Battle Rope Upper Cuts
- Primary muscles
- Shoulders
- Secondary muscles
- Obliques, Triceps
- Equipment
- Battling Rope
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Stand facing the rope anchor with your feet shoulder-width apart and a slight bend in your knees.
- 2 Hold one rope end in each hand, palms facing up, with your hands at your sides.
- 3 Explosively drive one hand up and across your body, rotating your torso and pivoting on the ball of your opposite foot, as if throwing an uppercut punch.
- 4 Allow the rope to create a powerful wave or slam as your arm extends upwards.
- 5 Immediately bring that hand back down to the starting position, controlling the rope.
- 6 Repeat the movement with the other arm, alternating sides in a continuous, fluid motion.
