Ellipse Low Row - Seated Horizontal Rowing Machine

The Ellipse Low Row is a seated horizontal rowing machine with an adjustable seat and backrest, loaded with Olympic plates. It measures 119 x 138 x 130 cm and weighs 135 kg. Light In Fitness supplies it at 1,650 EUR excluding VAT.

The horizontal half of back training

Vertical pulling builds the lats; horizontal pulling builds the mid-back, the rhomboids and the rear deltoids. A gym equipped only with a pulldown produces members with strong lats and rounded shoulders, which is both a postural problem and a visible one. The seated row is the corrective, and because the chest is supported and the trunk is fixed, it can be loaded heavily without transferring stress to the lower back.

• Seated horizontal row, plate-loaded on an integrated disc support
• Adjustable seat and backrest to fit user height and torso length
• Smooth, evenly resisted movement through the full pull
• Trains the mid-back, rhomboids, rear deltoids and elbow flexors

Why the chest support matters

An unsupported row lets the user rock the torso and use momentum, which is the single most common technique failure on a rowing station and the reason so many members report back discomfort after back day. Fixing the chest against a pad makes the movement come from the arms and scapulae alone. The load drops, the effect improves, and the exercise becomes safe to leave unsupervised.

Ellipse build standard

Pulleys are high-strength nylon, 105 x 20 mm, running on sealed 6202RS bearings. Finish is a two-pass powder coating with a clear top coat, with frame and arm colours chosen at order. Upholstery is polyurethane foam under synthetic leather; handles and foot supports are aluminium, and all adjustment points are colour-coded in yellow.

Specification

Frequently asked questions

How should the backrest be set?

Close enough that the chest stays in contact throughout the pull, without the pad pressing on the ribcage at the start. If the user can lift off the pad at the end of the movement, the setting is too far back and the exercise loses its point.

Low row or lat pulldown, if only one can be installed?

The pulldown gets used more, because members recognise the movement. The row does more for posture. On a floor that can only take one back station, most operators choose the pulldown; on any floor above roughly 150 m2, install both.

Is it appropriate in a rehabilitation setting?

Supported horizontal rowing is a standard component of shoulder and thoracic programmes precisely because the trunk is immobilised and the load can be graded finely with small plates. The adjustable seat and backrest let the therapist set an exact starting position and reproduce it session to session.

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