Battling Ropes
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- Body part
- Shoulders
- Target
- Shoulders
- Equipment
- Other
- Secondary
- Chest, Forearms
Instructions
- 1For 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.
- 2Initiate the movement by rapidly raising one arm to shoulder level as quickly as you can.
- 3As you let that arm drop to the starting position, raise the opposite side.
- 4Continue alternating your left and right arms, whipping the ropes up and down as fast as you can.
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