How to Do the Rope Climb
💪 Lats, Biceps, Forearms, Middle Back, Shoulders🏋️ Other📊 Intermediate🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- Grab the rope with both hands above your head. Pull down on the rope as you take a small jump.
- Wrap the rope around one leg, using your feet to pinch the rope. Reach up as high as possible with your arms, gripping the rope tightly.
- Release the rope from your feet as you pull yourself up with your arms, bringing your knees towards your chest.
- Resecure your feet on the rope, and then stand up to take another high hold on the rope. Continue until you reach the top of the rope.
- To lower yourself, loosen the grip of your feet on the rope as you slide down using a hand over hand motion.
Muscles worked
The Rope Climb primarily targets your Lats, with support from your Biceps, Forearms, Middle Back, Shoulders. You'll need other.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Rope Climb slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.