Getting Started with the Concept2 SkiErg

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Getting Started Video
Duration: 5:29 minutes

Make the most of your investment by familiarizing yourself and your trainers with the SkiErg. This is key. Once you're comfortable using the SkiErg your clients will be comfortable using the SkiErg—and reap the benefits.

Here are some suggestions:

  1. Watch this video for a good "quick start" session.
  2. Get your trainers on the SkiErg. Start pulling. Play with the Performance Monitor! Push all the buttons to see what it can tell you. (You are not going to hurt anything.)
  3. Set the Performance Monitor to watts using the Change Units button on the bottom left. As you pull, notice how any change in force directly correlates to wattage. Try pulling your body weight in watts then double it and then triple it and see how high you can take it. This will quickly let you know what the machine has to offer.
  4. Set up one interval workout and one distance workout from the Select Workout screen. Remember, the more comfortable your trainers are, the more the machine will get utilized.
  5. Download a How to Use poster and display it in your facility.
  6. Please contact us if you or any of your training staff have questions. We use the SkiErg everyday and are here to help!