No SkiErg No Problem | DIY SkiErg Alternative Exercise 

Trying to find a skireg alternative and I saw this and I just V-8 Juice palm smacked myself in the forehead for how simple and brilliant of an idea this is. Thank you so much!!

I’ve put band rings on my squat rack and have done the same !😉 the only caveat is that while it mimics the movement, the lack of air resistance feels different. There’s more strength in bands unlike the cardio you get from fan resistance but it’s a great way to avoid spending money for a one trick pony that costs $1000

I just about died laughing when he said at :27 seconds, "There's you're SKI ERG!" Brilliant!

We literally had this in our family basement in the early 1960s to practice for cross-country skiing. We used rubber tire tubes

Nice simple and not a long video. Thanks

Wow Thank you for This Great easy Tipp. I just wanted to look after a Body weight Alternative and saw your Video. This is so good 💪🏻

Great idea. I did the same thing today. Worked well.

I don't have a garage, however it is a brilliant idea to use the bands and attach them to something sturdy (nice savings by the way circa £850)!! 😀👍

LOL just came across your video. I have a skier on its way and use bands all the time. Oh well, thanks for the idea, good vid.

Great! I was looking for some alternative, and you have provided the best.

Your garage gym looks neat!!!

LOOOOOVE this!! What a brilliant idea :D

Thats awesome! Thanks, pal 🙏

When I saw the skierg at a group of buy n sell gym equipment and saw the price i was likeeee fuccck ain't buying that but i looked like a solid core cardio workout for sure there's an alternative hahaha thank for posting

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Thank you sir.

Damn great point.

what about slam balls

Thabk you!!!

Haha it does actually look like you are doing ski erg too, I mean I've never even tried one but looks pretty damn close

I had this idea too, BUT: How you know how much work you did? If the wod says for example 50 kcal. How you know how much strokes you have to do with the resi-band?

Thanks for the idea but it's not the same. You only have the concentric part of the movement. The eccentric one is assisted by the elastic whereas it shouldn't. The more resistence you have on the compression the more assistance you get in the eccentric part. Nb: Just tried!! It's cool actually!!

Any idea how to estimate cals?

How do you count calories with band

how was the pump after though? looks like I'll get more of an arm pump with this variation than the actual skierg LOL

Seems ponchos once you see it but yea man thank you for the great idea.

Nah .. get the machine !! You did try .. It looks 👀 a little silly 😝

Well you did ask what we think so the movement looks the same but there is virtually no resistance at the start of the movement and loads at the end which is a problem with many band exercises. But not everyone has access to a gym or the money for a ski erg, so this is a start. But could someone rig up something better using maybe a pulley system with weights? Probably yes.