Battle Rope Slams
Battle Rope Slams are a high-intensity conditioning exercise that builds explosive power and cardiovascular endurance. This full-body movement involves gripping heavy ropes and slamming them into the ground repeatedly, targeting the shoulders, core, and arms.
Since Battle Rope Slams are highly metabolic, our AI analyzes your HRV and sleep data to determine if you have the energy reserves for high-intensity intervals or if you should reduce the duration. By tracking your RPE and duration over time, the app adjusts your work-to-rest ratios to ensure you're building endurance without overtraining your central nervous system. If you report shoulder pain, the system can instantly swap this for a lower-impact core or leg conditioning alternative.
Form Cues
- Stand with feet slightly wider than shoulder-width and knees soft
- Generate power by extending your hips and knees as you raise the ropes
- Slam the ropes down aggressively using your core and lats
- Keep your chest up and spine neutral throughout the movement
- Exhale sharply as you slam the ropes into the floor
- Don't lock your knees or stand perfectly straight
- Don't round your shoulders or upper back forward
- Don't rely solely on your arms; use your whole body
- Don't let the ropes pull you forward off balance
- Don't hold your breath during the intervals
Common Mistakes
- Using all arms and no legs
- Rounding the spine (hunching)
- Tensing the neck
- Holding the breath
- Standing too stiff/upright
Muscles Worked
This exercise primarily targets the anterior deltoids and triceps while demanding significant isometric strength from the core to stabilize the spine. It also heavily engages the lats and glutes during the downward slam phase, making it a true full-body metabolic conditioning movement.
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