
Battling Ropes
- Equipment
- Other
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Force
- Push
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Type
- Strength
Also works: Chest, Forearms
How to do the Battling Ropes
- 1
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.
- 2
Initiate the movement by rapidly raising one arm to shoulder level as quickly as you can.
- 3
As you let that arm drop to the starting position, raise the opposite side.
- 4
Continue alternating your left and right arms, whipping the ropes up and down as fast as you can.
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