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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 ...

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 ...

Ask someone in the gym to point to their trapezius muscles, and they’ll probably gesture toward the small mounds nestled between their neck and shoulders—but that’s really just the tip of the iceberg.

The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the body, and excessive mobility demands stability. Many types of athletes—including climbers, cyclists, weightlifters, and triathletes—should build ...