What muscles are worked in rowing?

In the beginning, the muscles of the back of the erector spinae are relaxed to allow for trunk flexion, which is provided by the abdominals. The major and minor psoas and the iliacus flex the pelvis and hips. The sartorius alternating thighs allowing the body to flex between the thighs for maximum range. The hamstrings and gastrocnemius are contracting while the knees are bent. The quadriceps are elongated and stretched, the rectus femoris contributes to hip flexion. The ankles are dorsiflexed by the tibialis anterior. The elbows are extended by the brachial triceps. The grip of the handle is held by the flexor muscles of the fingers and thumb.

During the stroke, the initial portion of the drive demands maximal leg power. The quadriceps extend the knee and foot plantar flexed by the solos and gastrocnemius muscles. Several stabilizing muscles help support the lower back. All shoulder muscles are contracting. These include the supra and infraspinatus, subscapularis, teres major and minor and brachial biceps. The scapula is stabilized by theSerratus anterior and Trapezius muscles.

As the knees are finishing their extension, hip also extends by the contraction of the gluteal muscles and biceps femoral. The back extension occurring by contraction of the erector spinae. In the upper body, elbow flexion is occurring via the biceps, brachialis and brachioradialis.

When shooting arms, knees are maximally extended and ankles are plantar flexed. Furthermore, the extension being completed hip and back. The muscles of the upper body are contracting with high force to end the show. Elbow flexors are dominant. The extensor carpi ulnaris muscles and forearm flexors contract to stabilize and adduct the wrist. The shoulder is extended and adducted. The arm is internally alternated the latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major. The teres minor, posterior deltoid and the long head of the biceps act onthe shoulder joint. The scapula is rotated downward by the Pectoralis minor and then drawn backward by the Trapezius and rhomboid muscles.

At the end of the pass, knees and ankles remain constant as the hips complete a full extension. The back extensors are continually contracting and alternate arms internally contracting the latissimusdorsal. The triceps are extending the elbows slightly. In recovery, the arms away from the body by stretching the triceps until elbows reach full extension. The anterior deltoids contract along with the coracobrachialis and biceps, and the arms are raised slightly when passing over the knees straight.The abdominals flex the torso and once the hands have cleared the extended knees, the slide begins its forward through the dorsalsection ankles and hip flexion and knee.