Ropes Gone Wild page

[DidNothingFatal]

Anybody know the score on this? One of the online shops I get some of my gear from sent me a flyer about this! Designed to fit on Kettlebells? Voted 'best cardio training equipment' by Men's Health last year, so the metrosexuls liked it
Anybody experienced it?

[Timothy]

"so the metrosexuals liked it" -- ha!

Sounds like bola training to me. Pretty primal and unique! I am intrigued...

[DidNothingFatal]

The website is here

[bruce.b]

If Men's Health liked it that's a major strike against it.
Hang the rope from a tree and climb it. This is a much better use of a rope. As a matter of fact I just returned from a SS mountain bike ride and I'm going to go out and climb my rope once or twice before I eat lunch. I love rope climbing, lower yourself really slowly and it's killer.

bruce b.

[Timothy]

It's not bola training, but I'm still intrigued by the notion of waggling huge lengths of rope. I would like to give this a try, although I agree with Bruce about the implications of a Men's Health endorsement...

[primalclubber]

I can see some benefit, but I agree with bruceb that climbing is a more effective use for that rope. Probably a lot cheaper too.

[DidNothingFatal]

well we agreed against men's health!

the ropes are scary money, especially when compared to my climbing rope! Nice to see another single speeder on the forum

[DarthFriendly]

I don't get it, wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy rope, and use that?

I like DIY fitness stuff. Sand bags, duffel bags full of rocks, and so on... "ropes gone wild"? :/

[bruce.b]

I don't get it, wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy rope, and use that?

I like DIY fitness stuff. Sand bags, duffel bags full of rocks, and so on... "ropes gone wild"? :/

Thick rope is expensive. In Never Gymless Ross mentions less expensive places to buy them. Maybe McMaster Carr or someplace like that.
DNF, I'm a singlespeed bicycle fanatic.
bruce b.

[NicoB]

Bola... Rope with heavy weight at the end used to trip up game when hunting right?

I was thinking about this: Timothy, along with shovelglove training wouldn't juggling and/or poi help with coordination (yes, poi has a bit of a "hippy raver" vibe to it)?

Sorry the bola comment brought that back to the front of my mind.