A Precor Icarian Seated Row is, and can best be described as follows: A Row Machine is a plate-loaded or selectorized piece of exercise equipment designed to strengthen the back and shoulder muscles through an arc of motion similar to rowing a boat. It is available in variations including: High Row, Mid Row, Low Row, Seated Row, Compound Row, Row Pulley, Iso-lateral, Bi-angular, T-bar Row, and others.