Exercise Comparison
Alternating Cable Shoulder Press vs Battling Ropes
Side-by-Side
Muscle Analysis
Shared
Only in Alternating Cable Shoulder Press
Only in Battling Ropes
Instructions
Alternating Cable Shoulder Press
Move the cables to the bottom of the tower and select an appropriate weight.
Grasp the cables and hold them at shoulder height, palms facing forward. This will be your starting position.
Keeping your head and chest up, extend through the elbow to press one side directly over head.
After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.
Battling Ropes
For 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.
Initiate the movement by rapidly raising one arm to shoulder level as quickly as you can.
As you let that arm drop to the starting position, raise the opposite side.
Continue alternating your left and right arms, whipping the ropes up and down as fast as you can.
Verdict
Both exercises target the shoulders. Alternating Cable Shoulder Press is a beginner exercise using cable, while Battling Ropes is beginner and uses other. Choose Alternating Cable Shoulder Press if you have access to cable, or Battling Ropes if you prefer other.