Pinpoint
Exercises/Strength
Battling Ropes - starting position
Start
Battling Ropes - ending position
End

Strength

Battling Ropes

beginnerother·compound·push

Muscles Worked

Primary
coracobrachialisdeltoidinfraspinatus muscleserratus anteriorsubscapularissupraspinatusteres majorteres minor
Secondary
Abdominal part of left pectoralis majorAbdominal part of right pectoralis majorAnterior papillary muscle of right ventricleAnterolateral head of lateral papillary muscle of left ventricleExternal intercostal muscleInnermost intercostal muscleInternal intercostal muscleLateral papillary muscle of left ventriclepectoralis majorpectoralis minortransversus thoracisAbductor digiti minimi of left handAbductor digiti minimi of right handabductor pollicis brevisabductor pollicis longusadductor pollicisbrachioradialisextensor carpi radialis brevisextensor carpi radialis longusextensor carpi ulnarisextensor digiti minimiextensor digitorumextensor indicisextensor pollicis brevisextensor pollicis longusflexor carpi radialisFlexor digiti minimi brevis of left handFlexor digiti minimi brevis of right handflexor digitorum longusflexor digitorum profundusflexor digitorum superficialisflexor pollicis brevisflexor pollicis longusFlexor retinaculum of left wristFlexor retinaculum of right wristHumeral head of left flexor carpi ulnarisHumeral head of left pronator teresHumeral head of right flexor carpi ulnarisHumeral head of right pronator teresOpponens digiti minimi of left footOpponens digiti minimi of left handOpponens digiti minimi of right footOpponens digiti minimi of right handopponens pollicispalmaris longuspronator quadratusSet of dorsal interossei of left handSet of dorsal interossei of right handSet of lumbricals of left handSet of lumbricals of right handSet of palmar interossei of left handSet of palmar interossei of right handsupinatorThird lumbrical of left footThird lumbrical of right footUlnar head of left flexor carpi ulnarisUlnar head of left pronator teresUlnar head of right flexor carpi ulnarisUlnar head of right pronator teres

How to Perform

1

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.

2

Initiate the movement by rapidly raising one arm to shoulder level as quickly as you can.

3

As you let that arm drop to the starting position, raise the opposite side.

4

Continue alternating your left and right arms, whipping the ropes up and down as fast as you can.

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