Using the Concept2 for building muscle?????????????

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Re: Using the Concept2 for building muscle?????????????

Post by Carl Watts » December 10th, 2015, 9:14 pm

Yes it will build muscle but it will be sports specific to the rower.

Personally if you main aim is to build muscle then I wouldn't go for the Concept 2 rower, your primary aim on one of these is weight loss and building fitness, any muscle gain is a bonus.

Overall you can get a pretty good body shape as it uses your upper body and lower body, unlike running or cycling.

Elite rowers do not look like Mr Universe so I guess it depends on how much muscle your talking about.
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