1. WHAT IS THE BEST BATTLE ROPE AND WHY? Living Fit Living Fit

2. What is the Best Battle Rope and Why? What is the Best Battle Rope and Why?

3. Prepared by Prepared by By Aaron Guyett, Living.Fit Battle Ropes Master Coach & Education Director, Founder of Battle Ropes Education By Aaron Guyett, Living.Fit Battle Ropes Master Coach & Education Director, Founder of Battle Ropes Education Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction 2 Introduction 2 Why Battle Ropes? 2-4 Why Battle Ropes? 2-4 Introduction Introduction Aaron Guyett is the Battle Ropes & Fitness Programs Manager for Living.Fit with a decade of battle rope coaching, teaching, and programming. Aaron systematically breaks down force, so each participant knows exactly how to program movements, metabolic pathways, and mindset to get the most out of your own training and the training of your clients, athletes, and classes. Why Battle Ropes? Why Battle Ropes? Battle rope is the most effective workout for your upper body, which they are. However, their bene?ts don't end there. It workouts work the muscles in your ABS, back, and gluts, and you can incorporate movements, such as jumps, lunges, and squats, that work your legs, too. Most battle ropes are made out of poly dacron ?bers, which are very strong, durable, and moderate weight for their size and tensile strength. Here are some other fibers used to make ropes: What is the Best Battle Rope and Why?

4. Fiber Type Fiber Type Strength Strength Weakness Weakness Poly Dacron Poly Dacron Strong, Moderate Weight, Most Easily twisted and braided Durable, Not good if exposed to outside surfaces such as sand, bark, dirt, asphalt, and rough cement (like sidewalks and driveways) Common, Nylon Nylon Strong, Durable Expensive, Heavy, Not good if exposed to outside surfaces such as sand, bark, dirt, asphalt, and rough cement (like sidewalks and driveways) Manila/Hemp Manila/Hemp Inexpensive Not as strong, not as durable (sheds), Not good if exposed to outside surfaces such as sand, bark, dirt, asphalt, and rough cement (like sidewalks and driveways) Polyethylene Polyethylene Great for outdoor use, except rough cement Sheds a waxy/plastic ?ber with indoor use, Not good if exposed to surfaces such as asphalt, and rough cement (like sidewalks and driveways) on Canvas Canvas Covering Covering Great to protect above rope ?bers if you are using them on outside surfaces Adds a bit more weight and material Two types of rope making: Triple Strand Twist and Braided Two types of rope making: Triple Strand Twist and Braided What is the Best Battle Rope and Why? The triple stranded twist is the most common style of rope making, as it is cheaper and faster than braiding a rope. The downfall is that if your rope begins to untwist it is nearly impossible to twist it back to its original shape and length. This

5. The braided rope is another method of making a rope, and it creates equal forces directing down the length of the rope when creating waves, circles, static engagement, and rope pulling exercises. It also is more durable. The only issue, is when performing circular waves, you will feel the rope wanting to twist inside of your hands. This is part of the tension that is being “held” by the rope. It will not twist the rope, so there for your grip has to fight to keep the circles going. Living.Fit by Kettlebell Kings Kettlebell Kings have witnessed the shortfalls in the battle rope production, so we ordered over 30 ropes from 5 different manufacturers to ?nd the very best battle rope. We made our choice after hours of testing and many uses of each rope. For indoor use, we selected the poly-dacron braided rope. For outdoor use, we selected the poly-dacron triple strand twist with a canvas covering. Each rope is manufactured with over 20 key speci?cations to keep the quality high, as well as three different thicknesses for your continued progressive overload training. 1 ½ inch thick starter battle ropes battle ropes (this size has humbled the strongest men and women in gyms around the world) 2 inch thick battle ropes for 50% extra mass and more than double the effort needed to send the waves all the way to the anchor. 3 inch thick ropes for double the mass, and an insane amount of effort needed to send the waves all the way to the anchor. All ropes are 50 feet in length, which is the best length for improved frequency, physics, and dynamic movement capacity (if you need a shorter rope because of space, you can always tie off your rope at shorter length, but you cannot make a short rope longer). If you are interested in purchasing the best battle ropes on the market, go to https://info.kettlebellkings.com/battle- ropes-equipment-sign-up What is the Best Battle Rope and Why?