Progression ladder for the Ski Ergometer

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Ski Ergometer

These are the substitutes for the Ski Ergometer, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Assisted Standing Pull-up

    • Beginner
    • Lever
    • Lats
  2. Smith Machine Behind The Back Shrug

    Smith Machine Behind The Back Shrug

    • Beginner
    • Machine
    • Traps
  3. Dumbbell Shrug

    • Beginner
    • Dumbbell
    • Traps
  4. Barbell Shrug

    • Beginner
    • Barbell
    • Traps
  5. Cable Shrug

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Traps

Where you are now

Ski Ergometer

  • Intermediate
  • Other
  • Triceps

Harder steps (6)

  1. Rope Straight-arm Pulldown

    Rope Straight-arm Pulldown

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Lats
  2. Dumbbell Around Pullover

    • Intermediate
    • Dumbbell
    • Pectorals
  3. Lever Overhand Triceps Dip

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Triceps
  4. Straight-arm Pulldown

    Straight-arm Pulldown

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Lats
  5. Lever Pullover

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Lats
  6. Kettlebell Hang Clean

    • Intermediate
    • Kettlebell
    • Hamstrings

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