Strength

Battling Ropes

The battling ropes is a beginner strength exercise for your shoulders, using other.

Main muscles
Shoulders
Also works
Chest, Forearms
Equipment
Other
Level
Beginner
Battling Ropes, starting position
Start
Battling Ropes, end position
Finish

How to do it

  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.

Alternatives to the battling ropes

Band lateral raise Resistance bands Cable lateral raise Cable stack Dumbbell lateral raise Dumbbells Half-kneeling one-arm dumbbell press Dumbbells Seated dumbbell shoulder press Dumbbells, Adjustable bench Shoulder press machine Shoulder press machine