7.1. TRAINING WITH HEAVY ROPES

LECTURE Heavy, long and thick ropes (heavy ropes or ropes gone wild or, more commonly, battle ropes) are one of the most useful training tools and equipment necessary for Cross Fit / Cross Training. They are also used by top athletes of various sports to overall improve their fitness and maximize their racing performance. During training, either two heavy ropes can be used together or, more commonly, a rope that is folded around an anchor point and the trainee holds the two ends of the rope, one on each palm.

Topics

1. 1 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS OF ROPES →
2. 2 PLACING/ ANCHORING OF ROPE →
3. 3 USING THE ROPES AS AN EXERCISE TOOL →
4. 4 FORMAL USE →
5. 5 INCREASE–DECREASE OF INTENSITY →
6. 6 TYPICAL ROPE-TRAINING ADVANTAGES →
7. 7 EXPECTED BENEFITS OF THE TRAINING WITH HEAVY ROPES →