Rope Climbs

Mummyadams

Holy hell - attempted my first rope climb to the ceiling this morning, I managed to get 50% up which I thought was pretty good but my hands are now sooo sore. Burning!
Any suggestions on how I can toughen them up or should I just suck it up and hope they toughen by themselves?

dunc289

Perhaps you're not supporting your weight on your feet?

Ideally, grab the rope with straight arms, and pull your knees to your elbows. (It's an ABS exercise really)

Get you feet locked on the rope anyway you've been trained how, and now you could theoretically rest your hands because they're barely holding on.

Then drive up from the legs, rather than pull up with the hands.

Hope this helps.

300poundsdown

No advice but awesome job!!!!

blinkinglight

I agree with pp, you should be using your legs/core more than your arms. My legs are sore after rope climbs, but not usually my hands.

Mummyadams

This morning I reached one of my goals which was a rope climb to the top (15 foot) and I did 2! Yeah go me!
it's all in the legs!

chsmith79

Congrats!! That's one of my goals as well:

1. Rope climb
2. Muscle-up
3. HSPU

I started CF in August when I started MFP, so hopefully by next august these will be marked off the list.

Mummyadams

Thanks! Rope climbs are actually quite easy once you get the hang of it. As long as you wrap the rope around around your lower leg and anchor it with other foot, using your legs to 'push' you up - unless you have awesome upper body strenght ...