Functional pulling

Nick | 04/08/2014 | 3

Rope climbs.  Love ’em or hate ’em, they’re pretty darn good for us.  More complicated than a pull-up (and, dare I say, much more unilateral), the rope climb allows us to use that pulling strength we get from the regular pull-ups we do and combine it with a little coordination and core control to achieve something that, despite some of the feels regarding them, can be pretty darn fun.  So bring your long socks, make sure you have inner thigh coverage (another place that typically gets a little rope burn) and get ready to challenge yourself with something that might be a little scary, but is definitely a ton of fun once you get the hang of it.

STR:

AMRAP 12
rope climbs!

WOD:

EMOM 12
5 bodyweight deadlifts
ME double unders