The VersaClimber is a intermediate-friendly machine strength exercise that targets the quadriceps, glutes, lats and middle back, with the shoulders, abdominals, calves and biceps working alongside. Here's how to do it right — and what to stop doing.
Primary musclesQuads, Glutes, Lats, Middle Back
Secondary musclesShoulders, Abs, Calves, Biceps
EquipmentMachine
LevelIntermediate
TypeStrength
3D demo in the EGON app
01 Execution
How to do the VersaClimber
Step onto the pedals and place one foot in each, keeping your body close to the column.
Take a handle in each hand at a comfortable height with a slight bend in the elbows.
Set a short stride length to start, so the pattern stays smooth before you lengthen it.
Drive the right foot down as the left hand pulls down, keeping the movement contralateral.
Reverse the pattern immediately so the left foot and right hand drive on the next stride.
Hold the rhythm for the planned duration, then shorten the stride and slow down before stepping off.
02 The payoff
Why it earns its spot
Trains upper and lower body at once in a contralateral pattern, which few cardio machines do.
Delivers high intensity work with no landing impact through the joints.
Scales through stride length and resistance, so the same machine covers steady and interval work.
03 Don't do this
Common mistakes
Leaning away from the column, which pulls the body out of line and shortens the leg drive.
Starting with a long stride, which breaks rhythm before the pattern is learned.
Pulling only with the arms, which wastes the leg drive that makes vertical climbing efficient.
Setting resistance so high that the stride slows, which turns a cardio piece into slow grinding.
EGON Put it on record
Track it in EGON.
Log every set of the VersaClimber, get your PRs detected automatically, earn aura for the work — and climb five leagues of statues, from Stone to Ego.
