Battle Ropes

The main advantages of battle ropes are:

Better Cardiovascular Health: Using battle ropes for high-intensity intervals can increase your heart rate and enhance your cardiovascular fitness in general.
Improved Grip Strength: Holding and manipulating the ropes continuously fortifies your hands, wrists, and forearms, which can help you perform better in other workouts.
Core Engagement: Battle rope exercises are a fantastic complement to your functional training regimen because they typically call for a strong, steady core.

Everyday Exercises for Battle Ropes

Waves That Alter

Both novice and expert athletes will love this timeless routine. Hold a rope in each hand while standing with your knees slightly bent and your feet shoulder-width apart. Make waves that cascade down the ropes by rapidly moving your arms up and down alternately.

Arms, core, and shoulders are the targets.
Advice: Avoid slouching and maintain control over your motions.

Double Slams

Your entire body is involved in this powerful movement. Take hold of the ropes, lift them above your head, and then slam them as hard as you can to the ground.

Targets: Legs, shoulders, back, and core are the targets.
Advice: To create power for the slam, use your legs and hips.

Waves from side to side

Change things up by simultaneously moving the ropes side to side, which will work your obliques and enhance your lateral movement.

Targets: The obliques, shoulders, and core are the targets.
Advice: To improve mobility, stay light on your feet.

Pulls on ropes

Pull your rope towards you hand-over-hand after fastening it to a weighted item. This exercise improves your back and grip while simulating actual pulling motions.

Targets: Forearms, biceps, and back are the targets.
Advice: As your strength increases, progressively increase the weights you start with.

NC Fitness stocks quality battle ropes that are designed with nylon casing and crimped ends, making them the longest-lasting as they won’t fray or rot. For more information on how to use battle ropes, please view our battle  rope guide.

We also sell battle rope accessories, including rope anchors and storage hangers, ensuring your gym will be fully fitted out with ideal rope equipment to help gym-goers work on their muscles – perfect for sculpting arms and biceps, and improving cardio at the same time. Don’t forget your glutes too! You can incorporate lots of movement in your rope usage, such as jumps, lunges, and squats. Ropes are a common feature of CrossFit training as well.

These ropes are perfect for any HIIT session where variations of battle rope pulls, shakes, carries, or towing can be involved. They are also great implements for group training and building teamwork around the rope.

View our range online or drop into our store in Hallam, Melbourne, to test them out. We ship Australia-wide so that you can start on the ropes sooner rather than later.