Battle Rope Research Articles

Effect of Slam Waves Battle rope Exercise and Up down Waves Battle rope Exercise to Arm Strength And Arm Endurance (Study of boxing exstracurriculer at senior high school 3 Kediri)

The most popular extraculiler in kediri High School 3 is boxing, because it can be done and studied by both male and female students. Boxing extraction itself is in demand because it is a well-known sport with weight loss and also for self-defense. Boxing itself requires a hard punch produced from a strong arm and also requires the stability of the hand to be beside the face to support the punch technique that is in boxing.When observing at State High School 3 Kediri, many students had not yet mastered the physical condition of the arm muscle strength or arm muscle endurance. Extraculiler trainers and teachers also said that physical conditions and non-boring forms of training are important to improve student achievement in school and outside school performance. Based on the background description above, the researcher wants to provide alternative exercises to improve physical conditions specifically in increasing arm muscle strength and endurance of arm muscles in male and female extracurricular students of SMAN 3 Kediri. So that researchers are interested in conducting research "Effect of slam waves batlle rope exercise, updown battle rope on arm muscle strength and muscular endurance of students and extracurricular students of SMAN 3 Kediri Boxing"

Comparison of Battle Rope Exercise and Upper Body Plyometrics on Upper Body Power

Comparison of Battle Rope Exercise and Upper Body Plyometrics on Upper Body Power

Physiological Responses to Increasing Battling Rope Weight During Two 3-Week High-Intensity Interval Training Programs.

Bornath, DPD and Kenno, KA. Physiological responses to increasing battling rope weight during two 3-week high-intensity interval training programs. J Strength Cond Res 36(2): 352-358, 2022-The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of increasing battling rope weight during 6 weeks (wks) of battling rope high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on upper-body oxygen consumption and skeletal muscle strength, power, and endurance performance. Eighteen recreationally active men and 15 women (23 ± 2 year) performed 10 × 30-second (s) bouts of all-out exercise, interchanging between double and alternating whip battling rope exercises, separated by 60 seconds of rest, 3×/wk, for 6 weeks. For the first 3 weeks, women used 40-foot, 1.5-inch diameter, 20-lb ropes and men used 50-foot, 1.5-inch diameter, 25-lb ropes, after which the battling rope weight was increased by 10 lb for a second 3-week period of battling rope HIIT. Men and women exercised at a minimum of 85% of their predicted maximum heart rate with post-exercise blood lactate concentrations peaking at 10.79 mmol·L-1 and 8.33 mmol·L-1, respectively. After 3 and 6 weeks of battling rope HIIT, men and women increased upper-body maximal oxygen consumption (V̇o2max), maximum voluntary contraction isometric shoulder flexion and extension strength, shoulder power output, and push-up and sit-up endurance. These increases in aerobic and skeletal muscle measurements are similar to previous HIIT studies involving treadmills and cycle ergometers. Battling rope HIIT produced adaptations in skeletal muscle and aerobic performance in as little as 3 weeks, and with increases in battling rope weight displayed further improvements after 6 weeks of battling rope HIIT. These data support the implementation of battling rope HIIT to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and skeletal muscle performance with increased workloads.

Effect of Battle Rope exercise on certain physical variables and numerical level of discus throw for female students

The research aims to identify the effect of BATTLE ROPE exercises on physical variables and the numerical level of the discus throw competition for students of the Faculty of Physical Education, Helwan University, the experimental method was used for two groups, one experimental and the other is a control, the research was applied to a sample of (30) students The Faculty of Physical Education, Helwan University, and the most important results of the research resulted that the use of combat ropes exercises BATTLE ROPE led to positive results in some physical variables, and the digital level of the discus throw competition for the experimental group, and the most important recommendations were interest in using training Combat cords in the traditional BATTLE ROPE program I have students in the Faculty of Physical Education because of its positive effects on physical variables numerical level of discus throw competition.

Battle Rope Conditioning

ABSTRACT This column provides an analysis of the proper technique for battle rope conditioning. Specific musculature involvement, benefits of battle rope training, exercise technique, as well as advanced and beginning progressions are discussed. This dynamic movement is designed to improve cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, endurance, and power. Specific variations for battle rope conditioning can provide various benefits to athletes such as enhancing sport-specific movements, increasing grip strength, and addressing unilateral deficits. Thus, the implementation of battle rope conditioning for an exercise regimen should be considered.

Eight-Week Battle Rope Training Improves Multiple Physical Fitness Dimensions and Shooting Accuracy in Collegiate Basketball Players.

Chen, WH, Wu, HJ, Lo, SL, Chen, H, Yang, WW, Huang, CF, and Liu, C. Eight-week battle rope training improves multiple physical fitness dimensions and shooting accuracy in collegiate basketball players. J Strength Cond Res 32(10): 2715-2724, 2018-Basketball players must possess optimally developed physical fitness in multiple dimensions and shooting accuracy. This study investigated whether battle rope (BR) training enhances multiple physical fitness dimensions, including aerobic capacity (AC), upper-body anaerobic power (AnP), upper-body and lower-body power, agility, and core muscle endurance, and shooting accuracy in basketball players and compared its effects with those of regular training (shuttle run [SR]). Thirty male collegiate basketball players were randomly assigned to the BR or SR groups (n = 15 per group). Both groups received 8-week interval training for 3 sessions per week; the protocol consisted of the same number of sets, exercise time, and rest interval time. The BR group exhibited significant improvements in AC (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run laps: 17.6%), upper-body AnP (mean power: 7.3%), upper-body power (basketball chest pass speed: 4.8%), lower-body power (jump height: 2.6%), core muscle endurance (flexion: 37.0%, extension: 22.8%, and right side bridge: 23.0%), and shooting accuracy (free throw: 14.0% and dynamic shooting: 36.2%). However, the SR group exhibited improvements in only AC (12.0%) and upper-body power (3.8%) (p < 0.05). The BR group demonstrated larger pre-post improvements in upper-body AnP (fatigue index) and dynamic shooting accuracy than the SR group did (p < 0.05). The BR group showed higher post-training performance in upper-body AnP (mean power and fatigue index) than the SR group did (p < 0.05). Thus, BR training effectively improves multiple physical fitness dimensions and shooting accuracy in collegiate basketball players.

Metabolic Responses to a Battling Rope Protocol Performed in the Seated or Stance Positions

PURPOSE:To compare the levels of oxygen consumption (VO2) and heart rate (HR) responses elicited by a treadmill (TM) or bicycle (BK) VO2 max test with a standing or sitting battling rope protocol (BRP) (TM vs. standing BRP) (BK vs. seated BRP). To examine the associations between the peak HR and VO2 responses elicited from the two BRP with their respective VO2 max tests (TM vs. standing BRP) (BK vs. seated BRP). METHODS: Forty healthy subjects, 24 females and 16 males, mean age 24.83 years, performed either a ramped VO2 max TM or BK test (respiratory exchange ratio > 1.0). At least 3 days later, the subjects who performed the ramped TM test did the standing BRP, and the subjects who performed the ramped BK test did the sitting BRP. Each BRP (standing and sitting) consisted of 15 seconds of double arm swings, followed by 45 seconds of rest for 10 rounds. The highest recorded VO2 and HR values (VO2 peak and HR peak, respectively) were recorded after each round. RESULTS: Metabolic responses were significantly lower for the BRP in both sitting (VO2 peak and HR peak: p < .001) and standing (VO2 peak and HR peak: p < .001) as compared to the HR max and VO2 max values derived from the BK and TM tests. The BRP produced a VO2 peak that was 71.87% (sitting) and 68.37% (standing) of the subjects’ VO2 max assessed via the BK and TM protocol, respectively. Moderate correlations were found between the VO2 during the seated (r = .61; p =.003) and standing (r=.43; p=.03) BRP and the BK and TM VO2 max tests, respectively. The HR peak elicited by the BRP done in sitting (r = .52; p = .009) and standing (r = .67; p = .001) had a moderate correlation with the HR max derived from the BK and TM tests. CONCLUSIONS: Both the seated and standing BRPs demonstrated the capacity to produce acute metabolic responses that may enhance aerobic capacity. Battling ropes may be a low cost, accessible option to improve cardiovascular endurance for individuals who cannot stand or move their lower extremities in a rhythmic manner to conduct aerobic exercise.

Muscle Activity During Unilateral vs. Bilateral Battle Rope Exercises.

High training intensity is important for efficient strength gains. Although battle rope training is metabolically demanding, no studies have quantified intensity of muscle activity during this type of training. This study analyzes muscle activity during unilateral alternating waves vs. bilateral waves of battle rope training. Twenty-one volunteers participated in a repeated-measures study on 2 different occasions. Surface electromyographic signals were recorded from the anterior deltoid (AD), external oblique (OBLIQ), lumbar erector spinae (LUMB), and gluteus medius (GM) during bilateral waves and unilateral waves and were normalized to the maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). Results showed that muscle activity ranged from 51%MVIC to 73%MVIC for AD, OBLIQ, and LUMB, whereas GM muscle activity was only 14-18%MVIC. OBLIQ activation was significantly greater (20%MVIC; p = 0.02) with the unilateral waves compared with the bilateral waves, whereas LUMB signal was significantly higher (16%MVIC; p = 0.001) with the bilateral waves compared with the unilateral waves. In conclusion, both wave movements can be used to provide moderate to high levels of muscle activity in the AD, OBLIQ, and LUMB. Fitness practitioners aiming for higher OBLIQ activity should perform unilateral waves, whereas the bilateral variation of the movement can be used for higher LUMB activity.

The Energy Cost of Battle Rope Exercise

Perturbations of high intensity interval training are currently popular trends in the fitness industry. Among the more popular trends is the use of Battle Ropes (BR) to purportedly improve cardiovascular fitness, power, grip strength, fat loss and muscular endurance. Unfortunately the aforementioned claims have limited scientific support. BR exercise requires a 2.5-5 cm diameter rope ranging from 8–16 m in length, which is anchored in the middle, while the participant uses their arms to bilaterally move the finished ends of the rope up and down. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the metabolic and cardiovascular response to performing BR exercise at movement cadences of 50 and 70 per minute. METHODS: 14 college students (7 males and 7 females, age 22.1 ±2.1 yr., ht. 1.73 ± 0.11 m, body mass 77.8 ± 17.1 kg.) performed familiarization trials followed by two different BR movement patterns consisting of an alternating-whip with trunk/hip rotation in an athletic stance (AW) and a double-whip with a simultaneous squat (DW). Each trial consisted of 10 sets of 30 sec work intervals with 60 sec recovery (14 min total) using an 11.7 m x 3.8 cm mid-anchored rope, with an additional 5 min post exercise to obtain recovery VO2. Cadences of 50 and 70 were provided by metronome and VO2 by open circuit spirometry. Lactate was obtained 3 min post-exercise. Statistical analysis by factorial ANOVA were applied to these data (p<.05). RESULTS: VO2 were 27. 2 ± 4.4, 22.4 ± 3.1, 18.3 ± 4.5 and 16.0 ± 2.7 mLO2/kg-min, heart rates were 164 ± 12.5, 152.1 ± 20.1, 131.5 ± 23.3, and 138.9 ± 23.1 b/min for the work intervals, and total caloric expenditure for the total trial plus 5 min post-trial recovery (work + recovery+ post recovery) were 169.4, 138.1, 105.0, and 93.6 kcal/trials for DW70, DW50, AW 70 and AW50 trials, respectively. The correlation between VO2 and HR for all trials was 0.46. CONCLUSION: BR exercise requires moderate energy expenditure with a disproportionate heart rate stimulus, thus precluding the use of HR as an accurate barometer of exercise intensity. The use of BR activity provides an alternative to steady state activity and provides a moderate metabolic stimulus. Due to acute local muscular fatigue of the upper body during BR, interval conditioning and a limited duration of participation are mandated for most exercise enthusiasts.