Rope Climbing

[Actual God]

Is there any more money total body exercise than this?

[Thremp]

Thats nothing close to total body.

[SmileyEH]

I would put olympic lifting, strongman type stuff (atlas stones, farmers walks), throwing events etc. above rope climbing in terms of "total body exercise". But yes, definitely a great upper body exercise.

[Thremp]

WTF? Its not even a full upper body exercise. It works the vert pull, leaving out both pushing and horizontal pull.

Gag me.

[Rearden]

It is useful though.... if you like caves and rocks and [censored]

[Thremp]

Rock Climbing >>>> Climbing Rope


They aren't "full body" workouts though.

[thirddan]

i think chad waterbury had an article a while ago (maybe in the t-nation archives) about using ropes to work out, interesting read, but not very practical since most use commercial gyms...

[jah7_fsu1]

Who cares if it isn't full body, it's a great workout. Seriously this forum is obsessed with total body. I'm surprised half the people on here squat because it "ignores" the upper body.

[SmileyEH]

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WTF? Its not even a full upper body exercise. It works the vert pull, leaving out both pushing and horizontal pull.

Gag me.

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I didn't say it was a full upper body movement...but not much is really.

[jah7_fsu1]

I like to do a bench press while rowing while doing a pull up so I can really work my upper body all at once. Anything else just isn't a full upper body exercise and therefore not effective!

Right....