Workout Description
Perform the maximum number of unbroken 15-foot legless rope climbs.
Why This Workout Is Very Hard
Requires elite upper body pulling strength and grip, significantly harder than standard climbs.
Training Focus
This workout develops the following fitness attributes:
- Strength (9/10): Exceptional upper body and grip strength.
- Stamina (7/10): Endurance to maintain high pulling force.
- Speed (4/10): Faster cycles yield more reps, but strength is primary.
- Endurance (3/10): Higher anaerobic demand due to intensity.
- Power (3/10): Less about explosive power, more about raw strength.
- Flexibility (2/10): Minimal specific flexibility demand.
Modality Profile
An even more demanding version of the rope climb, this is a pure gymnastics test of elite upper body pulling strength.
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