Comments on: Battling the Python: Swinging Rope Training

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:50:08 +0000

Ebay is the cheapest I’ve found. I got 50 feet of 1.5 inch rope for about $65. I use it about once a week for various workouts. Trust me, if you’ve never played with thick rope, 1.5 inch is plenty to get you started.

By: Henry Miller

Henry Miller — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:08:35 +0000

You should buy 3 ropes, and twist them together – just like they make big ropes.

You are right to prefer something other than natural. Manila rots from the inside out, so an unsafe rope will look practically new (unless you know what to look for when inspecting it). I don’t know if nylon is best though. If you are climbing rope, make sure you find out how to inspect it before you install it, and then do the inspection.

I don’t know how to inspect rope for safety. I just know it is important.

By: Bob Tracey

Bob Tracey — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:34:18 +0000

YouTube has several good videos on this subject. That was how I learned about it. As far as the son goes, how about a sled that he can sit on and you can pull? I bet he’d love the ride.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:07:39 +0000

I got a 2 inch thick manilla rope off ebay.co.uk for a good price

By: John

John — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:27:38 +0000

I see the rope wave used by many MMA fighters nowadays. It looks weird and I was curious about it. I’ve already made some home-made medicine balls and would love to add some more do-it-yourself equipment. A rope and a big dirty old type would be great. Tug of war sounds fun, if only my son was older than 5 we would have a laugh. Great ideas, keep em coming.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:43:55 +0000

Contact your local middle or high school, especially if they are older buildings. Chances are they have ropes lying around that were used back in the day. I picked up two used, 15 foot ropes, complete with mounting brackets, for free. The school was happy to be rid of them. I kept one and mailed a fellow CrossFitter the other. It’s worth a shot.

By: Tee

Tee — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:45:36 +0000

Check ebay they have some good prices.

By: Grok

Grok — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:15:22 +0000

Oh man this is awesome I have a piece of Coastguard tow rope just sitting there!

By: Bob Tracey

Bob Tracey — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:05:19 +0000

I have been looking into ropes. They aint cheap! 50 feet of 1.5″ nylon rope will run upwards of $150. Anyway, I just purchased 2 bundles of 100′ of 5/16″ nylon rope from home depot for $42 (including tax). I intend to fold them together so they will be about 1.75″ thick and 50′ long. I do not know how this alternative will ‘wave.’, but hey if you don’t try …
BTW I chose nylon over manila because as much as I prefer the natural material I am concerned that as the manila rope gets damp it may become mildewy.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:55:14 +0000

I’ve purchased equipment from both http://www.functionalhandstrength.com and http://www.punchgym.com. I’ve not bought ropes from either, but their other stuff is good quality. But, after today’s post, I might start saving up for some ropes.