If you're someone who's into natural body movements and weights then you'll love this new work out idea that some of us have been trying. This time we're shifting our focus away from yoga to a little bit of weights which will help tone and strengthen your body as you burn calories. Battle ropes are the name of heavy ropes that people use to slam, wave, and twirl around as it helps to engage all parts of the body to give you a thorough work out. These ropes in particular mainly targets the core and arms but if used correctly you will also feel it in your legs and shoulders depending on the type of workout moves you perform with them.
Battle ropes are also great cardiovascular workouts and not just strength as you'll be engaging most of your body with each swing of the rope. Here at our warehouse gym we started to rent these out to gyms and they're been a great hit so far!
A bit about these ropes. They primarily come in two sizes, either 1.5 inches or 2 inches thick. Don't be fooled because the .5 inches is the difference between a 20 pound rope and a 40 pound rope! You might also want to find one with a good grip on the ends of the rope because you will be using much of your hands and wrist during the work out so you'd want to be comfortable as much as possible. If the ropes don't come with a grip or you somehow opted for a non-grip finish then using a set of workout gloves are also a good alternative to protect your hand from burning up as you're working out.
Give these battle ropes a try and see how you like them. Come back after and let us know which workouts you seem to like the most and which battle rope setting you've tried (size, weight, grip vs no grip, etc)
Battle ropes are also great cardiovascular workouts and not just strength as you'll be engaging most of your body with each swing of the rope. Here at our warehouse gym we started to rent these out to gyms and they're been a great hit so far!
A bit about these ropes. They primarily come in two sizes, either 1.5 inches or 2 inches thick. Don't be fooled because the .5 inches is the difference between a 20 pound rope and a 40 pound rope! You might also want to find one with a good grip on the ends of the rope because you will be using much of your hands and wrist during the work out so you'd want to be comfortable as much as possible. If the ropes don't come with a grip or you somehow opted for a non-grip finish then using a set of workout gloves are also a good alternative to protect your hand from burning up as you're working out.
Give these battle ropes a try and see how you like them. Come back after and let us know which workouts you seem to like the most and which battle rope setting you've tried (size, weight, grip vs no grip, etc)