Rope Climb:
Now for this exercise it is hard to give any clear details on technique as many people use different styles to climb, so what I would like to do is go over a few simple rules that could help you achieve this exercise and more importantly keep you safe.
To climb a rope you need good upper body strength, strong core and legs, and the will to succeed. Technique as I've said varies, the most common way is like the lady in the picture, hand above hand with feet locking the rope.
using no legs at all makes this really hard coming purely from the upper body, then from here you could extend your legs out to the front and do an "L" climb, great on the core!
But remember always, safety, a rope spotter to stop the rope flying around as you climb, more so if your new to this, a crash mat, for obvious reasons, gloves, especially if your upper body strength isn't massive, these will save your hands if you slide, most of all start low, build up to it, after a while you'll be shooting up and down, oh, and the other thing you may need is a rope! do not climb a nylon rope or thin rope as these will hurt, the thickness of the rope is important, to thin and it'll hurt, to fat and you will struggle.
If this is something you would like to try, to see if you can do what the P.E. instructors at school wanted you to achieve, before health and safety! find a trainer, club or public assault course to try, and if its your first time, don't go alone.
PT Fitness
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