Abstract: An exercise machine having a basic rowing action as well as a pushing action, in which the resistance to movement is provided by the user's body weight, and it comprises a base, a column mounted vertically on the base, a frame with a seat mounted on top of the column, an exercise bar with handles and pedals pivoted to the frame in front of the seat, and a system linking the exercise bar and the column such that rotation of the former causes elevation of the latter.