Battle Rope Certification CEU Course

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BATTLE ROPE COACH AND A BATTLE ROPE INSTRUCTOR?

The two terms are often used interchangeably, however a Battle Rope “Instructor” is usually referring to a Fitness Professional who takes “classes” and a Battle Rope “Coach” is usually referring to a Fitness Professional who takes personal training clients.

WHY SHOULD A FITNESS PROFESSIONAL COMPLETE A BATTLE ROPE CERTIFICATION COURSE? 

A Fitness Professional should complete a Battle Rope Certification Course if they plan to do the following 

• Use Battle Ropes in their own training
• Use Battle Ropes in their Group Fitness classes
• Use Battle Ropes with their Personal Training clients

Battle Rope Training isn’t covered in depth during your initial Personal Training Certification and therefore chances are you haven’t been trained in how to use Battle Ropes. This can result in the exercises not being performed properly which leads to less benefit and increased chance of injury. 

Completing a Certification ensures that you can both perform the exercises correctly yourself AND coach your clients how to perform the exercises correctly.

WHY SHOULD A FITNESS PROFESSIONAL COMPLETE A BATTLE ROPE CERTIFICATION NASM RECOGNIZES?

NASM is considered to be a global leader in certifying fitness professionals and has been around for over 30 years. If a course is recognized by NASM – it has gone through a strict accreditation process.

WHAT CONCEPTS ARE TAUGHT IN A BATTLEROPE CERTIFICATION COURSE 

Our Battle Rope Certification Courses are broken down into three main components

Component 1: The Science and Safety

Before we teach any exercises / workouts we want to make sure our students understand the science and the safety behind Battle Rope training – what are the benefits? What are the risks? Who should be doing Battle Rope training? Who shouldn’t be doing Battle Rope Training? 

Component 2: The Exercises

Once the student understands the science and safety behind Battle Rope training we then teach all the common Battle Rope exercises. We want to make sure 

1. The student can complete the Battle Rope exercises themselves safely and with appropriate technique
2. The student can coach a client to complete the exercises safely and with appropriate technique

Component 3: Programming 

Knowing all the different Battle Rope exercises is great but it doesn’t mean much if you can’t program them. So the next thing we cover is programming. We want to make sure

1. The student can program a safe, fun and effective workout for a coaching client 
2. The student can program a safe, fun and effective workout for a Group Fitness class.

WHAT MODULES ARE COVERED IN THE COURSE 

Module 3: Non Waves

• Rowing, Towing, Pulling
• Team Exercises
• Agility Drills
• Myofascial Release

Module 4: Programming

• 1 on 1 Workout Ideas
• Group / Bootcamp Workout Ideas

Module 8: Course Completion

• Completion / Assessment
• References
• How to upload your CEUs / CECs

WHAT ORGANIZATIONS IS THIS CERTIFICATION RECOGNIZED BY?

Currently NASM, AFAA and Fitness Australia, REPS New Zealand 

RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

There are no recertification requirements, the certificate does not expire.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE BENEFITS KETTLEBELL TRAINING

Yes, some of the more recent studies include

Brewer, Wayne; Kovacs, Reka; Hogan, Kasey; Felder, Dominisha; Mitchell, Hannah Metabolic Responses to a Battling Rope Protocol Performed in the Seated or Stance Positions, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: December 2018 – Volume 32 – Issue 12 – p 3319-3325

 Calatayud, Joaquin; Martin, Fernando; Colado, Juan C.; Benítez, Josep C.; Jakobsen, Markus D.; Andersen, Lars L. Muscle Activity During Unilateral vs. Bilateral Battle Rope Exercises, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: October 2015 – Volume 29 – Issue 10 – p 2854-2859

Chen, Wei-Han; Wu, Huey-June; Lo, Shin-Liang; Chen, Hui; Yang, Wen-Wen, Huang, Chen-Fu; Liu, Chiang. Eight-Week Battle Rope Training Improves Multiple Physical Fitness Dimensions and Shooting Accuracy in Collegiate Basketball Players, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: October 2018 – Volume 32 – Issue 10 – p 2715-2724 

Chen, Wei-Han; Yang, Wen-Wen; Lee, Yi-Hua; Wu, Huey-June; Huang, Chen-Fu; Liu, Chiang. Acute Effects of Battle Rope Exercise on Performance, Blood Lactate Levels, Perceived Exertion, and Muscle Soreness in Collegiate Basketball Players, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: October 2020 – Volume 34 – Issue 10 – p 2857-2866

Dharuman, D., Thiyagachanthan, D., Sridhar, D., Kalidasan, D., Malar, S., & Manogari, M. (2021). Effects of Circuit Training and Battle Rope Training on Upper Body Muscular Endurance of School Girls. Asian Journal Of Applied Science And Technology, 05(01), 39-43. 

Eginyan, G., Williams, A., Joseph, K., & Lam, T. (2021). Trunk muscle activity and kinematics during boxing and battle rope exercise in people with motor-complete spinal cord injury. The Journal Of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-8. 

Langford, Emily L. BS; Wilhoite, Sydni BS; Collum, Connor BS; Weekley, Hunter BS; Cook, Jordan BS, ATC, CSCS; Adams, Kara BS; Snarr, Ronald L. PhD, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT Battle Rope Conditioning, Strength and Conditioning Journal: December 2019 – Volume 41 – Issue 6 – p 115-121

Marín, P. J., García-Gutiérrez, M. T., Da Silva-Grigoletto, M. E., & Hazell, T. J. (2015). The addition of synchronous whole-body vibration to battling rope exercise increases skeletal muscle activity. Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 15(3), 240–248.

Marshall, E. M., Parks, J. C., Singer, T. J., Tai, Y. L., DeBord, A. R., Humm, S. M., & Kingsley, J. D. (2021). Vascular Responses to High-Intensity Battling Rope Exercise between the Sexes. Journal of sports science & medicine, 20(2), 349–356. https://doi.org/10.52082/jssm.2021.349

Ratamess, Nicholas A.; Rosenberg, Joseph G.; Klei, Samantha; Dougherty, Brian M.; Kang, Jie; Smith, Charles R.; Ross, Ryan E.; Faigenbaum, Avery D. Comparison of the Acute Metabolic Responses to Traditional Resistance, Body-Weight, and Battling Rope Exercises, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: January 2015 – Volume 29 – Issue 1 – p 47-57

Ratamess, Nicholas A.; Smith, Charles R.; Beller, Noah A.; Kang, Jie; Faigenbaum, Avery D.; Bush, Jill A. Effects of Rest Interval Length on Acute Battling Rope Exercise Metabolism, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: September 2015 – Volume 29 – Issue 9 – p 2375-2387
doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001053 

Williams, B., & Kraemer, R. (2015). Comparison of Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Responses in Kettlebell High-Intensity Interval Training Versus Sprint Interval Cycling. Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research, 29(12), 3317-3325. 

Comparison of Battle Rope Exercise and Upper Body Plyometrics on Upper Body Power. (2020). Journal Of Xidian University, 14(4).