Ready for a routine you can stick with? Members who join Push Programs workout twice as much as members who don’t. We have wide variety of programs, each with unique goals, timelines, and difficulties, and we’ve compiled a list of recommendations for building a foundation, increasing endurance, and increasing speed.
This list is nowhere near comprehensive, and the Push Program library is continuously expanding. Some members like to take on Push Programs one-by-one, while others try to tackle several at once. All are great options. Some programs serve more as workout playlists, others showcase member-made workouts or are seasonal. Join a few and stick with your favorite!
FOR BUILDING A FOUNDATION
REBORN • METEOR
It’s a member favorite. Rebuild after a long break with a beginner series focused on expanding your cardio base. This program is here to help you get back on the rower twice a week with Base Builder and Base Elevator rows increasing from 10 to 25 minutes.
ECHO 10 • CADENCE CONTROL
Get on beat with an Echo-based program.This series of 10-minute workouts will help you learn to control your rowing cadence and technique across different stroke rates.
ARCTIC ASCENT
This collection of quick and efficient workouts just might become your new favorite. Embark on the Arctic Ascent to experience all three of our Interval Workouts – Meteor, Pulse, and Echo.
STARTER SERIES
This program is a favorite for true beginners, as it starts from the very basics. Over the course of 15 weeks, members work their way up to a 1,000m row, a 2,000m row, and HIIT workouts, with practices that begin to introduce higher intensity zones.
LEVEL UP SERIES
This 12-week program builds upon the foundations laid by the Getting Started Series. Maintaining a similar format as the Started Series, this can be a great place to start for members who already maintain a higher fitness base and are looking to get in the swing of using a rowing machine.
BUILDING A STRONG 1,500M
This program, with an objective defined by its name, consists of short, efficient rows of 15 minutes or less. It’s a five-part workout series bringing Interval and Race Workouts your way, all focused on developing your speed and endurance to prepare for a classic 1,500m race.
FOR INCREASING ENDURANCE
YOUR FIRST 5K
This 10-workout, 30-day program contains Race, Meteor, and Pulse Workouts that will have you get in touch with your top speed, increase your endurance, and extend your Race Intensity capacity from 2,000m to 5,000m. Two Hybrid Pulse Workouts will challenge you to maintain speed and rhythm at the same time.
FROM THE HEART
In both Meteor and Pulse options, this program focuses on expanding both endurance and speed and benchmarks your progress with a 500m classic race at the beginning and end. In between, 20-minute endurance interval workouts mix with HIIT and conditioning Vortex rows.
GET IN THE GROOVE
This program is a good follow-up to Building a Strong 1,500m. In 15 workouts over 30 days, this program uses Meteor, Pulse, and Race Workouts building up from 10 to 30-minute rows and capping off with a 1,500m classic race.
CROSS TRAINING: MENTAL FOCUS
This advanced program is designed to supplement advanced endurance training. Cyclists, runners, triathletes - this one's for you. The first workout is a 60-minute endurance row at a steady pace to get a feel for your pacing for long distances. The intervals in this workout are only 10 minutes long, but subsequent workouts vary in both time and intensity. The longest row, 90 Min Sunshine Skyway, 70 Min Tuneup, and a 15,000m final Race Workout define this classic and challenging program.
FOR INCREASING SPEED
HEARTTHROB HIIT
This program introduces High-Intensity Interval Training into your routine. It contains 20 quick workouts, alternating between Meteor and Pulse and ranging from 10-20 minutes.
SPEED TRAINING
Looking for a new Best Split PR? This 10-workout program begins with an exercise snack to get you comfortable with frequent changes in intensity. You’ll work your way into longer workouts that’ll help you practice working hard under fatigue.
INGRAINED EFFORT
Expand your ability to row at your personalized Race Intensity with this 15-part workout series that increases in length and difficulty, all with a focus on improving your 3x500m personal record. Workouts consist of a mix of Meteor, Pulse, and Race options, increasing in length from 15 minutes with a penultimate row topping off at 45 minutes.
RACING TOWARDS 2K
Improve your 2,000m row with 17 Race Workouts. Ranging from 3,000m to 10,000m, most Race Workouts have built-in rest intervals to promote repetition at your Race and Sprint Intensities. If you’re looking to hone in your 2k time while staying in race mode, this is the program for you.
THE NEXT CALIBER
Also dedicated to improving your 2,000m row, this 16-part training block was developed by a former member of the US national rowing team and incorporates some of the same workouts used by national and world champion rowers.
What started with my husband thinking a rower would be a great low impact full body exercise turned into wanting one for myself. We wanted to compete and thought it would be a blast. My kids saw us doing it so we got one for them too so we can all compete.
All machinery is only as good as you using it, but I have loved the community and engagement that Ergatta brings to this rower. It’s always our choice to get on it, but Ergatta can keep you engaged when you are ready!
The one time of day I can relax: working out on my Ergatta
I hate most forms of physical activity. But I don't think of my time on the Ergatta Lite as a workout. It's a time for Zen meditation. I transport somewhere else hearing the water and moving forward. Truly grateful for this machine.
