Seated row and low row weight by brand: stacks, increments and what the pin means

What the number under the pin means on a seated row

The stack weight is the total of the plates in the stack, and the number under the pin is how many of them you lift. Between the stack and the handles there is a cable over one or more pulleys, sometimes a cam or a lever arm, and the handles may pull straight back, on an arc or diverge as you row. Each of these changes how much of the pinned weight reaches your hands, and how it changes from full stretch to the end of the pull.

So the same pin number on two brands, or on a cable low row and a lever row of the same brand, is not always the same load. Set the chest pad and the seat as the manufacturer's placard says, so the handles start at full reach, before you compare settings.

Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. None has one yet, so the comparator answers "No data yet" for every pair.

Selectorized seated rows and low rows, brand by brand

Stack weights and, where the manufacturer publishes them, the weight increment and the maximum load, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. When a machine is sold with a standard and a heavier optional stack, the manufacturer's own label under each row says which one it is: ask your gym which stack is fitted.

Atlantis Strength

Cybex

Exigo

gym80

Hammer Strength

Hoist Fitness

Life Fitness

Matrix Fitness

Nautilus (commercial)

Panatta

Precor

Technogym

Watson Gym Equipment

Most manufacturers do not state the increment between pins on their product page; where no increment row is shown, it is not stated (no data yet).

No data yet Brands in the catalog without a selectorized seated row (no data yet):

Prime FitnessArsenal Strength

Pin setting versus the load in your hands

No data yet No seated row has an estimated or measured force curve yet, and none has a mechanical model yet (no data yet). Until one is measured, compare these machines by feel: start light on a new brand and work up.

Plate-loaded rows

No stack here: you load plates on a lever arm, often one per side (iso-lateral), and the empty arm already has a weight of its own. What the manufacturer may state is that starting resistance and the maximum plate load, quoted below with the link and the date.

Plate-loaded starting weight by brand

No data yet Plate-loaded rows whose manufacturer states neither a starting resistance nor a maximum load (no data yet):

Arsenal Strength Reloaded Linear Smith RowExigo Plate Loaded 2.0 ISO Low RowExigo Plate Loaded 2.0 ISO RowLife Fitness Plate Loaded RowNautilus (commercial) Leverage High RowNautilus (commercial) Leverage Low RowPrecor Seated RowPrime Fitness Extreme RowPrime Fitness Seated RowWatson Gym Equipment Plate Loaded Animal ISO Linear Row

How every figure is labelled

MachineConvert never invents a number. Each figure carries one of three levels, with its source link and the date it was read:

Measured

Read on the machine itself with a force gauge, following the measurement protocol, with a proof (continuous video or photos) and the date.

Manufacturer

Quoted word for word from the manufacturer's official page or document, in the units printed there, with the link and the date it was read. A stack weight says what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle.

Estimated

Computed from a mechanical model of the machine (lever, cam or pulley) built from sourced inputs. Each estimate shows its method, its error band and a derivation page, and is marked as not verified by measurement.

MethodologyData rules

Help fill the gaps

If you train on one of these machines and have a force gauge or a luggage scale, a measurement is the fastest way to turn "No data yet" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.

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Seated rows and low rows in the catalog

Arsenal Strength Reloaded Iso Multi RowArsenal Strength Reloaded Lever RowArsenal Strength Reloaded Linear Smith RowArsenal Strength Reloaded Vertical RowAtlantis Strength Incline rowAtlantis Strength Low rowCybex Eagle NX RowCybex Prestige Strength VRS RowExigo Lat Low RowExigo Lat Seated RowExigo Plate Loaded 2.0 ISO Low RowExigo Plate Loaded 2.0 ISO Rowgym80 Dual Seated Rowgym80 Pure Kraft High Row With Movable Handlesgym80 Seated Row MachineHammer Strength Iso-Lateral Low RowHammer Strength Iso-Lateral RowHammer Strength MTS Iso-Lateral RowHammer Strength Select Seated RowHoist Fitness Mid RowHoist Fitness Seated Mid RowLife Fitness Axiom Series Seated RowLife Fitness Insignia Series RowLife Fitness Plate Loaded RowMatrix Fitness Aura Seated RowMatrix Fitness Magnum Seated RowMatrix Fitness Ultra Diverging Seated RowNautilus (commercial) Impact Low RowNautilus (commercial) Impact Vertical RowNautilus (commercial) Inspiration Vertical RowNautilus (commercial) Instinct Vertical RowNautilus (commercial) Leverage High RowNautilus (commercial) Leverage Incline Lever RowNautilus (commercial) Leverage Low RowPanatta Pulley RowPrecor Diverging Low RowPrecor Diverging Seated RowPrecor Incline Lever RowPrecor Low RowPrecor Seated RowPrime Fitness Extreme RowPrime Fitness Seated RowTechnogym Artis Low RowTechnogym Pure Strength RowTechnogym Selection 700 Low RowTechnogym Selection 900 Low RowWatson Gym Equipment Plate Loaded Animal ISO Linear RowWatson Gym Equipment Single Stack Seated Row

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