Hominin · exercise
Battling Ropes
Battling Ropes is a beginner strength exercise. It works the shoulders, with help from the chest and forearms.
beginnerotherpush movementcompoundstrength
- Main muscles
- shoulders
- Also works
- chest, forearms
How to do it
- For this exercise you will need a heavy rope anchored at its center 15-20 feet away. Standing in front of the rope, take an end in each hand with your arms extended at your side. This will be your starting position.
- Initiate the movement by rapidly raising one arm to shoulder level as quickly as you can.
- As you let that arm drop to the starting position, raise the opposite side.
- Continue alternating your left and right arms, whipping the ropes up and down as fast as you can.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).