
20 sit-ups
10 push-ups
Row 500m
Workout #5
Warm up on the erg then:
Run 400 meters
Then do 12 (then 10, 8, 6, 4 on the following rounds) of:
Push press
TRX Training roll outs
TRX back extension
Box jumps
Decline or regular push-ups
Cooldown by jogging, walking or rowing at a paddle pace
Workout #6
3-5 rounds for time of:
Ski 5 min
Run 450 meters
5 box jumps
10 push-ups
Row 1000 meters
Stretch and done!
Workout #7
This workout can be done as a relay in teams of three. Team members begin all three activities in the round, and when the rower completes the 250m piece he or she then tags the next person and everyone switches. Do not move on to the next round until everyone has done every exercise on the current round. On Round 3, team members switch once the runner has completed the run.
This workout can also be done by individuals, just do the non-cardio activities (push-ups, frog jumps, etc.) for one minute.
Do the three-round circuit twice (for a total of 6 rounds) … unless you challenge the coach, in which case it’s three circuits, for a total of 9 rounds.
Warm up with 850m jog + stretch
Two rounds of:
Round 1
Row 250m
push-ups
shuttle run
Round 2
Row 250m
walking lunges (50 yards)
frog jumps
Round 3
Row 250m (at least)
crunches
Run 450m
Finisher: 5 tire flips
Stretch and done!
Workout #8
Set monitor for Intervals>Distance>Unlimited Rest and do the following.
Be creative with the sit-ups, make a circuit with your favorite ab exercises:
Round 1: Row or ski 250m
10 burpees
30 sit-ups (choice)
Round 2: Row or ski 750m
8 burpees
50 sit-ups (choice)
Round 3: Row or ski 1000m
6 burpees
75 sit-ups (choice)
Round 4: Row or ski 1500m
4 burpees
100 sit-ups
Round 5: 500m sprint
Easy paddle cooldown 5 mins.
Workout #9
Use your rowing machine for the whole workout if you don’t have access to a SkiErg.
Warm up and do 5 rounds of:
500m row
10 push press
10 kettlebell swings
250m row or ski
10 push press
10 kettlebell swings
DONE!
Workout #10
Set your monitor for Intervals>Variable with undefined rest
3000m easy row warmup
20 front squats
20 pushups
10 pullups
2000m row at 75-80% pressure
15 pushups
20 squat jumps
10 kettlebell swings
1000m row at 75% pressure
10 pushups
10 box jumps
10 power jacks
500m row at 100% pressure
DONE!
Workout #11
Today’s UCanRow2 workout uses the TRX Training suspension strap. Save some energy for the late rounds, this one creeps up on you:
Pyramids Plus
2k warmup on the indoor rower
Stretch
Do the following pyramids one by one (not in a circuit) with 1 minute rest between each round of an exercise
TRX squat: 50-40-30-20-10
Push-ups: 30-20-10-8-6
TRX standing back extension: 15-10-8-6-4
TRX power pulls: 8-8-8
2x 30-30-30 second plank, facing forward first, then lateral on both sides
s-t-r-e-t-c-h and done!
Workout #12
This workout comes courtesy of Concept2 Approved Indoor Rowing Instructor Leeny Hoffman of CrossFit St. Louis. Try it and tell us what you think in the comments!
Fun With the “Girls”
Row 2 mins
40 double unders (100 singles)
40 situps
(Annie)
Row 1 min
2 rounds of:
5 pull-ups
10 pushups
15 air squats
(Cindy)
Row 2 mins
30 wall balls
(Karen)
Row 1 min
7,5,3 pull-ups, thrusters
(Fran)
Row 2 mins
DONE!
Workout #13
Mix it Up!
Set your monitor for Intervals>Variable>Time. Row 5,4,3,2,1 min with unlimited rest. Do the following after each interval:
10 push ups
10 kettlebell swings
10 push press
run 400m
