Gymlopnik- Battle Ropes are the shit!

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt)
08/09/2018 at 11:15 • Filed to: fitness, gym, workoutlopnik

Just started doing these for cardio/strength to switch it up from the usual elliptical/cycling/rowing because my knees are starting to hurt with longer/intense cardio workouts. These things are just awesome! a 5 minute 30 second on 30 second off workout was killing me!

Highly recommend it to incorporate into your cardio routine and you can make it a full body workout as well with all the variations.

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DISCUSSION (28)

PatBateman > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:19

Grab some dumbbells and start doing boxes with me. We’ll see how long you hang.

Ash78, voting early and often > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:21

I’ve always sort of laughed at the nonfunctional point lessness of battle ropes, but damn they do a great job on shoulder stability and grip strength. Plus if you get a 50' manila rope (because nylon sucks!) you can also use it for actual rope climbing, which is awesome. It was even in the Olympics for a while.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > PatBateman
08/09/2018 at 11:24

What is that supposed to mean?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Ash78, voting early and often
08/09/2018 at 11:29

The gym only has Nylon ropes, it’s a planet fitness so it’s all you get. I don’t go all hardcore into working out so it’s fine. Anything to burn those calories and keep the weight down.

Ash78, voting early and often > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:32

Makes sense, I’m just thrilled to hear Planet Fitness has something cool like that. They’re notorious for banning anything dynamic or violent :D

Nylon is more durable and works fine for battle ropes. You just don’t want to climb it without gloves and long pants. Not much grip, and the burns can be horrible.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Ash78, voting early and often
08/09/2018 at 11:35

Ah, got it. Yeah they don’t have climbing ropes at all.

Yup, no deadlif t mats, no squat racks, only smith machines. I used to go to WorldGym but they closed down the location and this is the only decent chain gym here, super close to my house . But for just $10 a month I am not complaining.

Ash78, voting early and often > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:39

Smith Machines are horrible. Avoid them at all costs (IMHO). In fact, if you go back to them after free weights for a while, you’ll feel the weird strains in your joints because they don’t allow you to move naturally.

Since I quit the gym and don’t have a rack at home, I switched to front squats entirely. You use a lot less weight than back squats , but wow — I’m a total convert. And that’s something you can do with just a barbell and without getting any negative attention from the staff. If you start to fail, you can just dump the weight or “take a knee” and set it down.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:42

Athlean X is a really good channel for informed workout info.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
08/09/2018 at 11:43

Jeff is awesome. No BS and straight to the point. I have been watching him for many years!

Textured Soy Protein > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:48

At my old gym , there was no dedicated space for things like TRX harnesses or battle ropes. M otherfuckers would hang those goddamn TRX harnesses off the squat racks and cable crosses and just leave that shit there. If ever there was a time where I didn’t have to take a fucking TRX harness off a squat rack when I went to use it I was like, HALLELUJAH PRAISE THE LORD. The preacher curl always had fucking ropes wrapped around the base. Sometimes I just left them there. One time I was doing preacher curls and in the middle of my set, I shit you not, one of the trainers ran in there, and started yanking the rope out from under me without so much as an “excuse me do you mind if I grab that rope?”

Thankfully at my current gym there’s a separate “functional” area for that stuff.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:48

Yup, no deadlift mats, no squat racks

What is this non sense? I’m glad my $10 a month gym has this equipment, that’s like standard gym stuff.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Textured Soy Protein
08/09/2018 at 11:51

This is how it’s setup at my local PF . No one rearranges stuff.

Kinja'd!!!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/09/2018 at 11:53

Dude, h ave you even heard of Planet Fitness before? It’s their USP lol. I don’t mind personally I just work around with what I have plus I don’t do heavy deadlifts or squats anyway because of my bad lower back.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:58

Oh I’ve heard of them, just never actually been in one.

random001 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 11:58

It means “Don’t get involved in this discussion, man.”

crowmolly > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/09/2018 at 11:59

Lower membership cost due to lower insurance premiums, and it keeps the serious people out.

random001 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 12:00

Anything I see on a god damn crossfit promotional video is out...

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > crowmolly
08/09/2018 at 12:02

and it keeps the serious people out.

Lol...we can’t have people actually working out here

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > random001
08/09/2018 at 12:07

Me too, I am skeptical in general but I didn’t dismiss it outright. I did my research on this one, this being one of the many sources-

https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/bjyvx4/most-people-in-the-gym-dont-know-how-to-use-battle-ropes

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > random001
08/09/2018 at 12:07

Kinja'd!!!

crowmolly > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/09/2018 at 12:11

They give out bagels, pizza, and tootsie rolls.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > crowmolly
08/09/2018 at 12:12

Hey, Hey! I can be pretty serious when I am working out. I don’t even smile at people I know at the gym.

random001 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 12:16

Ok, why call them battle ropes if you’re not going to use them for, you know, battle? #fakename!

Azrek > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 12:46

One does not merely talk about crossfit...one must hear the whole gospel. But if a crossfitter and a vegan meet...the streams may cross and the world end.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Azrek
08/09/2018 at 12:53

What happens if a v aping vegan crossfitter who works at a startup trading in cryptocurrency, goes to Burning Man every year and only drinks craft beer walks into a bar?

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Ash78, voting early and often
08/09/2018 at 14:06

We do all variations of squats at my gym. I’ve gotten goo at bailing out on back squats as well haha

Azrek > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 15:54

...............man...the extreme levels of advanced math here is mind boggling!

PatBateman > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/09/2018 at 17:09

¯\_()_/¯