1710 Gym Rope

A high intensity workout suitable for everyone

Among the most attractive tools in the world ofFunctional Training we certainly find them naval ropes (Gym Rope or even battle rope). Indeed, in the common imagination go wild with furious swings with the gym rope it's the perfect way to let off steam in the least amount of time. Indeed, if maneuvered skillfully naval ropes become a perfect all-round training tool, also very effective as an anti-stress!

But what are its technical characteristics?

To understand how demanding it is to use them, we must consider the structural characteristics of this piece of equipment, in terms of length, diameter of the section on which the grip is applied and the total weight of the Gym Rope. We immediately see a distinction between the two models of naval ropes:

• gym rope (click here): length 15 meters, diameter 50 mm, total weight 15 kg
• Easy GymRope (click here): length 10 meters, diameter 38 mm, weight 8 kg.

As can be easily understood, there is a clear difference between the two models in terms of both grip engagement, length and weight. And these are precisely the structural characteristics that affect the force , speed which are involved in the execution of the exercises with this tool. In fact, all the exercises with the Gym Rope are performed at the maximum intensity and require high execution speed for a time duration such as to still allow fast and technically correct movements. In fact, if the person begins to break down with the posture and begins to slow down the swinging movements of the ropes, he must stop, rest and then resume only later. Carrying out exercises with the Gym Rope slowly and with the wrong technique is not only not profitable in terms of training, but it also becomes dangerous for the health of the joints involved in their execution, in particular for the shoulders, the cervical spine, the elbows and the wrists.

What are the physical characteristics that are trained with the Gym Rope?

First, the grip strength, especially if you use the 50mm model. Although in fact having a strong and secure grip is essential for handling any object external to the body, both in sporting activities (tennis, golf, baseball, fencing, sport climbing, throwing sports, combat sports, etc.) and in normal daily activities, this is often a weak point of athletes and it also constitutes a source of joint problems in people who use the movements of the hands and wrists with high frequency during their work activities (with the onset of joint problems that often also affect the nervous component, such as, for example, the carpal tunnel). Integrate the gym rope in your workouts in the gym, it is certainly a great help for strengthening grip strength, but not only. Performing movements at high speed, with an average load (weight of the naval rope), leads to a rapid increase inintensity during the training session, which makes it a perfect tool within the time interval circuits (Interval training), resulting in one of the stations with the highest intensity either aerobics (cardiovascular) that anaerobic (muscle lactic acid). With the correct postural setting and an adequate technical knowledge of the exercises, the Gym Rope becomes a great training tool suitable for everyone, regardless of level and personal goal, both in group sessions and in personal training!