If you’ve ever been to a gym, you’ve probably seen someone tossing thick, heavy ropes around. These ropes are known as battle ropes, and many people use them for an intense strength-building and ...

Ever walked into your local gym, stood in front of the battle ropes, picked them up for a measly ten seconds... then dropped them like a hot potato because, err, you have no idea how to use them? Same ...

Ever walked into your local gym, stood in front of the battle ropes, picked them up for a measly ten seconds... then dropped them like a hot potato because, err, you have no idea how to use them? Same ...

INDIANAPOLIS — For this Friday's Fit Tip, we visited LA Fitness and trainer Lydia Horner to talk about battling ropes. You may have seen them and not been really quite sure what to do with them, so ...

If you’re getting tired of running or spinning or what have you, you might want to give battle ropes a shot. You’ll look pretty fierce whipping them around. And the best part? They’re actually ...

SLAMMING A SET of battle ropes in the gym is, quite frankly, a ton of fun. This type of workout isn't popular only because it looks and makes you feel badass, but due to its ability to help you burn ...

With so many different kinds of equipment available to use in the gym, it can be an exciting yet overwhelming task to figure out what to use during your workouts. As a trainer, I consistently tailor ...

Battle ropes have long held our top gym floor prize for Equipment That’s Not As Fun As It Looks. That’s mainly because wielding 30 feet of two-inch, 20-pound rope for any stretch of time is extremely ...

Maybe you’ve seen them at the gym — heavy coils of rope anchored at the middle to a post or the floor. They may look like they were brought up from a dungeon or off the deck of a boat, but they’re ...