Battling Ropes Alternate Arms Side Lunge
Make alternating waves with the ropes while stepping into a side lunge to one side and then the other; the lunge adds the legs to the arms' conditioning work.
How to do it
Setup
Facing the anchor, a rope end in each hand, feet wide, knees soft, chest up.
Steps
- Whip the arms up and down in turn to keep the waves running.
- Shift into a side lunge, hips back over the bending knee.
- Push back through the middle into a lunge on the other side, waves unbroken.
Common mistakes
Waves dying as you lunge: the arms keep their rhythm through every shift. Knee caving on the bent leg: track it over the toes. Rounding over the ropes: chest up, hips back.
Breathing
Steady with the rhythm.
